Age-Related Differences in Peak Handgrip Strength Between Wrestlers and Nonathletes During the Developmental Years

Gerodimos, Vassilis; Karatrantou, Konstantina; Δίπλα, Κωνσταντίνα; Zafeiridis, Andreas; Tsiakaras, Nikos; Sotiriadis, Sotiris

doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e318257812e

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“…During adolescence, testosterone, growth hormone and insulin growth factors result in skeletal muscle growth. Physical activity stimulates mechanisms affecting whole body growth . Thus, physical activity is a determinant of the value of peak fat‐free mass reached in early adulthood.…”

Section: Physical Activity and Body Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in physical activity over the lifespan: impact on body composition and sarcopenic obesity

Westerterp

2018

Obesity Reviews

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Physical activity and body composition show a typical pattern over the lifecycle. Fat-free mass and physical performance generally peak in early adulthood. Here, evidence for a relation between physical activity changes over the life span and the development of sarcopenic obesity is presented. Activity-induced energy expenditure increases with body size and physical activity during growth. The physical activity level, calculated by expressing total energy expenditure as a multiple of resting energy expenditure, gradually increases from early age to adulthood to decrease again in old age. Habitual physical activity has a significant effect on growth of fat-free mass during adolescence and thus on peak fat-free mass and physical performance in early adulthood. Older subjects have a lower fat-free mass and lower physical activity levels but there is no association, suggesting physical activity does not protect against loss of lean body mass at higher age. Prevention of sarcopenic obesity starts with a physically active lifestyle to develop a healthy peak fat-free mass and subsequent prevention of excess fat gain. The change from a physically active to a more sedentary routine in later life requires restriction of energy intake to maintain energy balance.

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Section: Physical Activity and Body Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in physical activity over the lifespan: impact on body composition and sarcopenic obesity

Westerterp

2018

Obesity Reviews

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“…28 Studies of Gerodimos et al showed that a high correlation between handgrip strength and body height during the developmental years in wrestlers. 29 Because of that body height is directly related to the lean body mass, it was correlated with handgrip strength in our findings. 27 This association is probably due to the fact that the height is included in the denominator of the lean body mass formula.…”

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Demographic and Anthropometric Factors Predicting the Grip Strength and Endurance in Adolescent Tennis Players

Hazar¹,

Eker²,

Yüksel³

2015

Turkiye Klinikleri J Sports Sci

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24andgrip strength can be defined as the muscular strength and force that strength athletes can generate with their hands. Handgrip is an important component of the strength for some sports such as, rock climbing, tennis, volleyball and baseball. [1][2][3][4] Grip strength has often been used Demographic and Anthropometric FactorsPredicting the Grip Strength and Endurance in Adolescent Tennis Players ABS TRACT Objective: Grip strength and endurance is an important indicator of performance in tennis sport. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic and anthropometric predictors of handgrip strength and endurance in adolescent tennis players. Material and Methods: Ninety-eight tennis players (62 boys-36 girls, age: 12.27±1.85 years) who had more than 1 year of playing tennis participated in the study. Height and body weight were measured and body mass index (BMI kg/m2) was calculated. A computerised digital handgrip analyser was used to measure the maximal grip strength and endurance. Data were analysed using a stepwise forward multiple regression analysis. Results: Means of the maximum grip strength and endurance were measured as 19.8 kg (95% CI: 18.5 to 21.1) and 22.5 kg (95% CI: 20.9 to 24.1), respectively. Analysis of the data revealed that height was the primary independent correlate of grip strength, explaining 44% of the total variance in dominant handgrip strength (R²=0.44, p<0.01). Forty-eight percent of the total variance in dominant handgrip endurance was explained by body weight (R²=0.48, p<0.01). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that cofactors such as gender, age, height, body weight and BMI provided a highly accurate prediction of grip strength and endurance. This study can be used in a practical application in sports anthropometry for the selection of talents in tennis.

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“…Gerodimos et al (2013) reported that handgrip strength was similar in wrestlers and controls in the younger age groups (i.e., in children and young adolescents). The period of 15-to 19-years-old corresponds to the second growth period in males (Shelley & Peter, 2005).…”

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Effect of Sports Club Activities on the Physique and Physical Fitness of Young Japanese Males

Noguchi

Demura²,

Shimada³

et al. 2013

WJE

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This study compared the growth and development of the physique and physical fitness of young Japanese males who belong to sports clubs and those who did not based on longitudinal data obtained over four years. Physique and physical fitness tests were administered to 253 healthy male technical college students four times from the 9 to 12 grade. Subjects were divided into two groups: those who did not belong to an extra-curricular sports club (control group: CG, n = 126), and those who belonged to sports clubs (exercise group: EG, n = 127). Sit-ups, side-stepping, 20 m shuttle run, 50 m run and handball throwing tests and a total score were superior in the EG compared to the CG. Differences between the two groups in body mass, Rohrer's index, six physical fitness tests (except for a handgrip and 50 m run), and the total score increased with grade. The CG was inferior in overall physical fitness to the EG, especially in whole body endurance. It is highly possible that sports club activities significantly and positively affect the growth and development young males during the growth period under 19-years-old and that inactivity inhibits the development of whole body endurance.

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Age-Related Differences in Peak Handgrip Strength Between Wrestlers and Nonathletes During the Developmental Years

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Changes in physical activity over the lifespan: impact on body composition and sarcopenic obesity

Changes in physical activity over the lifespan: impact on body composition and sarcopenic obesity

Demographic and Anthropometric Factors Predicting the Grip Strength and Endurance in Adolescent Tennis Players

Effect of Sports Club Activities on the Physique and Physical Fitness of Young Japanese Males

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