Table 3

Field-based fitness tests used to assess musculoskeletal fitness

Fitness test battery (country)
Fitness qualityFitness testEUROFIT (EU)FITNESSGRAM (USA)PCHF (USA)PCPF (USA)AAUTB (USA)YMCAYFT (USA)NYPFP (USA)HRFT (USA)Physical Best (USA)IPFT (USA)CAHPERFPT II (CAN)CPAFLA (CAN)NFTP-PRC (CHIN)NZFT (NZ)AFEA (AUS)
Maximal isometricHand-grip strength···
strength
Trunk lift··
Endurance strength:
 Upper bodyBent arm hang········
Pull-ups······
Modified pull-ups····
Parallel-bars dips·
Push-ups·····
Modified push-ups··
Isometric push-ups·
 TrunkSit-ups·······
Curl-ups·····
Partial curl-ups···
 Lower bodyPhantom chair·
Explosive strength:
 Upper bodyBasketball throw·
Medicine ball throw·
Sand ball throw·
(0.25 kg)
Shot put (1, 2, 3, 4 or·
5 kg)
Back throw (8 pounds)·
 Lower bodyStanding broad jump······
Vertical jump··
FlexibilitySit and reach··········
V sit and reach··
Back saver sit and·
reach
Shoulder stretch··
  • Organisational abbreviations given in table 1.

  • EU, Europe; CAN, Canada; CHIN, China; NZ, New Zealand; AUS, Australia.