Table 5.
Reliability of the strength measurements performed after the endurance protocol
| Type of strength measurement | Muscular group | Group or subgroup | Strength§ | ICC | SEM | MDC90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximal Isometric strength (kg) | Flexion | Whole group | 17.2 ± 5.6 | 0.94¶ | 1.4¶ | 3.3 |
| Low-standardized | 19.2 ± 3.8 | 0.75* | 2.1* | 5.0 | ||
| High-standardized | 15.8 ± 6.2 | 0.99*¶ | 0.6*¶ | 1.3 | ||
| External Rotation | Whole group | 17.7 ± 4.4 | 0.88¶ | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
| Low-standardized | 18.8 ± 4.3 | 0.75* | 2.2* | 5.2 | ||
| High-standardized | 16.9 ± 4.4 | 0.98*¶ | 0.9* | 2.2 | ||
| Isokinetic mean peak torque (Nm) | External Rotation | Whole group | 21.4 ± 8.8 | 0.84¶ | 3.4 | 7.9 |
| Low-standardized | 21.5 ± 10.4 | 0.72* | 4.8* | 11.2 | ||
| High-standardized | 21.3 ± 7.8 | 0.97*¶ | 1.9* | 4.3 | ||
| Internal Rotation | Whole group | 29.3 ± 11.6 | 0.86¶ | 4.4 | 10.3 | |
| Low-standardized | 26.2 ± 10.7 | 0.69* | 6.2* | 14.4 | ||
| High-standardized | 31.4 ± 12.0 | 0.97*¶ | 2.5* | 5.9 |
Abbreviations: ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; SEM, standard errors of measurement; MDC, minimal detectable change.
§From session 1, Mean ± 1 standard deviation
* Significant differences between the standardized and the non-standardized subgroups.
¶ Significant differences between the whole group and the standardized subgroups.