The relationship between maximal isometric and isotonic neck strength of hockey players and wrestlers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was first to examine the relation between maximal isometric neck force and predicted 1-RM cervical strength values, for neck flexion and extension. The second purpose was to compare maximal isometric and predicted 1-RM neck strength values between hockey players and wrestlers. Athletes were recruited from the Lakehead University varsity hockey and wrestling teams and from the Thunder Bay North Stars, with a group of Lakehead University kinesiology students serving as a control group.