An experiment on repetitive hand-gripping tasks was conducted to determine the functional relationship between the maximum grip strength and number of trials. Nine male subjects performed 30 gripping trials at their maximum strengths with 15-sec. rests between trials. Performance dropped significantly after two trials. Over-all, there was a 30% drop in maximum grip strength after 30 trials. The decrease in strength over trials is described by a logarithmic function.
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