Body composition and somatotype of judo athletes and untrained male students as a reference group for comparison in sport

Abstract

Study aim: The aim of this study was to determine the body composition and somatotype of untrained male students studying at Warsaw University of Technology in 2011, in order to create a current reference group for comparison, and to investigate the difference in body build of male judoists compared with the non-athlete group.

Keywords

• male students
• new reference group
• body composition
• somatotype
• judo athletes