Table 3 Angular (degree) displacement of the ankle, knee, and hip joints in the first and the second pulls. Data are means (±SD).
Men Women
(n=9) (n=9)
KA at the start of the lift 70.9 (16.0) 68.6 (8.4)
First pull
Ankle 128.5 (6.6) 119.6 (4.3)*
Knee 146.8 (14.1) 134.7 (3.6)*
Hip 103.4 (6.7) 96.6 (7.7)
KA at the end of the transition phase 134.7 (7.9) 127.3 (6.4)*
Second pull
Ankle 144.3 (4.3) 142.6 (8.4)
Knee 169.7 (3.5) 165.3 (5.1)*
Hip 191.8 (5.9) 193.0 (9.7)
KA: knee angle,
*p < 0.05