Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Female Volleyball Players: Is It Related with Performance Indices?

Medicina

PantelisT. Nikolaidis¹  Amalia Zorzou¹  Antonio Garcia-de-Alcaraz²  Beat Knechtle³  Thomas Rosemann³  SophiaD. Papadopoulou⁴ 

[1] Exercise Physiology Laboratory, 18450 Nikaia, Greece;Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain;Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland;Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece;

关键词: adiposity;    age group;    anthropometry;    athletes;    handgrip;    playing position;   

DOI  :  10.3390/medicina56040159

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background and objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution in female volleyball players with regards to (a) variation by anatomical site, (b) differences among age groups and playing positions, and (c) physiological characteristics associated with performance. Materials and Methods: Participants were adolescent (n = 89, age 15.6 ± 0.9 years, mean ± standard deviation) and adult female volleyball players (n = 78, 24.8 ± 5.3 years), who performed a series of anthropometric and performance tests including skinfold thickness in 10 sites, Abalakov jump (AJ) and handgrip test (HG). Results: Chin had the smallest thickness, and iliac crest and abdomen the largest. The largest correlations of skinfold thickness were shown with regards to AJ ad HG. Coefficient of variations in skinfold thickness correlated with performance indices with small magnitude. Triceps and chin were the most frequent predictors of performance indices. The anatomical site of skinfold was near the active muscle groups related to performance in HG. Conclusions: In conclusion, performance indices such AJ and HG were related with thickness of specific skinfolds and with the variation of thickness by anatomical site (i.e., the less the variation, the better the performance). Considering the relevance of specific skinfolds (e.g., triceps and chin) for performance, their further use would be recommended for purposes of training monitoring, volleyball players’ selection and talent identification.

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