guest439437484421 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 This is pretty interesting. Might be worth setting up a pvp for it for the next challenge.8 point fitness test Lvl 5 Penguin Warrior: 10 Str, 3.5 Dex, 6.5 STA, 23.5 CON, 12.25 WIS, 5.75 CHAIntro | Current Challenge Thread | Character sheetMy Personal Blog | My Food Blog There are no failures, only learning pains Link to comment
Erick the Red Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I agree that this is a pretty good mix of exercises. Current Challenge: (Feb-Mar 21) Step by Step My Epic Quest Character Sheet *** Old Challenges and Links hidden below Spoiler My Old Battle Log (2012) 1st (Scout) 2nd (Scout) *** (2013) 3rd (Warrior) 4th (Warrior) 5th (Warrior) 6th (Assassin) *** (2014) 7th (Ranger) 8th (Scout) 9th (Monk) 10th (Scout) *** (2015) 11th (Ranger) 12th (Ranger) 13th (Ranger) 14th (Ranger) 15th (Scout) 16th (Scout) *** (2016) 17th (Ranger) 18th (Scout) 19th (Scout) 20th (Rebel) (2021) 21st (Adventurer) Past groups: The Wild Hunt 6 *** The Serenity Crew *** The Wild Hunt 5 *** The Wild Hunt 4 *** The Wild Hunt 3 *** The Wild Hunt 2 *** The Wild Hunt 1 *** Browncoats Achievements: (20 Sep 2014) Completed first half marathon *** (17 Feb 2014) Finished mission to bring body fat from over 25% to under 12% over six months (trying to repeat that now) Link to comment
realbrickwall Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 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. Level 4 AssassinStr 8.50, Dex 7.25, Sta 6.75Con 6.00, Wis 8.00, Cha 6.00My tumblrtumblr for silly band names Link to comment
mksiemens Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 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 [TABLE=width: 500, align: left] [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mark, Level 2 Giant Ranger STR 4.5|DEX 2|STA 1|CON 3.25|WIS 5.25|CHA 4.75[/TABLE] Link to comment
Skyfire Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 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. Link to comment
Relic Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 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? To find piece with myselfI must first find a piece of myself Link to comment
Erick the Red Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 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 SCALEFrom 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. Current Challenge: (Feb-Mar 21) Step by Step My Epic Quest Character Sheet *** Old Challenges and Links hidden below Spoiler My Old Battle Log (2012) 1st (Scout) 2nd (Scout) *** (2013) 3rd (Warrior) 4th (Warrior) 5th (Warrior) 6th (Assassin) *** (2014) 7th (Ranger) 8th (Scout) 9th (Monk) 10th (Scout) *** (2015) 11th (Ranger) 12th (Ranger) 13th (Ranger) 14th (Ranger) 15th (Scout) 16th (Scout) *** (2016) 17th (Ranger) 18th (Scout) 19th (Scout) 20th (Rebel) (2021) 21st (Adventurer) Past groups: The Wild Hunt 6 *** The Serenity Crew *** The Wild Hunt 5 *** The Wild Hunt 4 *** The Wild Hunt 3 *** The Wild Hunt 2 *** The Wild Hunt 1 *** Browncoats Achievements: (20 Sep 2014) Completed first half marathon *** (17 Feb 2014) Finished mission to bring body fat from over 25% to under 12% over six months (trying to repeat that now) Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 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. Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
msuroo Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 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. Challenge thread Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 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. "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Cruella T'Kill Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 At the end of the day though, some dudes arbitrary test doesn't mean anything - all that matters is progress vs yesterday.Hear, hear! Level 4 Amazon WarriorSTR: 16 | DEX: 5.75 | STA: 9.5 | CON: 9.25 | WIS: 7.5 | CHA: 7.5FITOCRACY The best activities for your health are pumping and humping. - ArnoldQuoth the raven "One rep more" - Edgar Allan Bro Link to comment
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