ArticleJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2025
Multicomponent body composition of university club sport athletes.
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- The Association Between Total and Regional Body Fat and Bone Mineral Content in Young Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Emerging sports as public health infrastructure: policy transfer lessons from US pickleball to China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Measured thoracic gas volume using the bod pod air displacement plethysmography system versus three predictions.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Cell membrane capacitance relationship to reference-measured body composition parameters in young adult athletes.Journal of electrical bioimpedance · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe body composition of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes is well documented but no such data exist for university club sports athletes. Additionally, the majority of norms for NCAA athletes were created from individual methods requiring assumptions.
objectiveThis study used a four-component (4C) model to measure the body composition of university club sports athletes.
methodsData were collected on club athletes participating in baseball, climbing, cycling, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, pickleball, powerlifting, racquetball, rodeo, rugby, soccer, swimming, ultimate, and volleyball. The 4C model consisted of body volume, total body water, and bone mineral content measured by air displacement plethysmography, bioimpedance spectroscopy, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, respectively. Percentile ranks were created for body fat percentage (%BF) and fat-free mass index (FFMI). Mean differences across teams were quantified with Cohen's
resultsIn total, 225 athletes (137 men, 88 women) completed data collection. Athletes varied in competitive experience (1 to 22 y) and body mass index (16.9 to 36.4 kg·m
conclusionsDifferences in %BF and FFMI are evident across sports. Due to the small sample size, use caution when interpreting the data as reference values for club sports athletes.
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