Body Composition Characteristics of Male and Female Track and Field Athletes.

Pipes, Thomas V.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Body Composition Characteristics of Male and Female Track and Field Athletes

Pipes, Thomas V.

Research Quarterly, 48, 1, 244-7, Mar 77

While there would seem to be a predisposition of body type that would influence the individual's ability to perform in an event, it may also be that the training procedures for those specific events are common to both men and women athletes.

Descriptors: Athletes, Body Weight, Human Body, Males, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Sex Differences, Track and Field, Training Methods, Womens Athletics

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