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The Abdominal Curl Group Testing Kit assesses muscular endurance capabilities of the muscles that are highly associated with central core stability. The Abdominal Curl Conditioning Test is a progressive sit-up test to asess the general condition of the abdominal muscles.

The kit includes the CD version of the Abdonimal Curl Test, a laminated data collection sheet (photocopiable) and a fitnessASSIST sport timing, calculator clipboard to ensure tests are performed in line with the required timings.

The general condition or tone of the abdominal muscles is a vital component of fitness for a variety of different sports. These include soccer, rugby, athletics, hockey, racket sports, cricket and all other sport where turning, stretching and impact forces experienced place a considerable load on the abdominal area.

The Abdominal curl Conditioning Test involves the continuous performance of abdominal curls in time with an audio signal, consisiting of a bleep emitted the CD player. 

The Abdominal Curl Conditioning Test does not exclusively measure either aerobic or the anaerobic capacityof the abdominal muscles. The best physiological muscles. The best description is that in the early stages, the muscles are mainly working aerobically at slow rates of contraction but then begin to work anaerobically as the rate of contraction increaases. Research carried out using this test on male and female members of international squads has shown that it can effectively differentiate between individuals who have good or poor conditioning of their abdominal muscles.

The user booklet has been written as part of a apckage designed to describe the function and importance of the abdominal muscles within sport. A simple field test to assess the general conditioning of the abdominal muscles is also described, which can easily be conducted in conjunction with the enclosed audio CD

Key Features:

• Assessment of abdominal muscular Provides valuable information on core strength and endurance. Essential compenents for posture and sports performance

Box Includes:

• Audio CD disk containing Ab Curl Test Tracks
• Data collection sheets
• fitnessASSIST timing clipboard
• Abdominal Curl Conditioning Test User Manual

Technical Specification:

• CD : Audio Track