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12-01-2006, 01:35 PM
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Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
Well for those who don't want to look it up, the benchmarks for basic fitness are as follows:
50 free squats 10 push ups 30 second static hang 30 sit ups 25 kettlebell swings 2:04 400m run 3/4x bodyweight deadlift 1/4x bodyweight military press 1/2x bodyweight high pull 10 sitting knees to chest 25 wall balls 4:20 800m run 1:55 500m row 10" vertical leap 3 dips 3 pullups 10 second L-sit 8:10 2000m row 10 medicine ball cleans 9 min 1 mile run I'm not sure what a few of these things are, but it seems thorough and reasonable for a basic level of fitness. The 8:10 2000m row is by far the most difficult in my estimation. 
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#43
12-01-2006, 01:45 PM
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Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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I think it's also much easier for someone who is overweight to do pushups than it is for them to do a relative number of pullups. [/ QUOTE ] As someone who is overweight, I would agree. I can do 30 "good" pushups but I don't think I can do 5 pullups.
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#45
12-01-2006, 01:48 PM
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Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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ROFL .75x deadlift?!? 10inch vert? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that stuff has got to be for a specific age group because some of those "benchmarks" are ridiculous.
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#49
12-01-2006, 01:51 PM
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Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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[ QUOTE ] There should be a speed component, like 100m in under a certain time. [/ QUOTE ]Except that speed and fitness have nothing to do with one another. The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test is a good one. Dead-hang pullups (hands either way, can switch midway so long as you don't dismount the bar), crunches (2 minutes), and a 3-mile run. A 300 (perfect score) requires 20 pullups, 100 crunches, and an 18 minute run. Obviously anyone who scores a 300 is in excellent shape, not just ok, average-adult-guy shape. Generally a 225 ("1st class") is considered "passing," though that's very much below average in the Marine Corps. Scoring works like this: *5 points per pullup *1 point per crunch *-1 point for every ten seconds over 18:00 on run So, for example, if I do 13 pullups, 85 crunches, and run a 22:00, that's (65) + (85) + (76) = 226. [/ QUOTE ] Jeebus, running 3 miles in 18 minutes sounds almost impossible. Seriously, you would have to be in peak physical condition to do that.
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#50
12-01-2006, 01:51 PM
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Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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[ QUOTE ] ROFL .75x deadlift?!? 10inch vert? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that stuff has got to be for a specific age group because some of those "benchmarks" are ridiculous. [/ QUOTE ] Those are the beginner level benchmarks. http://cfsd.typepad.com/Athletic_Skill_Standards.pdf
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