Benchmark Week Spring 2024 - Wednesday

MovementLink’s Benchmark Week

IN ADDITION TO THE MOBILITY WE DO IN CLASS,

Perform 10+ Minutes of Mobility, at Home, Every Day

Your lifestyle habits are what make you are fit, functional, and healthy.

 
 

Section 1: Power Testing

2-3 Attempts at Each
A) Max Cadence on Air Bike

B) Lowest 500m Pace on Rower

Record your best paces for re-testing in the future.

Benchmark Levels Explained HERE

Air Bike (Cadences for Rogue Echo Bike)

Rower (Paces for Concept2 Rower)


Section 2: Upper Body Strength Testing

Take your pick between a 1 Rep Max or a 5 Rep Technical Max Bench Press

1 RM - Testing Maximal Strength

1 RM Rep and Set Timing
4 @ 55% - 22:00
3 @ 65% - 20:00
2 @ 75% - 18:00
1 @ 80% - 16:00
1 @ 85% - 13:30
1 @ 90% - 10:30
1 @ 95% - 7:00
1 @ 100% - 3:30
1 @ 100%+ - 0:00

5 RTM - Testing Strength Endurance and a very good correlate for estimating maximal strength.

5 RTM Rep and Set Timing
5 @ 40% - 21:00
4 @ 55% - 18:00
3 @ 65% - 15:00
2 @ 70% - 12:00
2 @ 75% - 9:00
5 @ 80% - 5:00
If 80% was not 5 RTM,
5 @ 85% - 0:30

Record whether you performed a 1 RM or 5 RTM and your heaviest weight for re-testing in the future.

Benchmark Levels Explained HERE


Section 3: Bodyweight Strength Endurance Testing

Max Set of Strict Pull-ups

This is a great time to attempt your first pull-up during prep time, but for this max set, select an exercise where you may be able to get at least 5 reps.

Record your pull-up variation and your total reps for re-testing in the future.

Benchmark Levels Explained HERE


Section 4: Bodyweight Strength Endurance Testing

2min AMRAP
Push-ups

Choose a variation for which you 3 reps is easy.

Record your push-up variation and your total reps for re-testing in the future.

Benchmark Levels Explained HERE