Body composition and symmetry of the body of the top Czech wrestlers Cover Image

Tělesné složení a symetrie těla předních českých zápasníků
Body composition and symmetry of the body of the top Czech wrestlers

Author(s): Jan Heller, Klára Coufalová
Subject(s): Evaluation research, Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Greco-Roman wrestling; body composition; body water distribution;

Summary/Abstract: Physical activity affects body composition. It depends on the type of sports strain and sports specialization. Generally, the effect increases with time of implementation of particular sport. Top athletes make selected group of individuals with typical somatic features characteristic of the sport (Přidalová & Zapletalová 1997). The aim of this study was to determine the body composition of top Czech athletes in Greco-Roman wrestling. We also investigated the segmental distribution of fluid in the body of each of the probands and thus influence the Greco-Roman wrestling at the symmetrical development of the body. Totally we tested 12 probands with a mean age of 22.0 ± 5.8 years. Body composition and segmental distribution of fluid was examined using multifrequent bioimpedancy analyzer InBody 3.0.

  • Issue Year: 6/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 126-131
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Czech