Isometric muscle strength profile of lower limbs for children and adolescents between 7 and 15 years of age
Our findings show that lower limb isometric strength in Chilean schoolchildren and adolescents increases from age 10, with boys outperforming girls by age 15. Hip flexors mainly explain total strength, offering a useful reference to detect within and between subject strength deficits.
Authors
- Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-3807)
- Oscar Bustos-Moyano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1659-6318)
- Felipe Araya-Quintanilla
- Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz
- Flor Miño-Cornejo
- Diego Frugone-Zaror
Institutions
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- San Sebastián University (CL)
- Viña del Mar University (CL)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20799
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00