Objectivity of push-up tests and technique assessment

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://efsupit.ro/images/stories/iunie2021/Art%20206.pdf" target="_blank" >https://efsupit.ro/images/stories/iunie2021/Art%20206.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2021.04206" target="_blank" >10.7752/jpes.2021.04206</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Objectivity of push-up tests and technique assessment

Original language description

Push-up tests are frequently used to examine arm and upper body strength and endurance in both civilian and military sectors worldwide. The purpose of this study was to explore the objectivity of push-up performance assessments. Ten experienced raters individually assessed 50 videotaped push-up test performances using three different approaches. The three methods were 1) repetition counting with real-time view of videos, 2) repetition counting after in-depth analysis of each performance, and 3) marking performances that met the high-quality technique execution standard. Statistical analysis showed significant inter-rater differences in counting for both methods 1 and 2. The intra-rater comparison of methods 1 and 2 examined by the Wilcoxon pair test showed significant differences in the counting by 7 raters. The overall comparison of the methods showed significantly higher repetition counting for method 1. In the technique assessment part of the study, the overall agreement between raters was 77.7%. None of the performances received approval from all 10 raters, but 18 of the performances did not meet the requirements of any rater; thus, poor technique was more likely to be identified than high quality technique. When the technique assessment was taken into consideration, the raters who agreed on quality execution of the performances counted similarly using both methods 1 and 2, whereas without this agreement, the counting in both methods 1 and 2 was statistically different. The findings of this study suggest that push-up tests might be a reliable tool for physical examination only if the high-quality technique standard is met by the examinee.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/OYUOB20200001" target="_blank" >OYUOB20200001: Physical fitness of the population as a risk factor for ensuring defensive capacity of the Czech Republic</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

ISSN

2247-8051

e-ISSN

2247-806X

Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

RO - ROMANIA

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

1629-1634

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85110760772