Agreement in squat jump force-time characteristics between smith machine and free-weight squat jump force-time characteristics
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Publisher
National Strength and Conditioning Association / Wolters Kluwer
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
61844
Funders
Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Kotani, Y, Lake, J, Guppy, SN, Poon, W, Nosaka, K, and Haff, GG. Agreement in squat jump force-time characteristics between Smith machine and free-weight squat jump force-time characteristics. J Strength Cond Res 37(10): 1955-1962, 2023-The purpose of this study was to determine whether squat jump (SJ) force-velocity (FV) and load-velocity (LV) profiles created using free-weights agree with profiles created with a Smith machine. Fifteen resistance-trained male subjects (age = 26.4 ± 2.5 years; height = 1.75 ± 0.09 m; body mass = 82.6 ± 13.4 kg) participated in this study. All subjects completed 2 familiarization and 2 experimental sessions using both the Smith machine and free-weight SJs each separated by 48 hours. During the experimental trials, progressively loaded SJs were performed in a quasi-randomized block order with loads between 21 kg and 100% of the subject's body mass. Agreement between exercise mode was determined with a weighted least products regression analysis. No fixed or proportional bias was noted between exercise modes when using peak velocity (PV) and mean velocity (MV) to create an FV profile. There was no fixed and proportional bias present for the LV profile when the profile was created with PV. When the LV profile was calculated from MV, fixed and proportional bias were present, indicating that MVs were significantly different between exercise modes. In addition, the free-weight FV and LV profiles exhibited poor to good relative and good to poor absolute reliability. Furthermore, when created using the Smith machine, both profiles exhibited poor to moderate relative and absolute reliability. Based on these data, caution should be used when interpreting LV and FV profiles created with these 2 methods. Copyright © 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Association.
DOI
10.1519/JSC.0000000000004514
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Kotani, Y., Lake, J., Guppy, S. N., Poon, W., Nosaka, K., & Haff, G. G. (2023). Agreement in squat jump force-time characteristics between smith machine and free-weight squat jump force-time characteristics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(10), 1955-1962. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004514