Whilst the assessment of body composition is routine practice in sport, there remains
considerable debate on the best tools available, with the chosen technique often based …

Background Successful performers in weight-sensitive sports are characterised by low body
mass (BM) and fat content. This often requires chronic energy restriction and acute weight …

The application of science to the different realms of health and performance has dramatically
pushed back the frontiers in both domains. What we are made of in terms of our constituents …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the differences in the
body composition estimate of highly trained male athletes by three different methods: dual …

Quantifying human body composition has played an important role in monitoring all athlete
performance and training regimens, but especially so in gravitational, weight class and …

Body composition is one of the major health-related components of fitness. Thus, it is
important for health and fitness professionals to have a general understanding of the most …

Abstract Silva, AM, Fields, DA, Quitério, AL, and Sardinha, LB. Are skinfold-based models
accurate and suitable for assessing changes in body composition in highly trained athletes …

The body composition phenotype of an athlete displays the complex interaction among
genotype, physiological and metabolic demands of a sport, diet, and physical training …

Background Extremely low weight and rapid changes in weight and body composition have
become major concerns in many sports, but sufficiently accurate field methods for body …

Advances in body composition assessment enable a detailed body composition analyses
and the respective organization at different levels. Sports-related professionals are …