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Static and Dynamic Balance in Elite Wrestlers: Is there a Meaningful Relationship with Muscle Power?

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Mourad Fadhloun, Raouf Hammami, Mohamed Amine Selmi, Jason Moran, Erika Zemkova and Raidh Khlifa

The objective of this investigation was to determine the association between reactive strength index (RSI), jumping performance and static and dynamic balance parameters in elite wrestlers. Fourteen international level male wrestlers (mean age: 17.82 ± 4.60 yrs) volunteered to participate in the study. Static balance was assessed using the standing stork balance test (SST) and dynamic balance was measured with the Y-balance test (YB). Dominant-leg unilateral and bilateral vertical (CMJ-DL, CMJ), lateral (SLJ-DL, SLJ), 5 jump (FJT) and drop jumps (DJ-DL, DJ) were conducted. Significant positive correlations were observed between the SST and bilateral vertical CMJ (r-range: 0.41 to 0.63; p<0.005) as well as unilateral vertical jump with the dominant leg (r-range: 0.58 to 0.64; p... view more»

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