Tom E Ward

Publications (2)3.66 Total impact

• Article: Anthropometric dimensions do not enhance one repetition maximum prediction from the NFL-225 test in college football players.

  Jerry L Mayhew, Jeff A Jacques, John S Ware, Paul P Chapman, Michael G Bemben, Tom E Ward, Joseph P Slovak
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  ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of anthropometric dimensions to improving the accuracy of repetitions-to-fatigue (RTF) using an absolute load of 225 lbs to predict 1 repetition maximum (1RM) bench press performance in college football players. Sixty-one players from an NCAA Division II team were evaluated for 1RM bench press performance, RTF using an absolute load of 225 lbs, and measured (5 skinfolds, 2 skeletal length, and 2 muscle circumferences). Anthropometric dimensions (percent fat, lean body mass, and arm cross-sectional areas) were derived at the conclusion of 8 weeks of heavy resistance training during the off-season. None of the anthropometric dimensions made a significant additional contribution to RTF (r = 0.96, SEE = 12.3 lbs) for predicting 1RM. Of the currently available NFL-225 prediction equations found in the literature nonsignificantly underestimated 1RM from RTF by an average of 1.1 lbs (+/-12.7 lbs), whereas 5 other RTF equations significantly overpredicted by 3.5-9.0 lbs (+/-12.2-14.1 lbs). Anthropometric dimensions neither reduced the error associated with prediction of 1RM bench press using the NFL-225 test in college football players nor do they explain why some players are significantly over- or underpredicted when using muscle endurance repetitions.
  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 09/2004; 18(3):572-8. · 1.83 Impact Factor
• Article: The NFL-225 Test as a Measure of Bench Press Strength in College Football Players

  JERRY L. MAYHEW, JOHN S. WARE, MICHAEL G. BEMBEN, BILL WILT, TOM E. WARD, BILL FARRIS, JOE JURASZEK, JOHN P. SLOVAK
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  ABSTRACT: To assess the efficacy of the NFL-225 test to evaluate upper-body strength in football players, 142 college players (69 Division IAA and 73 Division II) were measured at the conclusion of their off-season resistance training program for 1 repetition maximum (1 RM) bench press and repetitions to fatigue with 225 lb. A validation sample of players (n = 114) was randomly selected to develop a prediction equation that was significantly correlated with 1 RM (r = 0.96) and allowed reasonably accurate predictions (SEE = 14.1 lb). The remaining 28 players served as a cross-validation sample that produced a high correlation (r = 0.96) and a nonsignificant difference (t = 0.46) between predicted and actual 1 RM. Sixty-eight percent of the cross-validation sample had predicted 1 RM values within +/-10 lb of their actual 1 RM performance. Therefore, muscular endurance repetitions with an absolute load of 225 lb can be used to predict 1 RM bench press strength in college football players, although the error in prediction increases when endurance performance exceeds 10 repetitions. (C) 1999 National Strength and Conditioning Association
  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 04/1999; 13(2). · 1.83 Impact Factor