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ArticleInternational journal of exercise science2020

What Factors Predict Upper Body Push to Pull Ratios in Professional Firefighters?

Justin J Merrigan, Adam A Burke, Marcie B Fyock-Martin, Joel R Martin

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Article in International journal of exercise science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin J MerriganSchool of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA.
Adam A BurkeSchool of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA.
Marcie B Fyock-MartinSchool of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA.
Joel R MartinSchool of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA.
George Mason University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shoulder joint injuries are common for professional firefighters. A potential cause of shoulder injury is an imbalance between anterior (push) and posterior (pull) shoulder joint musculature. Understanding what contributes to these imbalances may help to identify areas needing improvement. The purpose of this study was to investigate different push to pull (P2P) ratios and the relationships among common upper body fitness assessments, body composition, and push to pull (P2P) ratios in firefighters. Thirty-three professional firefighters completed the following testing protocol: one-repetition maximum (1RM) bench press, pull-up repetitions to failure, push-up repetitions to failure, and a body composition assessment. The endurance P2P (eP2P) was computed by dividing the number of push-up by pull-up repetitions, while strength P2P (sP2P) was the relative 1RM divided by pull-up repetitions. Bivariate relationships among variables were assessed with correlation coefficients and linear regression assessed association between eP2P and sP2P (

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endurancemuscular fitnessstrengthtactical athleteUpper body assessment

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PMID33414875
PMCPMC7745895
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