practicum 3: muscular strength, power, and endurance Flashcards
demonstrate/explain spotting for the maximal squat test
- spot the body, not the weight
- protect the lifter
- assist execution, motivate, and prevent injury
demonstrate/explain grip-strength assessment
- provide dry cloth or chalk to get sufficient grip
- adjust dynamometer for maximum comfort
- only use one hand at a time when testing grip strength
- arm remains relatively motionless and does not contact the body
- once the hand is contracting/gripping the dynamometer, count for 3 seconds and get client to release
- tell client to exhale during contraction
- record all values for both hands
demonstrate/explain spotting for the maximal bench
- assist execution
- spot the athlete standing behind the bar in the middle
- support the body, not the weight (when possible)
identify (using a table) a predicted maximum bench press
- client performs multiple repetitions (2-10) using a lower resistance
- using the table, look at the weight they lifted and how many repetitions have been done to predict the 1RM
identify a percentile for strength/weight ratio (bench or squat)
calculate the client’s maximal lift and then divide by their body weight to create a ration, then look for the norms in the coursepack
explain the vertical jump test
- make sure there are weights supporting the apparatus
- get your client to stand sideways and have their arm up as high as they can
- move the apparatus so the last peg is just touching the tip of their fingers
- instruct the client to jump as high as they can from a standing position
- record best of 2 jumps
identify an issue with vertical jump vs leg power
- if you get someone to perform the wrong test, it will not be beneficial for yourself or the athlete
- ex: getting a basketball player to do the leg power/long jump test and a hockey player to do the vertical jump
explain something “you” did that may affect Margaria-Kalamen retest
- did not give significant rest time this time around
- different warm up from previous test
explain when you might use long jump instead of vertical jump
- when the athlete plays a sport that is catered more towards that test
- ex: hockey player will do long jump because of the strides they take when skating
demonstrate/explain the long jump test
- get client to stand at starting line
- give them a couple of trial jumps without fatigue
- client takes a 2 step take off
- measure clients landing at the heel
- record best of 2 jumps
demonstrate/explain how to perform the push-up test
- male perform push ups the standard form
- females use modified pushups
- client starts from upright position and complete a push up by touching their chin to the ground and going back to the starting position
- the max amount of pushups done without rest is their score
demonstrate/explain the partial curl-up test
- get client to lay down with knees bent at 90 degrees and feet flat on the floor
- arms positioned to their side, palms facing the ground
- place 2 strips of tape **10cm apart
- client performs curl ups at 50 beats/min (25 curl ups/min) until they are unable to maintain the beat
demonstrate/explain the 1 min sit up test
- client starts laying down with knees bent at 90 degrees, feet shoulder width apart
- hands are positioned at side of head
- tester hold the feet down as client performs the sit ups (1 sit up = subjects elbows hitting the knees and returning to start position)
- perform as many proper sit ups in 1 minute
demonstrate/explain the standard load test
- men use 80lbs barbell
- women use 35lbs barbell
- client lays flat on the bench and performs a proper repetition at 60 beats/min (30 lifts/min)
- test stops when client can’t hold the beat anymore
when might you use 1 min sit up over partial curl up test? explain
when there is a higher level athlete testing because they will be able to do partial curl ups for ages and the test will be too long whereas the 1 minute sit up has a time limit
respond to a female client who wants to do the standard push up
they are able to, but we are unable to use the normalized data to get the percentile
when might you do standard load test instead of push-up test? Explain
if a person is heavy, they may have difficulty doing push-ups, the standard load test removes their own body weight from testing
