Table 4.
The correlation matrix between strength and speed tests with raw bioelectrical data from male track and field athletes' whole-body and regional BIVA approaches. Spearman's Rho correlations are reported in bold.
| Whole body BIVA |
Regional BIVA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/H | XC/H | PHA | LMI | R/H | XC/H | PHA | LMI | ||
| HORIZONTAL JUMP | Standing long jump | −0.61ç | −0.34§ | 0.74ç | 0.68ç | −0.53ç | −0.20 | 0.70ç | 0.70ç |
| Triple jump | −0.65ç | −0.41§ | 0.69ç | 0.67ç | −0.57ç | −0.25 | 0.64ç | 0.68ç | |
| SPRINT | 5m | 0.40ç | 0.28* | −0.45ç | −0.47ç | 0.33§ | 0.22 | −0.38§ | −0.40§ |
| 10m | 0.53ç | 0.37§ | −0.58ç | −0.61ç | 0.47ç | 0.27* | −0.51ç | −0.55ç | |
| 10m launched | 0.59ç | 0.34§ | −0.69ç | −0.69ç | 0.56ç | 0.19 | −0.66ç | −0.68ç | |
| SQUAT JUMP | Height | −0.59ç | −0.35§ | 0.71ç | 0.66ç | −0.54ç | −0.19 | 0.68ç | 0.68ç |
| Take off force | −0.66ç | −0.42ç | 0.75ç | 0.74ç | −0.61ç | −0.29* | 0.64ç | 0.73ç | |
| Landing force | −0.49ç | −0.46ç | 0.31* | 0.47ç | −0.40ç | −0.40§ | 0.20 | 0.37§ | |
| Maximum concentric power | −0.68ç | −0.49ç | 0.75ç | 0.75ç | −0.61ç | −0.35§ | 0.62ç | 0.73ç | |
| Average speed concentric phase | −0.01 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | −0.05 | −0.01 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Peak speed | −0.53ç | −0.33§ | 0.58ç | 0.58ç | −0.48ç | −0.19 | 0.57ç | 0.53ç | |
| Take-off speed | −0.52ç | −0.30* | 0.60ç | 0.59ç | −0.48ç | −0.17 | 0.58ç | 0.55ç | |
| COUNTER MOVEMENT JUMP | Height | −0.55ç | −0.31* | 0.69ç | 0.63ç | −0.52ç | −0.16 | 0.72ç | 0.68ç |
| Take off force | −0.58ç | −0.41ç | 0.69ç | 0.69ç | −0.53ç | −0.30* | 0.57ç | 0.62ç | |
| Landing force | −0.48ç | −0.41ç | 0.35* | 0.47ç | −0.47ç | −0.35§ | 0.29* | 0.46ç | |
| Maximum concentric power | −0.70ç | −0.49ç | 0.70ç | 0.76ç | −0.65ç | −0.35§ | 0.63ç | 0.73ç | |
| Average speed concentric phase | −0.45ç | −0.27* | 0.63ç | 0.59ç | −0.43ç | −0.12 | 0.64ç | 0.55ç | |
| Peak speed | −0.52ç | −0.31* | 0.60ç | 0.59ç | −0.47ç | −0.17 | 0.58ç | 0.59ç | |
| Take-off speed | −0.52ç | −0.31* | 0.65ç | 0.60ç | −0.47ç | −0.16 | 0.61ç | 0.64ç | |
| STIFFNESS TEST |
Height | −0.56ç | −0.39§ | 0.54ç | 0.59ç | −0.46ç | −0.21 | 0.52ç | 0.54ç |
| Take off force | −0.70ç | −0.54ç | 0.63ç | 0.78ç | −0.67ç | −0.42ç | 0.62ç | 0.77ç | |
| Landing force | −0.69ç | −0.51ç | 0.65ç | 0.77ç | −0.66ç | −0.40§ | 0.61ç | 0.76ç | |
| Maximum concentric power | −0.72ç | −0.56ç | 0.66ç | 0.80ç | −0.67ç | −0.41ç | 0.64ç | 0.78ç | |
| Average speed concentric phase | −0.55ç | −0.41ç | 0.53ç | 0.59ç | −0.46ç | −0.23 | 0.50ç | 0.54ç | |
| Peak speed | −0.58ç | −0.42ç | 0.57ç | 0.63ç | −0.48ç | −0.24 | 0.52ç | 0.57ç | |
| Take-off speed | −0.56ç | −0.41ç | 0.56ç | 0.61ç | −0.47ç | −0.23 | 0.52ç | 0.56ç | |
Significance: *, p < 0.05; §, p < 0.01; ç, p < 0.001.
BIVA: Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis; H: Height; LMI: Levi Muscle Index; PhA: Phase Angle; R: Resistance; Xc: Reactance.