Essay On Calf Circumference

Introduction

This experiment was completed in order to compare calf circumference as well as gender, weight, and jump height. If a person has larger calves, then they will likely be capable of reaching a higher vertical height. It can also be shown that if the person is a male, then they will be able to jump higher. A larger calf circumference is more likely to reflect a high vertical jump due to the fact that the fat content of the calves in the experiment was accounted for, therefore a large calf measurement in this experiment means a muscular calf. It is common knowledge that more muscle will result in stronger legs leading to a higher vertical. While it is believed that males are bigger, faster, and stronger, this leads us to believe that they can also jump higher. Males tend to have stronger muscles at nearly all points in life(Burr, 1997). That being said, the aforementioned hypotheses can be expected to be true because males are likely to have larger, and therefore stronger, calves. It can also be expected that males will display a higher vertical jump(Caruso, 2012).

Materials and Methods

In order to begin this lab procedure, the class was first split into lab groups of four. A meter measuring tape was then obtained from the lab materials. One member of the lab group sat on the edge of the table and the other members took turns measuring the circumference in centimeters at the widest part of the calf. The measure was taken by each lab member and recorded in a table. This step was repeated for each lab member in order to gain enough information for the data to be significant. After obtaining the circumference of each group members’ calf, a caliper was used to take the skin-fold thickness on the inside of the lab member’s ...

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...Circumference(Females)—Figure four displays the comparison of vertical jump to calf circumference measurement in the female data. Calf circumference versus jump height in females is shown to have a negative correlation.

Figure 5. Range of Vertical Jumps—This figure shows the range of vertical jumps in the males and females and compares the two. The males and females vertical jump height ranges overlap, however, the females display a much wider range of numbers for vertical jump.

Figure 6. Ratio of Male Weight to Calf Circumference and Jump Height—When compared, the ratio of weight to calf circumference and the jump height in males result in a negative correlation.

Figure 7. Ratio of Female Weight to Calf Circumference and Jump Height—When compared, the ratio of weight to calf circumference and the jump height in females result in a negative correlation.