Normative Values of College-Aged Men and Women for the YMCA Bench Press Test for Muscular Endurance

M.R. Kushnick^{1, 2,} , D. Cunningham^{1, 3}, S. Bullard¹ and M.L. McGlynn^{1, 4}

¹School of Applied Health and Exercise Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

²School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, USA

³Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

⁴School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA

Cite this paper:
M.R. Kushnick, D. Cunningham, S. Bullard and M.L. McGlynn. Normative Values of College-Aged Men and Women for the YMCA Bench Press Test for Muscular Endurance. Journal of Physical Activity Research. 2020; 5(1):29-32. doi: 10.12691/jpar-5-1-6

Abstract

The current investigation reports on percentile normative values of college-aged men and women (18-25 years) for the YMCA bench press endurance test (YMCA-BPT). Previously reported normative values did not include the sample size or population specific information. Participants in this investigation were healthy, men and women who completed a standardized warm-up and then underwent the procedures for the YMCA-BPT. Demographic data are reported along with YMCA-BPT scores including averages of 34.18±12.51 for men, 25.26±10.20 for women and 29.69±12.26 for the combined group (repetitions±standard, respectively). Percentile scores by gender are also reported.

Keywords:
muscular endurance fitness assessment physical fitness upper-body endurance

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