Effects of wrist wraps on throwing distance in highly skilled shot put athletes
| Autor: | D. Tyler Guidry, A. Elizabeth Wanless, M. Jeanmarie Burke, J. Tiffany Patrick, M. David Bellar, W. Lawrence Judge, L. Donald Hoover |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Highly skilled biology Athletes Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Wrist biology.organism_classification Shot put Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Psychology Track and field athletics Beneficial effects Throwing |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 15:343-358 |
| ISSN: | 1474-8185 2474-8668 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/24748668.2015.11868797 |
| Popis: | Shot put throwing distances of 18 male Division I track and field athletes in the United States were compared among three wrist wrap conditions: 1) a large heavy wrist wrap, typically worn by athletes competing in the shot put event, 2) a small light wrist wrap and 3) no wrist wrap. The average and maximum throwing distances when the athletes were wearing the heavy wrist wrap (12.31 ± 1.699maximum; 11.92 ± 1.627average) were greater than when the athletes were not wearing a wrist wrap (12.05 ± 1.550maximum; 11.70 ± 1.457average). Performance increases exceeded criteria for the smallest worthwhile improvements in the shot put event, suggesting that heavy wrist wraps provide a competitive advantage. These results revealed previously undocumented, beneficial effects of taping and bracing on sports performance in the shot put throw. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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