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Fitness Test 1- Multi Stage Fitness Test
The multi stage fitness test also known as bleep test is a fitness test designed to measure an athletes’ cardiovascular endurance. This test is usually done for sports that require a lot of running, rugby for example.
I undertook this test twice to get a balanced result. In my first trial I reached Level 13 Shuttle 5 but in my second trial I only went up to Level 11 Shuttle 4. There were two main factors that affected my performance majorly:
1. The immense heat caused dehydration.

2. I had had intense athletic training which put a lot of strain on my body.
Even though these factors affected my performance I was still able to fall into the excellent category on my first trial but my second …show more content…

My shooting goes down- since I spend lots of energy running up and down its is very hard for me to get my shots in therefore my coach relies on me only for defense and assists in fast break plays.
Training
According to my coach the best method to increase my cardiovascular fitness is to run every day for more than 45 minutes and after two to three days start increasing my pace little by little and increase the duration I run for. To overcome my weakness my coach says that I should do shooting drills that contain a lot of running as I then can get used to shooting while tired. Fitness Test 2- One-minute sit-up test
The one-minute sit-up test is a fitness test that tests the muscular endurance of an athlete’s abdominals. Abdominals are a very important for an athlete for various reasons, for a basketball player it is important to shoot and a strong core can even make you faster and more agile.
I undertook this test twice to get balanced results. In my first trial I did 67 sit-ups in a minute but in my second trial I was only able to do 64 sit-ups in a minute. There were three main factors that affected my performance majorly:
1. The immense heat caused dehydration.

2. I had had intense athletic training which put a lot of strain on my body.

3. Muscle

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