Fitness Test - Press Ups

[shaazzap]

Just a quick one...

For the initial fitness test do the press ups have to be "full" ones, where you're on your toes or can you be on your knees? I know its probably obvious its full ones but no harm in asking right

Thanks!!

 

[Stuck in a rut!]

Erm, as much as we'd all love the fitness test to be made even easier than it already is I'm afraid you have to do proper push-ups. They have altered the format ever so slightly, but your still required to be on your toes.

If your struggling just practice daily, you'd be surprised at how quick you can build the repetitions up. There are plenty on apps on both apple and android to help.

Good luck.

 

[shaazzap]

Erm, as much as we'd all love the fitness test to be made even easier than it already is I'm afraid you have to do proper push-ups. They have altered the format ever so slightly, but your still required to be on your toes.

If your struggling just practice daily, you'd be surprised at how quick you can build the repetitions up. There are plenty on apps on both apple and android to help.

Good luck.

Hehe this was a bet between me and a colleague...He reckoned that because I'm female they'd lower the difficulty (?!its already half the amount for women than men!) So thanks for confirming that!

I feel really feeble...I can do the run in time, the sit ups no problem but the push ups are like a brick wall for me! I have to do 10...10! Not many but I can only manage 3 or 4 in proper form...so I'm trying to get my arms stronger and do ones from the knees then build it up to toes! Hope it works!!

 

[Dragoon]

As far as I remember, boys have to do full push-ups whilst girls get to do it on their knees. (ooh err)

 

[briggfairy]

it'a full press ups for both to a 90 degree bend of the elbow not all the way down which makes it a lot easer

 

[Wuuf]

Practice daily at press ups but also get some gym work in. The wiki page details the muscles you need to work on. Personally, I would give the bench press a go as you can replicate the press up and get someone to spot for you so you can adjust the weight. Usually the bar alone weights 20kg so just start with that and see how many reps you can do. If it is tons, then up the weight until you get a situation where you do a 3 sets of 8, with the 8th lift being a struggle. When you find the 8th lift easy, up the weight then drop the reps to 3 x 6, then 3 x 7, and again 3 x 8. Repeat until you are satisfied.

 

[Spearmint]

As far as I remember, boys have to do full push-ups whilst girls get to do it on their knees. (ooh err)

Used to be the case that females did them at a 45' incline position against a bar of some sort. Well it was when I joined up. 1 female couldn't even do that (Nickname: Warchild) but then she was quite a tragic case.

 

[Barch]

As far as I remember, boys have to do full push-ups whilst girls get to do it on their knees. (ooh err)

Girls only do two things on their knees, praying is one thing and pressups isn't the other.

 

[shaazzap]

Practice daily at press ups but also get some gym work in. The wiki page details the muscles you need to work on. Personally, I would give the bench press a go as you can replicate the press up and get someone to spot for you so you can adjust the weight. Usually the bar alone weights 20kg so just start with that and see how many reps you can do. If it is tons, then up the weight until you get a situation where you do a 3 sets of 8, with the 8th lift being a struggle. When you find the 8th lift easy, up the weight then drop the reps to 3 x 6, then 3 x 7, and again 3 x 8. Repeat until you are satisfied.

thanks for this Wuuf Will definitely give it a go!

 

[shaazzap]

Used to be the case that females did them at a 45' incline position against a bar of some sort. Well it was when I joined up. 1 female couldn't even do that (Nickname: Warchild) but then she was quite a tragic case.

If only it were like that now haha! Let the training commence!