
How to perform the yo-yo intermittent recovery test To perform the yo-yo test, you will need: This test typically lasts for 5-15 minutes and is suitable for highly trained athletes i.e., elite, and professional athletes. The Yo-Yo IR2 test starts at a higher speed (13 km/h) and increases speed initially at a higher rate compared to the Yo-Yo IR1 test – it consists of 2 shuttles at 13 km/h and 15 km/h, followed by 2 shuttles at 16 km/h, 3 shuttles at 16.5 km/h, 4 shuttles at 17km/h and then increases speed at 0.5 km/h increments after every 8 shuttles until exhaustion.

This test assesses an athlete’s ability to repeatedly perform intense work with a high anaerobic energy contribution along with an aerobic contribution.

This test typically lasts for 10-20 minutes and is suitable for young or recreational athletes. The Yo-Yo IR1 test starts at 10 km/hr and increases speed at a moderate rate – it consists of 4 shuttles at 10-13 km/h followed by 7 shuttles at 13.5-14 km/h and increases speed at 0.5 km/h increments after every 8 shuttles until exhaustion. The yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 1 is the most popular version of the Yo-Yo test and is the recommended test for S&C professionals. The yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 1 assesses an athlete’s ability to repeatedly perform high intensity aerobic work, and measures an athlete’s endurance capacity.

Beep Test standards - minimum scores for sports.The results are presented as the level number followed by the number of shuttles (see the beep tables). Source: The table was adapted from Topend Sports ().
