Int J Sports Med 2012; 33(12): 970-974
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314813
Training & Testing
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Multivariate Analysis in the Maximum Strength Performance

Authors

  • E. O. de Souza

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • V. Tricoli

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • A. C. Paulo

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    2   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil
    3   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Nove de Julho, São paulo Brazil
  • C. Silva-Batista

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • R. K. Cardoso

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • P. C. Brum

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • A.V. N. Bacurau

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • G. Laurentino

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • M. Neves-Jr

    4   School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • A. Y. Aihara

    5   Diagnósticos das Américas S/A (DASA), SP, Brazil
    6   Department of Radiology of Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • C. Ugrinowitsch

    1   Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Publication History



accepted after revision 24 April 2012

Publication Date:
15 August 2012 (online)

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Abstract

This study performed an exploratory analysis of the anthropometrical and morphological muscle variables related to the one-repetition maximum (1RM) performance. In addition, the capacity of these variables to predict the force production was analyzed. 50 active males were submitted to the experimental procedures: vastus lateralis muscle biopsy, quadriceps magnetic resonance imaging, body mass assessment and 1RM test in the leg-press exercise. K-means cluster analysis was performed after obtaining the body mass, sum of the left and right quadriceps muscle cross-sectional area (∑CSA), percentage of the type II fibers and the 1RM performance. The number of clusters was defined a priori and then were labeled as high strength performance (HSP1RM) group and low strength performance (LSP1RM) group. Stepwise multiple regressions were performed by means of body mass, ∑CSA, percentage of the type II fibers and clusters as predictors’ variables and 1RM performance as response variable. The clusters mean±SD were: 292.8±52.1 kg, 84.7±17.9 kg, 19 249.7±1 645.5 mm2 and 50.8±7.2% for the HSP1RM and 254.0±51.1 kg, 69.2±8.1 kg, 15 483.1±1 104.8 mm2 and 51.7±6.2%, for the LSP1RM in the 1RM, body mass, ∑CSA and muscle fiber type II percentage, respectively. The most important variable in the clusters division was the ∑CSA. In addition, the ∑CSA and muscle fiber type II percentage explained the variance in the 1RM performance (Adj R2=0.35, p=0.0001) for all participants and for the LSP1RM (Adj R2=0.25, p=0.002). For the HSP1RM, only the ∑CSA was entered in the model and showed the highest capacity to explain the variance in the 1RM performance (Adj R2=0.38, p=0.01). As a conclusion, the muscle CSA was the most relevant variable to predict force production in individuals with no strength training background.