2016.07.02 CSCS Daily Study Question:
The president of one of your college’s fraternities calls you up one day and tells you that there is going to be a push-up contest between the various fraternities on campus. As the head strength and conditioning coach for the university, they want you to judge the contest for correct push-up form. You tell the fraternities that you’ll be judging the push-up contest according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) standards, which means that…
(A) …push-ups are performed on the knees on the ground
(B) …reps are performed continuously until failure
(C) …the low position of the push-up is when the upper arms are parallel to the ground
(D) …there is a two-minute time limit for reps
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Correct Answer:
(B) …reps are performed continuously until failure
Explanation:
ACSM standards for the push-up test (for males) are: push-ups are performed in the standard push-up position (on the toes), low position is when the chest makes contact with the recorder’s fist held vertically against the ground, and reps are performed continuously for as long as possible (until failure). Army standards for the push-up test include the low position being when upper arms are parallel to the ground, there is a two-minute time limit for reps, and participants can rest in the upper position.
The following video is not an example of an ACSM standard push-up test, but it does demonstrate some pretty intense variations of the push-up for athletes who find the standard push-up not challenging enough:
Reference:
Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning 3rd edition p. 261
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2016.07.02 CSCS Daily Study Question