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International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 11(4), pp. 796 - 802
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110413
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An Examination of the Arm, Shoulder, and Abdominal Muscle Endurance of Netball and Volleyball University Female Players in Relation to Specific Anthropometric Measurements
Mohammad Ahsan 1, Mohammad Feroz Ali 2,*
1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Secondary and Sports Education, College of Humanities and Education, Fiji National University, The Republic of Fiji
ABSTRACT
This study intended to determine the association of arm, shoulder, and abdominal muscular endurance with specific anthropometric measurements among netball and volleyball university female players. An observational study design was used in assessment of the anthropometric indices and musculature endurance of twenty-eight female participants (14 Netball and 14 Volleyball players). The study found that the mean age of the participants was 19.54±0.69 years, with an average body weight of 52.99±10.51 kg, height of 156.71±5.34 cm, and body mass index (BMI) of 21.57±4.09 kg/m2. Specific anthropometric measurements were determined using a bioelectric impedance analysis tool, push-ups determined arm and shoulder endurance, sit-ups and measured abdominal endurance. The number of sit-ups and push-ups in one minute was used as score. There was a negative association between upper body muscle endurance and Total Body Water (TWB) (r=-.058), Mass of Body Fat (MBF) (r=-.019), Visceral Fat Area (VFA) (r=-036), Abdominal Circumference (A.C.) (r=-.027), and Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) (r=-.069), whereas positive association exist for Body Mass Index (BMI) (r=.034), Percentage of Body Fat (PBF) (r=.066), and Lean Body Mass (LBM) (.065) for netball and volleyball players. Lower body muscle endurance showed positive association between different anthropometric indices BMI (r=.074), PBF (r=.203), TWB (r=.124), LBM (r=.203), MBF (r=.116), VFA (r=.001), AC (r=.112), and WHR (r=.113). These associations were not significant at the p=0.01 level. This study suggests that specific anthropometric measurements of netball and volleyball players have a positive association with abdominal muscle strength and a negative association with arm and shoulder muscle endurance.
KEYWORDS
Muscular Endurance, Total Body Water, Mass of Body Fat, Sit-Ups, Push-Ups
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mohammad Ahsan , Mohammad Feroz Ali , "An Examination of the Arm, Shoulder, and Abdominal Muscle Endurance of Netball and Volleyball University Female Players in Relation to Specific Anthropometric Measurements," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 796 - 802, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110413.
(b). APA Format:
Mohammad Ahsan , Mohammad Feroz Ali (2023). An Examination of the Arm, Shoulder, and Abdominal Muscle Endurance of Netball and Volleyball University Female Players in Relation to Specific Anthropometric Measurements. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(4), 796 - 802. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110413.