ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2020
Inter-Limb Asymmetries in Volleyball Players: Differences between Testing Approaches and Association with Performance.
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- The effect of lower inter-limb asymmetries on athletic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Exploring performance-related inter-limb asymmetry thresholds in speed skating: a CART analysis approach.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Differences in Lower-Limb Kinematic-Electromyographic Coupling Patterns During Volleyball Spike Take-Off Between Outside Hitters and Middle Blockers.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2026Article
- Limb strength asymmetries in elite academy volleyball players: impacts on performance outcomes and insights derived from principal component analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Triple hop test distance, but not asymmetry, is associated with ankle sprains in elite adolescent volleyball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association between pre-season lower limb interlimb asymmetry and non-contact lower limb injuries in elite male volleyball players.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Asymmetry in college basketball players: change of direction performance in shuffle movement and 505 test.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Upper-Limb Muscle Fatigability in Para-Athletes Quantified as the Rate of Force Development in Rapid Contractions of Submaximal Amplitude.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Association between the Upper Quarter Dynamic Balance, Anthropometrics, Kinematics, and Swimming Speed.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Associations between Force-Time Related Single-Leg Counter Movement Jump Variables, Agility, and Linear Sprint in Competitive Youth Male Basketball Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Strength Asymmetries Are Muscle-Specific and Metric-Dependent.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Individualized Analysis of Lateral Asymmetry Using Hip-Knee Angular Measures in Soccer Players: A New Methodological Perspective of Assessment for Lower Limb Asymmetry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Positive Impulse Phase versus Propulsive Impulse Phase: Correlations between Asymmetry and Countermovement Jump Performance.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2022Article
- The rate of force development scaling factor: a review of underlying factors, assessment methods and potential for practical applications.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Review
- Investigation of Inter-Limb Symmetry in Knee Extensors Using Different Strength Outcome Measures.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Ankle Joint Range of Motion and Its Effect on Squat Jump Performance with and without Arm Swing in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
In this study, we investigated the prevalence of inter-limb asymmetries in young volleyball players and assessed the differences in the outcomes of different strength and power tests. The study sample comprised of 54 young volleyball players (25 males). Both limbs were tested for single-leg jumping for distance (forward and lateral single jump and triple jump forward for distance), single-leg vertical counter-movement jump (CMJ), change-of-direction (CoD) ability with 90 and 180° turn tests, unilateral maximal isometric knee extension torque, rate of torque development (RTD), and rate of torque development scaling factor (RTD-SF). For all tests, inter-limb asymmetry indexes were calculated. The average magnitude of the inter-limb asymmetries varied substantially (2.0-31.2 %) among different outcome measures. The agreement in the categorization of participants into ''symmetrical'' or ''asymmetrical'', based on the >10% threshold, was very poor in general, with the exception of the outcomes within the same task (e.g. CMJ power and CMJ force). Similar findings were found for the agreement on the direction of the asymmetries. Inter-limb asymmetry in RTD-SF was weakly associated with the CoD performance (r = 0.30; p = 0.031). Multiple strength and power testing protocols are needed to obtain a comprehensive overview of athlete's imbalances. The commonly accepted 10 % threshold for classification of individuals as asymmetrical should be reconsidered and reinvestigated. RFD-SF is suggested as a novel outcome measure that can provide additional information to researchers and coaches.
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