Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Force Accuracy and Steadiness Changes after a 12-Week Strength Training Program in Young Healthy Men
Autor: | Michał Kuczyński, Rafał Szafraniec, Tadeusz Stefaniak, Dariusz Harmaciński |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) Strength training General Mathematics media_common.quotation_subject Asymmetry Lower limb Constant error force reproduction Force matching Physical medicine and rehabilitation Computer Science (miscellaneous) medicine QA1-939 Pre and post media_common lower extremities business.industry force matching task Resistance training force errors Chemistry (miscellaneous) Right lower limb resistance training business force sense Mathematics |
Zdroj: | Symmetry, Vol 13, Iss 2226, p 2226 (2021) Symmetry; Volume 13; Issue 11; Pages: 2226 |
ISSN: | 2073-8994 |
Popis: | The study aimed to investigate the impact of a 12-week strength training program on force accuracy and steadiness changes in lower limbs in young healthy men. Twenty subjects with a dominant right lower limb were included. They performed a force matching task both pre and post strength training program. The ability to reproduce force was determined by calculating three errors: absolute error (AE), constant error (CE), and variable error (VE). After intervention AE and VE improved in both legs indicating higher improvement in the dominant leg (p = 0.032 for AE and p = 0.005 for VE). However, CE improved only in the dominant leg (p = 0.001). We conclude that strength training improved the accuracy and consistency of force in a force reproduction task. This improvement was more evident in the dominant lower limb. Most likely, the inter-limb asymmetry in changes of force application ability caused by strength training is due to the different mechanisms responsible for the control of voluntary movements in the dominant and non-dominant lower limb. |
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