Age-Related Differences in Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance among Female Masters Swimmers |
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| Authors: | Gail M Dummer David H Clarke Paul Vaccaro Lee Vander Velden Allan H Goldfarb James M Sockler |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health and Physical Education , Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI , 48824 , USA;2. Department of Physical Education , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , 20742 , USA;3. Physical Education Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , 80525 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine age-related differences in muscular strength and muscular endurance among 73 female masters swimmers aged 24 to 71 years. Each subject was assessed on measures of body size, grip strength, peak isokinetic torque of shoulder and knee flexion and extension, and endurance of shoulder and knee movements. Although swim training appears to have resulted in higher strength values for these swimmers than for less active women, an age-related decline in muscular strength values was nevertheless apparent. The results fail to reveal a similar age-related trend for muscular endurance, suggesting that swim training influences muscular endurance more than muscular strength among adult women. |
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| Keywords: | strength torque endurance swimming female aging |
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