The purpose of this study was of two-fold： firstly to estimate the handgfip strength oflndian inter-university handball players and, secondly to search the correlations of it with selected anthropometric variables an...The purpose of this study was of two-fold： firstly to estimate the handgfip strength oflndian inter-university handball players and, secondly to search the correlations of it with selected anthropometric variables and flexibility measure. To serve this purpose, a total of eight anthropometric variables, such as height, weight, body mass index, upper arm length, forearm length, total arm length, hand length and hand breadth, flexibility measure such as, sit and reach test, and right and left handgrip strength were measured on purposely selected 150 Indian inter-university handball players aged 18-25 years collected from the inter-university competition held in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India during September, 2013. An adequate number of controls （n = 102） were also taken from the same place for comparisons. The results showed statistically significant between-group differences （P 〈 0.006-0.001） among the male and female handball players and controls in all the variables studied. Statistically significant positive correlations （P _〈 0.023-0.001） of both right and left handgrip strength were found with all the variables studied, except BMI, in Indian inter-university handball players. In conclusion, it may be stated that handgrip strength may be used as one of the indicating factors for physical strength as well as the flexibility measure of the handball players.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this study was of two-fold： firstly to estimate the handgfip strength oflndian inter-university handball players and, secondly to search the correlations of it with selected anthropometric variables and flexibility measure. To serve this purpose, a total of eight anthropometric variables, such as height, weight, body mass index, upper arm length, forearm length, total arm length, hand length and hand breadth, flexibility measure such as, sit and reach test, and right and left handgrip strength were measured on purposely selected 150 Indian inter-university handball players aged 18-25 years collected from the inter-university competition held in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India during September, 2013. An adequate number of controls （n = 102） were also taken from the same place for comparisons. The results showed statistically significant between-group differences （P 〈 0.006-0.001） among the male and female handball players and controls in all the variables studied. Statistically significant positive correlations （P _〈 0.023-0.001） of both right and left handgrip strength were found with all the variables studied, except BMI, in Indian inter-university handball players. In conclusion, it may be stated that handgrip strength may be used as one of the indicating factors for physical strength as well as the flexibility measure of the handball players.
