dc.contributor.advisor | Jacobson, Bert | |
dc.contributor.author | Boolani, Ali | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-26T08:34:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-26T08:34:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/7320 | |
dc.description.abstract | Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine whether upper extremity strength training visually impaired can increase strength on the bench press. Participants in the study were 35 students, 9 females (19.67 yrs +- 1.118) and 26 males (20.58 yrs +-1.70), taking a strength training class at a rural Oklahoma University. All students were administered a health history questionnaire and a survey to determine their eligibility for the study. Each participant was administered a 5-RM bench press and then split into two groups, an experimental and a control group. Both group were administered the same treatment, with the one exception, that the experimental group trained on the bench press using blind-folds. | |
dc.description.abstract | Findings and Conclusions: The increases in 5-RM on the bench press were not statistically significant. However, numerically there were greater increases in 5-RM in the experimental group compared to the control group. The experimental group experienced a greater percentage of change both between group and between group and sex. The results may be attributed to the strength of the test and a more stringent test such as a computerized test or a 1-RM may have resulted in significant results. However, numeric increases can lead us to further explore this area. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | en_US | |
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dc.title | Assessing bench press strength after training without the benefit of vision | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Smith, Doug | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Warren, Aric | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Edwards, Steve | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Shriver, Lenka | |
osu.filename | Boolani_okstate_0664D_10734.pdf | |
osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
dc.type.genre | Dissertation | |
dc.type.material | Text | |
dc.subject.keywords | bench press | |
dc.subject.keywords | blind fold | |
dc.subject.keywords | proprioception | |
dc.subject.keywords | resistance training | |
dc.subject.keywords | strength training | |
dc.subject.keywords | vision | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Health and Human Performance | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Oklahoma State University | |