Physique Assessment in Practice
Physique assessment provides valuable information to the athlete and coach. However, taken in isolation physique assessment can easily be misinterpreted or misused. Additional information, such as the dietary intake and training load, and input from exerc
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Physique Assessment in Practice Kagan J. Ducker, Deborah A. Kerr, and Patria A. Hume
Abstract Physique assessment provides valuable information to the athlete and coach. However, taken in isolation physique assessment can easily be misinterpreted or misused. Additional information, such as the dietary intake and training load, and input from exercise and health professionals are required to fully interpret the findings and make recommendations. Strengths and limitations of methods of physique assessment are outlined, along with best practice approaches to collection and reporting of data. Keywords Physique • Assessment • Best practice • Interpretation • Dietary intake Training load • Longitudinal data
15.1 Introduction Physique assessment provides valuable information to the athlete and coach. However, taken in isolation physique assessment can easily be misinterpreted or misused. Additional information, such as the dietary intake and training load, and input from exercise and health professionals are required to fully interpret the findings and K.J. Ducker (*) Curtin University, Perth, Australia e-mail: [email protected] D.A. Kerr School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, West Australia, Australia e-mail: [email protected] P.A. Hume Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 P.A. Hume et al. (eds.), Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5418-1_15
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to make recommendations. Other health professionals that may need to be consulted to provide further information include the coach, sports physician, sports dietitian, sports physiologist, sports psychologist and strength and conditioning coach. Physique status will be influenced by factors including genetics, diet, training load and physique requirements for the sport or event that the athlete is competing in. It’s important to remember that physique assessment provides information on one aspect of athlete performance, and ideally interpretation should be based on longitudinal data rather than one single measurement. As there is considerable individual variation in physique, cross-sectional comparisons between athletes are not recommended. By having their physique assessed, the individual will have an accurate assessment and objective measure of their current physique status. If the individual is wanting to change their physique, this may provide the necessary motivation for the person. This chapter will focus on the interpretation of physique assessment in the individual athlete and additional information required to fully interpret the data. It will also include the strengths and limitations of each of these methods.
15.2 W hy Measure Physique Status in Relation to Performance, Health Status and Diet? Prior to conducting physique assessment, the health professional needs to identify the reason for assessing physique in
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