Trends in muscular fitness performance among 9-12-year-olds: implications for monitoring and test selection

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Result on the web

<a href="https://sportpedagogy.org.ua/index.php/ppcs/article/view/2290" target="_blank" >https://sportpedagogy.org.ua/index.php/ppcs/article/view/2290</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2023.0407" target="_blank" >10.15561/26649837.2023.0407</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Trends in muscular fitness performance among 9-12-year-olds: implications for monitoring and test selection

Original language description

Long-term trends in muscular fitness show a gradual decline, which has become even more intense due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Declines in muscular fitness are associated with deteriorated health and well-being parameters. It is crucial to monitor this decline and appropriate tests need to be selected and interpreted correctly. The aim of this research was to apply muscle fitness tests and compare the development of performance between 9 and 12-year-olds and, at the same time, to compare performance differences between boys and girls.225 girls and 259 boys aged 9 to 12 years (11.1 ± 0.9) took part in the studies. Seven tests were selected to assess muscular fitness: bent-arm hang (BAH), push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad jump (SBJ), medicine ball throw (MBT), handgrip dynamometry (handgrip), and pulling back-leg dynamometry (back-leg).The results showed that the development curves of muscle tests are incomparable. A linear increase was recorded for the MBT test. The handgrip, back-leg, and MBT tests have similar development although they do not test the same type of force. A very different trend (stagnation, decline) was found for the BAH and push-up tests. Girls and boys showed a comparable trend in all tests, however, boys always had higher absolute performances.Our data are intended to contribute to the expert discussion on the choice of muscular fitness tests. Based on these results, the selection of multiple tests may be recommended for optimal assessment of muscular fitness. In future research, it would be advisable to follow up by testing a larger cohort.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports

ISSN

2664-9837

e-ISSN

2664-9837

Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

UA - UKRAINE

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

312-320

UT code for WoS article

001072780200007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85171271071