RT journal article
T1 Bilateral and Unilateral Asymmetries of Strength and Flexibility in Young Elite Sailors: Windsurfing, Optimist and Laser Classes
A1 Caraballo Vidal, Israel
A1 González Montesinos, José Luis
A1 Alías, Antonio
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 asymmetry
K1 sport sailing
K1 strength
K1 flexibility
AB In sport sailing, performance is related to the sailor’s ability to maintain the stability ofthe boat, and the boat class determines the variables involved in such ability. In monohull-typevessels, such as the Optimist and Laser classes, the flexibility of the hip joint is a key performancefactor. In the Windsurfing class, performance is determined by the strength of the flexors of thefingers and elbows. The performance of the sailor may be a ected by asymmetries in the strengthand flexibility of the muscles and joints involved in technical actions. The objective of this studywas to evaluate asymmetries in strength and flexibility in young sailors. Thirty-three young sailors(ten girls) from the Windsurfing, Optimist and Laser classes were assessed for manual strengthand flexibility, by dynamometry and straight leg lift tests, respectively. The symmetry index andthe functional asymmetry of compression force were calculated. The results showed no di erencesbetween sailors according to gender. The sailors of the Laser class obtained the highest levelsof manual strength, whereas those of the Windsurfing class showed the highest flexibility levels.The girls’ group andWindsurfing class had the highest percentage of sailors with strength asymmetry,whereas, the sailors of the Optimist class presented a greater percentage of asymmetry in flexibility.There were no di erences in upper limb strength and lower limb flexibility between the dominantand non-dominant sides.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-8994
YR 2020
FD 2020-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22755
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22755
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026