Anthropometric Profile And Body Composition Of The Mexican Men'S Volleyball Team

Until recently, determining the anthropometric and body composition profile of athletes has been a fundamental tool for predicting sports performance and biomechanical behavior. For this study, 15 players form the Mexican Men's Volleyball Team, aged 26.4 +/- 4.73, were evaluated prior to the beginning of the XIV 2019 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, using the ISAK protocol. As well as the Carter & Heath equation to determine the anthropometric profile and somatotype, the percentage and Kg of fat, with the Durnin & Womersley equation, the De Rose and Gimares muscle mass, and bone tissue with the Rocha equation. The average weight was 85.45 kg (+/- 8.39). height 192.71 cm (+/- 7.15); somatotype: endomorphic (2.3 +/- 0.8), mesomorphic (4.0 +/- 1.4). and ectomorphic (3.6 +/- 1.5). The overage degrees'o GC was (3.6 +/- 1.5). kg GC (11.2 +/- 4.0), de % MM (43.8 +/- 2.3) kg MM (37.3 +/- 2.7), % TO (19.3 +/- 1.8), kg TO (16.4 +/- 1.2). It is concluded that the Mexican Men's Volleyball Team is within the competitive ranges of a larger international teams, in addition, and as international reference values, the Selection presents two somatotypes profile, endo-mesomorphic for defensive players and ecto-mesomorphic for offensive players, technically benefiting their performance.