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Preseason And Post Season Body Composition Does Not Change Relative To Playing Time In Division I Female Basketball Players, Emma Ladwig, Andrew L. Shim, Jae P. Yom, Patrick Cross, Justin Beebe
Preseason And Post Season Body Composition Does Not Change Relative To Playing Time In Division I Female Basketball Players, Emma Ladwig, Andrew L. Shim, Jae P. Yom, Patrick Cross, Justin Beebe
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(3) : 208-216, 2013. The purpose of the study was to determine if preseason and postseason body fat percentages (BF%) change relative to playing time in Division I women’s basketball players. Subjects for the study included 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female collegiate basketball athletes over the age of 18 from a Midwest public university. Demographic data of each subject (age 20.09 +1.81 yrs., weight 71.13 +10.85 kg., height 176.48 + 8.33 cm.) was taken before the initial body fat assessment. The subjects underwent preseason and postseason BOD POD® testing to …
Evaluation Of A Circumference-Based Prediction Equation To Assess Body Composition Changes In Men, John M. Schuna Jr, Sarah J. Hilgers-Greterman, Trista L. Manikowske, Jared M. Tucker, Gary Liguori
Evaluation Of A Circumference-Based Prediction Equation To Assess Body Composition Changes In Men, John M. Schuna Jr, Sarah J. Hilgers-Greterman, Trista L. Manikowske, Jared M. Tucker, Gary Liguori
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(3) : 188-198, 2013. This study evaluated the validity of the current U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) circumference-based prediction equation for males to detect body composition changes in comparison to air-displacement plethysmography (ADP). Body composition was assessed using ADP and the DOD equation at the beginning and end of an academic school year among 21 male (18-29 years-old) Army ROTC cadets. Body mass significantly increased (+1.8 Kg) after 9 months. Significant method by time interactions for percent body fat (percent body fat), fat mass (FM), and fat-free mass were found (p = 0.022, p …
The Validity Of 7-Site Skinfold Measurements Taken By Exercise Science Students, Tiago V. Barreira, Matthew S. Renfrow, Wayland Tseh, Minsoo Kang
The Validity Of 7-Site Skinfold Measurements Taken By Exercise Science Students, Tiago V. Barreira, Matthew S. Renfrow, Wayland Tseh, Minsoo Kang
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(1) : 20-28, 2013. Skinfold (SKF) measurement is arguably the most ubiquitous method of estimating percent body fat (%BF) because of cost, ease, and feasibility. However, it is unknown how accurately novice exercise science students measure SKF thickness. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the validity with which exercise science students in an Exercise Physiology course measured skinfold thickness and estimated percent body fat (%BF) when compared to a skilled technician. Twenty-three novice undergraduate students were afforded both verbal measurement instruction and visual measurement demonstration and, subsequently, assessed SKF thicknesses of a …