Force-Velocity Profile of Competitive Kayakers: Evaluation of a Novel Single Kayak Stroke Test
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Materia
Paddling Canoeing Muscle mechanical capacities Reliability External validity
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2021-10-31Referencia bibliográfica
Petrovic, M... [et al.] (2021). Force-Velocity Profile of Competitive Kayakers: Evaluation of a Novel Single Kayak Stroke Test. Journal of Human Kinetics,80(1) 49-59. [https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0100]
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Ministry of Education, Science & Technological Development, Serbia 451-03-68/2020-14/200021 451-03-68/2020-14/200015; University of Granada under a post-doctoral grant (perfeccionamiento de doctores)Resumen
The assessment of the force-velocity (F-V) profile in athletes may have important applications for training
prescription, injury management, and fatigue monitoring. This study aimed to assess whether a novel single kayak
stroke test (SKST) is able to provide the F-V relationship variables (maximum force, maximum velocity and maximum
power) of competitive kayakers with acceptable reliability and external validity. Six female (age: 20.3 ± 3.7 years) and
eight male (age: 20.8 ± 2.4 years) elite kayakers performed the SKST, bench press, bench pull, and short Wingate kayak
test. The individual F-V relationships were highly linear [median r (range): left stroke = 0.986 (0.897 - 0.998); right
stroke = 0.987 (0.971 - 0.999)]. The reliability of the F-V relationship parameters obtained during the SKST was high
(within-session: CV ≤ 4.48% and ICC ≥ 0.93; between-session: CV ≤ 8.06% and ICC ≥ 0.65). The validity of the F-V
relationship parameters obtained during the SKST was generally very high for maximum power (r range = 0.825 -
0.975), high for maximum force during both the bench press and the bench pull (r range = 0.751 - 0.831), and high or
moderate for maximal velocity during the bench pull (r = 0.770 - 0.829) and the bench press (r = 0.355 - 0.471),
respectively. The SKST can be considered a feasible procedure for testing the maximal upper-body muscle mechanical
capacities of kayakers.