The Test Protocol and Energy Expenditure of the Burpee through a Biomechanical Model

In this research, the Burpee test battery was introduced to evaluate the performance level of the strength, endurance, agility, balance, and coordination of young people in Sri Lanka. Further, two Biomechanical models were introduced to evaluate the mechanical energy of concentric movement and exercise presentation area of the Burpee for the youth. Most of the available test batteries were designed for particular groups of people, in relation to their anthropometric measurements, geographic variation, and socio-cultural factors. The study sample included healthy participants 383 males (age=21+6y) and 327 females (age=20+5y) in Sri Lanka to test strength, endurance, agility, balance, and coordination through the Burpee test. All participants had no known or apparent musculoskeletal injuries and were able to perform the exercise correctly. The percentile method was used to distinguish the performance levels. The average numbers of Burpees for males and females are 9 (SD=3.4) and 6 (SD=2.5), respectively. The modified Burpee test improved the sequence of movements by adding push-up and vertical jump. The protocol covered all features to measure the target physical qualities of youth. The space of exercise presentation for each performer was defined as the fraction of body height: 0.776 HF d 1.390 HF and 0.782 HM d 1.389 HM. In addition, the vertical displacement of the C.G during a Burpee exercise can be measured through the biomechanical model (0.6389 HF and 0.6310 HM) in any condition. Further, it will be helpful to distinguish players’ current performance levels of physical components based on the Burpee test.