Who Likes Fitness

[afcbadam]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

Blimey !!!

tbh i think its the fact that i have always been involved in sport. played football from the age of about 6, do a min of 4 sessions a week down the gym, weight training and boxing.

boxing involves a lot of skipping rope work so that keeps me reasonabally fit.

if i didnt smoke or drink and lost my beer belly i honestally dont think ill be alot fitter.

[Jay-ZS+]

Id like to be fit does that count, Just to watch Mr Motivator when I was eating my breakfast that was about as close to a gym ive come lol

[Simon's ZS-120]

Originally Posted by TjP

If you're training for the military I wouldnt bother too much with weights tbh. Better off doing bodyweight exercises - pushups, pullups, tricep dips, squats, etc. Endurance is the key, not power. Adding in some weight lifting won't hurt, of course, but keep the reps high (20ish.)

I dunno about the Army, but for the RAF you need to be able to run 1.5 miles (2.4km) on the treadmill in under 12 minutes... which is not hard, but of course the fitter you are the better. Personally I try to do 2x 4 mile runs a week, just to keep a steady level of fitness.

nice the amry is

1.5 miles in under 11 mins

60 sit ups in 2 mins

60 press ups 2 mins

and you have to lift i think 25kg above your head maybe more but that is ****

[TjP]

Originally Posted by Simon's ZS-120

nice the amry is

1.5 miles in under 11 mins

60 sit ups in 2 mins

60 press ups 2 mins

and you have to lift i think 25kg above your head maybe more but that is ****

Lol, the RAF's pushups/situps reqs are a bit crap. I think its 10 pushups in 1 min lmao. I can do about 45 in one minute atm and they're not something I do a lot of.

25kg over the head... hmm, not tried but I carry 60kg sacks on my shoulder every day so I reckon I could lift 25 over my head ok, tis the weight of a cement bag and those aren't so bad.

rowing is always good

[edmo]

Last time I did my fitness test it was still 50 sit ups and 44 push ups. This changes after 30 years old tho. Run is 10.30 mile and half when you get to phase 2 and main units