Table 1.
Changes in global (whole-body) and regional (upper limbs, lower limbs, trunk) markers of body composition between start and end of pre-season within outfield players (n = 20).
| Defenders (n = 7) |
Midfielders (n = 7) |
Forwards (n= 6) |
All players (n = 20) |
SWC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | ||||
| Global | |||||||||||
| Whole-body | |||||||||||
| Total mass (kg) | 75.37 ± 5.64 | 74.79 ± 5.85 | 72.34 ± 4.35 | 73.76 ± 4.64 | 73.51 ± 8.15 | 75.25 ± 9.14 | 73.75 ± 5.93 | 73.75 ± 6.35 | 1.19 | ||
| FM (kg) | 9.84 ± 1.89 | 8.62 ± 1.77 | 11.55 ± 2.07 | 10.43 ± 1.65 | 10.40 ± 1.36 | 10.04 ± 1.75 | 10.60 ± 1.88 | 9.56 ± 1.81¥ | 0.38 | ||
| FFM (kg) | 61.83 ± 4.58 | 62.49 ± 4.47 | 57.36 ± 2.72 | 59.81 ± 3.10 | 59.54 ± 7.58 | 61.55 ± 7.99 | 59.58 ± 5.27 | 60.61 ± 5.18¥ | 1.05 | ||
| BF% (%) | 13.0 ± 1.9 | 11.5 ± 1.7 | 16.0 ± 1.8 | 14.1 ± 1.5 | 14.0 ± 2.3 | 13.4 ± 2.0 | 14.4 ± 2.3 | 12.9 ± 2.0# | 0.5 | ||
| Regional | |||||||||||
| Upper limbs | |||||||||||
| Total mass (kg) | 8.54 ± 0.56 | 8.41 ± 0.54 | 8.01 ± 0.59 | 8.18 ± 0.63 | 8.20 ± 0.98 | 8.31 ± 1.06 | 8.25 ± 0.72 | 8.19 ± 0.73 | 0.14 | ||
| FM (kg) | 0.98 ± 0.12 | 0.86 ± 0.11 | 1.13 ± 0.16 | 1.00 ± 0.19 | 0.94 ± 0.11 | 0.89 ± 0.15 | 1.02 ± 0.15 | 0.91 ± 0.14¥ | 0.03 | ||
| FFM (kg) | 7.10 ± 0.54 | 7.09 ± 0.47 | 6.47 ± 0.47 | 6.75 ± 0.46 | 6.83 ± 0.98 | 6.97 ± 1.04 | 6.80 ± 0.70 | 6.84 ± 0.66 | 0.14 | ||
| BF% (%) | 11.6 ± 1.6 | 10.2 ± 1.2 | 14.0 ± 1.5 | 12.1 ± 1.7 | 11.6 ± 2.4 | 10.9 ± 2.3 | 12.4 ± 2.1 | 11.1 ± 1.9¥ | 0.4 | ||
| Lower limbs | |||||||||||
| Total mass (kg) | 27.81 ± 2.33 | 27.46 ± 2.14 | 26.72 ± 1.95 | 27.21 ± 2.30 | 27.23 ± 2.52 | 27.92 ± 3.25 | 27.25 ± 2.19 | 27.15 ± 2.35 | 0.44 | ||
| FM (kg) | 3.36 ± 0.69 | 2.99 ± 0.55 | 4.05 ± 0.64 | 3.71 ± 0.69 | 3.51 ± 0.52 | 3.37 ± 0.42 | 3.65 ± 0.67 | 3.29 ± 0.58# | 0.13 | ||
| FFM (kg) | 22.91 ± 2.20 | 22.93 ± 1.92 | 21.25 ± 1.43 | 22.04 ± 1.63 | 22.24 ± 2.46 | 23.02 ± 3.03 | 22.13 ± 2.07 | 22.38 ± 2.08∗ | 0.41 | ||
| BF% (%) | 12.1 ± 2.6 | 10.9 ± 1.9 | 15.1 ± 1.8 | 13.6 ± 1.6 | 13.0 ± 2.5 | 12.2 ± 2.0 | 13.4 ± 2.5 | 12.1 ± 2.0# | 0.5 | ||
| Trunk | |||||||||||
| Total mass (kg) | 33.41 ± 3.21 | 33.45 ± 3.41 | 31.81 ± 2.16 | 32.70 ± 2.01 | 32.48 ± 4.43 | 33.52 ± 4.56 | 32.57 ± 3.22 | 32.89 ± 3.36 | 0.64 | ||
| FM (kg) | 4.50 ± 1.12 | 3.81 ± 1.18 | 5.32 ± 1.43 | 4.71 ± 0.90 | 4.95 ± 1.12 | 4.79 ± 1.30 | 4.92 ± 1.23 | 4.38 ± 1.21¥ | 0.25 | ||
| FFM (kg) | 27.82 ± 2.29 | 28.56 ± 2.31 | 25.46 ± 1.37 | 26.93 ± 1.35 | 26.45 ± 3.90 | 27.62 ± 3.69 | 26.58 ± 2.70 | 27.44 ± 2.55# | 0.54 | ||
| BF% (%) | 13.4 ± 2.3 | 11.2 ± 2.3 | 16.6 ± 3.4 | 14.3 ± 2.0 | 15.3 ± 3.3 | 14.3 ± 2.8 | 15.1 ± 3.2 | 13.2 ± 2.7¥ | 0.6 | ||
Data presented as mean ± SD.
FM, fat mass; FFM, fat-free mass; BF%, body fat per cent; SWC, smallest worthwhile change.
∗significantly different from start of pre-season (p < 0.05).
¥ significantly different from start of pre-season (p < 0.01).
# significantly different from start of pre-season (p < 0.001).