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List of all Tests (alphabetical)

• 1 Mile Endurance Run / Walk Test — complete one mile in the fastest possible time.
• 1-RM Tests — measure of the maximal weight a subject can lift with one repetition.
• 1RM Bench Press — measure of the maximal weight that can be bench pressed with one repetition.
• 10m Beep Test — 10m multi-stage walking shuttle test for children with cerebral palsy.
• 10m Shuttle Walk Test — 10m multi-stage walking shuttle test designed for patients with COPD.
• 2 Hop Jump — perform two consecutive horizontal jumps off both feet
• 3/4 court sprint — a maximum sprint over 3/4 of a basketball court.
• 3-Cone Drill (NFL) — an agility test around three cones in an L shape.
• 3 Hop test — perform three consecutive horizontal jumps off both feet.
• 5m Multiple Shuttle — 30 seconds of shuttles, increasing by 5m over a 25m course.
• 15m PACER test — a shorter version of the shuttle run 'beep' test, a maximal aerobic test which involves running back and forth over 15m in time to recorded beeps.
• 15m Bleep Test — the shorter version of the standard 20m shuttle beep test.
• 20 meter Shuttle Run Test (beep, bleep) — the standard multi-stage shuttle run 'beep' test, a maximal aerobic test which involves running back and forth over 20m in time to recorded beeps.
• 20 Yard Agility — run 5 yards to one side, 10 yards back the other way, finishing with 5 yards back to the start line (touching lines with a foot).
• 20m 5-10-5 Agility Shuttle — run 5 meters to one side, 10 meters back the other way, finishing with 5 meters back to the start line.
• 30m Flying Sprint — 30m speed test using a running start.
• 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test — 30 seconds of running alternated with 15 seconds of walking over a 40m course.
• 45 Second Run — speed endurance measuring maximum distance covered in 45 seconds.
• 100 Yard Shuttle — run back and forth over a 10 yard area five times (100 yards total).
• 300 meter run — time to run 300m on a track testing anaerobic capacity.
• 400m run test — time to run 400m on a track.
• 300-yard Shuttle — run 25 yards and back, repeating this for 12 runs of 25 yards (300 yard total).
• 505 Agility Test — run 5m and back, testing 180 degree turning ability.
• 800m Run Test — time to run 800m.
• 1200m Shuttle Test — run to-and-from a start line to 20, 40 and 60-m marks, 5 times without a break.
• 90/90 (AKE) hamstring test — measures hamstring flexibility when the hip is flexed.
• Abalakov Jump (ABK) — Vertical jump with arm swinging allowed
• Abdominal Curl — perform as many sit ups as possible, keeping in time to an audio recording which increases in pace.
• Abdominal Endurance Tests — a general description of a sit-up test to measure abdominal muscle endurance
• Abdominal Strength Test (7 Stage) — perform sit-up actions of increasing difficulty, seven possible levels.
• Abdominal Strength Test (4 Level) — perform four levels of sit-up actions of increasing difficulty.
• Abdominal test 1 (Kraus-Webber) — perform one sit-up with legs straight and raised off the ground.
• Abdominal test 2 (Kraus-Webber) — perform one sit-up with legs raised, knees bent.
• Abdominal test 3 (Kraus-Webber) — with straight legs, raise the feet off the ground for 10 seconds.
• Ab Strength Test (Straight Leg Lift) — while on your back, slowly lower the straightened legs.
• Adiposity Index — a method of measuring the amount of body fat calculated using the size of the hips compared to the person's height.
• Aero Test — a variation of the beep test
• Agility AAHPERD for seniors — a test of agility and dynamic balance for the elderly.
• Agility COD Deficit — comparing an athlete's sprinting time with their time to complete a change of direction task.
• Agility Test for AFL — a slalom-type agility test developed for Australian Football players, involving running around obstacles over about 40m.
• Air-Displacement Plethysmography — a method for assessing body fat and lean mass using air displacement technology.
• Alternate hand wall toss test — a test of hand-eye coordination in which you throw a ball against a wall and catch it with the opposite hand.
• Andersen Test — 20m shuttle test running for 15 seconds, then resting for 15 seconds, and repeating this for 10 minutes.
• Apley's Shoulder Scratch Test — shoulder movement measured by reaching behind to touch the opposite scapula.
• Arm Crank — maximal arm-cranking for two 15-second intervals against variable resistance.
• Arm Curl — perform as many arm curls as possible in 30 seconds, while sitting in a chair.
• Arm Length — distance from the tip of shoulder to the tip of the little finger.
• Arm Span — measurement of the distance between fingertips when the arms are outstretched.
• Arrowhead Agility Drill — a test of agility, running around a arrow-shape course.
• Assistant Referee Intermittent Endurance Test — an intermittent yo-yo type test involving forwards and sideways running.
• Astrand Bicycle Ergometer Test — a sub-maximal cycle ergometer aerobic fitness test, involving pedaling for 6minutes at a moderate workload.
• Astrand Treadmill Test — running at 5mph with a 2.5% increase in gradient every two minutes, until exhaustion.
• Back Extensions — number of back extensions performed in 20 seconds.
• Back Scratch — how close can the hands can be brought together behind the back.
• Back Strength (Isometric) — hold a horizontal position while hanging over the edge of a bench for a set time period.
• Back strength upper (Kraus-Webber) — lift up the chest for 10 seconds while the feet are held down.
• Back strength lower (Kraus-Webber) — lift up the legs for 10 seconds while the upper body is held down.
• Balance Bass Test — alternate foot hopping and holding a static position for five seconds at 8 points.
• Balance Beam Test — walk along an elevated beam with subjective measures of performance.
• Balance Board — stand on a platform and try to keep the platform balanced for a period of 30 seconds.
• Balance (Flamingo) — participants to stand on one leg on a beam, with the other leg flexed at the knee and the foot of this leg held close to the buttocks.
• Balance One Leg Stand Sobriety Test — stand on one foot for 30 seconds while counting up from 1001.
• Balance - Standing — stand on one leg for as long as possible.
• Balance Stick Test — stand the ball of both feet on the stick for as long as possible.
• Balance - Stork test — stand on one leg, up on the ball of the foot, for as long as possible.
• Balke Test (treadmill) — walking on a treadmill to exhaustion, at a constant speed while gradient/slope is increased every one or two minutes.
• Balke Test (15 min run) — run the maximum distance possible in 15 minutes.
• Balke Step Test — a step test that has a gradual increase in step height and continues until exhaustion.
• Ball Throw for Distance — throw a small ball (cricket ball or baseball) for maximum distance
• Balsom Run Agility Test — run around a series of cones, making several changes of directions.
• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) — measure of resting oxygen consumption as a measure of metabolic rate.
• Basketball Throw (seated) — two-handed push with the back against a wall.
• Basketball Throw (kneeling) — one handed throw from the kneeling position.
• Beam Walk test — walk the length of a beam and back within 30 seconds.
• Beep Test — a maximal test involving continuous running between two lines 20m apart in time to recorded beeps
• Beep Test — a shorter version of the beep test designed for children with cerebral palsy.
• Beep Test — a modified version of the beep test for soccer referees, incorporating a portion of the test where the participant must run backwards.
• Beep Test for the Blind — 20m shuttle run test with modifications to assist those with vision impairment.
• Beep Test on Ice — beep type test with incremental 1-minute shuttles with 30-seconds rest periods.
• Bench Press (Maximum) — perform as many bench presses as you can at a particular weight.
• Bench Press Beep Test — perform as many repetitions as possible at a set weight and set cadence.
• Bench Press (Brockport) — a set-weight maximum bench press test designed primarily for children with disabilities.
• Bench Press - %bodyweight — perform the maximum number of bench presses at a set % of body weight.
• Bench Press Test (relative, NHL) — perform the maximum number of bench presses at a set % of their body weight.
• Bench Press (1RM) — measure of the maximal weight you can bench press with one repetition.
• Bench Press Max Power — bench press 50% of body weight as quickly as possible for three reps, with maximum power measured.
• Bench Pull — lying supine on a bench, pull a weight up off the ground to the chest.
• Bent Arm Hang — hold a chin-up position as long as possible with the chin level with the horizontal bar.
• Bicep Curl Max — perform as many bicep curls as possible at a certain weight.
• Bioelectric Impedance — a measure the resistance of body tissues to the flow of a small electrical signal, and from that the proportion of body fat is calculated
• Birtwell 40m Shuttle — a 40m version of the beep test.
• Block Transfer — a coordination test of fine motor abilities involving moving blocks.
• Blood Lactate Testing — taking pinprick blood samples to measure blood lactate levels.
• Blood test — method of collecting a venous blood sample for analysis.
• Bodyfat Visual Method — using images to estimate percent bodyfat.
• Body Mass — a measure of a person's weight.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) — calculated by taking a person's weight and dividing by their height squared
• Body Surface Area (BSA) — a formula for calculating the body's surface area
• Box Drill — run around a 10-yard square course, testing agility.
• Breath Holding — How long can you hold your breath? An old test for assessing aerobic fitness.
• Broca Index (ideal weight) — an estimation of ideal body weight using a height measurement only.
• Bruce Protocol Test — treadmill exercise stress test, increasing incline of 2% every 3 minutes until exhaustion.
• Burpee Test — participants attempt the maximum number of burpees in a set time period.
• Canadian Home Fitness Test — a progressive sub-maximal aerobic step test in which participants step up and down a 16 inch double step following audio signals.
• Chair Stand — stand up repeatedly from a chair for 30 seconds.
• Chester Step Test — a sub-maximal multistage stepping test with adjustable step heights.
• Chester Treadmill Police Walk Test — walking at 6km/hr on a treadmill, increasing gradient by 3% every 2 minutes.
• Chester Treadmill Police Run Test — run at 10.4 km/hr on a treadmill, increasing the gradient every 2 minutes.
• Chester Treadmill Test — walking at 6.2km/hr on a treadmill, increasing the gradient by 3% every 2 minutes.
• Chin-Up Test — grasp an overhead bar and pull up the body so the chin raises above the bar.
• Color Blindness Testing (Ishihara Test) — distinguish the number or shape illustrated on colored images.
• Computed Tomography (CT Scan) — detailed cross-section images using x-ray.
• Conconi Test — measure heart rate at different predefined intensity levels to estimate the anaerobic threshold.
• Cone Drill (Agility) — a lateral movement test around cones placed in a diamond shape.
• Cooper 12 minute test — cover as much distance as you can in 12 minutes.
• Counter Movement Jump (CMJ) — start in an upright standing position and squats down to the 90 degree leg bend position before immediately jumping vertically.
• Cricket Sprint Test — running speed test over the length of the cricket pitch.
• Critical Swim Speed — calculate the swimming speed that can be maintained continuously without exhaustion from tests over 50m and 400m.
• Crunches (PFT) — perform as many sit-ups as you can in two minutes.
• Cunningham & Faulkner anaerobic test — run on a treadmill at 8mph and an incline of 20% for as long as possible.
• Curl Ups — the maximum number of curl-ups in one minute (President's Challenge)
• Curl Ups (partial) — perform as many partial curl-ups (fingertips to the knees) as possible at a rate of 1-in-3 seconds.
• Curl-Up Test — as many curl-ups as possible following a cadence of one every three seconds (FitnessGram).
• Curl Up Beep — perform as many sit ups as possible following a set cadence.
• Curl-Up Test — perform as many sit-ups as they can in two minutes (US Navy).
• Cycle 2km — 2 kilometer bicycle time trial.
• Cycle 12-minute test — cycle for maximum distance in 12 minutes.
• Cycle 40m sprint — fastest time on a bicycle over 40m.
• Cycle Ergometer 5km — pedal on a cycle ergometer for 5km, in the shortest possible time.
• Cycling Repeat Sprint Test — involving 5 x 6 second efforts performed every 30 seconds.
• Cycling VO2max Test — measure VO2max while on a stationary cycle ergometer.
• Dal Monte repeat sprint test — 5 x 50 m (men) or 40 m (women), at intervals of 1 minute.
• Deadlift Repetition Max — maximum lift for one deadlift repetition.
• Devine Formula — calculation for determining ideal body weight.
• Dips — as many dips as possible in one minute.
• DNA Fitness Test — analysis of a person's genes and relating these to athletic potential.
• Drop Jump — a test of leg strength and power which requires the athlete to drop off a box and immediately jump as high as they can
• Drop Jump (Bosco) — the athlete jumps after dropping from heights of 20 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm and 100 cm.
• Drop Jump (Incremental) — the athlete jumps after a drop from a series of heights, starting from a 30cm box and working upwards to a 75cm box.
• Drug Testing — anti-doping testing using urine or blood samples.
• Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) — two levels of x-rays are used to differentiate body weight into the components of lean soft tissue, fat soft tissue and bone.
• Dumbbell Press — press overhead a 15lb (6.8kg) dumbbell as many times as possible while sitting in a chair.
• Dynamic Yo-Yo Test — a modified yo-yo test designed specifically for football referees.
• Edgren Side-Step Test — sidestepping back and forth to cones 12 feet apart as quick as possible for 10 seconds.
• Edgren sidestep test (Modified) — side-stepping between cones 12 feet apart as quick as possible.
• Elliptical Trainer Test (PRT) — 12 minutes exercise on an elliptical trainer (Navy).
• Endurance Jump (30 Seconds) — jump across a hurdle as many times as possible in 30 seconds.
• Extended (Straight) Arm Hang — hanging from an overhead bar with straight arms for as long as possible.
• Eye Dominance Test — a simple test of ocular dominance by holding the hands outstretched in front of the face.
• FIFA Change of Direction Ability (CODA) — forwards and sideways running over 8-10 meters.
• FIFA Interval Test 1 — 6 x 40m sprints with 60 seconds recovery between bouts.
• FIFA Interval Test 2 — alternating 75m run and 25m walk, repeating this for 10 laps.
• Figure-of-Eight Agility — a simple measure of agility involving running around two cones.
• FIT Interval test for soccer — this test was developed initially to mimic the demands of soccer players, involves running 10 and 25 yards circuits in diminishing times, with 30 seconds rest between sets.
• Flamingo Balance Test — participants stand on one leg on a beam, with the other leg flexed at the knee.
• Flexed Arm Hang — how long someone can remain with the chin held above a horizontal bar.
• Flexed Arm Hang (PFT) — how long someone can remain with the chin held above a horizontal bar.
• Flexed Arm Hang (IPFT) — how long someone can remain with the chin held above a horizontal bar.
• Flexibility (Calf) — a simple measure of calf muscle flexibility in which you touch the wall with your knee while keeping your heel on the ground.
• Flexibility (90/90, AKE) — a flexibility test measuring passive hamstring flexibility while the hip is flexed.
• Flexometer — description of how to how to use a flexometer, 360 degree dial with weighted gravity needle, to measure flexibility.
• Floor Touch (Kraus-Webber) — can the subject touch their toes for 10 seconds?
• Footeval Test — a football (soccer) specific test with one minute intervals incorporating ball dribbling.
• Foot Tapping Speed Test — how many quick foot taps can be performed in 30 seconds.
• Futsal Intermittent Endurance Test — consists of running 45m (3x15m) shuttles performed at progressive speeds until exhaustion.
• Gacon Test — an intermittent test with 45 seconds of running and 15 seconds rest, with the running distance incrementally increasing.
• Girths — the circumference meaure of body parts: general, waist, head, neck, arm-relaxed, arm-flexed, forearm, wrist, chest, shoulder, hip, thigh (gluteal), thigh (mid), calf and ankle.
• Goniometer — description of how to how to use a goniometer, a protractor type device, to measure flexibility.
• Groin Flexibility — participants sit on the floor and try to pull their feet as close as they can to the body.
• Groningen Walk Test — a variant of the maximal multistage 20m shuttle-run test, involving walking around a rectangular course, adapted to suit an elderly population.
• Handgrip Strength Test — a measure the maximum isometric strength of the hand and forearm muscles.
• Hand Span — a measure of the hand width when the fingers are spread out.
• Harvard Step Test — participants step at a rate of 30 steps per minute for 5 minutes or until exhaustion
• Heart Rate Maximizer — involving repeated jumping jacks over two minutes
• Heart Rate Variability — a measure of the variation in time between each heart beat
• Height — a measure of standing height, from the feet to the top of the head.
• Henman Shuttle Anaerobic Test — shuttle fitness test involving maximal running between two markers 20 meters apart for five one-minute periods, with one-minute rest between bouts.
• Hexagon agility test — involves jumping in and out of a hexagon shape as fast as possible.
• Hexagonal Obstacle Test — involves jumping over obstacles placed a hexagon shape, as fast as possible.
• Hop and Stop Test — a functional movement test which evaluates an individual's ability to hop and then come to a complete stop.
• Horizontal Pull-Up Test — a variation of the hanging pull-up, made easier as the whole body weight does not need to be lifted.
• Hurdle Jump Agility — 45 seconds of two-legged jumping over a hurdle.
• Hydrostatic Weighing — measure of body density by weighing in a water tank with all body parts are emerged and all the air from the lungs expelled.
• Illinois Agility test — agility run involving 180 degree turns and slalom running.
• Illinois Agility Test (Modified) — a modification of the standard Illinois test which removes some straight sprinting.
• Illinois Agility Test (Short) — a modification of the standard Illinois test which reduces the distance covered.
• Ins and Outs — a core strength test involving sitting on the floor and repeatedly bending and straightening the legs out in front of the body.
• Interval Shuttle Run Test — an intermittent fitness test where athletes run for 30 seconds periods interspersed with 15 seconds of walking.
• Isokinetic Strength Tests — strength tests using apparatus which limit movement to a constant speed.
• J.A.M. Intermittent Test — involves a series of walk–jog–run shuttles in time to a audio beep.
• Juggling Coordination Test — keep an object in the air, hitting it from hand to hand.
• Jumps Decathlon — a series of 10 power jump tests.
• Knee Height Measure — a measurement of the distance from the base of the foot to the top of the knee.
• Lane Agility Drill — a basketball agility test involving running around the basketball key.
• Lateral Side-Bending Flexibility — bend laterally as far as possible to each side from the standing position.
• Lat Pulldown 1RM Test — one-repetition max test using the lat pulldown exercise.
• Length (Recumbent) — height measurement while lying down (for babies, sick or elderly).
• Leg Extension (isometric) — participant sits on a table and exterts force to extend the leg.
• Leg Raises — complete as many leg raises as possible whilst supporting body weight, all in time to a beep recording.
• Leg Tuck — hang from an overhead bar and bring the knees up to touch both elbows.
• Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test — intermittent and variable shuttle test designed to replicate the demands of a football match.
• Lung Function — measurement of airlfow in and out of the lungs.
• Mader Test — determination of aerobic and anaerobic thresholds using blood lactate measures during an incremental exercise test.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) —
• Margaria-Kalamen Power Test —
• MAS Run —
• Max Touch —
• Maximal Anaerobic Running Test —
• Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO_2max) —
• Medicine Ball Throw - Seated —
• Medicine Ball Throw - Standing —
• Medicine Ball Throw - Overhead —
• Medicine Ball Throw - Underhand —
• Mid-Thigh Pull Test (IMTP) — an isometric leg strength test, the participant pulls against a static object
• Minnesota Rate of Manipulation Test —
• Multiple Single-Leg Hop-Stabilization Test (MSLHST) — perform dynamic forward and diagonal one-legged jumps while statically maintaining landing positions.
• Multistage Hurdle Jump Test — count the number of jumps over a hurdle in two 20-second periods.
• Muscle Fiber RM Test —
• Muscle Mass Calculation —
• Near Infrared Interactance —
• Non-Exercise Fitness Test —
• PACER Test — a version of the 20m shuttle run 'beep' test, a maximal aerobic test which involves running back and forth over 20m in time to recorded beeps.
• Partial Curl Ups — perform as many sit ups as possible following a rate of one every three seconds (shoulders come off the mat by two inches).
• Penta Jump (5-Hop Test) — perform five consecutive horizontal jumps off both feet.
• Peterson Equation (ideal weight)
• Phosphate Recovery Test (PR)
• Pinch Grip Test
• Plank Test — hold an elevated plank position for as long as possible.
• Plate Tapping Test — move the hand back and forth between discs as quickly as possible.
• Polar Fitness Test
• Ponderal Index
• Posture Test
• Power Ball Chest Launch
• Power Ball - Rotational Throw
• Power ball - Overhead Throw (backwards)
• Power ball - Overhead Throw (kneeling)
• Power Clean 1RM Max — maximum weight lifted using the power clean exercise.
• Pull-Up Test — general description of pull-up tests
• Pull-Up (Modified) — with the body horizontal, grasp a bar set just out of reach, and pull up towards the bar
• Pull Up (NAPFA) — number in half-a-minute, with an easier horizontal version for females
• Pull Up Test (PFT) — the maximum number, up to 20 complete pull-ups
• Pull-Up Cadence Test — following a cadence of 15 per minute
• Punching Power
• Punching Speed
• Push-up Tests — general description of push-up tests
• Push Up (Maximum) — maximum numbe rof push-ups
• Push-Up (Presidents) — a cadence push-up test at 20 per minute.
• Push Ups (APFT) — most push-ups in two minutes
• Push Up Beep Test (NHL) — cadence test, at 25/min
• Push-Up Hold (Isometric) — the 'down' position is held for as long as possible.
• Push-Up (Isometric) — the starting 'up' position is held for as long as possible.
• Push-Up Trunk Stability Test — push up from the ground while keeping the body straight with no sagging.
• Push-up test (PRT) — most push-ups in one minute
• Push Up (Chair) — easier option by raising the upper body using a chair
• Push-Up (Seated) — extend the arms and raise the body out of a chair, and hold this position for as long as possible (part of the Brockport Protocol).
• Push-up test (Modified) — includes a clap behind the back while in the 'down' position and a touch from one hand to the other in the 'up' position.
• Push-Up Test (at home) — a simple push-up test that can be done at home.
• Push-up (Hand Release) — the hands are lifted off the ground while in the 'down' position.
• PWC₁₇₀ Test
• Quadrant Jump Agility Test — involves two-legged jumping around a cross shape on the floor, as fast as possible.
• Quadrathlon
• Queens College Step Test
• Quick Feet — run along a ladder placing a foot in each space
• Quick Strike Boxing Test — punch a boxing bag as fast and as hard as possible for a set time period.
• Radar for Speed
• RAST Anaerobic sprint test
• Reaction - Batak Test
• Reaction Light Board
• Reaction Stick ruler test
• Reaction Time
• Reaction Time (AFL)
• Reaction Time - Groningen
• Repeat Sprint Ability Test — 10 x 20m sprints, starting every 20 seconds.
• Repetitive Jump (RJ) — Bosco
• RESTQ-76 athlete questionnaire
• Rockport Walk Test — walk one mile as fast as you can.
• Rowing Beep Test — incremental test performed on a rowing ergometer.
• Rowing Ergo (500m) — aim to cover the 500m in the shortest possible time.
• Rowing Ergo (2km) — aim to cover the 2km in the shortest possible time.
• Rowing Ergo (5km) — aim to cover the 5000m in the shortest possible time.
• Ruffier Squat Test — measure heart rate before and after performing 30 squats in 45 seconds.
• Run 2 Cricket Running Speed Test — a cricket speed and agility test, involving sprinting the length of a cricket pitch twice.
• Run-a-Three — a cricket speed and agility test, involving sprinting over a cricket pitch distance three times while carrying a bat.
• Run Tests for time or distance — run a set disance as fast as possible, or for as far as possible in a set time.
• Run Tests for time: 6 minute, 9-minute
• Run tests for distance: 1 km (IPFT), 1.5km, 1.5 mile (PRT), 1.6 km (1 mile), 2.4 km, 2-Mile (APFT), 3 km, 3-Mile (PFT), 5 km
• Schober Test — measures the flexibility of the lumbar spine based on the stretching of the skin over the lumbar spine while bending forwards.
• SEMO Agility run — run around a rectangular area incorporating forward sprints, diagonal backpedaling, and side shuffling.
• Sharkey (Forestry) Step Test
• Shot Put Back Throw
• Shoulder Circumduction — a sliding handle is held in the hands and passed over the head.
• Shoulder Flexibility — lift a stick over the head to behind the back, maintaining the handgrip on the object.
• Shoulder Reach Flexibility — can the hands can be brought within 5cm behind the back.
• Shoulder Rotation: Acuflex III — lift a bar from behind the back, with the hands as close together as possible. The result is adjusted for biacrominal width.
• Shoulder-Neck Mobility
• Shoulder Raise — face down with hands above the ehad and together, raise them as high as possible.
• Shoulder Stretch — can the hands can be brought together behind the back
• Shoulder Width — measure the distance across the shoulders
• Shuttle Cross Pick-Up
• Shuttle Reactive (NBA)
• Shuttle 10m Agility — run 10m x 4, moving blocks from one end to the other.
• Shuttle 10 x 5m — agility run back and forth over 5 meters, for a total of 50m.
• Shuttle - 20 Yard (NFL) — running 5 yards, back 10 yards, and back again 5 yards, touching the lines with a hand.
• Shuttle - 30 Ft (President's) — run 30ft (9.14m) x 4, moving blocks from one end to the other,
• 40 Yard Shuttle Run — run 30ft (9.14m) x 4, the foot and hand simultaneously touching the floor on or beyond the turn-around line.
• Shuttle - 60 Yard (NFL) — run to 5 yards, 10 yards, 15 yards, there and back, for a total of 60 yards
• Side Ramp for core stability
• Side-Step Test
• Sit-Up Test (test at home)
• Sit Ups (APFT)
• Sit-Up Test (Dynamic)
• Sit Ups 30 secs (Eurofit)
• Sit and Reach Test
• Sit and Reach — backsaver
• Sit & Reach — Chair
• Sit and Reach (PRT)
• Sit and Reach — modified
• Sit & Reach (test at home)
• Sitting Height — a measurement of the distance from the highest point on the head to the base sitting surface
• Sitting-Rising Test (SRT)
• Skinfold measurement — calipers are used to measure the thickness of the skin at a range of sites around the body.
• Soda Pop Coordination Test
• Softball Throw Test — throw a softball for maximum distance
• Sprint tests (30 yards, 20m, 30m, 40m, 40 yards, 50 m, 60 yards, 60m)
• Sprint Fatigue Test
• Sprint Recovery Test (AFL) — six 30m sprints, with each sprint starting at 20 second intervals.
• Sprint from Home to First Base

• Squat 1RM — maximum lift for one squat repetition.
• Squat Jump (SJ) — Bosco
• Squat Jump + extra weight — Bosco
• Squat Test (test at home) — maximum number of squats performed with no weight
• Squat (Single Leg) — functional leg strength test in which participants squat down to about 60° knee flexion.
• Standing balance test
• Standing Height — standard height measurement
• Standing Long (Broad) Jump Test — jump off two feet into a sand pit
• Stand & Reach — stand on a raised surface and bend forwards with straight legs. Measure how far past the toes the fingers can reach.
• Standing Reach
• Standing Triple Jump — maximum hop, step and jump distance from a standing start.
• Star Excursion Balance Test — balance on one leg and reach as far as possible in eight different directions
• Step in Place aerobic test
• Step tests — Harvard, YMCA, Queens College, Balke, Sharkey, Chester, home
• Stick Flip Coordination Test — attempt to flip a stick using two other sticks.
• Stork Balance Stand Test
• Straight Leg Raise flexibility test.
• Strength Push and Pull Tests (NHL)
• Sweat Collection for Analysis — collecting sweat using patches to measure electrolyte composition.
• Sweat Collection (Whole Body-Washdown) — method for whole body sweat collection.
• Sweat Loss Measurement — whole body fluid loss measurement using body weight changes.
• Sweat Monitoring — skin monitors to measure sweat rate and composition.
• Sweat Rate using Patches — measurement of site-specific sweating rate.
• Swimming Beep Test
• Swimming Beep Test #2 (Williams)
• Swimming Shuttle Test
• Swimming Step Test — 7 x 200m swim step test used to monitor training and improvements in aerobic conditioning.
• Swim Test (100m) — swim 100m as fast as you can
• Swim Test (450m/500yd) (PRT) — swim 500 yards as fast as you can
• Swimming 1 km time trial — swim 1km as fast as you can.
• Swim 12-minute test — swim for maximum distance in 12 minutes.
• Swimming VO_2max Test — VO2max test conducted in water.
• Swolf — a measure of swimming efficiency
• Thomas Test — modified
• Toe Touch — measure distance from fingertips to ground.
• Total Body Electrical Conductivity (TOBEC)
• Total Body Potassium (TBK)
• Total Body Protein (TBP)
• Track Test — University of Montreal Test
• Tri-level Anaerobic Tests — 10 & 30-second maximum power tests on a cycle ergometer.
• Tri-level Aerobic Test — cycle in one minute increments of 25 Watts until the heart rate reaches 75% of max.
• Trunk Lift — lift the upper body off the floor and hold that position while the height is measured.
• Trunk Rotation simple flexibility test
• Trunk Rotation: Acuflex II
• T-Test for agility — running a T shape course involving forward, lateral, and backwards running.
• Up and Go 8-foot for agility
• Urine color testing — assessing body hydration by looking at the color of urine.
• Urine specific gravity — using a refractometer to measure the density of urine.
• VAMEVAL Test
• V-Sit Reach Flexibility
• Vertical Jump — jump as high as you can.
  • Using wall or Vertec®
  • Timing mat
  • At home
  • One step
  • One-Leg - jumping from one leg, landing on both
  • NHL (force plate)
  • With run up
  • Aanother with run up
  • No arms
  • In water
• Vision Testing
• VO_2max Test
• VO2max Test (Treadmill)
• Vmax
• Waist to Height Ratio (WHtR)
• Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR)
• Walk and Turn Field Sobriety Test — involves walking nine steps, touching heel-to-toe, along a straight line
• Walk Tests: 1/2 mile, 1 Mile, 2 km, Rockport 1 mile,
• 6-Minute Walk — a fitness test for seniors, walk for 6 minutes for maximum distance.
• Wall Catch — throw a ball against a wall from one hand in an underarm action, and attempt to catch it with the opposite hand.
• Wall Sit
• Wall Squat
• Water Polo Intermittent Shuttle Test
• Weight — measuring body mass
• Wheelchair Aerobic Test — participants wheel around a track for 12 minutes, and the total distance covered is recorded
• Wheelchair Multistage Field Test (MFT)
• Wheelchair Shuttle Ride Test (SRT)
• Wingate Cycle Test — maximum cycle test of anaerobic leg power, conducted over 30 seconds.
• Wingate Arm Crank
• Y Balance Test — maintain single-leg balance on one leg while reaching as far as possible with the contralateral leg in three different directions
• YMCA Cycle ergometer submax test
• Yo-Yo Endurance Test
• Yo-Yo Intermittent Tests — aerobic shuttle test, with a short active break (5 and 10 seconds ) after every 2 x 20m shuttle.
• Zig-Zag Agility Test

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