Isokinetische Krafttestung bei unterschiedlichen biomechanischen Anforderungen an die Rumpfkraft – Vergleich von militärischen Leistungssportlern und Soldaten mit dienstlich bedingt hoher körperlicher Beanspruchung

Translated title of the contribution: Isokinetic strength testing with different biomechanical demands on core strength: a comparison of military competitive athletes and soldiers with high occupational physical strain

Thomas Sanjay Weber-Spickschen, Daniel Geißler, Andreas Lison, Christoph Schulze (Last author)

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Abstract

It is known that anthropometric data (weight, height, BMI, waist circumference and WHtR) and male gender are positively correlated with greater core strength, while age is negatively correlated. For competitive athletes with no significant differences in the anthropometric data stated above, there have hardly been any studies in which isometric core strength in a seated position is quantitatively compared among athletes in different sports. This study aimed to analyse different sports in well-trained athletes using military competitive sports as an example with regard to possible differences in core strength. For this purpose, Parachuting (n=28), Military Pentathlon (n=34) and Ski Platoon (n=38) groups were compared with regard to isokinetic core strength using dynamometry in seated position. In addition to the comparison of anthropometry and isokinetic results with descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Welch-ANOVA were used to compare the means of absolute and weight-adjusted core strength. It was shown that the Ski Platoon group had significantly higher flexion peak torque values than the Military Pentathlon and Parachuting groups. Even when adjusted for weight, the values were significantly higher than those measured in the Military Pentathlon group but not significantly higher than those in the Parachuting group. For extension peak torque, it was found that the Military Pentathlon group had significantly lower values than the Ski Platoon group and, in the weight-adjusted analysis, significantly lower values than the Parachuters. Using the example of competitive military sports, this study was able to show that there are significant differences in isokinetic core strength even among professional competitive athletes.This knowledge should be used to carry out detailed quantitative analyses of core strength, even in well-trained professional athletes, to find applications for prevention or to coordinate compensating exercises.

Translated title of the contributionIsokinetic strength testing with different biomechanical demands on core strength: a comparison of military competitive athletes and soldiers with high occupational physical strain
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)140-149
Number of pages10
JournalSportverletzung Sportschaden : Organ der Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin.
Volume38
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2024

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