QT2 · Strength Assessment
QT2 Systems · Athlete Profiling

QT2.0 Strength Assessment

A self-assessment built for endurance athletes — profiling your strength baseline, identifying injury risk, and matching you to the right program for where you are right now. Designed by QT2 Strength & Injury Specialist Jennie Hansen, D.P.T.

9Assessments
2Program Tracks
~10Minutes
01

Enter your training logistics — equipment, time available, and experience level. This selects your foundational program track.

02

Complete 9 self-assessments using the embedded video guides. Record your results honestly — there are no right or wrong answers.

03

Receive a complete report identifying your program, supplemental modules, and flagged areas. Forward it directly to your coach.

Getting Started

Athlete Information

Basic info to personalize your report.

Initial Assessment
Re-test
Program Selection

Training Logistics

These inputs determine your foundational program track.

Home — bands, dumbbells, kettlebells
Full gym access
Both home and gym
2 days / week
3 days / week
20–30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
Beginner — little to no experience
Intermediate — some consistency
Experienced — regular lifting history
Off-season
Base
Build
Race prep
Recovery / transition
Assessment 1 of 9
Single Leg Balance
Balance & stability
Exercise demo video — coming soon

Tests single-leg stability, hip control, and proprioception — all essential to run gait mechanics and injury resistance.

Pass: Hold 20 seconds per side without excessive hip drop, trunk lean, toe gripping, or arm flailing.
Your result
Assessment 2 of 9
Knee to Wall
Ankle dorsiflexion
Exercise demo video — coming soon

Adequate ankle dorsiflexion allows the body's center of gravity to move over the foot without compensation. Triathletes are particularly at risk due to time in a toed-down position swimming and locked ankle position on the bike.

Full pass: Knee contacts wall with toe 10–15cm away. Marginal: Knee contacts wall with toe touching only.
Your result
Assessment 3 of 9
Single Leg Heel Raise
Calf strength & endurance
Exercise demo video — coming soon

The calves — particularly the soleus — produce ~50% of forward propulsive force in running. The Achilles tendon acts as a spring storing and releasing energy. Calf strength is disproportionately lost with age, making this critical for masters athletes.

Rate: 1 sec up / 1 sec down. Under 50: >25 reps. Age 50–60: >20 reps. Age 60–70: >15 reps. Over 70: >10 reps.
Left leg — reps
Right leg — reps
Assessment 4 of 9
Lateral Step Down
Hip, knee & pelvic control
Exercise demo video — coming soon

A catch-all test of balance, hip strength, pelvic and trunk stability, quad control, and ankle range of motion at angles required for running. Lateral hip deficits have been directly linked to knee injury.

Pass: 10 reps per side without losing balance, toe gripping, excessive trunk lean, or pelvic drop. Hands stay on hips, natural knee alignment maintained.
Your result
Assessment 5 of 9
Single Leg Bridge Hold
Posterior chain & lateral hip
Exercise demo video — coming soon

Assesses strength, stability, control, and endurance of the glutes, hamstrings, and gluteus medius. Deficits here show up as excessive trunk lean, lateral hip drop, and hamstring cramping on long runs.

Pass: Hold 30 seconds per side with level pelvis — hips should not rotate or sink toward the ground. Fatigue is fine; note where breakdown occurs.
Your result
Assessment 6 of 9
Side Plank Hold
Lateral hip & trunk stability
Exercise demo video — coming soon
Level 1 pass: Standard side plank, 45 sec per side, pelvis level, no hip rotation or drop.

Level 2 pass: Raise top leg and hold 20 seconds without pelvis dropping or hips rotating.
Your result
Assessment 7 of 9
Adductor Plank Hold
Adductor strength
Exercise demo video — coming soon
Pass: Hold position 20 seconds without pelvis or hips dropping, or excessive pain.
Your result
Assessment 8 of 9
Trunk Rotation
Thoracic mobility
Exercise demo video — coming soon
Pass: Seated back on heels, elbow closest to wall down, other hand behind back — rotate shoulders to greater than 45–50 degrees from horizontal.
Your result
Assessment 9 of 9
Kneeling Hip Flexor Mobility
Hip flexor length
Exercise demo video — coming soon
Pass: Kneeling inside a doorframe with midback touching it, posteriorly tilt pelvis so low back is flush against the frame — without strong pulling in the front of the hip or thigh.
Your result
Individual History

Injury History & Problem Areas

This layer personalizes your supplemental programming.

No
Yes
No
Yes
Achilles
Plantar fascia / foot
Shin splints
Knee — patellofemoral / patellar tendon
ITB / lateral knee
Hamstrings
Anterior hip / hip flexor
Glutes / deep gluteals
Low back