Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objective of the study was to carry through a comparative segmental evaluation of the corporal composition of competitiveathletes in marathons and triathlons to determine differences in their segmental body composition. 17 male individuals hadparticipated in the study (9 marathon and 8 triathlon athletes), and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee (Protocol 226/08).We measured weight and stature and carried through a tetrapolar bioimpedance examination (Tanita Ironman BCC 558) for segmentalanalysis of their body composition. As main results, it was observed that although there were no statistical differences in the percentageof fat among triathlon and marathon athletes (15,2 ± 2,6 versus 15,4 ± 1.5%, respectively), there were significant statistical differencesamong the percentages of fat of the right and left arms of marathon athletes, and triathlon athletes presented an equivalent segmentalcomposition in right and left hemibodies. New approaches in relation to the analysis of the body composition are tools for physicaland nutritional monitoring with positive impact in the interventions, with the purpose of making recommendations for monitoringperformance of competitive athletes in the modalities of marathon and athletics, sport that in Brazil is ever more adopted and admired.
Source: O Mundo da Saúde
Authors: Luciana Rossi, Júlio Tirapegui
Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Centro Universitário São Camilo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2303052394