Gender and bmi do not interfere in posterior chain flexibility in strength training practitioners
Abstract
The objective of the research was to verify the flexibility levels of the posterior muscular chain of regular strength training practitioners, as well as to investigate a combination of classes between gender and BMI with levels of flexibility. This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, randomized study developed in four modern physical activity training centers in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. A total of 981 adults in training strength with physical strength participated in the study, with at least 12 consecutive weeks of training. For the flexibility analysis, the sit-and-reach test, Wells and Dillon protocol, was applied. For the verification of the association of gender, BMI, CER, and % with the use of the Chi-square test. The 95% confidence interval was adopted. The mean age was 32.21 (± 9.33 years), mean of 1.67 (± 0.09 m) and mean BMI of 26.42 (± 4.96 kg / m2), 60.5% (n = 539) represented by the female sex. In both sexes, about 2/3 of frequent abortions are poor or below average. No comparison was obtained with flexibility (p=0.349), comparison with waist height (p = 0.593), and BMI (p=0.069). A combination of fat and flexibility was achieved (p=0.037). Adults who have reason for a sexual urge are flexible, and that sex and a body mass are not associated with flexibility.
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