Exploring the Link Between Body Composition and Strength in Young Male Basketball Players

Genç Erkek Basketbolcularda Vücut Kompozisyonu ile Kuvvet Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Serkan AYDIN¹

Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Sport Sciences, saydin@nku.edu.tr Orcid: 0000-0003-3618-8028

Doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17448584

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Received / Gönderim: 10.04.2025 Accepted / Kabul: 01.09.2025 Published / Yayın: 24.10.2025

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the link between body composition and strength in young male basketball players. 13 young male licensed basketball players voluntarily participated in the study. Body composition of young basketball players such as body weight, body fat weight, muscle weight, core muscle weight and basal metabolic rate values were measured by Tanita TBF-300 body composition analyser. In the determination of strength performances, hand grip, back-leg strength test data and Sayer’s formula of anaerobic power data obtained from jump tests were used. SPSS 21.0 package program was used to analyse the data. Pearson correlation coefficient method was used as a statistical method. When body composition analyses and strength test data were compared, a significant relationship was observed between body mass index, muscle weights, basal metabolic rates and core muscle weights and hand grip, back-leg strength, and anaerobic power values of young basketball players (p<0.05). No significant relationship was observed between body fat weight and hand grip and back-leg strength values (p>0.05). The results showed that the elements of body composition such as muscle weight, core area and basal metabolic rate were highly correlated with the strength performances of young basketball players.

Keywords Basketball Players, Body Composition, Core Area, Strength.

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, genç erkek basketbolcularda vücut kompozisyonunun ile kuvvet arasındaki ilişkisinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya lisanslı 13 genç erkek basketbolcu gönüllü olarak dahil edilmiştir. Genç basketbolcuların vücut ağırlığı, vücut yağ ağırlığı, kas ağırlığı, core bölge kas ağırlığı ve bazal metabolizma hızı gibi vücut kompozisyonu değerleri Tanita TBF-300 vücut kompozisyon analiz cihazı ile ölçülmüştür. Kuvvet performanslarının belirlenmesinde el pençe, sırt-bacak kuvveti test verileri ve sıçrama testlerinden elde edilen Sayer’s formülü anaerobik güç verileri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi için SPSS 21.0 paket programı kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel yöntem olarak Pearson korelasyon katsayısı yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan vücut kompozisyon analizi ve kuvvet testlerine ait veriler karşılaştırıldığında; genç basketbolcuların beden kitle indeksi, kas ağırlıkları, bazal metabolizma hızları ve core bölge kas ağırlıkları ile el pençe, sırt-bacak kuvveti ve anaerobik güç değerleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki gözlenmiştir. (p<0.05). Vücut yağ ağırlığı, el pençe ve sırt-bacak kuvveti değerleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki gözlenmemiştir (p>0.05). Çalışma sonunda vücut kompozisyonunu oluşturan kas ağırlığı, core bölge ve bazal metabolizma hızı gibi unsurların genç basketbolcuların kuvvet performansları ile yüksek düzeyde ilişkide olduğu ortaya konmuştur.Anahtar Kelimeler: Basketbolcular, Core Bölge, Kuvvet, Vücut Kompozisyonu

APA 7 Citation

Aydın, S. (2025). Exploring the Link Between Body Composition and Strength in Young Male Basketball Players. International Journal of Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences, 3(2), 320–327.
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