02/09/2026
Someone asked me recently if I had a simple set of capability tests I could give people.
Every client that joins goes through a thorough movement audit process rather than a “simple” set of tests.
But it got me thinking. If I had to pick 6 simple tests that cover human capability, what would they be?
So here they are.
6 tests. No equipment beyond a bar and a wall. Probably less than 10 minutes to test.
Some will feel easy and some won’t, a 40 year old who can dead hang for 90 seconds but can’t cross-crawl coherently has a very different body to one who can do the opposite.
All 6 are very trainable. That’s the good news.
If you want to be athletically capable for years to come, able to express yourself physically rather than just moving in straight lines at the gym, these are the foundations.
Test yourself and drop your results in the comments.
I’ll tell you which one to work on first.