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Practical 1

Component Measured: Muscular Strength

“Muscular strength is the abilityof the muscles to overcome or to act against a
resistance”.
Name of the Test: Note

A) Pull-ups for Boys, and
B) Flexed Arm Hang for girls

Aim
The purpose of pull-ups and flexed arm hang test is to measure the muscular strength
of upper body.

Equipment Required: For this practical a horizontal bar, whistle, stop watch and
stool/chair are required.

A) Testing Procedure of Pull-ups: The participant will be asked to hang from
the horizontal bar through hands with forward grip and to chin up by pulling
body up until his chin is above the bar. After that he has to lower the body until
his arms are straight (shown in the figure). In whole process kicking or jerky
motion are not allowed.

Scoring Procedure: The number of complete pull-ups plus constitute the
scoring.

Figure 1: Pull-ups for boys

B) Testing Procedure of Flexed Arm Hang:The participantwill be asked to
grip the horizontal bar using overhand grip. The body will be raised off the
floor to a position where the chin is above the bar without touching the bar
with the help of stool or chair. After reaching said position the stool/chair will
be removed. In final position both the elbows are flexed and the chest comes

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