Composición corporal y potencia de miembros inferiores en porristas de la selección Santander, 2019

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: The vast majority of studies describe the different lesions and their prevalence that occur with cheerleading practice. Thus, few studies describe anthropometric characteristics and physical capabilities such as power. There is no scientific evidence at the national level on the potency values in these athletes. Objective: To determine the body composition and the power of the lower limbs of the athletes of the Santander Cheerleading Team. Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 10 cheerleaders who met the inclusion criteria. Body composition was determined by means of anthropometry and the power of MMII by means of the jumps of SJ, CMJ and ABK on contact platform. A descriptive analysis was performed. Shapiro Wilk's test was applied to analyze the distribution of the data. Central trend and dispersion measures were calculated for quantitative variables and qualitative variables in absolute and relative frequencies). SPSS version 19 was used. Results:70% of the population was male. The median age of 21 years.40% of the population has a technical schooling level.100% of the population is single marital status. The position within the 70% routine is base/spoter. Conclusion: The base position has greater power and likewise the cheerleaders have deficiency in the elastic component and a good contribution of arm.