37th Annual Student Research Conference
Effects of Upper-Body Resistance Training on Push-Up Performance in Women
Brooklyn J. Smyser
Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor
Previous experiments have indicated different upper-body resistance training methods positively affect push-up performance in athletes. Speculation remains about whether this holds true among non-athletic women. The purpose of the study was to measure the effects of upper-body resistance training on push-up performance in women in low, average, and high-strength groups. Women were placed in low (n=74), average (n=80), and high (n=63) strength groups based on pre-training measurements of 1RM bench press. Subjects performed push-up repetitions (reps) to fatigue on a separate day before training. After 12 weeks of resistance training three days/week, subjects’ push-up reps to fatigue and 1RM BP were measured again. The average increase in push-up reps tends to differ among strength groups in women. Specifically, the low-strength group showed the highest average increase in push-ups, followed by the average and high-strength groups.
Keywords: muscle strength, muscle endurance, resistance training
Topic(s):Exercise Science
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Session: 205-1
Location: SUB 3201
Time: 10:30