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. 2023 May 9;5:1130812. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1130812

Table 3.

Reliability and validity measures for upper limb and finger strength tests.

Upper limb and finger strength Measured variable Reliability Construct validity (correlation with self-reported climbing ability)
Dead hang (14, 15, 25, 27, 3134, 54, 6264, 8093) Finger iso. ME Inter-session: ICC = .13—>.99 (14, 8183), CV% = 18.0 (14), CV% = 23.4–29.9 (83), CV% = 12.8 (82) r =  -.26 –.87 (27, 62, 81, 83, 85, 87, 88); r = .90 –.93 (84)
Finger iso. inter. ME Inter-session: ICC = .97 (80); r = .86 (34)
Finger iso. MS inter-session: ICC = .93 –.99 (81, 82), CV% = 7.8 (82) r = .58 –.84 (81, 83)
Finger iso. ME/MS
Bent arm hang (3, 6, 14, 15, 30, 31, 46, 54, 63, 64, 82, 84, 9499) Upper limb + finger iso. SE/MS Inter-session: ICC = .89, CV% = 15.0 (14); r = .97 –.99 (15) r = .23—>.80 (15, 84, 94, 99)
r = .77 (6)+
Pull-up (3, 7, 14, 31, 33, 46, 53, 54, 83, 85, 87, 89, 94, 95, 97, 100106) Upper limb con. MS Inter-session: ICC = .84 –.99, CV% = 1.0–6.62 (100)
Upper limb ESE
Upper limb con.-ecc. ME Intra-session: ICC = .97, CV% = 14.0 (14)
Inter-session: ICC = .96 –.99 (14, 102), CV% = 14.0 (14)
r = .08 –.72 (83, 94)
Upper limb + finger con.-ecc. MSE
Upper limb + finger iso. MS
Upper limb iso. ES and Upper limb + finger MS Intra-session: ICC = .88 –.99, CV% = 9.1–12.9 (103) r = .61 –.77 (85)
Pinch a dynamometer (3, 6, 24, 94, 95, 97, 102, 107110) Pinch/pincer iso. MS Intra-session: r > .99 (108) r = .22 –.59 (94, 109, 110); r = .77 (6, 95); CCC = .99 (107)
r = .77 (6)+ (performance on multiple routes combined)
Grip a hand dynamometer (3, 4, 6, 24, 34, 38, 4547, 49, 56, 57, 61, 62, 65, 73, 75, 80, 8385, 9497, 99, 109, 111129) Hand iso. MS Intra-session: ICC≤.97 (4, 117), CV% = 3.2 (4)
Inter-session: ICC = .91 –.98 (80, 112)
Intra-rater: ICC = .88 (118)
r =  -.96 –.72 (24, 73, 94, 95, 99, 121, 123)
r = .77 (6)+; r = -.97—-.88 (24)+; r = .11 (121)+
Hand iso. ES
Hand iso. MS + ES Intra-session: ICC = .94 –.99, CV% = 3.79–22.96 (115)
Inter-session: ICC = .83 –.98, CV% = 4–6 (119)
Hand iso. ME r = .76 (6)+
Hand inter. iso. MSE Inter-session: ICC = .93, CV% = 3.2 (4) r =  -.60 (62)
Apply force on hold (2, 79, 14, 15, 24, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 47, 54, 90, 93, 96, 99, 101, 105, 106, 109, 110, 117, 122, 130155) Finger iso. ES + MS Intra-session: ICC = .21 –.99 (130, 140), CV% = 2.64–28.34 (140)
Inter-session: ICC = .40 –.94 (130); 0.60 < r < 0.80 (140)
r = .65-.76 (130)
Finger iso. (inter.) ME Intra-session (sus + inter): ICC = .85 –.92 (138)
Inter session (inter): ICC = .29–91 (130, 142), CV%<2.5 (142)
Sus: r =  -.26 –.72 (110, 138, 156); d = .44–1.47 (41); r = .76 (41)
Inter: r = —27 –.19 (156); d = .07 –.33 (41); r = .65 (41)
Finger iso. (inter.) MSE/CF Intra-session (sus): ICC = .85 –.92 (138)
Inter session (sus): ICC = .92 –.94 (130); (inter):.87 –.96 (132)
Sus: r = 80 –.82 (138, 156); r = .65–73 (130)
Inter: r = .60 (99); r = .51 –.78 (132)
Finger iso. (inter.) MS Inter-session (sus): ICC = .88 –.92 (96, 130, 144), CV% = 2.2 (96); r = .88 –.99 (136, 143)
Intra-session (sus): ICC = .97 –.98 (117); r = .88 –.95 (136, 138); Cronbach's alpha = .99 (110)
Sus: r =  -.96 –.81 (2, 24, 99, 110, 136, 138, 144, 156); r = .04 –.92 (41, 95, 130, 131, 134, 147)
r =  -.94—-.77 (24)+, r = .43 –.67 (131)+
Finger + wrist con.-ecc. MS r = .57 (133)
Power-slap test (4, 14, 31, 32, 53, 54, 112, 134, 157, 158) Upper limb con. ES Intra-session: ICC = .98, CV%<4.89 (157)
Inter-session: ICC = .95 –.98 (14, 112, 157, 158), CV%<4.89 (157), CV%=7.0 (14)
r = .69 –.73 (14, 157, 158)
Upper limb con. ESE
Medicine ball throw (31, 112) Upper limb ES Inter-session: ICC = .96 (112)
Elbow strength tests (159) Upper limb MS r = .51 –.63 (159)
Biceps strength test (95) Biceps MS r = .29 –.45 (95)
Shoulder strength test (6, 160) Shoulder con.-ecc. MS
Shoulder con. MS r = 0.77 (6)+
Push-ups (31) Upper limb ESE
Campus board performance (39, 53) Upper limb ESE
Arm jump test (161) Upper limb (ecc.)-con. ES
Bench press (4) Upper limb con. ES + MS
Pull down (63, 64) Upper limb con.-ecc. MSE
Traction test (139) Upper limb con. ES
Upper limb con.-ecc. ME

CF, critical force; MS, maximum strength; ME, muscular endurance; ES, explosive strength; MSE, maximum strength endurance; ESE, explosive strength endurance; iso., isometric; con., concentric; ecc., eccentric; sus, sustained contraction; inter, intermittent contraction; CV, coefficient of variation; +, criterion validity (correlation with climbing performance test scores).