Differences in skinfold thicknesses and fat distribution among top-class runners

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-517

  Legaz Arrese, A ^a   Gonzalez Badillo J J ^b   Serrano Ostariz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b the Spanish Olympic Committee   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise; Running

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CALCULATION; COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILIAC BONE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SCAPULA; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THORAX; TRAINING; TRUNK;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 33645024171     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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