Abstract
For those who perform artistic (‘Olympic’) gymnastics on a top level, body mass and especially body composition are important determining morphological characteristics1. Besides the optimal body weight, the knowledge of % body fat and the amount of lean body mass are of real value for both the athlete and the coach. For use in the field anthropometric prediction equations estimating body composition are preferable to laboratory techniques for practical reasons. However, there are an overwhelming number of anthropometric prediction equations available in the literature. Because of the ‘population specificity’ of top female gymnasts, the aim of the study was to compare some ‘well-known’ anthropometric prediction formulae in estimating body composition characteristics in world top female gymnasts.
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Claessens, A.L. et al. (1993). A Comparison of Different Prediction Equations in Determining Body Composition of Outstanding Female Gymnasts. In: Ellis, K.J., Eastman, J.D. (eds) Human Body Composition. Basic Life Sciences, vol 60. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1268-8_17
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