Comparison of anthropometric measures of competitive body-builders to judges' scores and a comparison of judges' scores

摘要: This research compared physical characteristics of bodybuilders to judges’ rankings, and the rankings across three levels judges: Elite, Trained, Untrained. Twenty-nine male nine female bodybuilding athletes consented anthropometric circumference measurements. The independent variables in this study were bodyfat, fat-free weight, proportionality muscle. Three groups judges ranked Open, Novice, Collegiate, Masters divisions. measurements muscle, girths, weight analyzed using simple multiple regression. each class reliability coefficients, correlation, repeated measures analysis variance, generalized theory for inter-rater reliability. There significant correlations between Elite bodyfat Men’s Open lightweight class. Trained significantly correlated with Women’s Novice Fat-free was Untrained division. Proportionality muscle All Overall rankings. more reliable judges. scores higher than When substituted body calculation prediction ranking enhanced. education session led a disparity Bodyfat appears be better selection variable when comparing women. is predicting men. Prediction models developed from investigation need further testing.