Elbow position affects handgrip strength in adolescents: Validity and reliability of jamar, dynex, and TKK dynamometers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 272-277

  España Romero, Vanesa ^a,b   Ortega, Francisco B ^a,b   Vicente Rodríguez, Germán ^c   Artero, Enrique G ^a   Rey, J Pablo ^c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bland and Altman; Hand; Muscular fitness; Physical fitness; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; DYNAMOMETER; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77949445944     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b296a5     Document Type: Article

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