Are the parameters of novel two-point force-velocity model generalizable in leg muscles?Đurić, Saša (Avtor) Grbić, Vladimir (Avtor) Živković, Milena (Avtor) Majstorović, Nikola (Avtor) Sember, Vedrana (Avtor) exerciseresistanceperformancebiomechanicstwo-point modelforcevelocityforce-velocity relationshipThe two-point force-velocity model allows the assessment of the muscle mechanical capacities in fast, almost fatigue-free conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent validity of the two-point parameters with directly measured force and power and to examine the generalization of the two-point parameters across the different functional movement tests of leg muscles. Twelve physically active participants were tested performing three functional lower limb maximal tests under two different magnitudes of loads: countermovement jumps, maximal cycling sprint, and maximal force under isokinetic conditions of the knee extensors. The results showed that all values from the two-point model were higher than the values from the standard tests (p < 0.05). We also found strong correlations between the same variables from different tests (r ≥ 0.84; p < 0.01), except for force in maximal cycling sprint, where it was low and negligible (r = −0.24). The results regarding our second aim showed that the correlation coefficients between the same two-point parameters of different lower limb tests ranged from moderate to strong (r −0.47 to 0.72). In particular, the relationships were stronger between power variables than between force variables and somewhat stronger between standard tests and two-point parameters. We can conclude that mechanical capacities of the leg muscles can be partially generalized between different functional tests.20212022-02-03 16:22:48Članek v reviji134834UDK: 796.01ISSN pri članku: 1660-4601DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031032COBISS_ID: 48545795sl