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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Body Fat Is a Predictor of Physical Fitness in Obese Adolescent Handball Athletes.

Souhail Hermassi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Lina Majed

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Souhail HermassiSport Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-9389-8937
Nicola Luigi BragazziPostgraduate School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8409-868X
Lina MajedSport Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-0945-8344

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Abstract

We examined the relationships between body fat (BF) and field measures of physical fitness in adolescent handball players. Twenty nine players (age: 16.6 ± 1.72 years; body mass: 79.8 ± 17.0 kg; height: 1.70 ± 0.12 m; body fat: 27.7 ± 8.67%) from Qatar handball first league performed a series of anthropometric and fitness tests related to their performance in sprinting (i.e., 15 m and 30 m sprint), jumping (i.e., countermovement and squat jumps), throwing (i.e., 3 kg medicine ball seated front throw) and running (i.e., agility T-Half and Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 1 tests). Significant differences between obese and non-obese groups, classified based on age-stratified %BF norms, were found, with the largest difference being attributed to aerobic performance on the Yo-Yo test. Results indicated no significant relationships between anthropometric variables and sprinting or jumping abilities. %BF predicted a significant 8-15% portion in running performances of agility and aerobic capacity, while the latter were mainly explained by body height and mass. %BF was the only and strongest predictor of throwing performance, being an important determinant of performance in handball. Optimizing %BF should be considered as a training and nutrition goal in order to improve sport performance.

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Athletic PerformanceAdipose TissueAdolescentHumansObesityPhysical FitnessQataranthropometricsbody fatbody mass indexhandballobesityphysical performance

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