CORE STRENGTH TEST: The final Exercise Test.
ABSOLUTELY NO baggy clothes covering the arms or legs, gloves, elbow supports, pads, foam, cloths, bands, wrist straps, hooks, grips, 'tacky' or any other means of grip or arm and shoulder assistance shall be permitted whatsoever.
The Test shall be completed on 1 piece of 'equipment' available on the day.
The judges choice of equipment shall be final and will come from either;
FLOOR: Completed by lying flat, hands under the Glutes, legs bent at the knee.
HANGING: Completed by hanging from an overhead bar, feet no in contact with the floor, legs bent at the knee.
ROMAN CHAIR: Completed by supporting bodyweight onto the arms, legs bent at the knee.
Upon Instruction from the judge, competitors will adopt the 'START POSITION'.
START POSITION:
Your FOREARMS resting on the Bars/Floor and at a Right-angle with your Upper Arms.
The rest of your body hanging straight down at full-length (knees soft).
Feet NOT touching the ground at anytime.
FINISH POSITION:
The judge will give you the command 'Raise'
Raise the knees up until both the Torso and legs have past Right-Angles.
Lower the legs back down to the START position.
Dropping the legs down or swinging the legs counts as a 'No Rep'.
The judge will count out your repetitions as you reach the FINISH position of each movement.
The judge will shout out 'NO' on any repetition failing to START or FINISH in the correct position.
The judges decision on what is a completed or incomplete repetition is final.
Once begun, competitors repetitions must be completed within 3 minutes of starting.
Each completed repetition scores 1 Point.