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T1 Longitudinal comparison of the relationship of energy intake with body composition and physical performance in elite female basketball and volleyball players
A1 Mielgo-Ayuso, Juan
A1 Miguel Ortega, Alvaro
A1 Calleja González, Julio
A1 Mielgo Ayuso, Juan
K1 Energy
K1 Basketball
K1 Volleyball
K1 Performance
K1 Women
K1 Deportes de equipo
K1 Team sports
AB Purpose To maximise sporting success, disciplines such as basketball and volleyball need to improve their methods ofanalysing the sporting performance and fitness of their athletes. Although energy intake quantities have been established ata theoretical level for women to perform at a sporting level, it has been found that these energy intake levels are not met orfollowed and that, despite this, the performance of female players is not diminished. Thus, the purpose of this research studywas to describe and compare the anthropometric characteristics of these two disciplines and to identify the differences inactual and theoretical energy intake, as well as to observe physical performance in both disciplines.Methods Anthropometric data, continuous quantitative data, training time and characteristics, and energy intake data werecollected. Performance tests included upper and lower body strength, speed, agility, and endurance tests. Dietary monitoringshowed lower intakes of total energy, carbohydrate and protein than theoretically recommended. However, the athletesexperienced overall improvements in performance and body composition.Results The mean total energy intake was 20.2 ± 4.3 kcal·kg−1·day−1. The minimum individual mean intake was9.8 kcal·kg−1·day−1 and the maximum was 25.95 kcal·kg−1·day−1. Carbohydrates accounted for 54.3% ± 8.8% of the energyintake; 20.3% ± 6.5% from fats; 25.4% ± 5.7% from proteins.Conclusions Current data suggest that, although a cause-effect relationship between dietary intake and BC performancecannot be determined, elite athletes in these sports disciplines may experience beneficial outcomes despite having lowertotal energy, CHO, protein, and fat intakes than previously recommended in the literature.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1824-7490
YR 2024
FD 2024-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12127
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12127
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-sep-2026