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

Nord University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healhty

Treatments: Device: Lifting with elbow sleeves

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06651307

196225

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Lifting with elbow sleeves

Experimental group

Description:

Lifting with elbow sleeves

Treatment:

Device: Lifting with elbow sleeves

Lifting without elbow sleeves

No Intervention group

Description:

Lifting without elbow sleeves