The Measurement of Strength in Children: Is the Peak Value Truly Maximal?

• Main Authors: Hayao Ozaki (Author), Takashi Abe (Author), Scott J. Dankel (Author), Jeremy P. Loenneke (Author), Toshiharu Natsume (Author), Pengyu Deng (Author), Hisashi Naito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It is unclear whether the measurement of maximum muscle strength in younger children can be performed accurately due to factors such as motivation and maturity (i.e., the ability to receive instruction). If there is a large change in a ratio between muscular strength and size from the youngest to th...