Perfil antropométrico e nutricional de mulheres praticantes de musculação
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Some of the physical education professional's most important tools are the manipulation of the individuals' metabolic rate, contributing to the control of the corporal weight and increase of the life quality. The resistance training is themost effective exercise method for the development of the muscular force and it has been prescribed for the improvement of the health and of the physical fitness. The general objective of the present study was to evaluate the body composition and nutritional status of women's resistance trainers. The participants had the age between 18 and 25 years; experience with resistance training for the least 12 months. The assessment anthropometric consisted of weight, height, BMI and fat percentage. The evaluation of the caloric consumption was accomplished through a reminding of 24horas together with the alimentary registration of 3 days, this last one being answered by the participants. The percentage of fat of 17% found in the apprentices was when compared with the dear percentage for women of the same age group. The appraised group consumed an average of 1300 Kcal, while his/her medium energy need was of 2100 Kcal, counting a caloric deficit of 800 Kcal. This reveals that the participants of the study ingest less calories of the they would owe, influencing directly in the anabolic effect that the muscular activity provides, reducing the capacity of muscle reconstruction. It is ended that the percentage of practicing women's of muscular activity fat is inferior the one of sedentary women of the same age, due to the beneficial effects of the resistance training.
Source: Americanae (AECID Library)
Authors: Donatto, Drucilla K.F.; Curso de Educação Física – Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), da Silva, Leia; Curso de Educação Física – Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Alves, Silvia Crepaldi; Docente do curso de Educação Física – UNIMEP, Porto, Eline; Docente do curso de Educação Física – UNIMEP, Donatto, Felipe Fedrizzi; Docente do curso de pós graduação em Nutrição Esportiva – Universidade Gama Filho
Institutions: Methodist University of Piracicaba, University Gama Filho
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1509080589