Movement

Competency &
Capacity Assessment II
Physical Literacy Screen – WORK (Endurance) Domain
Today
• Physical Literacy Screen – WORK domain
• informal assessment of movement competency and movement duration

• muscular strength–endurance
• formal assessments

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Assessment Components
Mobility
• rule-out joint range-of-motion deficits
• ankles, hips, shoulders

Physical Literacy
• movement competency
• 5 patterns, 7 key features
• 3 fitness domains (reps, tempo, work)

Physical Capacity
• strength, power/speed, endurance
• activity-specific (work/life/play)

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 PHYSICAL)LITERACY)SCREEN)
WORK Domain Knee,%Low%Back%and%Shoulder%Control%

15)REPETITIONS)/)SIDE)
Fitness Standard
• execute movement for 30 seconds continuously

Movements 1)LEG)SQUAT)
Instruc?ons)
KN)/)BK)

1.  Stance%heel%must%remain%on%the%floor.%
FRONT)LUNGE)
Instruc?ons)
KN)/)BK)

1.  Each%lunge%must%be%conHnuous%moHon.%
1)LEG)RDL)
Instruc?ons)
KN)/)BK)

1.  Stance%heel%must%remain%on%the%floor.%
1)ARM)PLANK)
Instruc?ons)
)BK)/)SH)

1.  Hands%shoulder%width,%feet%>%shoulders.%
1)ARM)ROW)
Instruc?ons)
BK)/)SH)

1.  Hands%shoulder%width,%feet%>%shoulders.%

• jump squat
2.  Squat%to%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Lunge%forwards%to%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Hinge%to%hip%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Touch%hand%to%opposite%shoulder.% 2.  Touch%hand%to%opposite%shoulder.%
3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%arms.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%arms.%Provide%feedback.%

30)SECONDS)CONTINUOUS)
• lateral lunge
• hip bridge
• handstand
• pull-up hang JUMP)SQUAT) KN)/)BK) LAT)LUNGE) KN)/)BK) HIP)BRIDGE) KN)/)BK) HAND)STAND) )BK)/)SH) PULLGUP)HANG) BK)/)SH)

Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons)

1.  Each%jump%must%be%conHnuous%moHon.% 1.  Each%lunge%must%be%conHnuous%moHon.% 1.  Leg%moHon%must%be%conHnuous.% 1.  Hands%shoulder%width,%1R1.5%T%from%wall.% 1.  Hands%shoulder%width,%prone/neutral%grip.%
2.  Jump,%land,%squat%to%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Lunge%sideways%to%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Raise%hips,%flex%one%hip%to%90°.%% 2.  Legs%straight,%feet%supported.% 2.  Legs%straight,%feet%uncrossed.%
3.  Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Provide%feedback.% 3.  Provide%feedback.%

10)REPS)/)15)SECONDS)
Movement Standards
• exhibit relevant “key features”

AIR)SQUAT) KN)/)BK) BACK)LUNGE) KN)/)BK) GOOD)MORN) KN)/)BK) PUSHGUP) )BK)/)SH) INV)ROW) BK)/)SH)

Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons) Instruc?ons)

1.  Heels%must%remain%on%the%floor.% 1.  Each%lunge%must%be%conHnuous%moHon.% 1.  Hands%on%head,%slight%bend%in%knees.% 1.  Hands%and%feet%shoulder%width.% 1.  Hands%and%feet%shoulder%width,%knees%90°.%%
2.  Squat%to%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Lunge%back%to%front%knee%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Hinge%to%a%hip%angle%of%90°.%% 2.  Touch%chest%to%floor,%extend%arms.% 2.  Touch%chest%to%bar,%extend%arms.%
3.  Provide%feedback.% 3.  Alternate%legs.%Provide%feedback.% 3.  Provide%feedback.% 3.  Provide%feedback.% 3.  Provide%feedback.%

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PERFORMANCE)REDEFINED.)
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WORK Domain Grade Guide
Fitness Standards
• requisite RoM must be achieved while maintaining hand/foot position
• inability to meet standard on 3 consecutive reps is a “fail” (feedback is provided*)
• movement must be performed continuously for 30 seconds

Movement Standards
• knee, spine (back), and shoulder key features exhibited
• inability to meet standard on 3 consecutive reps is a “fail” (feedback is provided*)
• fitness standards (above) must be met to grade movement standards

*we want to assess what people can achieve

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Movement Competency Screen
Jump Squat (90° Knee Angle)
Fitness Standard
• 30 seconds continuous

Movement Standards
A. Knee Control
• knee in-line with hips/feet
(heels on floor)
B. Spine Control
• normal low-back curvature
(no flex/extension, lateral bend, axial twist)
C. Shoulder Control
• shoulders back and down
(shoulders and elbows move together)

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Movement Competency Screen
Alternating Lateral Lunge (90° Knee Angle)
Fitness Standard
• 30 seconds continuous

Movement Standards
A. Knee Control
• knee in-line with hips/feet
(heels on floor)
B. Spine Control
• normal low-back curvature
(no flex/extension, lateral bend, axial twist)
C. Shoulder Control
• shoulders back and down
(shoulders and elbows move together)

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Movement Competency Screen
Alternating Hip Bridge (90° Hip Angle)
Fitness Standard
• 30 seconds continuous

Movement Standards
A. Knee Control
• knee in-line with hips/feet
(heels on floor)
B. Spine Control
• normal low-back curvature
(no flex/extension, lateral bend, axial twist)
C. Shoulder Control
• shoulders back and down
(shoulders and elbows move together)

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Movement Competency Screen
Static Handstand (Hands Shoulder Width)
Fitness Standard
• 30 seconds continuous

Movement Standards
A. Knee Control
• knee in-line with hips/feet
(heels on floor)
B. Spine Control
• normal low-back curvature
(no flex/extension, lateral bend, axial twist)
C. Shoulder Control
• shoulders back and down
(shoulders and elbows move together)

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Movement Competency Screen
Static Pull-Up Hang (Hands Shoulder Width)
Fitness Standard
• 30 seconds continuous

Movement Standards
A. Knee Control
• knee in-line with hips/feet
(heels on floor)
B. Spine Control
• normal low-back curvature
(no flex/extension, lateral bend, axial twist)
C. Shoulder Control
• shoulders back and down
(shoulders and elbows move together)

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Muscular Strength–Endurance Testing

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Muscular Strength–Endurance
ability to produce sub-maximal force against external resistance for extended time

absolute strength–endurance is total time (isometric) or number of repetitions

(dynamic) against a resistance in Newtons (or equivalent)

relative strength–endurance is total time (isometric) or number of repetitions

(dynamic) against a “normalized” resistance (e.g. %1RM, bodyweight, etc.)

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 Testing Muscular Strength–Endurance
Maximum Strength ↔ Maximum Endurance Continuum Considerations/Contraindications
LOAD • goals, preferences, experience
• movement competency/complexity
• patterns & key features
Submaximal • injury and training history
Endurance • equipment, personnel, time, etc.

Max Endurance
Max Strength
STIMULUS

Common Movements Used

Submaximal • back squat (squat pattern)
Strength • split-squat (lunge pattern)
• deadlift (hinge pattern)
• bench press (push pattern)
DURATION (isometric) or NUMBER OF REPS (dynamic)
• bench pull (pull pattern)

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 Testing Muscular Strength–Endurance
common field tests C

upper body (push/pull patterns) trunk (hinge patterns)

• dynamic (maximum number of reps performed) • dynamic (maximum number of reps performed)
• push-ups, inverted rows, chin-/pull-ups • curl-ups, leg raises, back extensions
• static (isometric) holding times • static (isometric) holding times
• flexed-/bent-arm hang, handstand • v-sit, plank (trunk flexors)
• Biering-Sorensen test (trunk extensors)
• side bridge/plank (trunk lateral flexors)

lower body (squat/lunge patterns)

• dynamic (maximum number of reps performed)
• single-leg squats
• static (isometric) holding times
• single-/double-leg wall sit

https://www.topendsports.com/testing/strength-tests.htm
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Maximal Push-Up Test Protocol & Standards

From: ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 10th ed., 2018, p. 102.

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Trunk Muscle Strength–Endurance Tests

Extensors Flexors
(EXT: Biering-Sorensen Test) (PLANK)

McGill et al. (2010). Occupational Ergonomics 9: 55-61. L/R Lateral Flexors Flexors
(LSB/RSB: L/R Side Bridge) (FLEX: 55-deg V-Sit)

Symmetry (Ratios) Prioritized over Absolute Times. Recommend that the

following discrepancies are addressed (via training) to promote low-back
health (McGill, 2015):

• FLEX/EXT > 1.0

• PLANK/EXT (untested)
“unbalanced” trunk muscle endurance
• RSB/LSB < 0.95 (or > 1.05) (these numbers are the F/E and L/R differences)
• RSB/EXT > 0.75
• LSB/EXT > 0.75
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Trunk Muscle Endurance Assessment (Example)
female, 21 yrs, pain-free EXT: ________________________
• EXT = 155.0 s FLEX: ________________________
• FLEX = 113.7 s
• PLNK = 110.8 s PLNK: ________________________
• RSB = 62.1 s
RSB: ________________________
• LSB = 63.4 s
LSB: ________________________

FLEX/EXT = ________________________

Using information on previous slide, interpret PLNK/EXT = ________________________

these test (isometric holding) times, and make
general recommendations for training. RSB/LSB = ________________________

RSB/EXT = ________________________

LSB/EXT = ________________________

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CSEP|SCPE Health Benefit Ratings (rating between “poor” to “excellent”) also exist for number of
push-ups and static trunk extensor muscle strength-endurance (i.e. holding times).

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