Análisis del biotipo de los deportistas de racquetball de deportistas de la categoría c y open de la Federación Deportiva del Azuay mediante medidas antropométricas

Abstract

The main objective of the research was to analyze the biotype of Racquetball athletes in category C (initiated) compared to the advanced OPEN (advanced) category of the Azuay Sports Federation. Through the description of anthropometric measurements, somatotype and components of body composition such as: percentage of body fat, body mass index (BMI) and summaritory folds in all athletes. This descriptive study was quantitatively assessed according to the ISAK protocol, to a total of 20 Racquetball athletes of the Azuay Sports Federation, being 10 athletes of category C and 10 athletes of the OPEN category, with a total of 4 women and 16 men, competing nationally and internationally, performing weight measures, size, skin folds , perimeters, diameters and basic measurements. The somatotype of Health-Carter, a percentage of fat through Carter formulas, was obtained. Results: in the somatotype by category, specialty and gender: Category C (balanced mesomorphic males, endomorphic or mesomorphic women), Open category (mesomorph or ectomomorphic males, women, endomorph or mesomorph). In addition, in the body mass index (BMI) in the Racquetball group in general according to the Consumers Union and its interpretation of BMI is within the healthy considering this range (19 -25: healthy weight), the percentage of fat in males according to age and experience is within the appropriate is to say 5% to 10% , the women according to the table presented by Malangón de García in 2005, Category C and OPEN is within the considerable level, for female athletes, meeting a range of >18%. And, Category C is at the good level when it is within the range of 18% to 20%; Pearson correlations between the different results were found. Finally, recommendations were made to optimize the performance of athletes.