Four muscles of the lower limbs wer

Four muscles of the lower limbs were assessed: the medial gluteus, hamstrings, femoral quadriceps and iliopsoas; three muscles of the upper limbs: biceps brachii, middle and infra-spinal deltoid, major and middle pectoralis; and, in the trunk, the straight abdominal muscle was investigated. The
choice of these muscles considered their utilization in functional activities. To assess trustworthiness of the collected data, the researcher and an independent examiner collected
bilateral measures of muscular strength of the various muscular groups with 10 women who were available to take part of this activity. Considering the 160 measurements collected, the variance coefficient was 0.96, indicating the researchers ability to collect data