Chapter 12-13: Testing Flashcards
What 5 factors need to be considered in test selection?
- Metabolic energy system specificity
- Biomechanical movement pattern specificity
- Experience and training status
- Age and sex
- Environmental factors (heat/humidity, altitude)
In what order should tests be performed?
- Non-fatiguing tests (body composition, flexibility
- Agility
- Max Power & strength
- Sprint
- Local muscular endurance
- Fatiguing anaerobic capacity (eg shuttle)
- Aerobic capacity tests
Define anaerobic capacity and give an tests for measuring it
max power output in 30-90 sec of activity
300 yd shuttle run - 25 yd sprints back and forth for 6 laps
Define max muscular strength and give 3 examples of tests to measure it.
The force a muscle (or muscle group) can exert in one maximal effort while maintaining proper form
1RM bench press
1RM bench pull (prone on bench, row bar to touch bottom of bench)
1RM back squat
Define max muscular power and give 6 examples of tests to measure it.
Anaerobic power: the ability to exert force at maximal movement speed
1RM power clean
Standing long jump
Vertical jump - chalk on wall, vertec, or force plate
Static vertical jump - jump from 2-3 second squat
Reactive strength index - contact mat, drop from box and jump as high as possible, minimizing contact time. Jump height/contact time = score
Margaria-Kalamen test - stair sprinting (3 at a time), start 6m away, measure 3rd to 9th stair time to calculate power
Note: all jump tests take best of 3 trials
Give 3 examples of tests to measure local muscular endurance
Partial curl up - 20 per min
Push up
Army: arms parallel to ground, 2 minute limit
ACSM: chest approx 4” above ground, to failure
YMCA bench press test - 30 reps per min, 80# (men), 35# (women)
Give 4 examples of tests to measure aerobic capacity
- 1.5 mile run - as fast as maintainable
- 12-minute run - as far as you can go
- Yo-yo intermittent recovery test
- Maximal aerobic speed test
Describe the yoyo intermittent recovery test and the max aerobic speed test for aerobic capacity.
Yoyo: 2x20m shuttle run w/ 10 sec rest between bouts at increasing speed until 2 failed trials - use sounds to signal go/turn points
Max: run at increasing speed on a track (25m comes to mark), increase speed by 1km/hr every 2 minutes—if athletes fails to reach cone in time 2x, test is over. Last speed run for 2 min is used to calculate VO2 max. VO2= 3.5 x speed (km/h)
Both tests start at 10km/hr
Name and describe 4 tests used to measure agility
- T-test: set up a T w/ cones 10 yards per line; athlete runs 10y forward, shuffles 5y left, shuffles 10y right, shuffles 5y left, backward runs 10y to start point. (Approx 10s)
- Hexagon test: make a hexagon w/ tape (2’ sides). Athlete double leg hops from center to each side 3x (18 jumps total) - athlete faces same direction the whole time (approx 13s)
- Pro agility test: 20 yd shuttle, athlete sprints 5 yd left, 10 yd right, 5 yd left (approx 5s)
- 505 agility test: athlete sprints 15m, turns, sprint 5 m back (<3s)
What is the best test for speed?
Straight-line sprint; distance from 10-40 m depends on sport
What are two tests that measure balance and stability?
BESS: feet together, single leg, tandem on firm and foam surfaces, eyes closed, x20 sec, hands on hips
SEBT: standing in center of 8-pointed star, reach one leg as far as possible along each leg of the star; give at least 4 practice rounds prior to testing
What are two texts for measuring flexibility?
Sit and teach
Overhead squat (pass/fail)
What is the difference between anaerobic capacity and anaerobic power?
Capacity: max power output in 30-90s
Power: less than 10 seconds
What is the average bench press, 1RM back squat, and 1RM power clean among female college athletes?
95-105 bench
120-145 squat
95-105 power clean
What is the average bench press, 1RM back squat, and 1RM power clean among college football players?
285-300 bench press
375-395 squat
250 power clean
