How fit are you?

Andy, no offense taken. To tell the truth, I'm not sure I ever did achieve my goal. I can tell you it became less important the more I drank ;)
 
Not as fit as I used to be but in decent condition I can still dig a ditch in red clay for 12 hours straight without giving up (pick and shovel)
 
Have you figured out what to do with all those ditches yet? What is this, a new Nazca project? Crop circles are much easier to do.
 
Components of "fitness" include:

1. Aerobic fitness. The ability to sustain aerobic activity for prolonged periods.

2. Strength. Sheer anerobic muscle-power, as in lifting a heavy weight.

4. Power. The application of strength to movement, as in shot-putting.

5. Grace. Smooth, fluid, efficient movement.

6. Stamina. The ability to continue power activities over time, as might be seen
in wrestling.
7. Balance. Body-position awareness and control, as in gymnastic activities.

8. Flexibility. The ability to move and bend to the full range of joints without injury.

There may be others that I can't recall at the moment. Many of these things are strongly affected by heridity, body type, and so forth.

Flexibility may be limited by the actual construction of one's joints. Strength and aerobic levels may be conditioned by the percentage of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers present, as well as overall body type. (shot-putters generally don't make good 10,000 meter runners....)

So, before answering a "how fit are you" question, you'd have to define a lot of parameters, and the answer might be different for everyone.
 
I can lift my knife and cut stuff. does that count? I can see my toes readily and even reach them. I passed the DNR firefighting heartrate test with better score than anyone else somehow, even though I am no athlete(Stepping up and down an 18" step for five minutes, then checking your heartrate.)
I cant do any one armed pushups, probably, not that I have tried. If I have to chose a shape, I chose "Tri-angle"
 
OAP- 15 on the right arm, 12 on the left
Squat- 43 before failure
pullup- 26


Oh, I should mention that these are "negative" numbers.
 
-Hindu squats(bodyweight squats) about a 120 non stop, goal is 200-250 at one time. talk about a cardio workout also!
-Pushup's 50+
-Pullup's, probably my weak spot, don't do them so maybe 8-10 on a good day?

Anyone interested, check out www.mattfurey.com and buy combat conditioning,
awesome book!!
 
Ok I'll throw in a different work out, I'm a weights guy!
Squat; 335x6
bench; 225x5 (weak :rolleyes: )
deadlift; 365x4, 425x1
Bent row 225x8
dumbbell shoulder press;70's x6
preacher curls 105x5
pushdowns(on pulldown station not the lame crossover one)120x6
Good enough for a 5'8 195 pound guy eh? But I hate running! But I can ride a bike 20mi's no problem!
 
Well since we're all trying to show off... :p

Here's my best PRT:

Real Situps (in two minutes): ~115
Real Pushups (in two minutes): ~110
1.5 mile run: ~8:00


Best mile is in the 4:20 range. I need to start running again because I'd like to break a 4 min mile while I still kind of have a chance. Unfortunately between work and going back to school, time is extremely limited. :(

Mark
 
I'm fit enough to kick Danbo's ass. ;)

I don't know "how fit" I am. I know I'm strong and muscular and I have stamina and I'm flexible and I can climb trees better than anyone else I know. :D That's all that matters.

~ashes
 
Mr.BadExample said:
Let's see. blood pressure is 115/60. resting heart rate 55. total cholesterol 145. Having lost 130lbs in 18 months helped a lot. I've hiked on the AT in humid August heat (I didn't say I was smart).
You do 100 squats? at what weight? that's a lot of reps for a major exercise.
I was doing 100 crunches with 10lb plate behind my head on my last cycle, now I'm doing 50 bicycles and 50 crunches instead, and upping it every time, building back up.
I work out at in my apartment and don't have a power rack, so I'm limited. My favorite lifts are deadlifts & shrugs with a trap bar. It feels like they work everything :) I'm only doing 200lb, but I up it every week, trying to find my max without injuring myself.

If lifter drops in to this thread we'll see some impressive numbers.
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Squats are bodyweight only, there are boxers who can do 500 consecutively. So I have alittle ways to go.
 
Geraldo said:
What about grip strength? What number of COC gripper can you close?
How many meters can you row on my C2 rower before heart failure(? Most importantly, how much Guinness can you drink before your face hits the bar? I used to drink 20oz glasses of Guinness, trying for a goal of one gallon.

Also, who's your orthopedic surgeon when all those OAPs catch up to your elbows?
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my grip strenth is pretty good, but i've never used the Captains of Crush grippers. But, I can pullups on one finger of each arm and do pushups with the thumb and forefinger of each arm. I'm working on doing them on one. I also rock climb and do Parkour whenever I can.
 
Slaytanic said:
-Hindu squats(bodyweight squats) about a 120 non stop, goal is 200-250 at one time. talk about a cardio workout also!
-Pushup's 50+
-Pullup's, probably my weak spot, don't do them so maybe 8-10 on a good day?

Anyone interested, check out www.mattfurey.com and buy combat conditioning,
awesome book!!
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Matt furey! Right on! HAve you tried Hindu pushups and wall walking yet?






Edited to add: sorry for the three posts, but I was answering them as I went along :D
 
A.W.U.K. said:
I saw in a TV documentary a few days ago that a hundred years or more ago factory workers might drink 24 pints (3 Imperial gallons) of beer in a shift. Sounds incredible but they did work very hard in those days.
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Yes, and stuff was made so much better, too. Give those Chinese some Guinness. [brilliant!]
 
Hehe- it was said that the invention of gin ruined Britain's health. A "pint of the best", that good Brit stout, contained tons of nutrients, including lots of B-vitamins.
When cheap gin became available....


I knew I was in a foriegn country when I saw the German army lads marching along with a "flip-top" of beer in place of a canteen.
 
I lift weights and run 2 miles a day everyday, I can also lift my ass out of bed in the morning without failure. My bp is 100/62, just took it, resting pulse is 56 and I am 37 years old. I don't drink ever, but I do chew tobacco for about 10 years now, I should probably give it up at least I keep telling myself that.
 
BladeGoblin said:
I lift weights and run 2 miles a day everyday, I can also lift my ass out of bed in the morning without failure. My bp is 100/62, just took it, resting pulse is 56 and I am 37 years old. I don't drink ever, but I do chew tobacco for about 10 years now, I should probably give it up at least I keep telling myself that.
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Are you healthy though?

My BP last I checked, at my last physical (about three weeks ago), was 113/73, which I was told was good. I forget what my heart rate was, but it is always a little higher when I'm at the doctor because I freak out. Not much higher than "normal" though, but high for me.

I take two prescription meds that both include "weight gain" in the side-effects catagory! Makes it that much more difficult to keep the weight off, and me that much more paranoid.

I've also screwed up my body over the past several years. Trying to get HEALTHY again now!

I work out with hand weights first thing in the morning, for about 20-30 mins. I do my own combo of tai chi, pilates and yoga exercises. Then I stretch and stuff if I have time before work. And then I work all day and that burns some calories. Then I work out at night again.

~ashes
 
Gollnick nailed it.

I'll tell you this. At 48 yrs old and weighing 275 lbs. my wife gets mad at me everytime my doc takes my blood pressure and it's 110/70 just like it was when I was 20:D and hers is higher,LOL.
One side effect of long term heavy lifting is an enlarged heart because the heart is a muscle too. The last time we switched docs about 3 yrs ago my new doc didnt believe me and sent me for not only a stress test but also a nuclear stress test. He is now a believer.
 
Fit enough to cycle 17.2 miles in an hour, as I did yesterday afternoon.

Sustained aerobic exercise boosts cardiovascular fitness, the type that counts, i.e. keeps you alive & healthy longer.

If I ever want to lift 188lbs (my weight), I'll use a block and tackle!

;)

maximus otter
 
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