Somatotype profile and body composition of players from the Mexican professional basketball league
Perfil somatotípico y composición corporal de jugadores de la liga mexicana de básquetbol profesional
Int. j. morphol; 32 (3), 2014
Publication year: 2014
The purpose of this research was to determine the somatotype profile and body composition of team members of Soles de Mexicali from the Mexican professional basketball league season 2012. A descriptive cross-sectional study in which 10 members of that team are evaluated to determine the somatotype and body composition, they were assessed with anthropometric variables in accordance with ISAK (International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry was performed) the equipment used was the Tom Kit Rosscraft Inc. The somatotype and body composition were determined through measurements of body weight (cm), height (cm), eight skinfolds (mm) triceps, sub scapular, biceps, iliac crest, supra spinal, abdominal, front thigh, medial calf, eleven circumferences (cm) arm relaxed, flexed arm, forearm, wrist, chest, low waist, high hip, thigh, buttock 1 cm, mid-thigh, calf and ankle, and two bone diameters (cm) humeral and femur. The data were processed or through Life Size Software Sports Scientific Reynolds. The following data are reported in the first reference of the Mexican league players assessed a somatotype 2.946.352.06 average and the percentage of body fat of the subjects tested was 14.46%. The values found in this study indicate a significant an optimal state of body fat percentage and somatotype similar when is compared with existing studies on national teams and international basketball.
El propósito fue determinar el somatotipo y composición corporal de los integrantes del equipo de basketball Soles de Mexicali temporada 2012. Se realizó un estudio transversal descriptivo en el que se evaluó a los 10 integrantes, para determinar el porcentaje de grasa corporal se utilizó el método antropométrico de acuerdo con las técnicas establecidas por la ISAK (Sociedad Internacional para el Avance de la Kineantropometría). El equipo utilizado fue el Tom Kit de Rosscraft Inc. Recomendado por la ISAK para la aplicación de mediciones y que consta de calibrador de pliegues cutáneos Slim Guide, vernier de diámetros óseos, cinta métrica metálica tipo Lufkin, además de estadímetro y bascula.