Mean muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and power output characteristics of the sample (n=44)
| Men (n=24) | Women (n=20) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | |
| *Significantly different from women (p<0.05). | ||||||
| ft lbs/kg BW, foot pounds per kilogram of body weight; W/kg BW, Watts per kilogram of body weight; kg/kg BW, kilograms of force per kilogram of body weight. | ||||||
| Knee extension (ft lbs/kg BW) | 2.09* | 0.24 | 1.37–2.59 | 1.72 | 0.27 | 0.95–2.13 |
| Knee flexion (ft lbs/kg BW) | 1.40* | 0.20 | 1.09–1.89 | 1.20 | 0.28 | 0.79–2.10 |
| Shoulder extension (ft lbs/kg BW) | 1.30* | 0.22 | 0.86–1.75 | 0.91 | 0.13 | 0.69–1.11 |
| Bent arm hang time (seconds) | 51.80* | 14.62 | 19.0–90.0 | 25.05 | 14.41 | 3.00–56.60 |
| Grip strength (kg/kg BW) | 0.65* | 0.14 | 0.39–0.95 | 0.49 | 0.10 | 0.35–0.65 |
| Pincer strength (kg/kg BW) | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.10–0.21 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06–0.16 |
| Grip endurance (seconds) | 79.69 | 37.17 | 19.50–174.0 | 79.78 | 29.82 | 34.00–174.00 |
| Hip flexion (degrees) | 137.2 | 15.9 | 100.0–165.0 | 142.3 | 13.3 | 104.0–165.0 |
| Hip abduction (degrees) | 89.4 | 20.2 | 62.0–133.0 | 92.0 | 21.2 | 63.0–140.0 |
| Shoulder flexion (degrees) | 180.8 | 17.8 | 135.0–208.0 | 185.7 | 15.8 | 152.0–210.0 |
| Shoulder abduction (degrees) | 146.8* | 35.2 | 74.0–195.0 | 170.9 | 17.6 | 145.0–199.0 |
| Wingate lower body peak (W) | 1230.71* | 229.44 | 575.0–1620.0 | 728.85 | 115.57 | 468.0–929.0 |
| Wingate lower body peak (W/kg BW) | 16.87* | 1.56 | 13.84–19.80 | 12.15 | 1.57 | 8.24–14.90 |
| Wingate lower body mean (W) | 639.04* | 103.0 | 361.0–873.0 | 407.1 | 50.0 | 319.0–524.0 |
| Wingate lower body decline (%) | 64.58 | 7.11 | 49.0–75.0 | 59.4 | 12.09 | 19.0–77.0 |
| Wingate upper body peak (W) | 494.42* | 120.87 | 199.0–766.0 | 289.0 | 45.11 | 207.0–389.0 |
| Wingate upper body peak (W/kg BW) | 6.80* | 0.85 | 4.96–8.20 | 4.80 | 0.60 | 3.38–5.80 |
| Wingate upper body mean (W) | 328.37* | 61.92 | 158.0–420.0 | 194.25 | 23.55 | 128.0–134.0 |
| Wingate upper body decline (%) | 54.96 | 9.39 | 37.0–77.0 | 53.0 | 11.44 | 10.0–64.0 |