Laterality of Hand Grip and Elbow Flexion Power in Right Hand–Dominant Individuals
- 1 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Human Kinetics in International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
- Vol. 4 (3), 355-366
- https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.4.3.355
Abstract
Purpose:This study aimed to compare the laterality, and its gender difference, of hand grip and elbow flexion power according to load in right hand–dominant individuals.Results:The subjects were 15 healthy young males (age 22.1 ± 0.7 y, height 171.3 ± 3.4 cm, mass 64.5 ± 4.1 kg) and 15 healthy young females (age 22.4 ± 1.0 y, height 161.1 ± 3.0 cm, mass 55.4 ± 4.6 kg). Isotonic peak power was measured with 6 different loads ranging from 20% to 70% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) for grip and elbow flexion movements.Results:The peak power was significantly larger in males than in females in both movements (ratio, males:females was 58.1:49.4%). The dominant right hand had larger peak power in all loads for hand grip power (ratio, dominant:nondominant was 83.6:71.1%) and in loads of 20% to 50% MVC for elbow flexion power (88.7:85.7%) in both genders, confirming laterality in both movements. The peak power ratio of the dominant right hand to the nondomi-nant left hand was significantly larger in hand grip than in elbow flexion for all loads in females.Conclusion:Even though laterality was confirmed in both grip and elbow flexion, gender difference is more marked in hand grip.Keywords
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