Body physique and dominant somatotype in elite and low-profile athletes with different specializations
Open Access
- 31 July 2015
- Vol. 51 (4), 247-252
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2015.07.003
Abstract
Somatotyping is helpful in sports in which the body shape could influence the resulting performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the somatotype of high profile Lithuanian athletes in kayaking, basketball and football and to compare between disciplines and with low level sportsmen of the same age.Keywords
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