Upper-body strength measures and pop-up performance of stronger and weaker surfers
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
ISSN
1533-4287
PubMed ID
29239996
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences / Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research
RAS ID
26621
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of the isometric push-up (IPU), dynamic push-up (DPU), and force plate pop-up (FP POP) as measures of upper-body isometric and dynamic strength qualities in surfing athletes. Furthermore, the study aimed to compare pop-up performance between stronger and weaker surfers. Eighteen female (n=9) and male (n=9) surfers (age=28.1±6.4 yrs, mass=69.6±10.4 kg, height=172.5±6.7 cm) completed a battery of upper-body strength assessments, of which exhibited high between-day reliability: (IPU, (CV%=4.7, ICC=0.96), DPU (CV%=5.0, ICC=0.90), FP POP (CV%=4.4, ICC=0.90). Participants were subsequently split into stronger (n=9) and weaker (n=9) surfers based on normalized peak force (PF) attained in the IPU. Pop-up performance was measured both in the water and during the FP POP, and was referred to as time to pop (TTP). Significant between group differences were observed for normalized PF during IPU (d=1.59, p
DOI
10.1519/JSC.0000000000002377
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Parsonage, J., Secomb, J., Sheppard, J., Ferrier, B., Dowse, R., & Nimphius, S. (2020). Upper-body strength measures and pop-up performance of stronger and weaker surfers. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(10), 2982-2989. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002377