Determining strength : a case for multiple methods of measurement
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Bestimmung der Kraft : ein Fall für mehrere Messmethoden |
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Autor: | Buckner, Samuel L.; Jessee, Matthew B.; Mattocks, Kevin T.; Mouser, J. Grant; Counts, Brittany R.; Dankel, Scott J.; Loenneke, Jeremy P. |
Erschienen in: | Sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 47 (2017), 2, S. 193-195, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0112-1642, 1179-2035 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s40279-016-0580-3 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201704002903 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Muscle strength is often measured through the performance of a one-repetition maximum (1RM). However, we that feel a true measurement of ‘strength’ remains elusive. For example, low-load alternatives to traditional resistance training result in muscle hypertrophic changes similar to those resulting from traditional high-load resistance training, with less robust changes observed with maximal strength measured by the 1RM. However, when strength is measured using a test to which both groups are ‘naive’, differences in strength become less apparent. We suggest that the 1RM is a specific skill, which will improve most when training incorporates its practice or when a lift is completed at a near-maximal load. Thus, if we only recognize increases in the 1RM as indicative of strength, we will overlook many effective and diverse alternatives to traditional high-load resistance training. We wish to suggest that multiple measurements of strength assessment be utilized in order to capture a more complete picture of the adaptation to resistance training.