An interventional study of Traditional strengthening and Functional Strengthening in Improved Performance in Amateur Female Golfers (MESH Term: Body Composition), sponsored by High Point University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-14.
Sponsored by High Point University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Amateur female golfers were randomized to either a functional weight lifting group or a traditional weight lift group. Testing, consisting of performance measures and golf measures, was performed at baseline and after 10 weeks of weight lifting.
A randomized control trial to compare the effects of 10 weeks of two different types of training in recreationally active female golfers was performed. Participants were recruited through postings at local country clubs and public golf courses, as well as through emails to state and local women's golf associations. Following written informed consent approved by the university's institutional review board, participants completed a medical and golf history questionnaire. Golf-specific information gathered via the history form included self-reported number of years playing golf, handicap, frequency of play, frequency of practice. Baseline testing followed, consisting of measurement of height and weight using a stadiometer, bone density and body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), 7-iron and driver club speed and total ball distance using a golf simulator (High Definition Golf, Interactive Sports Technologies, Vaughan, Ontario), and physical performance tests. Participants were then randomly assigned, using a random number generator, to either a traditional resistance training group (TRAD) or a golf-specific resistance training group (GSRT). Resistance training was conducted 3 days per week for 10 weeks. Each training session was directly supervised by at least one of the researchers, such that correct technique and appropriate resistance could be monitored. Following the 10 weeks of training, participants repeated the testing procedures under similar conditions as baseline testing.
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These subjects performed traditional strengthening exercises of targeted muscle groups (For example, bench press, lat pulldowns, dead lifts and wrist curls)
Other: Traditional strengthening
These subjects performed exercises that either mimicked golf (diagonal chop) or that required balance and stability (single leg dead lift)
Other: Functional Strengthening
dead lifts, bench press, wrist curls, and lat pulldowns as examples
diagonal chops, one leg deadlifts, lateral plyometrics as examples
Driver club speed
Driver club speed- continuous variable measured in mph
Time frame: 10 weeks
7-iron club speed
7-iron club speed-continuous variable measured in mph
Time frame: 10 weeks
Driver distance
Driver distance-continuous variable measured in yards
Time frame: 10 weeks
7-iron distance
7-iron -continuous variable measured in yards
Time frame: 10 weeks
Seated rotation flexibility
sit and rotate left and right- continuous variable measured with a goniometer in degrees
Time frame: 10 weeks
Weighted ball golf toss
Using a golf-like motion, toss a 6lb ball as far as possible- continuous scale measured in cm
Time frame: 10 weeks
Weighted ball seated toss
sitting in a declined position, use a chest pass motion to toss a 6 lb ball as far as possible- continuous measure measured in cm
Time frame: 10 weeks
Bone density
bone density- continuous measure measured using a dual image x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan
Time frame: 10 weeks
Body fat percentage
body fat percentage- 0-100% scale measured using a DEXA scan
Time frame: 10 weeks
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