There are no serious personal trainers who program personal training for their clients without (prior to) adequate sports diagnosis.
All diagnostic procedures can be roughly divided into direct and indirect.
- DIRECT tests • very accurate and often require highly trained personnel and expensive equipment. This should not worry you as there is a number of indirect methods that can evaluate the functional and motor skills of non-athletes or athletes.
- INDIRECT tests • short and easy to perform, can be performed on both healthy people and those with injuries or illnesses (e.g. locomotor or cardiovascular system).
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To evaluate maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), use bench or bike tests provided by any gym (Step test, Astrand test).
Conconi test is good for assessing anaerobic threshold as a measure of exercise, and 1RM tests for large muscle groups (chest, legs, back, ..) for determining muscle strength. Our personal trainers in Dubai use Indirect test.
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Well-executed test and proper use of the results obtained will allow you to optimize the training period and achieve significantly better results in a short period of time! What tests do you perform as personal trainer in Dubai while working with clients? What is your experience regarding this matter?