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    The relationship between asymmetry and athletic performance: a critical review

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    Authors
    Maloney, Sean J.
    Affiliation
    University of Bedfordshire
    Issue Date
    2019-09-01
    Subjects
    asymmetry
    athletic performance
    C600 Sports Science
    
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    Maloney, SJ. The relationship between asymmetry and athletic performance: A critical review. J Strength Cond Res 33(9): 2579-2593, 2019-Symmetry may be defined as the quality to demonstrate an exact correspondence of size, shape, and form when split along a given axis. Although it has been widely asserted that the bilateral asymmetries are detrimental to athletic performance, research does not wholly support such an association. Moreover, the research rarely seeks to distinguish between different types of bilateral asymmetry. Fluctuating asymmetries describe bilateral differences in anthropometric attributes, such as nostril width and ear size, and are thought to represent the developmental stability of an organism. There is evidence to suggest that fluctuating asymmetries may be related to impaired athletic performance, although contradictory findings have been reported. Sporting asymmetries is a term that may better describe bilateral differences in parameters, such as force output or jump height. These asymmetries are likely to be a function of limb dominance and magnified by long-standing participation within sport. Sporting asymmetries do not seem to carry a clear influence on athletic performance measures. Given the vast discrepancy in the methodologies used by different investigations, further research is warranted. Recent investigations have demonstrated that training interventions can reduce sporting asymmetries and improve performance. However, studies have not sought to determine whether the influence of sporting asymmetry is independent of improvements in neuromuscular parameters. It may be hypothesized that the deficient (weaker) limb has a greater potential for adaptation in comparison to the strong limb and may demonstrate greater responsiveness to training.
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    Maloney S (2019) 'The relationship between asymmetry and athletic performance: a critical review', Journal of strength and conditioning research, 33 (9), pp.2579-2593.
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    NLM (Medline)
    Journal
    Journal of strength and conditioning research
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623753
    DOI
    10.1519/JSC.0000000000002608
    PubMed ID
    29742749
    Additional Links
    https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00124278-201909000-00032
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    EISSN
    1533-4287
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1519/JSC.0000000000002608
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