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[Morphofunctional profile of Puerto Rican gymnasts]
1Unidad de Fisiología del Ejercicio, Centro de Salud Deportiva y Ciencias del Ejercicio, Albergue Olímpico y Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico.
Boletin De La Asociacion Medica De Puerto Rico
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
This study described the body composition, somatotype, physiological maturity, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance of 30 gymnasts (feminine; n = 12 and masculine; n = 18) pre selected for the puertorican national team and compared the results with those reported in the literature. There were significant differences between the sexes in body fat, lean body mass, ISA, CMB, AMB, endomorphy, mesomorphy, sum of skinfolds, flexibility and VO2max (L.min-1), (p less than .05). The results are within the range reported in the literature for elite gymnasts.