Table 1. Participant characteristics including trunk rotational strength measures.
Variables
Sprinters
Hurdlers
n
10 (2F)
11 (7F)
Age (years)
20.4 (± 1.9)
20 (± 1.2)
Height (m)
1.82 (± 0.05)
1.73 (± 0.10)
Weight (kg)
73.9 (± 5.6)
67.6 (± 12.0)
BMI
22.4
22.7
Average right trunk rotation strength (kg)
32.4 (± 6.1) * p < 0.001; d = 0.721
27.7 (± 9.4) * p < 0.001; d = 0.404
Average left trunk rotation strength (kg)
28.0 ± (8.0)
23.9 (± 7.2)
Front Foot in Starting Block
Right (n = 2)
Left (n = 8)
Right (n = 5)
Left (n = 6)
Leading Leg (Hurdlers Only)
Right (n = 8)
Left (n = 3)
Data are mean (± standard deviation) within-group. Following mean (± standard deviation) are p-values and Cohen’s d effect size for statistically significant values.
*Right trunk rotation is significantly greater than left.