Strength measurements in prepubescent males and females consequent to a seven week weight training program /
The purposes of this study were to determine if prepubescent
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purposes of this study were to determine if prepubescent males and females benefit from a weight training program, if gender differences exist in muscular strength as a result of a prepubescent weight training program, at what point in a weight training program do strength increases occur, and if a weight training program improves strength more than a general physical education program. Twelve prepubescent males and twelve prepubescent females participated in a seven week weight training program and were compared to an age and gender matched control group who participated in a physical education program for the same time period. The weight training group participated in strength training exercises three to four sessions each week. Each group was tested on their six repetition maximum (6RM) for upper body strength (bicep curls) and lower body strength (leg extensions) at the beginning of the program and after three, five and seven weeks of participation. After seven weeks, the male subjects in the weight training group were significantly stronger than the male control subjects (p<.05) and also significantly stronger than all of the female subjects in both upper body and lower body strength (p<. 0 1). After five weeks, the weight training group was significantly stronger on lower body strength (p<.Ol) than the control group and significantly stronger than their pre-test and three week participation performances. The weight training group was also significantly stronger (p<.05) than the control group on both lower and upper body strength after seven weeks of training. The control group did not significantly increase their strength levels during the seven week program. The female experimental group was not significantly different from the female control group throughout the weight training program. However, the female experimental group did show a significant upper and lower body strength increase (p<. 0 1) as a result of the weight training program. This was determined by analyzing apriori orthoganol contrasts that were applied to the data. The strength gains followed linear trends for both upper and lower body strength measurements. The results of this study demonstrate that prepubescent males and females can make significant strength increases as a result of a weight training program and prepubescent males appear to be stronger than prepubescent females when the criterion measure is the amount of weight lifted relative to lean body mass. Also, significant strength gains can be made in prepubescent children in as little as five weeks. Weight training also appears to be superior to a general physical education program at improving strength in prepubescent children. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Kinesiology". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 78 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |