Caracterización Antropométrica En Deportistas De Artes Marciales Mixtas Por Métodos De Fraccionamiento De Masa Corporal En Dos Y Cinco Componentes Y El Somatotipo

Abstract

Introduction: Finding a balance between physical abilities in mixed martial arts (MMA) is one of the greatest challenges for this discipline; their ignorance can lead to inappropriate practices for the athlete's entry into an ideal weight category, making it necessary to carry out an anthropometric description to provide reference data that allow the classification and interpretation of the athletes' anthropometric indicators. Anthropometrically characterize the athletes (MMA) of the elite group of athletes from the city of Medellín, to determine the body composition by 2 and 5 components and the somatotype. Methods:  A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, 22 athletes were evaluated, with an average age of 26.5 ± 3.5 years, and analysis of the anthropometric variables was made to determine the body composition. Results: In the two-compartment model, the equations of Jackson Pollock and Yuhasz had the lowest average fat in both men: 9,00 ± 3,33% and 8,47 ± 1,69% respectively, and in women: 17.72 ± 6.68%, 12.20 ± 3.67%. The proportion of adipose tissue was calculated with the five-component method, it was converted into fat weight, being lower by weight category in relation to the bicompartmental method, and the somatotype was evaluated under the Heath-Carter model. Conclusion: The athletes evaluated in this study have a lean mass and body fat very similar to those of Brazilians, the 5-component model is a timely methodology to generate reference data that allows classifying the athlete and also optimizing their somatotype.