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Misuse of "Power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research
journal contribution
posted on 2016-02-04, 12:16 authored by Edward M. Winter, Grant Abt, F.B. Carl Brookes, John H. Challis, Neil E. Fowler, Duane V. Knudson, Howard G. Knuttgen, William J. Kraemer, Andrew M. Lane, Willem van Mechelen, R. Hugh Morton, Robert U. Newton, Clyde Williams, Fred YeadonFred YeadonDespite the Système International d'Unitès (SI) that was published in 1960, there continues to be widespread misuse of the terms and nomenclature of mechanics in descriptions of exercise performance. Misuse applies principally to failure to distinguish between mass and weight, velocity and speed, and especially the terms "work" and "power." These terms are incorrectly applied across the spectrum from high-intensity short-duration to long-duration endurance exercise. This review identifies these misapplications and proposes solutions. Solutions include adoption of the term "intensity" in descriptions and categorizations of challenge imposed on an individual as they perform exercise, followed by correct use of SI terms and units appropriate to the specific kind of exercise performed. Such adoption must occur by authors and reviewers of sport and exercise research reports to satisfy the principles and practices of science and for the field to advance.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchVolume
30Issue
1Pages
292 - 300Citation
WINTER, E.M. ... et al., 2016. Misuse of "Power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (1), pp. 292 - 300.Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins © National Strength & Conditioning AssociationVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2016-01-01Notes
This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 30(1): 292-300, doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001101ISSN
1064-8011eISSN
1533-4295Publisher version
Language
- en