Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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Anything depending on your body weight is a bad metric. I have not worked out in over 10 years and I can do 10 pullups and maybe 30 pushups fairly easily.. but it is not because I am physically fit. It is because I only weigh 115 lbs. If I worked out for a few weeks I am pretty sure I could do 15 pullups and 60 pushups no problem.
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if you can really do 10, palm outward facing, dead hang, pullups, then you are naturally physical fit, and would therefore pass this section easily. This test is not meant to determine if you are more fit beyond your natural ability, it is to determine a level which means you are FIT, whether you can naturally do it or not. I know people who can run 6 minute miles, who have never ran or trained in their life ... that doesn't mean we should make the standard a 5 minute mile.
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