Quick Strike Test
The Quickstrike Boxing Fitness Test is part of the SPARQ rating system for boxing, and their protocol is listed here. See also the punch power test.
- purpose: to measure sustained punching power
- equipment required: instrumented 100-pound heavy bag, stopwatch, boxing gloves.
- pre-test: Explain the test procedures to the subject. Perform screening of health risks and obtain informed consent. Prepare forms and record basic information such as age, height, body weight, gender and test conditions. Perform a standard warm-up. See more details of pre-test procedures.
- procedure: This test utilizes a specially instrumented punching bag that can record the force and timing of a hit. The subject is instructed to hit the bag as fast and as hard as possible for a set time period. Strong verbal encouragement will help the subject achieve their maximal score.
- scoring: the results include measures of peak punch and striking output
- target population: boxing
- comments: This test was used in the 3rd season of the Contender TV series to assess the fitness of the boxers.
Similar Tests
- punch power test
- Arm Crank Egometer Test with 2 x 15 second intervals.
- measure punching speed
Related Pages
- see a video of the SPARQ Boxing Test which includes this test.
- a list of anaerobic power and capacity tests
- the SPARQ rating system for boxing
- fitness testing for boxing
- about the SPARQ rating system