Dengel publishes an article in the February issue of Techniques for Track & Field and Cross Country

Don Dengel, PhD, a professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), is the author of an article published in Techniques for Track & Field and Cross Country. The article entitled “The DXA Method: Body composition and Bone Mineral Density of NCAA Division I College Male and Female Track and Field Athletes” was written specifically for track and field coaches, trainers, and athletes and discusses the different methods of determining body composition. In addition, the article provides normative data on body composition using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 590 male and female NCAA Division I collegiate track and field athletes. Making it the largest study to examine body composition in NCAA Division I collegiate track and field athletes.

This article can be used by coaches and sports performance staff to determine collegiate track and field athletes’ positional suitability and create more effective sport- and event-specific training and nutritional programs for this athlete population.