There is a growing interest in knowing the relationship between biological maturation and
sport performance-related variables of young athletes. The objective of this study is to …

Featured Application This research shows the results of the body composition of male
professional soccer players differentiated by playing positions, which until now had not been …

Performance is related to body morphology in many sports. With triathlon making its debut
into the Olympic programme in 2000, it was deemed important to determine which physical …

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the validity of four different skinfold
calipers, as well as to establish the differences between them in a healthy young adult …

INTRODUCTION: Athletes' kinanthropometric profiles are widely addressed in the scientific
literature. Such profiles are particularly important in volleyball because absolute size …

The large variability in size and structure between playing positions in rugby merits specific
kinanthropometric profiling. We aim to report detailed descriptive anthropometric data of a …

The importance of fat mass estimation in multiple areas related to health and sports has led
to the emergence of a large number of methods and formulas for its estimation. The aim of …

Changes in body composition and specifically fat mass, has traditionally been used as a
way to monitor the changes produced by nutrition and training. The objective of the present …

Background: Kinanthropometry offers to exercise and health professionals a standardized
procedure of acquiring surface anatomical measurements that might be used to track …

Introduction Appropriate stature and adequate somatotype are not the only attributes
determining athletic performance, but they are important prerequisites for sports participation …