Test–retest reliability of the power push-up test in adolescent swimmers: force plate-derived parameters’ reliability of power push-up test in adolescent swimmers

摘要: PurposeThe power push-up test can reveal significant differences in evaluating upper extremity strength. The aim of this study was to investigate the test–retest reliability of the parameters produced from the force platform of the power push-up test in young swimmers.MethodsA total of 35 swimmers (age: 15.8 ± 2.6 years) participated in this study. Flight time (FT), peak force (PF), mean force (MF), rate of force development (RFD), and impulse were analyzed from the force platform.ResultsThere was no difference between the two measurements for all parameters (p > 0.05). Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and coefficient of variation (CV %) showed that some parameters from the force platform were highly reliable (ICC: RFD (0.94) FT, (0.96), PF (0.98), MF (0.97), impulse (0.97), CV%: RFD (50%), FT (20%), PF (17%), MF (18%), impulse (25%).ConclusionThe results of this study showed that the parameters …