The Beep Test??

[WCFaithful]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

 

[RUNVS]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

That about sums it up. I apsolutely hate the beep test though

 

[uptheblues]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

sort of right, idea is to get to point a/b before the beep, then head back to point a/b wen the beep goes. and there is also levels that go with the beeps, ie 12.5 beep *run* and when you miss the beep twice then they give you your result based on what level you last completed
hope that makes sense

 

[Power King]

The OP has it pretty much spot on.

One thing as already mentioned:

At the start of the test, the time between beeps is quite long, so you will likely run to the other end before the beep goes. If this happens, you wait until the beep sounds before you head off to the direction you came from.

As the test progresses, the lesser you reach the other side before the beep, so you start to run more continuously. As the test gets into the really high levels, you are pretty much running as hard as you can from point A to B and back without stopping at all.

 

[MSG77]

Each level corresponds to a minute I'm pretty sure. There are only 23 (or so, not quite sure) levels, so to run it out wouldn't take an hour. ONLY 20 someodd minutes. I guess apparently there are some soccer players who can do it, but it is ridiculously hard.

Also, pretty sure you go til you miss 2 consecutive beeps. So if you miss a beep, you can bust ass and get back on pace. But once you miss 2 consecutively, your score is the last level you got before the two misses.

The scores are "minutes.shuttles completed in final minute before missing the 2 beeps", so early there are fewer shuttles per minute than later on.

 

[JHF1870]

look on Youtube, I reckon they have one there, and also you can download mp3s of the beep test, with full audio instruction.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

And if my memory serves me correct each 1 is equivalent to 10 trips between A and B. Therefore a score of 12.5 would mean that you'd done 125 x 20m runs between A and B.

 

[James23]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

not sure what you mean by this.

the basics are you are to make it from point A to point B before or on the beep.

one 'beep' counts as .1 onto your final number

for example, if you only manage to make it from A-B and B-A 8 times... then your total score is 0.8 (noone is that bad tho but you get the idea)

 

[hellfire]

As far as I know, nobody has ever even gotten close to finish it, and I can't see how anyone could. By the end, it's so fast that most would struggle to complete those levels if they were first, let alone after the other 20 or so levels.

 

[RUNVS]

Im apsolutely shithouse at the beep test. Im not too bad at long distance running but i am very slow off the mark so all that stopping, turning around and then running again really takes alot out of me.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Each level corresponds to a minute I'm pretty sure. There are only 23 (or so, not quite sure) levels, so to run it out wouldn't take an hour. ONLY 20 someodd minutes. I guess apparently there are some soccer players who can do it, but it is ridiculously hard.

Also, pretty sure you go til you miss 2 consecutive beeps. So if you miss a beep, you can bust ass and get back on pace. But once you miss 2 consecutively, your score is the last level you got before the two misses.

The scores are "minutes.shuttles completed in final minute before missing the 2 beeps", so early there are fewer shuttles per minute than later on.

Incorrect.

 

[JHF1870]

I'm no Guru in Pysical Exercise.

But......When you play footy, you generally sprint, or run hard for 100m or so then take a break, and you do that constantly. Being the best at the beep test shouldn't be a representation of how fit you will be on the field. You don't constantly run, but more so, you give full bursts of energy. I reckon Sprint work with directional change would do more than the beep test would.

 

[JSFish]

I'm no Guru in Pysical Exercise.

But......When you play footy, you generally sprint, or run hard for 100m or so then take a break, and you do that constantly. Being the best at the beep test shouldn't be a representation of how fit you will be on the field. You don't constantly run, but more so, you give full bursts of energy. I reckon Sprint work with directional change would do more than the beep test would.

There are plenty of times in footy when you only run 20 metres or so...Also, it's not a test you do often, so specifity isn't hugely important. It's just a way of testing aerobic capacity.

 

[MSG77]

Incorrect.

Hmm... OK. I'll trust you. I had one downloaded and I thought the levels roughly corresponded to minutes. I'm at least almost certain that the whole test is in the 25 min range and nowhere near an hour.

How do the levels correspond then? Do they just increase a certain number of shuttles per level? I'll have to sit and listen to the copy I have and try to figure it out. Don't get why they wouldn't try to correspond to some time frame, since nearly every type of running event or test does.

 

[micky_11]

Beep Test is a great indicator i think for fitness for an AFL midfielder.

Also Fartlek Running, and 5 x 1km. with minute rests inbetween

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Incorrect.

It seems that you are only new to BF, so I hope that in future just telling someone they are wrong may be followed by the answer.

Just a small suggestion.

 

[Tonche]

Hmm... OK. I'll trust you. I had one downloaded and I thought the levels roughly corresponded to minutes. I'm at least almost certain that the whole test is in the 25 min range and nowhere near an hour.

How do the levels correspond then? Do they just increase a certain number of shuttles per level? I'll have to sit and listen to the copy I have and try to figure it out. Don't get why they wouldn't try to correspond to some time frame, since nearly every type of running event or test does.

Yep, around 22 mins AFAIK.

Definitely not much longer than that.

 

[Kaladin Stormblessed]

As far as I know, nobody has ever even gotten close to finish it, and I can't see how anyone could. By the end, it's so fast that most would struggle to complete those levels if they were first, let alone after the other 20 or so levels.

I think Lance Armstrong has finished it. Also Craig Mottram (?).

Some of the elite athletes would've surely 'clocked' it.

 

[kingcarey18]

david beckham has finished it seen it on an interview i think the best afl players get is around 16

 

[Lloydy4Pope]

I'm no Guru in Pysical Exercise.

But......When you play footy, you generally sprint, or run hard for 100m or so then take a break, and you do that constantly. Being the best at the beep test shouldn't be a representation of how fit you will be on the field. You don't constantly run, but more so, you give full bursts of energy. I reckon Sprint work with directional change would do more than the beep test would.

You have NO IDEA. When have you seen ANY PLAYER do repeat 100m sprints during a match. The beep test provides a measure of speed and endurance. Therefore it provides a meaningful indication of speed (more so in the later stages of the test) and endurance (whichis important for the repeat efforts you speak about. Repeat sprint test over 20m are also commonly used as a speed-endurance test and would probably be used in AFL clubs as an indication of what fitness levels a player is at.

 

[Lloydy4Pope]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

Get a life. Why would anyone care about the exact procedure of a beep test. That fact that it starts slow and then gets faster until you can't run anymore should satisfy any normal person with even half a life. Why don;t you find out useless information from another source rather than wasting everybodies time. Good day

 

[dylan123]

yeah it does to level 21.16. i got it on audio when i was planning to become good at it and never did. test would run for 21min about. my record is 8.7 in year 8.lol. what r everyone elses best scores?

 

[estibador]

Yep, around 22 mins AFAIK.

Definitely not much longer than that.

Yep the one I downloaded goes for 22 mins.*

Don't know if that's the official full one or not though.


*I've got in on my ipod to play through the car stereo down the oval. It's a bit weird when you're crankin out the tunes and the beep test suddenly comes on though.

 

[dylan123]

ok so this may seem like a pretty ordinary question to some but If you dont ask you dont know right

How does the beep test work?
From my understanding it works like this (in a nut shell) but please correct me if im wrong.

an individual runs from point A to point B which is 20m apart.... right so far?
the beeps start off slow and the idea is to start from point A and get to point B at precisely the same time as the next beep and back again to point A at the next beep and so on. Yes/no?

As the test progresses, the time between beeps quickens so you need to run faster as time goes by in order to be at point A or B at the same time as the beep. Right or wrong? If you manage to complete the test (which would take somewhere in the vicinity of an hour to do so) you will eventually be sprinting and would have covered 5 odd kilometers at a pace of 18.5 km/h by this stage.

If you run out of steam mid way through the test and cannot keep up with the beep, you then get your test result based on the speed you maintained until it got the better of you eg. 12.5.
Is this correct??

If I am right then good, im not a stupid as I thought but I just wanted clarification that this is the way the test works

I hope all that makes sense

yeah u r right on the on everything but the 1 hour part. but when ur running it feels like u have been going for 1 hour

 

[BLPC08]

I did one about 6 years ago with my son, he got level 14 stage 4, I got to level 8 stage 1. He's been giving me shit about it ever since........ and he's 22 now!