The Relationship Between Unilateral And Bilateral Lower Body Strength And Power

Download or read book The Relationship Between Unilateral and Bilateral Lower Body Strength and Power written by Olivia H. Indorf and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The bilateral squat is traditionally chosen as a main lower body exercise in strength and conditioning programs, with unilateral lower body exercises being used as assistance exercises that generally receive less emphasis (McCurdy et al., 2005). Most sport skills, however, such as running, jumping, bounding, and changing direction, are performed unilaterally (Speirs et al., 2016). The purpose of the current study was to determine the relationship between unilateral and bilateral lower body strength and power. Twenty-two NCAA division III football players between the ages of 18-23 participated in the current study. Pearson product moment correlations were conducted to assess the relationship between front squat 1RM and peak power, split squat 1RM and peak power, and front squat 1RM and split squat 1RM. Significant positive linear relationships were found between peak power and front squat 1RM (r = .516, p = .014), peak power and split squat 1RM (r = .451, p = .035) and front squat 1RM and split squat 1RM (r = .778, p