Muscle Quality and Functional and Conventional Ratios of Trunk Strength in Young Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Anthropometrics Measurements
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Test Protocol
2.5. Muscle Quality and Trunk Ratios Strength
2.6. 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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Peak Strength (n = 27) | Mean Strength (n = 27) | ||||||
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Strength (kg) | Normalized by Weight | Normalized by Muscular Mass | Strength (kg) | Normalized by Weight | Normalized by Muscular Mass | ||
Extensors | Concentric | ||||||
0.15 m·s−1 (V1) | 95.91 ± 19.70 | 1.37 ± 0.26 | 2.97 ± 0.64 | 63.38 ± 15.61 | 0.91 ± 0.22 | 1.96 ± 0.51 | |
0.30 m·s−1 (V2) | 95.87 ± 20.57 | 1.37 ± 0.28 | 2.98 ± 0.69 | 62.41 ± 16.94 | 0.89 ± 0.23 | 1.94 ± 0.55 | |
0.45 m·s−1 (V3) | 101.34 ± 21.66 | 1.45 ± 0.32 | 3.16 ± 0.78 | 60.25 ± 16.39 | 0.86 ± 0.24 | 1.88 ± 0.55 | |
Eccentric | |||||||
0.15 m·s−1 (V1) | 136.30 ± 27.19 | 1.95 ± 0.36 | 4.23 ± 0.91 | 112.41 ± 24.25 | 1.61 ± 0.33 | 3.49 ± 0.80 | |
0.30 m·s−1 (V2) | 141.23 ± 25.35 | 2.02 ± 0.34 | 4.38 ± 0.84 | 114.03 ± 24.10 | 1.63 ± 0.31 | 3.53 ± 0.76 | |
0.45 m·s−1 (V3) | 149.26 ± 24.78 | 2.14 ± 0.37 | 4.64 ± 0.91 | 116.06 ± 25.19 | 1.66 ± 0.37 | 3.61 ± 0.88 | |
Isometric | 93.73 ± 21.86 | 1.34 ± 0.29 | 2.90 ± 0.68 | 76.03 ± 20.37 | 1.09 ± 0.27 | 2.35 ± 0.62 | |
Flexors | Concentric | ||||||
0.15 m·s−1 (V1) | 39.40 ± 5.45 | 0.56 ± 0.84 | 1.22 ± 0.20 | 25.34 ± 4.40 | 0.36 ± 0.06 | 0.78 ± 0.13 | |
0.30 m·s−1 (V2) | 40.31 ± 6.45 | 0.58 ± 0.09 | 1.25 ± 0.22 | 24.64 ± 4.89 | 0.35 ± 0.06 | 0.76 ± 0.14 | |
0.45 m·s−1 (V3) | 43.25 ± 7.49 | 0.62 ± 0.11 | 1.34 ± 0.27 | 24.19 ± 4.68 | 0.34 ± 0.06 | 0.74 ± 0.13 | |
Eccentric | |||||||
0.15 m·s−1 (V1) | 57.74 ± 7.49 | 0.83 ± 0.89 | 1.79 ± 0.23 | 46.93 ± 6.98 | 0.67 ± 0.09 | 1.45 ± 0.22 | |
0.30 m·s−1 (V2) | 62.81 ± 8.48 | 0.90 ± 0.11 | 1.95 ± 0.26 | 49.21 ± 7.52 | 0.70 ± 0.09 | 1.52 ± 0.20 | |
0.45 m·s−1 (V3) | 70.27 ± 9.51 | 1.01 ± 0.14 | 2.18 ± 0.35 | 51.95 ± 8.35 | 0.74 ± 0.10 | 1.61 ± 0.25 | |
Isometric | 37.00 ± 5.69 | 0.53 ± 0.06 | 1.14 ± 0.15 | 30.47 ± 5.64 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.94 ± 0.13 |
Ratio | V1 Mean (SD) (n = 27) | V2 Mean (SD) (n = 27) | V3 Mean (SD) (n = 27) | ISO Mean (SD) (n = 27) | Repeated Measures ANOVA |
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CR—Peak | 0.42 (0.09) | 0.44 (0.10) | 0.44 (0.09) | 0.41 (0.10) | F (2,60) = 1.94, p = 0.145 ω2 = 0.006 |
FFR—Peak | 0.62 (0.12) | 0.68 (0.15) | 0.72 (0.16) | 0.41 (0.09) | F (2,59) = 121.16, p = 0.001 ω2 = 0.436 |
FER—Peak | 3.49 (0.71) | 3.55 (0.66) | 3.51 (0.66) | 2.55 (0.55) | F (2,60) = 52.59, p = 0.001, ω2 = 0.292 |
CR—Mean | 0.42 (0.12) | 0.42 (0.11) | 0.43 (0.13) | 0.42 (0.11) | F (2,54) = 0.19, p = 0.832 ω2 = 0.000 |
FFR—Mean | 0.78 (0.21) | 0.83 (0.21) | 0.92 (0.27) | 0.42 (0.11) | F (2,64) = 92.21, p = 0.001, ω2 = 0.447 |
FER—Mean | 4.51 (1.03) | 4.73 (1.09) | 4.92 (1.26) | 2.53 (0.65) | F (2,53) = 103.34, p = 0.001, ω2 = 0.461 |
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Reyes-Ferrada, W.; Rodríguez-Perea, Á.; Chirosa-Ríos, L.; Martínez-García, D.; Jerez-Mayorga, D. Muscle Quality and Functional and Conventional Ratios of Trunk Strength in Young Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912673
Reyes-Ferrada W, Rodríguez-Perea Á, Chirosa-Ríos L, Martínez-García D, Jerez-Mayorga D. Muscle Quality and Functional and Conventional Ratios of Trunk Strength in Young Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912673
Chicago/Turabian StyleReyes-Ferrada, Waleska, Ángela Rodríguez-Perea, Luis Chirosa-Ríos, Darío Martínez-García, and Daniel Jerez-Mayorga. 2022. "Muscle Quality and Functional and Conventional Ratios of Trunk Strength in Young Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912673