RT journal article
T1 Strength Asymmetries in Young Elite Sailors: Windsurfing, Optimist, Laser and 420 Classes
A1 Caraballo Vidal, Israel
A1 Casado-Rodríguez, Francisco
A1 Gutiérrez Manzanedo, José Vicente
A1 González Montesinos, José Luis
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 symmetry
K1 asymmetry
K1 sport sailing
K1 strength
AB Strength asymmetries in the upper and lower limbs may affect the body movements of the joints or limbs. Although asymmetries in the upper limbs have been studied in sailors, those in lower limbs have not been evaluated in this sport population. The aims of this study were: (i) to analyze lower limb asymmetries in young elite sailors in order to quantify the magnitude of asymmetry between limbs for variables that were established as reliable in a healthy population, and (ii) to evaluate the presence of differences between classes and sexes in inter-limb asymmetries in elite youth sailors. Sixty-eight young Spanish elite sailors (9-19 years of age) participated voluntarily in our study. Single-leg vertical countermovement jump (VCJ), single-leg horizontal countermovement jump and hand dynamometry tests were used to evaluate the strength of the upper and lower limbs. More than 50% of the sailors presented asymmetries in the lower limbs. The boys' group and Optimist class presented a greater percentage of strength asymmetry.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-8994
YR 2021
FD 2021-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24874
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24874
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026