%0 Journal Article
%T Performance and anthropometric characteristics of Elite Rugby Players
%A Alessandra Dei Cas
%A Barbara Caroli
%A Carlo Galli
%A Federico Pasin
%A Giovanni Passeri
%A Riccardo Volpi
%A Valentina Spigoni
%J Archive of "Acta Bio Medica : Atenei Parmensis".
%D 2017
%R 10.23750/abm.v88i2.5221
%X Physical performance is the result of a complex combination of several factors such as genetic and anthropometric aspects, nutrition and hormonal status. In the past few years many studies have considered the impact of vitamin D on muscular strength and athletic performance. The aim of the present study was to assess the anthropometric measures impacting on physical performance in a group of professional rugby athletes. As a secondary aim we investigated a possible relationship between baseline vitamin D status and athletic performance status in these subjects
%K athletic performance
%K rugby
%K lean mass
%K vitamin D
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166158/