Anthropometric Evaluation of Body Frame Size, Body Composition, and Somatotype of Adult Non-Elite Weightlifters and Taekwondo Athletes in Merida, Mexico

Objective of the present study is to evaluate and compare body frame size, body proportion, fatness, and somatotype of young adult non-elite weightlifters (WL) and taekwondo athletes (TKDA) in Merida, Mexico. Participants were 20- to 25-year-old WL (25 males, 21 females) and TKDA (43 males, 41 females). Anthropometric measurements were recorded, and somatotypes were calculated. Significant sex differences of the mean values of anthropometric characteristics were observed. BMI and body fat were higher among females. Somatotypes were endomorphic mesomorph among males; mesomorph endomorph and mesomorphic endomorph among females. Somatotype was a better indicator than BMI to distinguish between relative body fat and muscularity.