Q&A – Strength and Health Tests
1. Why measure strength and health if I “feel good”?
Because the subjective feeling of health is often an illusion.
Many people feel “okay” even though their body is biologically weakened – especially if they don’t do strength training.
Strength and health tests show the truth about the body's condition:
how strong your muscles are,
how the neuromuscular system works,
how efficient your heart and metabolism are.
This is not a judgment – it is a biological mirror.
2. What can be measured in strength and health tests?
Functional strength (e.g. pull-ups, squats, handshake),
Muscle power (e.g. vertical jump),
Time of isometric tension (e.g. plank),
Metabolic efficiency (e.g. resting heart rate, HRR),
Mobility and range of motion, Coordination and balance.
Thanks to simple tests, it is possible to determine a person's biological level and create an individual strengthening program.
3. Who are the strength and health tests for?
For everyone – children, teenagers, adults and seniors.
They are not intended for evaluation or comparison, but for understanding your own level and observing progress.
It's like a biological passport – it shows where you are now and where you can go.
4. Are the tests safe?
Yes – if they are appropriate for your age, level and health condition.
Children can perform bodyweight tests, adolescents and adults can perform more demanding exercises, and seniors can perform functional and isometric tests.
Everything is done under control and at a pace adapted to the possibilities.
5. What does a strength test look like for a child?
For example:
assisted pull-ups (e.g. on a bar with a supporting rope),
squats in time (how many in 30 seconds),
plank (maintaining support),
standing long jump.
These are simple, fun tests that show whether a child is developing their muscles properly and healthily.
6. What strength tests can be performed on adults?
Full pull-ups (number of repetitions),
Pressing half your body weight (maximum number),
Weighted squat, Grip strength test (dynamometer),
Leg power test (vertical jump or step-up with weight).
These are tests that show not only strength, but also muscle quality and the condition of the neuromuscular system.
7. What tests are most important for seniors?
Getting up from a chair 5 times without help,
30-second chair test (how many repetitions),
Hand grip strength test, Maintaining balance (e.g. standing on one leg),
Plank test (even a short one – 10–20 seconds).
These are simple, yet extremely reliable tests that allow you to assess the risk of falling, loss of independence or metabolic weakness.
8. What is "training to the test"?
This is an individual exercise plan based on the results of a strength and health test.
For example, if a child can only hold a plank for 10 seconds, we start with core strengthening exercises.
If a senior does not get up from a chair 5 times – we train the leg muscles.
The test does not grade. THE TEST SHOWS THE WAY.
9. Can tests be part of the education system?
Yes – and they should.
Just as children have math tests, they should have biotests of strength, mobility and health.
These are not “PE exams”, but rather a measurement of how a child’s body functions.
The testing system in the Strength and Health Lesson is the basis for individualized training and motivation.
10. Is it worth keeping test results and returning to them?
Yes – test results are part of the Biological Power Passport – a tool for:
tracking progress,
training planning,
and even early health prevention.
In a digital system, you can track how your strength, coordination, and metabolism develop – just like in a computer game, only in real life.
11. Is special testing equipment needed?
No – most tests can be performed with no equipment or minimal equipment: bar, mat, chair, timer, scale.
However, TYTAX machines can be used to perform very accurate tests: with precise load, range of motion, and documentation.
This is a higher level of strength diagnostics.
12. Why is it that almost no one tests strength in society today?
Because strength has been pushed to the margins – as something “sporty” and not health-related.
You don't test what you don't understand to be important.
Today, theoretical knowledge, eyesight, hearing, and blood sugar are tested – but the biological function of muscles is not tested, even though they are the foundation of health.
This is a great civilizational mistake.
13. What does it mean that strength tests are "biological truth"?
This means that the body does not lie.
You may say you're "fit," but if you can't perform a simple strength test, it means your body needs support.
Tests show not beliefs, but facts.