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Validation of assessments to accurately analyze the body composition of highly trained sitting volleyball players: A pilot study

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posted on 2024-04-04, 09:11 authored by Shirko AhmadiShirko Ahmadi, Lauren J. Lieberman, Kwok NgKwok Ng, Ronaldo G. Oliveira, Gustavo L. Gutierrez, Marco C. Uchida

Body composition is a fundamental component of physical fitness related to the performance of Sitting volleyball (SV) players. Also, establishing the best method for evaluating the body composition of these para-athletes would be highly necessary for this field. The purpose of this study was (1) to describe the body composition of male and female highly trained SV players, (2) to compare the values obtained from this population by two different methods and (3) to establish validity on one of these methods. Thirteen Brazilian SV national team players (five males and eight females) participated in this study. The air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) method as the criterion assessment and the skinfolds (SF) method were conducted for each player. Results showed that there were no significant differences between the values of all players, which ADP and SF measured for body fat percentage (BF%) and body density (BD) (p > 0.05). We found significantly different values between male and female players for BF% by SF (p = 0.04) and BD by SF (p = 0.04). A high degree of reliability was found between ADP and SF measures for BF% and BD. There were statistically significant positive correlations between BF% and BD in all values for both methods (p < 0.01). This pilot study suggests that considering the magnitude of space, expense, and other limitations related to the ADP method against the SF method, we recommend using the SF method, which is a valid, viable and reliable method for measuring body composition in elite SV players.

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Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 39 pp. 531-535

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Elsevier

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  • Physical Education and Sports Science

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