Neuromotor Specificity and Increased Speed from Strength Development
- 1 October 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Vol. 32 (3) , 315-325
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10671188.1961.10613153
Abstract
Arm strength, effective arm mass, and speed in a lateral adductive arm movement were measured in 62 college men and remeasured ten weeks later. During this interval, half of the subjects were given weight training exercise that did not involve the movement, while the other half remained inactive in order to provide a control group. The average of the training group improved significantly in speed, strength, and strength/mass ratio, whereas the average of the control group declined. There was no correlation between individual differences in speed and strength/mass ratio, but individual changes in the ratio correlated significantly (r = .405) with individual changes in speed. Reaction time was not improved by weight training.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: