Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport

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 is required to f...

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Main Authors: Ducker, Kagan, Kerr, Deborah, Hume, P.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811054174
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56351
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description 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 is 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-563512017-08-24T02:23:39Z Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport Ducker, Kagan Kerr, Deborah Hume, P. 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 is 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. 2018 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56351 http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811054174 restricted
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Kerr, Deborah
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Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title_full Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title_fullStr Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title_full_unstemmed Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title_short Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport
title_sort best practice protocols for physique assessment in sport
url http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811054174
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56351