Experimental Study Measuring Power and Execution Speed in 44 Athletes in Push-up Exercise.

Power Clinical Trial

Official title:

Measuring Velocity and Power on Unstable Push-up: Differences Between Trained and Untrained Population.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04721496
• Other study ID #: Entrenamiento de potencia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 12, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 12, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigation of power and speed in relation to the increasing instability in a group of untrained athletes and a group of expert athletes. In this way, the effectiveness of unstable training for different types of athletes can be tested.

Our hypothesis is that as instability increases there is a gradual decrease in power and speed of execution, but not too relevant in the expert group.

Description:

Introduction

Strength training using devices that induce varying degrees of instability is widely practiced in numerous contexts and has been credited with benefits in prevention, rehabilitation and general health. Several studies have found a progressive decrease in power as the degree of instability increases. However, it is not known how mildly unstable situations are affected, nor are the differences between trained and untrained subjects.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of different degrees of instability on power and speed of execution in a push-up or arm-bottoms exercise, in trained and untrained subjects.

Method

Maximum power (MP) and mean power (BP), and maximum speed (MV) and mean propulsive speed (VA) of push-up were analyzed in 44 subjects, 24 untrained (176.38±5.35 cm, 76.38±6.85 kg, 2.5±1.5 months experience) and 20 trained (178.45±5.91 cm, 83.4±21.56 kg, 15.5±5.3 months experience), under six conditions of increasing instability: 1) stable, 2) device in suspension: rings, 3) monopodal, 4) device in suspension: TRX®, 5) with hands-on Bosu® and 6) with hands-on TRX® and feet on Bosu®.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: December 12, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 28, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 2 years of continuous strength training

• No injuries of any kind within the last year

• Perform a regular push-up exercise

• Having ever used an unstable device

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous injuries

• Never have used unstable devices

• Newcomers to strength training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Power

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Power and Speed
Analysis of the power and speed of execution in 6 conditions of increasing instability Situation 1 is stable and basic execution. Condition 6 is the most unstable. The participants performed 2 series of 3 repetitions in each of the situations. All the exercises were executed on the same day.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Facultad Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Power	Analysis of the power exercised in the execution of each exercise It was measured with a linear encoder.	1 month
Primary	Execution Speed	Analysis of the speed exercised in the execution of each exercise It was measured with a linear encoder.	1 month