VALIDATION OF A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE STRAIN GAUGE AGAINST A SERIES OF KNOWN LOADS USING A SHORT TIME APPROACH

Authors

Nicholas J. Ripley, University of SalfordFollow
John J. McMahon, University of SalfordFollow

Category

Equipment

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the content validity and accuracy of a commercially available strain gauge (GSTRENGTH (Exsurgo Technologies, Virginia, USA), aimed at use within athletic populations. Six standardised IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) calibrated weights (5-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 200-, 250-kg) were hung from the strain gauge and raw data was collected over a five-second period and exported to a computer. A perfect relationship between the known loads and the strain gauge (r = 1.00, p<0.001) was identified, although the strain gauge was found to have a small overestimation error with no fixed or proportional bias. During data collection there were non-significant, trivial-small differences between the first and last second, demonstrating minimal drift. The commercially available strain gauge was found to be valid when compared to the known loads. Further investigation of the strain gauge is required to assess the concurrent validity when compared to gold standard methods of assessment, such as force plates, in a range of test designs.

Recommended Citation

Ripley, Nicholas J. and McMahon, John J. (2022) "VALIDATION OF A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE STRAIN GAUGE AGAINST A SERIES OF KNOWN LOADS USING A SHORT TIME APPROACH," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 142.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol40/iss1/142