BioProfile for a
Champion Body Builder
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Interpretation of the BioProfile
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• The dashed red line is
drawn from the zero point
• The plus and minus
numbers at the top refer
to the percentage
deviations from the zero
line (+15 to -15)
• The grey area represents
+2 to -2 % deviation.
Values within this zone
are “average” compared
to the Reference standard
Underweight Female Long Distance Runner
D=5.10
Young, Obese Female Weight Lifter
D=6.61
Weight Reduction: Male Wrestler
D=7.06
D=6.43
D=6.43
Baseball Pitchers: College vs Boston Red Sox
World Champion Male Gymnast
BioProfile
Step 5. Plot the % dev on the BioProfile
Shoulder%dev= 2.9%
Data from a champion female gymnast following 16 months of
bed rest from a sports injury. The athlete gained 17.1 kg body
mass, and % body fat assessed by hydrostatic weighing
increased from 14.2% to 22.9%
BioProfile: Champion Cross-Country Walker
Prima Ballerina (San Francisco Ballet)
BioProfile: World Champion Shot Put Athletes
BioProfile: Ballet Dancer
D=5.19
Complete Report: Channel Swimmer
D=6.83
%dev
NFL Professional Players (1941 vs. 2000)
1941
Mass
2000
97.1 average 141.5
118 heaviest
Stature 185.7
200.7
FFM 81.3
123.3
BioProfile for
35 athletes
with FFM
exceeding 100
kg (222 lb)
Body fat by underwater weighing;
athletes from USA Olympic field
events teams and pro football
players (Dolphins, Saints, Jets,
Cowboys, Redskins)
Reason: 4-day weekly barbell routine