Power, Speed, and Agility

Select the factors needed to assess proper parameters of measuring fitness and performance

• Equipment

• Test Administration

• Anaylsis of results

• Potential for combining multiple results to assess overall parameter

Maximal muscle strength is most often quantified via

• One Rep Max

• Bench Press

• Isometric force production

• Muscle power

Which of the follow is not a test of muscle strength discussed in class?

• 1RM Bench press

• 1RM squat

• 1RM Leg Press

• 1RM Pull-up hang

The ability of the muscle to generate force while contracting at a high speed (dynamic)

• Muscle Power

• One Rep Max

• Muscle Strength

• Muscle Endurance

Muscle Power is often measured via explosive exercises such as:

• Power clean

• Vertical jump

• Cycle ergometer

• Flexed arm hang

Select the tests for muscle power.

• 1RM power clean

• Standing long jump

• Vertical jump

• 1RM squat

• Margaria-Kalamen Test

Ability of a muscle or muscle group to perform repeated contractions against a submaximal resistance

• Muscle Endurance

• Muscle Power

• Muscle Strength

• Aerobic Capacity

All of the following are examples of muscle endurance exercises except:

• Chin up

• Parallel bar dips

• Push ups

• Resistance using a % of athlete's weight

• Sprint

You have an athlete doing partial curl-up muscle endurance test: One curl-up cycle is completed every _ seconds

• 2 seconds: 1 second up/down

• 3 seconds: 1.5 second up/down

• 4 seconds: 2 seconds up/down

• 5 seconds: 2.5 seconds up/down

The maximal rate at which an athlete can produce energy through oxidation of energy resources.

• Aerobic Capacity

• Anaerobic Capacity