Chapter 3: Sports Performance Testing

Question 1

Subjective information

Answer 1

personal information was given by the athlete; medical history and lifestyle

Question 2

Readiness for activity

Answer 2

collect medical history, such as past injuries, surgeries, illness, medications, and chronic conditions before training a new athlete

Question 3

Past injuries

Answer 3

prior injuries can have effects up and down the kinetic chain; most importantly ankle sprains, and injuries to knee ligaments, the low back, and the shoulders

Question 4

Objective information

Answer 4

measurable data obtained by performing assessments and observations

Question 5

Physiological assessments

Answer 5

resting heart rate, blood pressure, body composition

Question 6

Resting heart rate

Answer 6

70 BPM for average adult, can range from 60 to 100 BPM

Question 7

Blood pressure

Answer 7

normal systolic = 120-130 mmHg; normal diastolic = 80-85 mmHg

Question 8

Body composition assessments

Answer 8

skin fold calipers, circumference measurements, bioelectrical impedance, underwater weighing, whole-body plethysmography, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Question 9

Fat mass

Answer 9

body fat % X scale weight

Question 10

Lean mass

Answer 10

scale weight - fat mass

Question 11

Circumference measurements

Answer 11

assign girth changes; measure at neck, chest, waist, hip thigh, calves, and biceps

Question 12

Skin fold measurment

Answer 12

taken on right side of body, arms relaxed freely to the side, repeat three times and average for each site, add averages of sites together and match to Durnin formula chart to determine body fat percentage