20.500.12556/RUL-135027 Body composition, training volume/pattern and injury status of Slovenian adolescent female high-performance gymnasts Body composition (BC), training volume/pattern, and injury status are a few important factors affecting training quality and sport performance in female artistic gymnastics. We aimed to examine BC status, training volume/pattern, and injury status during the first competition period. Our cross-sectional study included 17 female gymnasts (age: 17.4 ± 4.1 years, body height: 159.8 ± 6.2 cm, and body weight: 54.8 ± 5.3 kg) who were high performance at the international and national level. The BC (measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) parameters included body height and mass, body fat percentage (BF %), lean body mass (LBM), body mass index (BMI), total bone mineral density (BMD total), and total bone mineral content (BMC total). Training volume and pattern were assessed via an author-developed questionnaire, while injury status (i.e., anatomical location, symmetry and rate of injuries) was assessed via a modified questionnaire on overuse injuries used in sports injury epidemiology studies with elite-level athletes. Body composition parameters were as follows: the BMI was 21.5 ± 1.4 kg/m$^2$, BF % was 21.9 ± 4.7%, LBM was 41.2 ± 3.4 kg, BMD total was 1.22 ± 0.08 g/cm$^2$, and BMC total was 2486 ± 344 g. Furthermore, the average weekly volume of training was 23.5 ± 1.4 h, with the highest training volume occurring on Monday and Tuesday and high variability within gymnasts. Our study also revealed that the most frequently injured joints that had the most negative impact on training volume, sport performance and pain status were the ankles and low back, followed by the knees and shoulders. This kind of yearly screening method is warranted to allow more definitive conclusions to be made on adjusted training and preventive strategies. sport gymnasts artistic gymnastics high performance elite-level female body composition training volume injuries šport gimnastičarke gimnastika vrhunski šport ženske telesna sestava morfologija trening poškodbe true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-02-17 16:28:48 2022-02-17 16:28:49 2022-09-14 04:11:16 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 12 str. iss. 4, art. 2019 Vol. 18 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.41 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph18042019 52474627 RAZ_Jakse_Bostjan_2021.pdf RAZ_Jakse_Bostjan_2021.pdf 1 A0FD024C75D09EC7A15E855FA6DD4CA1 e5210991a989a613317403b49fd7533131b107f2ce8083f097a7948a5b9638fa 67cf3274-9006-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=153857 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/2019 1 122c8b99-9006-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=153856 Biotehniška fakulteta Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0