Metric Stability of One Month Handgrip Maximal and Explosive Isometric Strength Measured by Classic and Impulse Contractions

Vukadinović, Nevena; Šmrkić, Marko; Stefanović, Života; Ilić, Vladimir; Nikolić, David; Zlatović, Igor; Dopsaj, Milivoj

doi:10.2478/msr-2024-0026

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the metric stability of the one-month handgrip test (HGT) in order to define the contractile characteristics of the biological variation of maximal isometric strength (F_max) and maximal isometric rate of force development (RFD_max) of the handgrip in two different testing regimes (classic and impulse). The study was conducted with a total of 16 participants (11 men and 5 women). Testing was performed using an isometric handgrip probe with a standardized test protocol and equipment sports medical solutions (SMS). The results of F_max showed a low relative standard error of the mean (RS = 1.33 %), a high value of inter-class correlation (ICC = 0.996), and no statistically significant change in trend (p > 0.05) during the testing period. Therefore, can conclude that the HGT procedure in classic mode can be used as a stable parameter in a human subject sample. However, the RFD_max results showed a low RS (2.13 %) and a high ICC value (0.996), but a statistically significant change of trend (p < 0.05) during the measurement period. The regression constant (RCO) trend was 42.629 N/s, which can be attributed to learning or to the adaptive effects of the test procedure, which triggered similar adaptation processes as the training. In general, it can be concluded that the handgrip can be used to sensitively measure the effects of different long-term health improvements, or the effects of different medical/health exercises, rehabilitation programs, effects of medication applications, or dietary supplements for F_max. However, further research should be conducted for the RFD_max considering the metric stability parameters.

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Metric Stability of One Month Handgrip Maximal and Explosive Isometric Strength Measured by Classic and Impulse Contractions

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