ANTHROPOMETRIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF IRANIAN JUNIOR ELITE GYMNASTS

• Published in: Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 35 - 41
• Main Authors: Arazi, Hamid, Faraji, Hassan, Mehrtash, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2013
• ISSN: 1451-740X

Gymnastics requires explosive sprinting, jumping, pushing and pulling skills, along with balance and artistry. The aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric and physiological profiles of light weight male Iranian gymnasts. The study sample consisted of 20 professional male gymnasts, eight of which were members of the Iranian National Gymnastics Team. The results were as follows: anthropometrics characteristics, Age (15.20+ or -3.4 years), weight (51.35+ or -5.2 kg), height (161.8+ or -5.9 cm), BMI (19.6+ or -0.82 kg/m super(2)), upper extremity length (69.60+ or -4.2 cm), lower extremity length (87.15+ or -5.4 cm), shoulder width (35.55+ or -4.1 cm), elbow diameter (6.27+ or -3.8 cm), knee diameter (8.87+ or -3.3 cm), wrist diameter (5.65+ or -0.8 cm), ankle diameter (6.62+ or -2.5 cm), percentage of body fat (10.8+ or -2.8); and fitness characteristics: plantarflexion (150.2+ or -15.3 deg), pull up (19.1+ or -2.9 rep), shoulder flexibility (40.6+ or -6.5 cm), sit-ups (58.8+ or -7.3 rep), Sargent (49.3+ or -4.3 cm), 40-yd sprint (5.2+ or -0.3 s), sit and reach (45.7+ or -5.6 cm), medicine ball throw (414.2+ or -25.5 cm), Burpee test (6.5+ or -0.8 s), Flamingo balance (29.5+ or -4.8 s), dynamic balance (69.7+ or -6.3 s). These data profiles of gymnastics can be used in evaluating for talent identification and the importance for the optimal construction of training programs to improve gymnastic performance by the coaches.Original Abstract: Gimnastika zahteva eksplozivne pokrete, skokove, vestine odraza i guranja, uz odrzavanje ravnoteze i umetnicki dojam. Cilj ovog istrazivanja bio je da se odrede antropometrijski i fizioloski profil lakih iranskih gimnasticara. Uzorak ispitanika sastojao se od 20 profesionalnih gimnasticara od kojih su osmoro bili clanovi iranske reprezentacije. Rezulati su bili sledeci: antropometrijske karakteristike: starost (15.20+ or -3.4 y), tezina (51.35+ or -5.2 kg), visina (161.8+ or -5.9 cm), BMI (19.6+ or -0.82 kg/m super(2)), duzina gornjih ekstremiteta (69.60+ or -4.2 cm), duzina donjih ekstremiteta (87.15+ or -5.4 cm), sirina ramena (35.55+ or -4.1 cm), precnik lakta (6.27+ or -3.8 cm), precnik kolena (8.87+ or -3.3 cm), precnik sake (5.65+ or -0.8 cm), precnik clanka (6.62+ or -2.5 cm), procenat masnih naslaga u telu (10.8+ or -2.8); i fizioloske karakteristike: plantarna fleksija (150.2+ or -15.3 deg), zgib (19.1+ or -2.9 rep), fleksibilnost ramenog pojasa (40.6+ or -6.5 cm), trbusnjaci (58.8+ or -7.3 rep), Sargent (49.3+ or -4.3 cm), sprint na 20m (5.2+ or -0.3 sec), sit and reach (45.7+ or -5.6 cm), bacanje medicinke (414.2+ or -25.5 cm), Burpee test (6.5+ or -0.8 sec), Flamingo balans (29.5+ or -4.8 sec), dinamicki balans (69.7+ or -6.3 sec). Ovi podaci daju opis gimnasticara i mogu se koristiti prilikom selekcije i radi optimalnog dizajna treninga kako bi se unapredio ucinak gimnasticara.