Sargent jump test

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A test of muscular power, often used in fitness testing. The Sargent jump test consists of measuring the difference between a person's maximum vertical reach before jumping and at the highest point during a jump (figure 57). Typically, the person swings his or her arms downwards and backwards, assumes a crouching position, pauses momentarily to get balance, and then leaps as high as possible, swinging the arms forcefully forwards and upwards. Usually, the fingers are covered in chalk so that a mark can be made on a board to record the heights reached before and after jumping.

Figure 57

A test of muscular power in which the difference between the subject's maximum static reach and maximum reach after jumping is measured. Typically, the subject swings his or her arms downwards and backwards, assumes a crouch position, pauses momentarily to maintain balance, and then leaps upward as high as possible, swinging the arm forcefully forwards and upwards.