The objective of this study was to determine the effects of elbow flexion angles on handgrip force production. 200 women involved voluntarily as participants in this study. Participants were required to perform handgrip dynamometer strength test in three elbow flexion angle conditions; i) 0˚ (full extension), ii) 90˚ and iii) full degrees. Participants were given three trials for each side (dominant and non-dominant) in all three elbow flexion angles. Results showed that in all elbow flexion angles, dominant handgrip force were higher compared to the non-dominant side. Besides that, performing handgrip with 0˚ elbow flexion produced greatest force followed by 90˚ and full elbow flexion. To conclude, testers need to standardize the handgrip strength test procedures as different in elbow flexion angles and the use of dominant/non-dominant sides were shown to significantly affect the force production...

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This study was conducted aiming to determine the relationship between handgrip strength with various elbow angle and the other strength tests score. 200 university female were recruited as study participants and performed the 1RM test for bench press and squat, and five level sit up. Pearson Correlation was conducted to determine the relationship between handgrip strength and these tests. Results showed that only bench press was significantly correlated with all the handgrip strength test in different elbow angle. Squat on the other hand was found to be significantly correlated with handgrip strength at 180º flexion at right hand and full flexion at left hand. However, the correlation value was found to be low. As shown in the results, although several variables were shown to be significantly correlated, the levels of correlation are very week. Thus, handgrip strength test is not a suitable strength assessment instrument among the trained female...

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