Abstract
This study was designed to determine the basal metabolic rates (BMR) of six groups of male athletes (baseball, wrestling, boxing, table-tennis, sumo and rugby). The BMR of athletes were investigated considering the body composition.
The male subjects were 106 physical education students (17 baseball, 9 wrestling, 12 boxing, 14 table-tennis, 20 sumo and 34 rugby players), aged 18 to 21 years.
The results were as follows:
1) The maximum value of the BMR per of unit body weight was shown in the rugby group and the minimum value in the sumo.
2) The experimental BMR values of the baseball, wrestling, boxing, table-tennis and rugby groups were higher than those of the standard BMR in the normal Japanese men with the same body weight, while the relation was the reverse in the sumo group.
3) The maximum value of the BMR per unit of lean body mass was in the boxing group and the minimum value in the sumo group.
4) From these results, the multiple correlation between experimental BMR and body weight or fat percent was shown to be significant in the total group.
