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Lower Extremity Strength

Lower Extremity Strength is a physiological performance construct that quantifies the maximal force-generating capacity of the muscle groups in the lower limbs during voluntary contraction, distinguishing it from other physical performance metrics by its specific focus on muscular strength in the legs and pelvis.

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A 30-s Chair-Stand Test as a Measure of Lower Body Strength in Community-Residing Older Adults

C. Jessie Jones, Roberta E. Rikli, William Beam · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport · 1999 · 2.9K citations

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Comfortable and maximum walking speed of adults aged 20—79 years: reference values and determinants

Richard W. Bohannon · Age and Ageing · 1997 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia

Fulvio Lauretani, Cosimo Roberto Russo, Stefania Bandinelli et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 2003 · 2K citations

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Craig M. McDonald, Richard T. Abresch, Gregory T. Carter et al. · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 1995 · 1.1K citations

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Plyometric Training in Female Athletes

Timothy E. Hewett, Amanda L. Stroupe, T.A. Nance et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 1996 · 1K citations

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    Richard W. Bohannon

    University of Connecticut, United States

    19 publications · 5.7K citations

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  2. JM
    Jack M. Guralnik

    National Institute on Aging, United States

    16 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. RU
    Robert U. Newton

    Edith Cowan University, Australia

    17 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. AB
    Anne B. Newman

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    15 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. SN
    Sophia Nimphius

    Edith Cowan University, Australia

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. National Institute on Aging

    Baltimore, United States

    31 h-index

    74 publications

    10.8K citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    27 h-index

    120 publications

    11.4K citations

  3. Edith Cowan University

    Perth, Australia

    26 h-index

    115 publications

    8.9K citations

  4. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    24 h-index

    45 publications

    9.4K citations

  5. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    23 h-index

    46 publications

    6.4K citations

  6. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    22 h-index

    66 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    60 publications

    8.6K citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    21 h-index

    52 publications

    3.7K citations

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  1. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    JSCR · 204 publications · 11.3K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 110 publications · 5.5K citations

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  3. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 56 publications · 5.7K citations

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  4. The Journals of Gerontology Series A

    40 publications · 5.9K citations

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  5. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    39 publications · 5.6K citations

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