title: Power production among different sports with similar maximum strength.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength, maximum power (MP), linear momentum (Mp), and the loads of 1RM responsible for maximum power (MP%) and for linear momentum (Mp%) generated in explosive concentric bench press (CBP) motion among athletes from different sports. A total of 56 athletes (13 sprinters, 16 basketball players, 16 handball players, 5 volleyball players, and 6 bodybuilders) performed CBP in the loads of 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80% of 1RM with 1-minute rest intervals. MP and Mp were assessed during CBP by customized apparatus with 3 separate displacement transducers. There were no significant differences in MP, Mp, MP%, and Mp% among the athletes. The only significant positive correlation was found between overall 1RM and Mp for athletes (r = 0.37). In conclusion, long-term sport-specific training adaptations do not play a major role on speed-strength parameters in athletes with similar strength from different sports backgrounds.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport Science and Technology, Human Performance Laboratory, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aşçi
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Açikada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*