Training and Body Composition during Preparation for a 48-Hour Ultra-Marathon Race: A Case Study of a Master Athlete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participant
2.3. Equipment and Protocols
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Parameter | Skinfolds | Circumferences | |||||||||||||
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BMI | Σ8 | Chest | Mid-axilla | Triceps | Subscapular | Abdomen | Iliac Crest | Thigh | Calf | Waist | Upper Arm | Thigh | Calf | ||
BF | 0.62 *** | 0.59 *** | −0.09 | 0.34 ** | −0.06 | −0.04 | 0.52 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.41 *** | 0.50 *** | 0.60 *** | 0.36 *** | 0.45 *** | 0.48 *** | |
BMI | − | 0.68 *** | −0.13 | 0.44 *** | −0.15 | −0.16 | 0.71 *** | 0.55 *** | 0.40 *** | 0.57 *** | 0.79 *** | 0.67 *** | 0.76 *** | 0.81 *** | |
Skinfolds | Σ8 | − | 0.21 | 0.56 *** | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.81 *** | 0.70 *** | 0.74 *** | 0.55 *** | 0.77 *** | 0.66 *** | 0.72 *** | 0.69 *** | |
Chest | − | −0.07 | −0.07 | 0.19 | 0.06 | −0.07 | <0.01 | 0.10 | −0.02 | 0.05 | −0.08 | −0.12 | |||
Mid-axilla | − | 0.21 | −0.03 | 0.43 *** | 0.22 | 0.30 ** | 0.33 ** | 0.33 ** | 0.41 *** | 0.46 *** | 0.43 *** | ||||
Triceps | − | 0.07 | −0.17 | −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.12 | −0.31 ** | −0.30 ** | −0.24 * | −0.34 ** | |||||
Subscapular | − | −0.03 | −0.19 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.14 | −0.21 | −0.20 | −0.24 * | ||||||
Abdomen | − | 0.46 *** | 0.44 *** | 0.49 *** | 0.73 *** | 0.72 *** | 0.71 *** | 0.76 *** | |||||||
Iliac crest | − | 0.55 *** | 0.26 * | 0.69 *** | 0.50 *** | 0.56 *** | 0.55 *** | ||||||||
Thigh | − | 0.21 | 0.57 *** | 0.35 ** | 0.53 *** | 0.48 *** | |||||||||
Calf | − | 0.57 *** | 0.59 *** | 0.55 *** | 0.61 *** | ||||||||||
Circumferences | Waist | − | 0.76 *** | 0.85 *** | 0.85 *** | ||||||||||
Upper arm | − | 0.78 *** | 0.82 *** | ||||||||||||
Thigh | − | 0.91 *** |
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Nikolaidis, P.T.; Knechtle, C.; Ramirez-Campillo, R.; Vancini, R.L.; Rosemann, T.; Knechtle, B. Training and Body Composition during Preparation for a 48-Hour Ultra-Marathon Race: A Case Study of a Master Athlete. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 903. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060903
Nikolaidis PT, Knechtle C, Ramirez-Campillo R, Vancini RL, Rosemann T, Knechtle B. Training and Body Composition during Preparation for a 48-Hour Ultra-Marathon Race: A Case Study of a Master Athlete. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(6):903. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060903
Chicago/Turabian StyleNikolaidis, Pantelis T., Celina Knechtle, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo L. Vancini, Thomas Rosemann, and Beat Knechtle. 2019. "Training and Body Composition during Preparation for a 48-Hour Ultra-Marathon Race: A Case Study of a Master Athlete" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 6: 903. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060903