ASSESSMENT

In the curl-up assessment, the objective is to complete as many curl-ups at a designed pace. The maximum amount of repetitons one can perform is 75.

The protocal has been adapted from a version by massicote(1990). This version of a sit-up is more effective than a regular sit-up due to lack of twisting and lack of strain it puts on ones back.

Peformance: You want to lie in supine position on the mat. Your knees should be bent at an angle of 140 degrees and feet flat on the floor. The legs are slightly apart and arms are straight parallel to the trunk with the palms of your hands resting of the mat. Next, you want to place a measuring strip under the person's legs, so when he or she comes up from the curl-up their fingertips are touching the edge of it. The tape should be 4 1/2 inches from the performers fingertips. Then you want to place a piece of paper behind their head, so you know they are coming all the way down and correctly completing the assessment. The paper should crunch. Not contacting the paper during the eccentric part of the repetiton will result in a "mess up." We will be having two assessments for this exercise.


first assessment= July 12th
second assessment=july 26th