Correlations of Handgrip Strength and some Anthropometric Variables in Indian Inter-University Female Handball Players

Kaur, Satinder; Sandhu, Jaspal Singh

doi:10.2478/v10237-011-0054-3

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“…Atabek (2014) detected the average DHGS of female handball players whose age mean was 19 ± 2.18 as 32.22±3.93 kg and Koley et., al. (2011) found the average right/left hand grip strength of female handball players (n=101) whose age mean was 20.52 ± 1.40 as 30.01 ± 3.86 kg and 26.80 ± 3.69 kg.…”

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2D: 4D, Lateralization and Strength in Handball Players

Eler¹,

Eler²

2018

JETS

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Lateralization, which is also known as hand preference, and 2D:4D finger ratio is a sign of prenatal testosterone and known to be associated with strength. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between 2D: 4D, lateralization and hand grip strength in relation to hand and forearm that are thought to be effective in handball in elite handball players. 67 female and 67 male elite players participated in this study. The height, weight, body-mass index and hand preference of these athletes have been identified and 2D: 4D finger measurements and hand grip strength tests were performed. When identifying the preferences regarding lateralization, the hand distribution preference was determined by the Oldfield questionnaire and evaluated using the Geschwind score. After photocopy images of the two hands of the athletes were taken, their finger lengths were measured Hand grip strength was determined by a Jamar hydraulic dynamometer. Strong correlation was found especially between 2D: 4D and dominant hand grip strength in male and female elite handball players. The ratio of left-handedness due to the positions of players during the game among male and female athletes has been found to be higher than that of the general population. With regard to gender, 2D: 4D was found to be lower in males than females but hand grip was found to be higher in males than females. Besides, a significant correlation between height and BMI with 2D:4D, sport age, height, body weight and hand grip strength was found. This study emphasizes the importance of 2D: 4D, handgrip strength and hand preference in handball.

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2D: 4D, Lateralization and Strength in Handball Players

Eler¹,

Eler²

2018

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“…Such type of correlations of handgrip strength with anthropometric variables and performance tests were also reported in other sports too [18][19][20][21]. In fact, all the hand and arm muscles are responsible for the generation of handgrip force and, the hand and arm anthropometry has a close affinity to handgrip strength [32].…”

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Correlations of Handgrip Strength with Selected Anthropometric Variables and Flexibility Measure in Indian Inter-university Handball Players

Aanchal¹

2016

JSS

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Abstract:The purpose of this study was of two-fold: firstly to estimate the handgrip strength of Indian inter-university handball players and, secondly to search the correlations of it with selected anthropometric variables and flexibility measure. To serve this purpose, a total of eight anthropometric variables, such as height, weight, body mass index, upper arm length, forearm length, total arm length, hand length and hand breadth, flexibility measure such as, sit and reach test, and right and left handgrip strength were measured on purposely selected 150 Indian inter-university handball players aged 18-25 years collected from the inter-university competition held in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India during September, 2013. An adequate number of controls (n = 102) were also taken from the same place for comparisons. The results showed statistically significant between-group differences (P ≤ 0.006-0.001) among the male and female handball players and controls in all the variables studied. Statistically significant positive correlations (P ≤ 0.023-0.001) of both right and left handgrip strength were found with all the variables studied, except BMI, in Indian inter-university handball players. In conclusion, it may be stated that handgrip strength may be used as one of the indicating factors for physical strength as well as the flexibility measure of the handball players.

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“…Handgrip is a physiological variant influenced by a number of factors such as age, sex and body size (Koley et al, 2011). Handgrip strength was significantly higher in the elite swimmers than in controls for 50-and 100-m Freestyle events, thereby, suggesting that a better ability to perform short races is an important parameter to determine (Geladas et al, 2005).…”

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“…The test was conducted for both the dominant and non-dominant hand, in standing, with shoulder adducted and neutrally rotated, the wrist, and the elbow in full extension. The dynamometer was held freely without support, not touching the subject's trunk (Koley et al, 2011). Three trials were allowed with sufficient recovery period and the highest score was recorded in kilograms (kg) as peak grip strength.…”

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Investigating the Anthropometric Variables and Bio-Motoric Properties in Male and Female Swimmers

Dokumacı¹

2017

IntJSCS

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the anthropometric features, and some biomotoric properties in young male and female swimmers. Furthermore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between anthropometric and bio-motoric variables considering the gender differences. Eighteen male and seventeen female amateur swimmers (mean age = 13.4 ± 2.9 and 12.7 ± 2.2 years respectively) volunteered to participate in this study. All swimmers were member of the same team who had trained at least for 3 days in a week. The anthropometric features were evaluated by height, weight, skinfold thicknesses (triceps, biceps, pectoral chest, midaxillary, abdominal, subscapular, midthigh, suprailium, supraspinale, and calf skinfold thicknesses), breadth, and girth measurements, and body fat. The bio-motoric variables were limited with flexibility, squat jump (SJ), counter movement jump (CMJ), and handgrip strength. The results showed that there was no significant differences between groups for age, height, weight, skinfold thicknesses and ∑8 skinfolds (p>0.05). However, there was a significant difference between groups for body fat (p<0.01), humerus and femur breadth values (p<0.01), and for waist girth values (p<0.05). There was significant differences between male and female swimmers for investigated bio-motoric properties. The results showed that the SJ and CMJ values were significantly related with height, weight, breadth, and girth measurements (p<0.01) in male swimmers. On the other hand, no such relationship was found in female swimmers. In conclusion, present study indicated that there were significant differences between genders, with favor results for male swimmers. The determination of anthropometric properties may help the trainers to predict and follow the swimmers' performance.

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Correlations of Handgrip Strength and some Anthropometric Variables in Indian Inter-University Female Handball Players

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

2D: 4D, Lateralization and Strength in Handball Players

2D: 4D, Lateralization and Strength in Handball Players

Correlations of Handgrip Strength with Selected Anthropometric Variables and Flexibility Measure in Indian Inter-university Handball Players

Investigating the Anthropometric Variables and Bio-Motoric Properties in Male and Female Swimmers

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