Effects of a competitive season on body composition in female intercollegiate athletes

Body composition;College sports - Physiological aspects;Sports for women - Physiological aspects

Williams, S. T.Butts, N. K. ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Body composition;    College sports - Physiological aspects;    Sports for women - Physiological aspects;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

This study was designed to compare body composition over thecourse of a season in several intercollegiate women;;sathletics teams. Four basketball (BB) players, 18 crosscountry (CC) runners, 9 gymnasts (GYM), 10 swimmers (SW) ,and 7 volleyball (VB) players from the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse, an NCAA ~ivision 111 school,volunteered for the study. Body composition was determinedthrough hydrostatic weighing, and a questionnaire examiningthe desire to lose or gain weight and aerobic activitypattern was given at the beginning and end of each athleticseason. Using a 2-way mixed design ANOVA with repeatedmeasures, the statistical analysis of the body compositionvariables showed the GYM and SW significantly (p < .05)decreased percent body fat over the course of their seasons.At the early season, CC runners and GYM had significantly(p < .05) less body weight and fat weight (FW) than VBplayers, SW, and BB players. CC runners also hadsignificantly (p < .05) less fat-free weight (FFW) than allother teams. VB players had significantly (p < .05) greaterFFW than the GYM and SW, whereas the BB players only hadsignificantly (p < .05) greater FFW than the gymnasts. Lateseason differences were the same as early season differenceswith the exceptions that the BB players no longer hadsignificantly (p > .05) greater FFW than GYM, norsignificantly (p > .05) greater FW than the cc runners. Theresults of the study suggest that body composition amongathletic teams varies, which may be a result of the uniquetraining techniques and expertise required for differentsports. Further research should involve the evaluation ofbody composition and its relation to athletes and theirperformance.