Dynamic Assessments

Question 1

What are the 3 dynamic assessments?

Answer 1

1. Movement quality and active flexibility assessment
2. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment
   - HRR: rate in which HR declines after exercise
3. Muscular Capacity Assessment
   - grip strength, 10-rep max test, push-up test, wall sit assessment

Question 2

Movement quality and active flexibility assessment

What are the 7 assessments

Answer 2

1. Squat
2. Wall Slide
3. Front Plank w Shoulder Taps
4. Split Squat - secondary
5. Shoulder Mobility - secondary
6. Straight Leg Raise - secondary
7. Knee to Wall - secondary

Question 3

Movement quality and active flexibility assessment

Squat Assessment

Answer 3

• Stability, ankle/knee/hip flexibility
• feet hip width apart, hands on opposite shoulders
• squat as low as they comfortably can
• can spot: side imbalances, pelvis tilt, hip shift, forward lean

Question 4

Movement quality and active flexibility assessment

Wall Slide Assessment

Answer 4

• feet shoulder-width 6in off the wall, lean entire back flat on the wall
• w elbows, wrists, and hands on the wall, slide hands up as far as possible w/o losing contact

Question 5

Movement quality and active flexibility assessment

Front Plank w Shoulder Taps/Torsion Control

Answer 5

• feet shoulder-width, hands under shoulders
• need to first be able to hold a 20sec plank
• see hips rising/droping, shoulder rising, anterior pelvic tilt

Question 6

Movement quality and active flexibility assessment

Shoulder Mobility Assessment

Answer 6

Touching hands behind back with one arm from above and one below

Question 7

Squat Assessment

Forward Lean:
1. Possible causes
2. ROM assistance
3. Improvement techniques

Answer 7

1. tight hip flexors, tight calves, weak core
2. stretch calves and hip flexors
3. modified split squat, box squat

Question 8

Wall Slide Assessment

Elbows lose contact:
1. possible causes
2. ROM assistance
3. improvement techniques

Answer 8

1. tight pectoralis muscles, tight anterior deltoids, weak rhomboids and rear deltoids
2. wall stretch
3. band pull-apart, rear delt fly

Question 9

Front plank w shoulder taps

Anterior Pelvic Tilt:
1. possible cause
2. ROM assistance
3. improvement techniques

Answer 9

1. tight hip flexors and lower back, weak glutes
2. stretch hip flexors
3. dead bug, modified split squat, planks