Comparing an Adductor Fatigue Strength Test with Handheld Dynamometry

Evaluation of Hip Muscle Strength: Utility of an Adductor Fatigue Test to Substitute Handheld Dynamometry

The strength of the adductor muscles in a population of federated athletes will be measured using two tests: First, the maximum strength test, utilizing handheld dynamometry. Subsequently, endurance strength will be measured with the Adductor Fatigue Test (Brazilian Adductor Performance Test), in order to evaluate a possible correlation between the two tests.

The strength of the adductor muscles in a population of federated athletes will be measured using two tests: First, the maximum strength test, utilizing dynamometry, where the subject will perform a maximal isometric contraction against the resistance provided by the investigator. Subsequently, endurance strength will be measured with the Adductor Fatigue Test (Brazilian Adductor Performance Test), the participant must perform an adductor exercise as many repetitions as possible until exhaution. In order to evaluate a possible correlation between the two tests and thus, by performing one of them, obtain the results of the other variable.

Apart from the strength measurements, democraphic caracteristics will be recorded to assess possible correlations between studied variables.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having an active lifestyle
• Competing at any level in a federated sports discipline.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not consenting to participate in the research.
• Being unable to understand or write in Spanish.
• Having sustained any type of injury to the inguinal musculature in the past 3 months.