the ultimate 8 point fitness test

[guest439437484421]

This is pretty interesting. Might be worth setting up a pvp for it for the next challenge.

8 point fitness test

[Erick the Red]

I agree that this is a pretty good mix of exercises.

[realbrickwall]

60s of planking is enough to get you a max score? That seems low. I could do that very near the beginning of my fitness journey (okay, I'd say 3 and a half months is still the 'beginning', but I mean even in comparison to that).

Like the idea, but I'm not sure the scoring is accurate.

Also I can't jump rope. Dunno why. It's one of those things that I have a complete block on, like juggling.

[mksiemens]

60s of planking is enough to get you a max score? That seems low. I could do that very near the beginning of my fitness journey (okay, I'd say 3 and a half months is still the 'beginning', but I mean even in comparison to that).

Like the idea, but I'm not sure the scoring is accurate.

Also I can't jump rope. Dunno why. It's one of those things that I have a complete block on, like juggling.

i agree, its a cool test, but i do think the plank and the box jumps have a much lower standard than the rest of the exercises.

maybe tweak the numbers a bit for the PvP

[Skyfire]

I think fitness tests shouldn't require any equipment, but I'm biased in that area.

And then if you click through to the beginner workout, it's still too hard for a sedentary beginner. Run a mile in 13 min? 100 crunches? I call blargh.

[Relic]

it's an interesting concept though...

The author is a personal trainer so his numbers probably reflect his experience with clients.

what if we made up our own?

[Erick the Red]

This reminded me of another similar test that someone on these boards had linked to earlier. It uses points as well, but doesn't require as many extra equipment or a single-rep max, which is hard to do alone.

FBI SPECIAL AGENT PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SCORING SCALE

From the website:

"In order to pass the Physical Fitness Test, applicants must achieve a minimum cumulative score of twelve points with at least one point in each of the four events:

Maximum number of sit-ups in one minute

Timed 300-meter sprint

Maximum number of push-ups (untimed)

Timed one and one half mile (1.5 mile) run"

Later on, they add a similar test with pullups:

FBI SPECIAL AGENT PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIREMENTS - STANDARD PULL-UPS

"New Agent Trainees admitted to the FBI Academy must re-pass the Physical Fitness Test in their first week at the Academy. The test, scoring scale, and protocol are exactly the same, except a fifth event is added - standard pull-ups."

I think that I may use these as goals to work towards for the next challenge. Maybe to take the test and then increase the total score (or particular events) by a certain number of points.

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

I think fitness tests shouldn't require any equipment, but I'm biased in that area.

And then if you click through to the beginner workout, it's still too hard for a sedentary beginner. Run a mile in 13 min? 100 crunches? I call blargh.

13 min mile is very slow, it's a 5 on the treadmill I think.

But yeah, I think it's a pretty good scale. I personally got 6 3's, a 4, and a 2, if I'm guessing at what I can do, which i can because I have done or do every one of those exercises fairly recently. And you need 120 seconds on a plank for a max score.

[msuroo]

13 min mile is very slow, it's a 5 on the treadmill I think.

But yeah, I think it's a pretty good scale. I personally got 6 3's, a 4, and a 2, if I'm guessing at what I can do, which i can because I have done or do every one of those exercises fairly recently. And you need 120 seconds on a plank for a max score.

Hmm, article says 91+ seconds for a max score for me.

Anyway, I haven't tried most of these "max in one minute" things recently, but I'm pretty confident I could get "3"s on them all, and feel pretty good about my chances at a "4" the box jumps, and maaaybe the clean/press (that would depend on how much push press and/or jerking action is allowed). Combined with 4s on the mile, jump rope, plank, and squat, and a 3 on the bench - I come out somewhere between 28 and 30.

Which, honestly says to me that this test needs level 5s. Because I certainly don't consider myself a "beast". At the end of the day though, some dudes arbitrary test doesn't mean anything - all that matters is progress vs yesterday.

[Hermione Gainser]

Hmm, article says 91+ seconds for a max score for me.

Anyway, I haven't tried most of these "max in one minute" things recently, but I'm pretty confident I could get "3"s on them all, and feel pretty good about my chances at a "4" the box jumps, and maaaybe the clean/press (that would depend on how much push press and/or jerking action is allowed). Combined with 4s on the mile, jump rope, plank, and squat, and a 3 on the bench - I come out somewhere between 28 and 30.

Which, honestly says to me that this test needs level 5s. Because I certainly don't consider myself a "beast". At the end of the day though, some dudes arbitrary test doesn't mean anything - all that matters is progress vs yesterday.

and on the flip side, I'm not sure how to guess at some of those but my conservative estimate put me at 15... just barely a beginner. I'd like to think I'm a bit more fit... sheesh.

[Cruella T'Kill]

At the end of the day though, some dudes arbitrary test doesn't mean anything - all that matters is progress vs yesterday.

Hear, hear!