A study on the determination of handgrip strength of Olympic style weightlifting athletes

• Published in: Physical education of students 2020-06, Vol.24 (3), p.141-148
• Main Authors: Erdağı, Kenan, Tüfekçi, Osman, Yeşeri, Mustafa, Yüksel, Mehmet F., Turgut, Nimet, Eroğlu, Burak E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: anthropometric characteristics; dynamometry; handgrip strength; olympic style weightlifting
• ISSN: 2075-5279; 2308-7250
• DOI: 10.15561/20755279.2020.0303

Background and Study Aim: Handgrip strength is widely accepted as a functionality parameter to assess upper extremity performance. The measurement of hand grip strength by dynamometry is a low cost, non-invasive method of simple applicability. The present study is based on the association of dominant and non-dominant handgrip strength with demographic and anthropometric characteristics; height, body weight, body mass index, upper arm length, forearm length, hand length, forearm circumference, upper arm circumference. Material and Methods: The study included 70 male athletes in olympic style weightlifting (age: 18.06±2.18, height:1.74±.06 m, body weight: 76.09±13.04 kg). A total of 70 sedentary individuals as a control group (age 18.11±.18, height:1.75±.04 m, body weight: 74.01±13.94 kg) were also taken to compare study findings. The data obtained was analyzed by SPPS for Windows, version 25. Handgrip strength measurements were obtained by a Jamar dynamometer, according to the recommendations of the American Association of Hand Therapists. Results: It was found that the values of dominant and non-dominant handgrip strength, upper arm circumference and forearm circumference length of the weightlifting athletes were higher than those of sedentary individuals (p