Testing for Speed, Power, Strength, & Endurance [VIDEO]

I want to thank Ryan Banta for an hour+ long discussion on testing for Track and Field.

The question to ask is, why test? Is there a correlation? Are you keeping your athlete’s “honest”?

Of course, the best test for 400m is to run a 400m!

If you use a 10-15m fly start, you can add 1 second for acceleration (though some track aficionados will argue 1.17 seconds is the more realistic number. I am using 1.0 based on the research from Valeriy Borzov.

SpeedEndurance TV with Ryan Banta on Testing

Below are the articles that mentions some of the tests in the video, if you want further reading.

Speed Running Tests

The Soccer (Football) 30 meter Sprint Test

30 meter Sprint Times Revisited

Calculating 100 meter Potential from 30 meter Flys

Speed Endurance Tests

150 Meter Fly Time to Project your 400 Meters

Asafa Powell 300 meter Time Trials – Lessons Learned

Calculating 400 meter Potential [Video]

Endurance Tests

What is the RAST Test for Speed Endurance?

Coaching Soccer Drills and Tips – The Testing Phase

Jumping, Bounding

100 Meters Elastic Power and Strength Test Correlation

The Jumps Decathlon #BattleOfTheBounds

2 Hops, 2 Steps, 1 Jump #BattleOfTheBounds

Weight Room Exercises

Weight Training: Strength, Muscle Mass, and Endurance

Weight Training, Reps, Intensity and Benefits

Weight Ratios for Power Clean, Bench Press & Squats

Maximum One Rep Max (1RM) and Weight Percentages

Weight Room Exercises for Masters

Speed, Power, Strength and Aging Athletes

Age-grading Calculator for Track, Weights, and Body Weight Endurance