Table 3.
Absolute mean differences between lift types
| Hand load (kg) | FW–WS |
FW–FS |
WS–FS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | Cumulative load | Peak | Cumulative load | Peak | Cumulative load | ||
| BCF | 2.25 | 72.7%* | 69.7%* | 5.30% | 20.1%† | 68.0%* | 86.8%* |
| BCF | 9 | 50.6%* | 55.8%* | 4.6%† | 28.1%† | 46.3%* | 80.7%* |
| SM | 2.25 | 29.8%* | 85.6%* | 27.7%* | 95.1%* | 2.20% | 11.90% |
| SM | 9 | 25.7%* | 74.1%* | 23.8%* | 96.0%* | 1.90% | 26.60% |
*Significant difference (p < 0.001).
†Significant difference (p < 0.01).
BCF, back compressive force; FS, floor to shoulder; FW, floor to waist; SM, shoulder moment; WS, waist to shoulder.