The Effect of Neoprene Elbow Sleeves on Bench Press and Shoulder Press Performance

Nord University20 enrolled

Overview

We examined the effect of neoprene elbow sleeves on bench press and shoulder press perforamance in a group of healhty students.

20 healhty volunteers performed one repetition maximum tests in bench press and shoulder press, with and without elbow sleeves. We also tested how many repetitions the subjects were able to lift at 85% of one repetition maximum, with and without elbow sleeves.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healhty

Interventions

Lifting with elbow sleevesDEVICE

Lifting with elbow sleeves

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy young volunteers that participated regularly in strength training Exclusion Criteria: * any injuries or ailments in the upper body that restricted their ability to perform heavy bench press or shoulder press lifting

Locations (1)

Nord University

Bodø, Nordland, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

One repetition maximum in bench press and shoulder press

Time frame: Within 2 weeks after enrollment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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