Strength Motor Quality: Trends and Differences by Gender and Age among Urban Primary School Students

Autor: Tudor Stefan Gherghel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series IX Sciences of Human Kinetics, Vol 16(65), Iss 1, Pp 73-78 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2344-2026
DOI: 10.31926/but.shk.2023.16.65.1.9
Popis: This study aimed to assess whether gender and age influenced differences in some strength indices in female and male primary school students. A total of 105 primary school students were sampled, 46 girls and 59 boys. The muscle regions on which the tests were applied were: the lumbar region, lower limbs, upper limbs, and abdominal region. The tests performed on the subjects were in accordance with age-specific motor characteristics and the current school curriculum, they were as follows: torso raises from dorsal decubitus and torso raises from facial decubitus, squats, and push-ups. A significant difference was identified in the Push Up and Squats samples.
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