The seated medicine ball throw as a test of upper body power in older adults.

Practitioners training the older adult may benefit from a low-cost, easy-to-administer field test of upper body power. This study evaluated validity and reliability of the seated medicine ball throw (SMBT) in older adults. Subjects (n = 33; age 72.

Effect of functional isometric squats on vertical jump in trained and untrained men.

Functional isometrics (FIs) combine dynamic and isometric muscle actions and may hyperstimulate the nervous system leading to an enhanced postactivation potentiation (PAP) and improved subsequent performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of an FI squat on the countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ) in resistance trained and untrained men. Thirteen trained men (age: 22.

Physiological and psychophysical comparison between a lifting task with identical weight but different coupling factors.

The objective of the revised NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) lifting equation is to prevent or reduce lifting-related injuries. The coupling component of the equation relates to quality of the grip (i.e.