Is there a relationship between the overhead press and split jerk maximum performance? Influence of sex

Soriano, MA; Haff, GG; Comfort, P; Amaro-Gahete, FJ; Torres-González, A; García-Cifo, A; Jiménez-Ormeño, E; de Baranda, PS

Abstract

The aims of this study were to (I) determine the differences and relationship between the overhead press and split jerk performance in athletes involved in weightlifting training, and (II) explore the magnitude of these differences in one-repetition maximum (1RM) performances between sexes. Sixty-one men (age: 30.4 ± 6.7 years; height: 1.8 ± 0.5 m; body mass 82.5 ± 8.5 kg; weightlifting training experience: 3.7 ± 3.5 yrs) and 21 women (age: 29.5 ± 5.2 yrs; height: 1.7 ± 0.5 m; body mass: 62.6 ± 5.7 kg; weightlifting training experience: 3.0 ± 1.5 yrs) participated. The 1RM performance of the overhead press and split jerk were assessed for all participants, with the overhead press assessed on two occasions to determine between-session reliability. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and 95% confidence intervals showed a high reliability for the overhead press ICC = 0.98 (0.97 – 0.99). A very strong correlation and significant differences were found between the overhead press and split jerk 1RM performances for all participants (r = 0.90 [0.93 – 0.85], 60.2 ± 18.3 kg, 95.7 ± 29.3 kg, p ≤ 0.001). Men demonstrated stronger correlations between the overhead press and split jerk 1RM performances (r = 0.83 [0.73-0.90], p ≤ 0.001) compared with women (r = 0.56 [0.17-0.80], p = 0.008). These results provide evidence that 1RM performance of the overhead press and split jerk performance are highly related, highlighting the importance of upper-limb strength in the split jerk maximum performance.

Citation

Soriano, M., Haff, G., Comfort, P., Amaro-Gahete, F., Torres-González, A., García-Cifo, A., …de Baranda, P. (2022). Is there a relationship between the overhead press and split jerk maximum performance? Influence of sex. International journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17(1), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211020452

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: May 30, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 3, 2021
• Journal: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
• Print ISSN: 1747-9541
• Electronic ISSN: 2048-397X
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 143-150
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211020452
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211020452
• Related Public URLs: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/international-journal-of-sports-science-coaching/journal202463
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router **Journal IDs: pissn 1747-9541; eissn 2048-397X **History: issued 30-05-2021; published_online 30-05-2021; Access Information : Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. Users may also download and save a local copy of an article accessed in an institutional repository for the user's personal reference.; Funders : Universidad Camilo José Cela; Projects : F-V_FATIGUE project supported by a grant-in-aid fr