Body fat percentage of football players
Abstract
Introduction and Aim: Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. It is required a good physical, psychological and technical condition by participants, when practiced by high performance teams. Among the physical factors evaluated, the body fat percentage (%G) is very important, because to allow the control of deficiencies that interfere in the performance of the athlete. The purpose of this study was evaluating the %G of professional football players. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during a competitive soccer season in August 2016. Sixteen male players were submitted to anthropometric evaluation according to the Pollock 7-skinfold method. Discursion: Similarly, to the literature studies, it was observed in this study that there was no significant difference in relation to age. The athletes participating in the study appear as a good example, as suggested by Pollock (1979). Results and Conclusion: There are no statistically significant results (p>0.05), however it is observed that the goalkeeper has a higher frequency of %G when compared to a soccer players of different positions. In addition, were observed regardless of the participants' age that majority of individuals has %G as very good (75%). The most results are similar and no difference between ages and/or position was observed. This can lead to good performance in the field, since a %G inside the field becomes necessary for success in the sport.
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