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How many of you can do all this (linked from OP http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/be_fit/index.php?cm_mmc=MSNBC-_-Sentenced%20to%20the%20chair-_-Article-_-10%20
by mrbogle 16y ago
How many of you can do all this (linked from OP http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/be_fit/index.php?cm_mmc=MSNBC-_-Sentenced%20to%20the%20chair-_-Article-_-10%20Standards%20to%20assess%20your%20fitness%20level http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/be_fit/index.php?cm_mmc=MS...)?
* Bench 1.5 Times Your Body Weight
* Run 1.5 Miles in 10 Minutes
* Touch the Rim
* Leg-Press 2.25 Times Your Weight
* Swim 700 Yards in 12 Minutes
* Do 40 Pushups
* Measure Up
* Run 300 Yards Sub 1 Minute
* Touch Your Toes
* Toss a Basketball 75 Feet Kneeling
A couple are pretty intense. I lift 3 days a week, climb, and do cardio 1-2 times a week. I cannot bench 285 (1.5x bw; my 5 RM @ 235), or squat 425 (2.25 bw; 5 RM @ 275). Also not sure about the swimming.
- potatolicious 16y agoAs a former swimmer, 700 yards in 12 minutes is 2.33 lengths per min, or 25 seconds a length sustained for 28 lengths. That's pretty aggressive for anyone who doesn't swim very often. Even a relatively fit person who doesn't swim all the time would have trouble hitting that. Even at my peak I could probably only pull 18s/length, and definitely can't sustain it for 28 lengths.
- wazoox 16y agoOn the other hand, 40 pushups are quite easy, 1.5 miles in 10 minutes really ordinary for the average runner, and 300 yards in 1 minute doable too. Go figure. Could it be complete baloney? :)