The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of the 8 week
regular training program on body composition of the amateur amputee sports club
athletes. 12 amateur amputee athletes in the Malatya Ay Yildiz Amateur Amputee
Football Team with ages ranging from 16 to 33 (X age: 24.33 ± 5.71 years, X
length: 1.74 ± 8.07 meters, X weight: 75.09 ± 15.16 kg) voluntarily
participated in this study. The training program consists of strength,
strength, agility, speed, technique, tactics, coordination and
flexibility. Body length, body weight,
heart rate measurements, skin fold thickness of three different parts and body
mass index (BMI) were measured before and after the 8 week training period to
evaluate body composition. Densities were calculated using the Jackson and
Pollock (1978) formula, taking into account the skin fold thickness
measurements made. Percent body fat is calculated using Siri's formula. The
body mass index is determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) formula. A
statistically significant difference was found in the comparison of the
athletes' weight, resting heart rate, body mass index and body fat percentage
in the first and last week measurements according to Wilcoxon signed rank test
results (p<0.05).As a result, in
this study; The 8-week training program which includes strength, strength,
speed, agility, coordination, technique and flexibility enhancing exercises
showed significant changes in parameters of body composition of Ay Yıldız Spor
Kulubu ampute athletes.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | November 13, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 20 Issue: 3 |
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