Are There Differences in Concentric Isokinetic Strength Perfor-Mance Profiles between International and Non-International Elite Soccer Players?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Participants and Data Collection
2.2. Test Procedures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | International Level (n = 36) | Non-International Level (n = 64) | ||||
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DL | NDL | Δ% 95% CL | DL | NDL | Δ% 95% CL | |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||||
PT-Q [Nm·kg−1] | 3.24 ± 0.35 | 3.18 ± 0.41 | 7.95 (6.0 − 9.9) | 3.25 ± 0.39 * | 3.17 ± 0.44 | 6.95 (5.4 − 8.5) |
PT-H [Nm·kg−1] | 2.03 ± 0.26 * | 1.93 ± 0.22 | 6.67 (4.9 − 8.5) | 1.86 ± 0.32 * | 1.77 ± 0.30 | 9.82 (8.1 − 11.6) |
H/Q Ratio | 0.63 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.08 | 8.55 (6.5 − 10.6) | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.56 ± 0.08 | 9.13 (7.4 − 10.9) |
TW-Q [J·kg−1] | 51.99 ± 6.46 | 51.17 ± 6.42 | 7.11 (5.4 − 8.8) | 51.08 ± 7.03 * | 49.48 ± 7.41 | 6.75 (5.2 − 8.3) |
TW-H [J·kg−1] | 34.86 ± 6.31* | 33.67 ± 7.09 | 7.37 (5.3 − 9.4) | 31.36 ± 6.94 * | 30.18 ± 6.89 | 11.87 (9.9 − 13.9) |
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Śliwowski, R.; Marynowicz, J.; Grygorowicz, M.; Wieczorek, A.; Jadczak, Ł. Are There Differences in Concentric Isokinetic Strength Perfor-Mance Profiles between International and Non-International Elite Soccer Players? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010035
Śliwowski R, Marynowicz J, Grygorowicz M, Wieczorek A, Jadczak Ł. Are There Differences in Concentric Isokinetic Strength Perfor-Mance Profiles between International and Non-International Elite Soccer Players? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(1):35. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010035
Chicago/Turabian StyleŚliwowski, Robert, Jakub Marynowicz, Monika Grygorowicz, Andrzej Wieczorek, and Łukasz Jadczak. 2021. "Are There Differences in Concentric Isokinetic Strength Perfor-Mance Profiles between International and Non-International Elite Soccer Players?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 1: 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010035