from front to back rather than side to side (vii) minimum amount of fat (viii) Such individuals have sport benefits. They can respond well to cardiovascular and resistance training and can sustain low body fat levels. All the muscle groups can be used by them to derive positive training adoption. (ix) Depending on the sport’s needs, they can easily gain or lose weight .
Ectomorph: A predominantly ectomorphic individual is long, slender and thin, and therefore power and strength sports are perhaps not suitable as they are more susceptible to injuries. While they can easily get lean and hard, their lack of musculature, severely limits their chances in sports requiring mass. Ectomorphs dominate endurance sports and gymnastics. They can archive low levels of body fat which can be detrimental to health and for females in endurance sports, it can result in a cessation of periods and iron deficiency.
Such individuals have: (i) a high forehead (ii) receding chin (iii) narrow shoulders and hips (iv) a narrow chest and abdomen (v) thin arms and legs (vi) little muscle and fat One can conclude that every individual should try to find out by using these tests to see what types of activities should be done to remain healthy and fit. I. Long Answer Questions . List and explain the tests related to muscular strength.
. List and explain the tests related to muscular endurance. . Write down the procedure of Abdominal Curl-up test.
. Explain the waist-hip ratio in detail. . Explain the three somato types in detail.
II. Short Answer Questions . What is test? .
What is measurement? . What is evaluation? .
What is flexibility? . Write down two characteristics of each somato type. III.
Fill in the Blanks . is calculated by dividing weight by the square of height. . is a tool.
. Measurement can be or both. . Two types of flexibility are flexibility and flexibility.
IV. State whether True or False . BMI stands for body measurement index. .
Flexibility is range of motion around the various joints.