Muscular strength, muscular power and muscular endurance tests

Question 1

Muscular strength tests

Answer 1

Muscular strength is the peak force that a muscle can develop, it therefore classically assessed through tests that can measure the amount of force produced with a single maximal effort

Question 2

Examples of muscular strength test

Answer 2

1 RM test (bench press, Back squat, leg press)
Grip strength dynamo meter
Seven stage abdominal strength test

Question 3

Muscular power

Answer 3

Muscular power is the ability to use strength quickly to produce an explosive movement. Muscular power depends on strength and speed. It is central to actions in most sports where successful performance requires distance, height or any quick generation of force

Question 4

Examples of muscular power tests

Answer 4

Basketball throw
Vertical jump
Standing long jump

Question 5

Muscular endurance

Answer 5

Muscular endurance is the ability of a particular muscle or muscle group to continue working at the desired level of effort for as long as the situation demands.

Question 6

Examples of muscular endurance

Answer 6

60 second push up test
60 second sit up test
Curl up (crunches test)
Flexed arm hang test