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Weightlifting Belts and Wrist Straps for Weightlifters

NCT05178394 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2022-01-05

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Summary

Objective: This study examined the effects of weightlifting belts and wrist straps on the kinematics of the deadlift exercise, time to complete a deadlift and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in male recreational weightlifters.

Methods: Twenty participants used various combinations of belt and straps during a conventional deadlift. The hip and knee flexion, cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis angles and time to complete a deadlift were measured using video analysis software. RPE was also recorded.

Conditions

  • Exercise Movement Techniques

Interventions

DEVICE

Weightlifting belts and wrist straps

The participants wore a weightlifting belt (Heavywear Nylon Contour Belt H9, North Carolina, USA) for the "with weightlifting belt" conditions and/or put on a pair of wrist straps (Versa Gripps Professional Series, Versa Gripps, Maine, USA) for the "with wrist strap" conditions. The steps involved in completing a conventional deadlift have been detailed in Holmes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Education University of Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-06-01
Completion
2021-09-01

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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