APB is an index that clarifies the level of physical structure required for sport.

Is physical capacity limiting performance?

The APB Index captures and expresses physical capacity as a structure.

APB (Athletic Physical Benchmark) is an index expressed as a 7-digit APB Index based on the results of seven lifts commonly performed in athletic training.

By integrating multiple training lifts, it captures the physical structure that cannot be understood from a single lift alone.

It can be applied across sports, but its interpretation depends on sport characteristics.

Score 3 is defined as the level required for performance across sports.

The necessary score differs depending on sport characteristics.

• APB is an index designed on a theoretical basis.
• Each lift result is converted into a relative value against bodyweight, and by integrating them, it is expressed as a physical structure.
• The purpose is not to pursue the highest possible values, but to identify the range in which physical capacity is not a limiting factor.
• Each lift score has an appropriate range, and the APB Index is composed as a combination of those ranges.

• The APB Index consists of seven digits, and each digit represents the score for one lift.
• Scores are expressed from 0 to 5.
• Score 3 indicates the competitive foundation line.
• Starting from score 3, the meaning of each score differs depending on sport characteristics.