A New Strategy to Integrate Heath-Carter Somatotype Assessment with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Elite Soccer Players

• Main Authors: Francesco Campa (Author), Tindaro Bongiovanni (Author), Catarina N. Matias (Author), Federico Genovesi (Author), Athos Trecroci (Author), Alessio Rossi (Author), F. Marcello Iaia (Author), Giampietro Alberti (Author), Giulio Pasta (Author), Stefania Toselli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Easy-to-apply and quick methods for evaluate body composition are often preferred when assessing soccer teams. This study aimed to develop new equations for the somatotype quantification that would reduce the anthropometric measurements required by the Heath and Carter method, integrating the somato...