Sumo wrestlers had a significantly greater percentage body fat [mean (SD) 33.9 (9.4)%], fat mass [41.7(18.5)kg], and fat-free mass [76.8(7.5)kg] than the controls [15.6 (2.5)%, 9.3 (2.4)kg, and 49.9 (6.2)kg, respectively]. MTH was between 18 and 35% greater in sumo wrestlers...
The wrestlers in the lower divisions are regarded as apprentice. So, the wrestlers in "Makuuchi" and "Juryo" get a high salary and are given good treatment. As above, there are only 70 wrestlers in Makuuchi and Juryo. They are only about 11% of all wrestlers. The wrestlers in the low...
The subjects consisted of 24 college sumo wrestlers (mean age 19.7 years, mean body weight 111.2 kg) and 24 matched obese controls (mean age 19.1 years and mean body weight 111.2 kg). In addition, body density was measured by the underwater weighing method, and the percentage of fat was ...