I just got out of my Exercise and Program design and testing class. One of the topics tonight was the YMCA bench press test. Does any body think the weights a ridiculously low?
Male: 80Lbs
Female: 35lbs
I think anybody that is apparently healthy would have no problem putting up 30 in a minute(which is what I was told ends the test after a minute or fatigue), even women that have never benched before or in a long time were putting up numbers well over 30 reps and for the guys only one guy in the class could only get 12.
Just asking if anybody finds this test effective for assessing muscular endurence?
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Thread: YMCA Bench Press Test
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02-18-2010, 07:44 PM #1
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YMCA Bench Press Test
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as people get older they wont be able to do as many. Thats why they have the Norm percentiles for gender and age groups. This isnt a test youd have the average college age male do for an evaluation.
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I'm not sure how many of you guys that responded are certified trainers.
Obviously I asked this to them because they would be more familiar with the test and how affective it is for determining ones muscular endurance?
I think they should have norms and standards set for different weights at different ages not one universal set weight to asses someone. If that makes any sense.
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There's a bar @ our gym that's just like an olympic bar but a bit shorter. It's about 30lbs. It's too short to fit in a bench press or a squat rack so I usually use it for deads, BORs, OH Press.
I like it because I can have my clients use the 45lb plates for deadlifts a lot sooner [because it's only 120lbs instead of 135] while still having the bar @ optimal height.
But yeah I'm pretty sure they make the full length ones at as low as 20lbs.Sept of Baelor was an inside job. Wildfire can't melt stone masonry.
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02-19-2010, 11:32 PM #14
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02-19-2010, 11:36 PM #15
READ WHAT KELTRON WROTE
There's a bar @ our gym that's just like an olympic bar but a bit shorter. It's about 30lbs. It's too short to fit in a bench press or a squat rack so I usually use it for deads, BORs, OH Press.
I like it because I can have my clients use the 45lb plates for deadlifts a lot sooner [because it's only 120lbs instead of 135] while still having the bar @ optimal height.
But yeah I'm pretty sure they make the full length ones at as low as 20lbs.
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80lbs
60 beats per minute (30 reps)
test is over when the client can no longer keep pace, not when a minute is up.
weight is irrelevant because that measures strength. The relevance comes in the time it takes for the muscles to fatigue to the point where keeping pace is not possible. It is almost as if this is a MUSCULAR ENDURANCE test and not a MUSCULAR STRENGTH test.
hope this helps the OP with his question.
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02-20-2010, 02:51 PM #19
Give it a try until you fatigue or until you cant keep pace with 60bpm. You will be surprised.
Exactly. This is more of a muscular endurance test that can be used on MOST people. Of course a bench press athlete will not score like the average on this. Its going to be a bell curve. Most of the general public can use this.
Start with the weight on your chest. 1 second up, 1 second down. repeat until you cant anymore. This is 100% a muscular endurance test. Just as the YMCA step test or any other initial endurance test.
Obviously it isnt the best, but it is simple, cost effective, and can be tested on a large group at one time.
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