Research Article
Correlations of Gluteal Strength, Power, and Endurance in Healthy Adults
Bryan Jason Lehecka*, John ED Bab, Madison L Bertrand, Adam J Goltra, MaKayla L McPhail, Danielle R Stevenson and Barbara S SmithWichita State University, Wichita, KS, United States
- Corresponding Author:
- Bryan Jason Lehecka
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Box 210
Wichita, KS 67208, United States
Tel: 3169786156
E-mail: bryan.lehecka@wichita.edu
Received Date: April 18, 2017; Accepted Date: June 26, 2017; Published Date: June 29, 2017
Citation: Lehecka BJ, Bab JED, Bertrand ML, Goltra AJ, McPhail ML, et al. (2017) Correlations of Gluteal Strength, Power, and Endurance in Healthy Adults. J Nov Physiother 7:352. doi:10.4172/2165-7025.1000352
Copyright: © 2017 Lehecka BJ, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Gluteal muscles have a unique composition of fast- and slow-twitch fibers that may require specific training. The purpose of this study was to determine correlations between measures of gluteal strength, power, and endurance in healthy adults. Moderate correlations existed between gluteal strength and endurance (r=0.454-0.466), as well as gluteal strength and vertical jump height (r=0.477-0.558). Low correlations were found between vertical jump height and endurance (r=0.278). These results suggest gluteal endurance training in addition to power and strength training may provide a more comprehensive training strategy than any one type of training alone to maximize gluteal muscle function.
