ACPES Journal of Physical Education, Sport, and Health
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): December 2024

Does Hand Grip Correlate with Muscle Mass and Fat Mass?

Ardha, Muchamad Arif Al (Unknown)
Dzulkifl, Dzulkifl (Unknown)
Kurniawan, Wahyu Dwi (Unknown)
Budijono, Agung Prijo (Unknown)
Putro, Andika Bayu (Unknown)
Priantoro, Bimo Bintang (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2024

Abstract

Introduction: In daily routines, especially in heavy weight lifting activities, grip strength is important. This study aims to investigate grip strength with muscle mass and fat mass in the arms. Methods: Cross-sectional study with the subjects of this study were 45 students (15 females and 30 males) with male characteristics (age 19.8±0.83, height 168±6.10, weight 64.7±11.5, BMI 22.9±3.82) while in women (age 20±0.78, height 159.3±4.43, weight 57.3±11.6, BMI 22.6±4.33). Spearman correlation from SPSS version 26 with a significance level of P-value < 0.05. Finding: Based on the data, there was no significant correlation between grip strength and muscle ma and arm fat mass. Then the muscle mass of the right side with (P-value: 0.079, r: 0.265) and the left side (P-value: 0.059, r: 0.284), while the mass of fat on the right side (P-value: 0.090, r-value -0.256) and the mass of fat on the left (P-value: 0.180, r-value: -0.204). Conclusion: This study proves that there is no correlation between grip strength and muscle mass or arm fat mass.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ajpesh

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

ACPES Journal of Physical Education, Sport and Health (AJPESH) [ISSN 2797-0426] is published by Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) in cooperation with ACPES (ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport). ACPES Journal of Physical Education, Sport and Health (AJPESH) contains articles about ...