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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between lower limb muscle strength, strength asymmetries, linear sprint and curvilinear sprint performance. At two visits 12 male (age: 24.8\u2009\u00b1\u20094.7 years, height: 1.82\u2009\u00b1\u20090.06 m, body mass: 80\u2009\u00b1\u20096.58 kg) and 6 female (age: 20.8\u2009\u00b1\u20091.33 years, body height: 1.60\u2009\u00b1\u20090.02 m, body mass: 55.3\u2009\u00b1\u20092.88 kg) student-athletes completed isometric strength measurements of the knee flexors (K\n                    <jats:sub>F<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), knee extensors (K\n                    <jats:sub>E<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), hip abductors (H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), hip adductors (H\n                    <jats:sub>ADD<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), as well as linear sprint and curvilinear sprint to the right and left. Sprint split times over 30 m (t\n                    <jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) were measured and curvilinear sprint split time deficits ( t\n                    <jats:sub>30deficit<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and inter-limb strength asymmetries were calculated. Very large negative correlations were observed between H\n                    <jats:sub>ADD<\/jats:sub>\n                    and H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    strength on one side and t\n                    <jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>\n                    of curvilinear sprint to the left ( r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.75 and \u22120.71; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and right ( \u03c1\u2009=\u2009\u22120.81 and \u22120.70; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) on the other. The regression model consisting of H\n                    <jats:sub>ADD<\/jats:sub>\n                    , H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    , and K\n                    <jats:sub>F<\/jats:sub>\n                    explained 76% and 67% of the variance in left and right curvilinear sprint t\n                    <jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>\n                    , respectively. Similarly, 59% of the left curvilinear sprint t\n                    <jats:sub>30deficit<\/jats:sub>\n                    variance was explained by the H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    and K\n                    <jats:sub>F<\/jats:sub>\n                    strength. High inter-limb H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    strength symmetry was related to better left and right curvilinear sprint t\n                    <jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>\n                    ( r\u2009=\u20090.71 and \u03c1\u2009=\u20090.75, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). These results highlight the pivotal role of hip strength for curvilinear sprint speed, and emphasize the need of symmetrical H\n                    <jats:sub>ABD<\/jats:sub>\n                    muscle strength to optimize neuromuscular function during curvilinear sprint.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/00368504241247998","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,23]],"date-time":"2024-04-23T04:44:26Z","timestamp":1713847466000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Exploring the relationship between lower limb strength, strength asymmetries, and curvilinear sprint performance: Findings from a pilot study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"107","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9345-3580","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matic","family":"Sa\u0161ek","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, 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