Table 4.
Between session sensitivity for measurements of strength.
| All Sessions | S1–S2 | S1–S3 | S2–S3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEm (SEm%) | SWC | MD (MD%) | SEm (SEm%) | SWC | MD (MD%) | SEm (SEm%) | SWC | MD (MD%) | SEm (SEm%) | SWC | MD (MD%) | |
| Knee extension MVC (Nm) | ||||||||||||
| Avg | 9.6 (3.8%) | 17.7 | 26.7 (10.6%) | 9.8 (3.8%) | 18.2 | 27.0 (10.6%) | 13.4 (5.4%) | 17.4 | 37.2 (14.8%) | 12.2 (4.9%) | 17.9 | 33.7 (13.6%) |
| Hv | 15.6 (6%) | 18.3 | 43.1 (16.7%) | 14.5 (5.6%) | 18.5 | 40.3 (15.5%) | 17.0 (6.6%) | 18.0 | 47.0 (18.2%) | 15.8 (6.2%) | 18.7 | 43.8 (17.1%) |
| Handgrip MVC (kg) | ||||||||||||
| Avg | 1.2 (2.7%) | 2.4 | 3.4 (7.4%) | 0.8 (1.7%) | 2.3 | 2.2 (4.8%) | 1.8 (3.9%) | 2.5 | 5.0 (10.8%) | 1.7 (3.7%) | 2.5 | 4.8 (10.4%) |
| Hv | 1.8 (3.8%) | 2.5 | 5.1 (10.7%) | 1.1 (2.4%) | 2.4 | 3.1 (6.6%) | 2.0 (4.3%) | 2.6 | 5.7 (11.8%) | 2.2 (4.7%) | 2.5 | 6.2 (12.9%) |
Sensitivity tests (SEm, SWC and MD) for all measurements of strength (knee extension and handgrip MVC). Avg = average of all trials in a session; Hv: highest value in a session; S1 = session 1, S2 = session 2, S3 = session 3, SEm = standard error of measurement, SEm% = SEm as a percentage of the mean, SWC = smallest worthwhile change, MD = minimal difference, MD% = MD as a percentage of the mean.