167: Testing use and abuse

Athletes are reporting to training camp in many sports right now and that often means one thing: grueling fitness tests to check an athlete's shape. But the testing is getting out of hand. On this episode of the GAINcast we take a close look at fitness and performance testing, with examples of how to do it right and wrong. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/08/gaincast-episode-167-testing-use-and-abuse/ The following links were referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is brought to you by GAIN and HMMR Media. The HMMR Media monthly theme in August is conditioning. We've got lot of great content planned, so stay tuned and join HMMR Plus so that you get full access to our video, article, and podcast archive here on HMMR Media. We've covered testing before on GAINcast 101, as well as fitness for team sports on GAINcast 99. HMMR Podcast 47 also covered testing. Our January 2018 HMMR Hangout also looked at putting together a practical testing framework for an amateur rugby club. Vern has also written about the related testing = training and training = testing concept. You can learn more about the Max Jones Quadrathlon here.