I'm going to walk you through an assessment with one of your clients first, then turn you loose to work with the other four. We're going to start with Robert. There are several things you need to consider. First, review this chart that presents basic testing principles. You'll need to learn these principles so that you can apply them with all your clients. When testing a client, you want to take the following aspects into account: The client's goal The client's age and sex The client's level of experience and training The type of sport the client is interested in The health and safety of the client Deciding which exercises to use to test Robert's muscular fitness is our first concern. Robert is a couch potato and is not presently participating in any particular sport or activity on a regular basis. This means that we don't have an established set of exercises to draw on as we make our decisions about which tests to include. Since Robert is sedentary and has never trained before, we'll want to look for ways to test his overall muscular fitness rather than testing specific muscles. We'll want to test both upper- and lower-body strength. But this is not all you should think about. Click Next for other things you should consider about Robert.