Musculoskeletal performance testing and profiling of elite competitive fencers

Clin Sports Med. 1984 Jan;3(1):231-44.

Abstract

Twenty-four male members of the 1976 United States Olympic Fencing Squad were profiled. Data were collected on anthropometry; flexibility; and muscular strength, endurance, and power. Five of the physical variables measured in the laboratory were shown to have a significant relationship to competitive success.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone and Bones / physiology*
  • Computers
  • Humans
  • Joints / physiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Movement
  • Muscles / physiology*
  • Physical Endurance
  • Physical Exertion
  • Physical Fitness*
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports*