Nutrition and boy composition of Algerian wrestlers: Case of freestyle and Greco-Roman fight

Abstract EN

The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between nutrition and body composition by comparing between the two styles of the discipline: "freestyle wrestling" and "Greek-Roman wrestling" in order to establish a food plan following the good nutrition norms.

the study was carried out on high level Algerian national team practicing two fighting styles.

we used the anthropometric method and the questionnaire to determine the relationship between body composition and nutrition.

the analysis concerning the two types of wrestling showed, in relation to the total parameters, a similarity of age, a very high weight and a high stature on one hand and on the other hand, the absolute and relative mass composition in the freestyle and Greek-Roman wrestlers to an overdevelopment in muscle and fat.

the comparison between the two forms of the discipline is able to well define the most performed style in Algeria.