After studying the Step Test (hereinafter referred to as ST), one of the method of measuring the endurance of whole part of body, another method of measuring the endurance against the load of upper limbs is considered necessary for those physically handicapped person and or those who reqires a consideration for local development, as in the ST the loaded parts of the movement is limitted only to lower limbs.
Following the method of ST, a method of measuring the endurance of upper limbs is worked out as shown belows;
A method of measuring the endurance of upper limbs;
Arm Test (hereinafter referred to as AT) (A tentative idea)
Kinetic load method;
for male: floor push-up type.
To bend and stretch successively for 30 times with two seconds each. (When stretching arms from bended position, to give a word every one second to prevent from using reactive power.)
To make him sit and count his pulse at following three different times;
P₁: 30 sec.-45 sec. after
P₂: 1 mm. -1 min. 15 sec. after
P₃: 1 min. 30 sec. -1 min. 45 sec. after
(However, the time to start measuring is quickened as well as measuring time is shortened because of quick recovery of pulse after the excersise.)
Exponential Equation:
AT=60 (loaded times/sec.) /P₁+P₂+P₃×100
(ST method is applied also in this case, but calculated based on basic calculation formula, as the marks obtained was one half of that of ST.)
The auther applied this test together with ST to several groups to find out that the sum of the marks of AT and ST as well as ratio differs in each group. In other word, the sum of the endurance of both upper and lower limbs is taked for as the endurance of the whole body and the ratio of these as the difference of the endurance between the upper and lower limbs.
We will study further on as to the appropriateness of this measuring method and calculation formula of the marks to find out method of measuring the endurance of upper limbs, and at the same time will study the method of evaluating the endurance of whole body.