International rugby union forwards (n=15) (27)
Collegiate baseball players (n=28) (26)
Collegiate soccer players (n=23) (26)
WSM
Net IMTP peak force (N)
Figure 2.Gross (including body weight) isometric midthigh pull (IMTP) peak force (A), net (above body weight) IMTP peak force (B), countermovement
jump (CMJ) peak power (C), and CMJ height (D) of a World’s Strongest Man and deadlift champion (WSM) displayed against comparative data from the
existing research literature. CMJ was performed with an arm swing by WSM and within all comparative data included in theﬁgure. /C3 Athletes from differ-
ent sports or disciplines featured within the sample. Descriptive information (age, height, and body mass) of the groups included as comparative data
can be found in Supplemental Materials 1 (IMTP) and 2 (CMJ).
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