An Evaluation of the Nottingham Power Rig

Greig, CA; Grieve, D.W.; Sacco, Paul; Young, Alexandra L.

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“…Explosive power was measured with a slightly modified version 20 of the Nottingham Power Rig, 21 as reported previously 1 . This method for power measurement allows the subject to remain seated and avoids impacts or excessive postural demands.…”

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Effects of Resistance Training on Strength, Power, and Selected Functional Abilities of Women Aged 75 and Older

Skelton

Young

Greig

et al. 1995

J American Geriatrics Society

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Resistance Training on Strength, Power, and Selected Functional Abilities of Women Aged 75 and Older

Skelton

Young

Greig

et al. 1995

J American Geriatrics Society

391

231

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Exercise Studies with Elderly Volunteers

et al. 1994

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The practicalities of conducting exercise studies with elderly and very elderly people have not been well described. In order to help others plan and perform such studies we describe our experience of recruiting volunteers, applying selection criteria, measuring strength, power, cardiorespiratory responses, and potentially related functional abilities. Exclusion criteria are offered, for safety and to characterize subjects as free of disease which might alter their exercise performance. International agreement on these, or similar, criteria would be valuable. The budget must be adequate for prolonged recruitment before a study and for the liberal use of taxis during it. With healthy subjects in their seventies, the coefficients of variation (CV) for repeated measurements of strength and power were: handgrip 3%, isometric knee extension 6%, isometric elbow flexion 6%, and lower limb extensor power 9%. CV for isometric knee extension by healthy subjects in their eighties was 4%. Treadmill ergometry is more time-consuming than with younger subjects. During progressive treadmill tests, the heart rate interpolated to oxygen consumptions of 10 and 15 ml.kg-1.min-1 had CV = 4% and 7%, respectively.

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Strength, Power and Related Functional Ability of Healthy People Aged 65–89 Years

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This cross-sectional study was designed to examine the effects of healthy ageing on muscle strength, power, and potentially related functional ability. Subjects were recruited through local and national newspapers and inclusion was based on strict health criteria, by questionnaire. Isometric knee extensor, isometric elbow flexor and handgrip strength, leg extensor power, timed rise from a low chair, lifting a weighted bag on to a surface, and stepping unaided on to boxes of different heights were measured in 50 men and 50 women, evenly distributed over the age range 65-89 years. The differences in isometric strength and leg extensor power over the age range were equivalent to 'losses' of 1-2% per annum and approximately 3 1/2% per annum, respectively. The decline of explosive power was faster than the decline of knee extensor strength in men (p = 0.0001), but not significantly so in women (p = 0.08). Power standardized for body weight influenced chair rise time and step height. Isometric knee extensor strength standardized for body weight influenced chair rise time.

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An Evaluation of the Nottingham Power Rig

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Effects of Resistance Training on Strength, Power, and Selected Functional Abilities of Women Aged 75 and Older

Effects of Resistance Training on Strength, Power, and Selected Functional Abilities of Women Aged 75 and Older

Exercise Studies with Elderly Volunteers

Strength, Power and Related Functional Ability of Healthy People Aged 65–89 Years

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