Importance of hand-grip strength as an indicator for predicting the results of competitions of young judokas

Abstract

BackgroundTheoptimumhand-gripstrengthduringajudomatchhasbecomeanimportantelementforjudoathletes.�The� aimofthisstudywastodeterminewhetherhand-gripstrengthisarelevantindicatorofpredictingtheresultsof� competitionsofyoungjudokas. �:� Onehundredtwojudokas� (71� maleand� 31� female)� agedbetween� 15� and� 19� yearsparticipantsoftheJunior� ChampionshipofGalicia�2008�(Spain)�tookpartinthisstudy.�Thehandgripstrengthwasmeasuredbydigitaldy- namometerinbothhands.�Allsubjectscompletequestionnairewithinformationabouttheirweightclass,�results� incompetition,�genderandlateraldominancehand. � Results:� Maleshowstatisticallysignificantdifferencesinfavorhigherweightclasses.�However,�thedifferencesinthefemale� divisionswerenotstatisticallysignificant.�Differencesinhandgripstrengthamongthedifferentpodiumplacements� achievedwasstatisticallydifferentinfemale�(p=0.001)�butnotinmale�(p=0.198) � Conclusions:� Theresultsindicatedthatgripstrengthisnotanextremelyrelevantfactortotakeintoaccountforthespecificprep- arationofacompetitorsincetheonlyrelationshipfoundbetweenbothparameterswasinthefemalecategory.

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