The effect of game participation by a professional pitcher on isokinetic and isometric muscle

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify the isokinetic muscular strength during the season in professional baseball pitchers. By medical and clinical tests of medical specialist (doctor), 21 players were selected for this study. Total results of 21 players were used as data. All variables were measured in pre-season, in-season, and post-season. Isokinetic and isometric muscle strength was measured by CSMi (Humac Co., U.S.A). Repeated measure MANOVA was used to verify differences between the groups. LSD (Least Significant Difference) was carried out when significant difference is appeared among times and independent T-test was used to analyze significant differences between groups. Significant level was p