Comments on: Not-So-Great Expectations… http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/05/05/not-so-great-expectations/ Dedicated to topics that fall within the general theme of UltimateFatBurner.com (i.e, exercise, body building, supplements,weight loss, diet, etc), but outside the realm of product reviews. Please review our posting protocols page before contributing. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob Aka Littlebigman http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/05/05/not-so-great-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Rob Aka Littlebigman Sun, 25 May 2008 03:36:34 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/not-so-great-expectations/#comment-235 Well, I didn't exactly mean they placed the block below the breast. It was more in the area above. Hmmm, didn't watch everyone though...could have been a pair of cheaters in the crowd. Well, I didn’t exactly mean they placed the block below the breast. It was more in the area above. Hmmm, didn’t watch everyone though…could have been a pair of cheaters in the crowd.

]]> By: Elissa http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/05/05/not-so-great-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Elissa Fri, 16 May 2008 19:17:05 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/not-so-great-expectations/#comment-126 Hmmm...in a women's fitness test, you'd think the fist - or foam block - should be at the level of either above or below the breasts...otherwise a large breasted woman would get quite an advantage on the ROM...not at all fair, IMO. ;-) As far as the ROM goes - I go to the floor. Ditto when I use push up bars and added weight. :-) Hmmm…in a women’s fitness test, you’d think the fist – or foam block – should be at the level of either above or below the breasts…otherwise a large breasted woman would get quite an advantage on the ROM…not at all fair, IMO. ;-)

As far as the ROM goes – I go to the floor. Ditto when I use push up bars and added weight. :-)

]]> By: The Robinator http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/05/05/not-so-great-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-124 The Robinator Fri, 16 May 2008 18:53:12 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/not-so-great-expectations/#comment-124 Since I am studying the ACE CPT manual hoping to get certified oneday, I find the topic of strength testing interesting. In the ACE personal trainer manual they recommend the fist as a the reference point for the bottom of the pushup rep. I also went through a fitness test in a cardio class a few months ago, that pretty much followed the ACE guidelines for the strength and endurace tests. Everyone in the class (men & women) used a soft piece of foam about 3" tall instead of a fist. It made the test more equal and fair without the women needing to touch someones fist with their breasts. The test was to see how many pushups are performed in 30 seconds. The muscular endurance test is performing max number of crunches in a minute. I still don't think that is the best test for that aspect of fitness, but it is probably all that most people can handle. Since I am studying the ACE CPT manual hoping to get certified oneday, I find the topic of strength testing interesting. In the ACE personal trainer manual they recommend the fist as a the reference point for the bottom of the pushup rep.

I also went through a fitness test in a cardio class a few months ago, that pretty much followed the ACE guidelines for the strength and endurace tests. Everyone in the class (men & women) used a soft piece of foam about 3″ tall instead of a fist.

It made the test more equal and fair without the women needing to touch someones fist with their breasts. The test was to see how many pushups are performed in 30 seconds.

The muscular endurance test is performing max number of crunches in a minute. I still don’t think that is the best test for that aspect of fitness, but it is probably all that most people can handle.

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