Objectivity, reliability, and validity for a revised push-up test protocol

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 225-242

  Baumgartner, Ted A ^a   Oh, Suhak ^a   Chung, Hyuk ^a   Hales, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm and shoulder girdle strength and endurance; Strength and endurance test; Upper body strength and endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUSH UP TEST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER GIRDLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036436666     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327841MPEE0604_2     Document Type: Article

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