ArticleJournal of human kinetics2017
The Physique of Elite Female Artistic Gymnasts: A Systematic Review.
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- Eating Disorder Symptoms and Energy Deficiency Awareness in Adolescent Artistic Gymnasts: Evidence of a Knowledge Gap.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Shape of Success: A Scoping Review of Somatotype in Modern Elite Athletes Across Various Sports.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The effects of aerobic gymnastics training on performance-related variables in an elite athlete: a 2-year follow-up study.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Body Mass Index Superior to Body Adiposity Index in Predicting Adiposity in Female Collegiate Athletes.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Weight Pressures and Eating Disorder Symptoms among Adolescent Female Gymnasts of Different Performance Levels in Greece.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Energetics of Floor Gymnastics: Aerobic and Anaerobic Share in Male and Female Sub-elite Gymnasts.Sports medicine - open · 2022Article
- Level of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Weight Status among Adolescent Female Gymnasts: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Body Composition, Dietary Intake and the Risk of Low Energy Availability in Elite-Level Competitive Rhythmic Gymnasts.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Body Composition, Training Volume/Pattern and Injury Status of Slovenian Adolescent Female High-Performance Gymnasts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Nutritional Status and Cardiovascular Health in Female Adolescent Elite-Level Artistic Gymnasts and Swimmers: A Cross-Sectional Study of 31 Athletes.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
It has been suggested that successful young gymnasts are a highly select group in terms of the physique. This review summarizes the available literature on elite female gymnasts' anthropometric characteristics, somatotype, body composition and biological maturation. The main aims were to identify: (i) a common physique and (ii) the differences, if any, among competitive/performance levels. A systematic search was conducted online using five different databases. Of 407 putative papers, 17 fulfilled all criteria and were included in the review. Most studies identified similar physiques based on: physical traits (small size and low body mass), a body type (predominance of ecto-mesomorphy), body composition (low fat mass), and maturity status (late skeletal maturity as well as late age-at-menarche). However, there was no consensus as to whether these features predicted competitive performance, or even differentiated between gymnasts within distinctive competitive levels. In conclusion, gymnasts, as a group, have unique pronounced characteristics. These characteristics are likely due to selection for naturally-occurring inherited traits. However, data available for world class competitions were mostly outdated and sample sizes were small. Thus, it was difficult to make any conclusions about whether physiques differed between particular competitive levels.
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