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Test–retest reliability of the power push-up test in adolescent swimmers: force plate-derived parameters’ reliability of power push-up test in adolescent swimmers

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Abstract

Purpose

The power push-up test can reveal significant differences in evaluating upper extremity strength. The aim of this study was to investigate the test–retest reliability of the parameters produced from the force platform of the power push-up test in young swimmers.

Methods

A total of 35 swimmers (age: 15.8 ± 2.6 years) participated in this study. Flight time (FT), peak force (PF), mean force (MF), rate of force development (RFD), and impulse were analyzed from the force platform.

Results

There was no difference between the two measurements for all parameters (p > 0.05). Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and coefficient of variation (CV %) showed that some parameters from the force platform were highly reliable (ICC: RFD (0.94) FT, (0.96), PF (0.98), MF (0.97), impulse (0.97), CV%: RFD (50%), FT (20%), PF (17%), MF (18%), impulse (25%).

Conclusion

The results of this study showed that the parameters obtained from the power push-up test performed on the force platform are a reliable tool for swimmers and can be used by practitioners by carefully interpreting them.

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available, but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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  1. Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ferhat Öztürk PhD, Aykut Özçadırcı M.Sc. & Gizem İrem Kınıklı Assoc. Prof.

  2. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Evrim Ünver PhD & Şükrü Alpan Cinemre Assoc. Prof.

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All authors contributed to the study's conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by F.Ö., E.Ü., and A.Ö. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Ş.A.C., G.İ.K., and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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The study was approved by Hacettepe University Non-Invasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee (GO 21/1151).

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Öztürk, F., Ünver, E., Özçadırcı, A. et al. Test–retest reliability of the power push-up test in adolescent swimmers: force plate-derived parameters’ reliability of power push-up test in adolescent swimmers. Sport Sci Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-023-01144-x

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