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Purpose: The push up test
measures the muscular endurance of the chest, upper arms, and shoulder
muscles which are required in restraining, subduing, separating, and
defending.
Procedure:
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In a
prone (face down) position, the hands are placed at shoulder width
and the upper body is elevated to a point where the arms are straight.
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From
this position, the applicant lowers the entire body as a unit until
the upper arms (triceps and biceps) are parallel to the ground.
Recovery includes pushing back upward to a straight arm position.
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The applicant
continues to perform as many push ups as possible without stopping
while the examiner counts the number of correctly performed
push ups.
Scoring: The applicant's
score is the total number of correctly performed push ups. Applicants
must perform a minimum of 17 push-ups. Women may perform either the
full or modified (from the knees) version.
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