Anthropometric Characteristics of Top-Class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes: Role of Fighting Style

E. B.; E Franchini; R. Ram; R Ca; T Herrera; C Burgos-Jara; C Henr

Abstract

Human performance efficiency and effectiveness in different sports depend to a large extent on the size, weight and proportion of the physique of the athlete. The aim of this study was to identify morphological characteristics of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) athletes. The sample consisted of 25 highly trained male athletes who were classified according to their fighting style; guard fighter (GF) vs. pass fighter (PF). The athletes were assessed for somatotype, body composition and proportionality. For the whole group of athletes the somatotype was 2.23 +/- 0.68, 6.33 +/- 1.14, and 1.75 +/- 0.87 for endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph components, respectively. Muscle and adipose tissue percentages were 52.34 +/- 2.15% and 19.30 +/- 2.51%, respectively. PF were significantly more mesomorph (p< 0.05) and less ectomorph (p<0.05) than GF. Also, PF had significantly higher phantom Z score for bone mass vs. GF (0.51 +/- 0.57 vs. 0.01 +/- 0.54; p< 0.05), and significantly lower muscle mass-bone mass ratio (4.55 +/- 0.31 vs. 4.77 +/- 0.56; p<0.05), height (1.71 +/- 0.06 vs. 1.77 +/- 0.07; p<0.05) and height weight ratio (40.58 +/- 1.11 vs. 41.84 +/- 1.22). Our results show that morphological characteristics are related to different fighting styles in BJJ athletes.

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Título según WOS: Anthropometric Characteristics of Top-Class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes: Role of Fighting Style
Título según SCOPUS: Anthropometric characteristics of top-class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athletes: Role of fighting style [Características antropométricas en atletas de Jiu Jitsu brasilero de alto nivel: Rol del estilo de lucha]
Título según SCIELO: Anthropometric Characteristics of Top-Class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes: Role of Fighting Style
Título de la Revista: International Journal of Morphology
Volumen: 32
Número: 3
Editorial: Dr. Mariano Del Sol. Universidad de la Frontera, Chile.
Fecha de publicación: 2014
Página de inicio: 1043
Página final: 1050
Idioma: English
DOI:

10.4067/S0717-95022014000300048

Notas: ISI, SCIELO, SCOPUS