Dr. Andy Galpin

This test has been around since like early 1980s.

It's been there forever.

It's really pretty awesome.

It's pretty crude.

And it's, again, it's not really a one rep max test.

It is a test of functionality.

And what the assumption here is, if your muscular endurance is low and you can't hold that position for very long, then we can make some assumptions about your overall strength in your spinal erectors and back extensor muscles.

And as I mentioned earlier, those are critical components to your quote unquote core strength.

So that's a really, really common one.

It's also safe.

I don't have to load anything.

I don't need technique and warmups.

And it's a pretty easy one that's been used a lot.

You would also look into another classic ones called the SARMA 5.

It's a five level core test that can be done.

And again, I'll put some links up so you can go check it out.

I'm not going to walk you through all of them, but it's things like level one, I think is laying on your back and you're going to raise one leg up until your leg and your hip are both at 90 degrees.

So you're laying on your back,

And you raise your hip up, and so your femur is pointed directly in the air, and then your shank is at a 90 degree.

So 90 degrees hips, 90 degree at knees.