Article
Reliability and concurrent validity of the Velowin optoelectronic system to measure movement velocity during the free-weight back squat
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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 2018, Vol. 13(5) 737–742
1747-9541
10.1177/1747954118791525
Autor
García-Ramos, Amador
Pérez-Castilla, Alejandro
Martín, Fernando
Resumen
Artículo de publicación ISI The objective of this study was to explore the reliability and concurrent validity of the Velowin optoelectronic system to measure movement velocity during the free-weight back squat exercise. Thirty-one men (age = 27.5 ± 3.2 years; body height = 1.76 ± 0.15 m; body mass: 78.3 ± 7.6 kg) were evaluated in a single session against five different loads (20, 40, 50, 60 and 70 kg) and three velocity variables (mean velocity, mean propulsive velocity and maximum velocity) were recorded simultaneously by a linear velocity transducer (T-Force; gold-standard) and a camera-based optoelectronic system (Velowin). The main findings revealed that (1) the three velocity variables were determined with a high and comparable reliability by both the T-Force and Velowin systems (median coefficient of variation of the five loads: T-Force: mean velocity = 4.25%, mean propulsive velocity = 4.49% and maximum velocity = 3.45%; Velowin: mean velocity = 4.29%, mean propulsive velocity = 4.60% and maximum velocity = 4.44%), (2) the maximum velocity was the most reliable variable when obtained by the T-force (p < 0.05), but no significant differences in the reliability of the variables were observed for the Velowin (p > 0.05) and (3) high correlations were observed for the values of mean velocity (r = 0.976), mean propulsive velocity (r = 0.965) and maximum velocity (r = 0.977) between the T-Force and Velowin systems. Collectively, these results support the Velowin as a reliable and valid system for the measurement of movement velocity during the free-weight back squat exercise.