MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND STRENGTH ASYMMETRIES OF HIGH ELITE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS

The aim of the study was to determine the profile of muscular strength and strength asymmetries of national female soccer players. The muscular strength of the lower limbs was assessed using a Cybex Humac Norm isokinetic dynamometer. The maximum peak muscle torque of the knee extensors (PTE) and flexors (PTF) of the preferred (PL) and non-preferred leg (NL) during concentric contraction were measured at three angular velocities of movement. Our study indicated that almost 50 % of female players have at least one strength asymmetry (bilateral knee flexor) regardless of their limb's preferences. Maladaptive effects in terms of different kinds of body strength asymmetries represent a potential risk of a player's injury; therefore the detected asymmetries should be systematically monitored and compensated using specific exercises.Original Abstract: Cilj istrazivanja bio je utvrditi profil misicne snage i cvrstoce kod asimetrija nacionalnih nogometasica (N = 17, dob = 24,19 + or - 3,66 godina, tjelesne visine = 168,37 + or - 6,76 cm, tjelesne mase = 62.13 + or - 6.05 kg), misicna snaga donjih ekstremiteta procijenjena je pomocu Cybex Humac Norm izokinetickog dinamometra (Cybex NORM (R), Humac, CA, SAD). Maksimalni okretni moment vrha misica koljena ekstenzora (PTE) i fleksora (PTF) kod bolje (PL) i slabije noge (NL) tijekom koncentricne kontrakcije mjerene su na tri kutne brzine kretanja (60, 120, 180, 240 i 300 [degrees] [middot] S-1). Misicna snaga PTE i PTF znacajno se smanjila s povecanjem kutne brzine (p