Affiliations: [a] Exercise and Sports Science Program, The University of
Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA. Tel.: +1 918 631 2924; Fax: +1
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Abstract: To examine the anthropometry-performance relationship from
high-speed elbow flexor resistive exercise, subjects (n=73) made three laboratory visits spaced approximately one week apart. Per
subject six anthropometric variables were collected: height, mass, body mass
index, as well as total, upper and lower arm lengths. Workouts entailed two
60-second sets of elbow flexor (curling) repetitions; mean acceleration and
mean torque were measures and averaged from each set. With each of those
measurements as criterion variables, multivariate regression utilized the six
anthropometric indices to act as predictors of the performance-related
variance. Per multivariate analysis, current results failed to demonstrate a
significant (P > 0.05) anthropometric-performance
relationship. While prior work noted strong relationships, the lack of current
study statistical significance may be a function of multiple factors that could
include heterogeneity of our sample and the inherent variability seen with
high-speed resistive exercise.
