Body Composition in Honour Division Female Volleyball Players from an Argentine National University
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Body Composition, Women's VolleyballAbstract
Introduction: The following article aims to describe the body composition (BC) of female volleyball players from the Honor Division of the National University of La Matanza. Methods: This assessment was performed using the standardized ISAK protocol. Results: BC shows average fat mass and medium/high muscle mass compared to other players with the same intermittent effort level. Bone mass values are elevated, partially explained by greater height and body mass. Conclusion: The studied female volleyball players of the present study were endomesomorphic category.
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