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- Title
Mobility and muscle strength in male former elite endurance and power athletes aged 66−91 years.
- Authors
Manderoos, S.; Wasenius, N.; Laine, M. K.; Kujala, U. M.; Mälkiä, E.; Kaprio, J.; Sarna, S.; Bäckmand, H. M.; Kettunen, J. A.; Heinonen, O. J.; Jula, A. M.; Aunola, S.; Eriksson, J. G.
- Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare mobility and muscle strength in male former elite endurance and power athletes aged 66−91 years ( n = 150; 50 men in both former elite athlete groups and in their control group). Agility, dynamic balance, walking speed, chair stand, self-rated balance confidence ( ABC-scale), jumping height, and handgrip strength were assessed. Former elite power athletes had better agility performance time than the controls (age- and body mass index, BMI-adjusted mean difference −3.6 s; 95% CI −6.3, −0.8). Adjustment for current leisure time physical activity ( LTPA) and prevalence of diseases made this difference non-significant ( P = 0.214). The subjects in the power sports group jumped higher than the men in the control group (age- and BMI-adjusted mean differences for vertical squat jump, VSJ 4.4 cm; 95% CI 2.0, 6.8; for countermovement jump, CMJ 4.0 cm; 95% CI 1.7, 6.4). Taking current LTPA and chronic diseases for adjusting process did not improve explorative power of the model. No significant differences between the groups were found in the performances evaluating dynamic balance, walking speed, chair stand, ABC-scale, or handgrip strength. In conclusion, power athletes among the aged former elite sportsmen had greater explosive force production in their lower extremities than the men in the control group.
- Subjects
AGING; ATHLETES; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE; CONFIDENCE intervals; ENDURANCE sports; POSTURAL balance; GRIP strength; JUMPING; MOTOR ability; MUSCLE strength; PROBABILITY theory; WALKING; WEIGHT lifting; BODY movement; ELITE athletes; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 11, p1283
- ISSN
0905-7188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/sms.12775