dc.creatorde Souza Cerqueira, Beatriz
dc.creatorBaú Cerqueira, Mateus
dc.creatorCosta Ferreira, Willian
dc.creatorMendes de Oliveira, Fabiano
dc.creatorVidal Andreato, Leonardo
dc.creatordos Santos-Junior, Rubens Batista
dc.creatorValdés-Badilla, Pablo
dc.creatorMagnani Branco, Braulio Henrique
dc.date2022-11-07T13:20:24Z
dc.date2022-11-07T13:20:24Z
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T20:02:03Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T20:02:03Z
dc.identifier0717-9502
dc.identifier10.4067/S0717-95022022000100057.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12536/1855
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8437783
dc.descriptionPrevious evidence indicates that body fat can distinguish Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) athletes according to the competitive level. However, propositions of cut-off points for establishing classifications of body fat percentage for combat sports athletes and, specifically, for BJJ athletes are still incipient in the literature. In this sense, the main aim of the present study was to establish a normative table for the classification of body fat percentage in BJJ athletes. As a secondary aim, athletes were compared according to competitive level. Ninety male BJJ athletes (aged: 29.0 ± 8.2 years; practice time: 6.0 ± 2.1 years; body mass: 82.1 ± 12.7 kg; height: 175.9 ± 6.5 cm; fat mass: 16.0 ± 8.9 kg; bone mineral content: 3.7 ± 0.6 kg; muscle mass: 37.9 ± 5.4 kg; body fat percentage: 17.3 ± 6.8 %; basal metabolic rate: 1811.4 ± 193.4 kcal) from different competitive levels: state (n= 42), national (n= 26) and international (n= 22) took part in this study. All athletes had their body composition measured via tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance. Percentiles p10, p25, p50, p75, and p90 were used to establish the classification. As a result, the following classification was obtained: <7.7 % (very low); ≥7.7-11.5 % (low); 11.6-17.0 % (medium); 17.1-24.0 % (high) and ≥24.1 % (very high). State-level athletes had a higher fat percentage than national and international-level athletes (p<0.05). The proposed cut-off points can help professionals responsible for sports training and nutritional prescription in monitoring the body fat of BJJ athletes.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageen
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Morphology
dc.subjectMartial arts
dc.subjectSports performance
dc.subjectCombat sports
dc.subjectBody composition
dc.titleProposal of a Normative Table for Classification of Body Fat Percentage in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes
dc.typeArtículo de revista


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