I can do all of those except the broad jump, where I can't seem to clear 7'.
I can do all of those except the broad jump, where I can't seem to clear 7'.
Programmer by day.. wrote:
yougottabekiddingme wrote:It's good that you can jump over 6'4 since 2.46 meters = over 8'.
Hence how I said "wayy more than my height". You should probably read the full sentence before commenting next time.
Your statement was ridiculous.
Kind of sad that you can't see why.
And, really sad that you somehow concluded that I didn't read your full sentence.
Can you post where you found these events and percentiles?
MIC ITW wrote:
I can do all of those except the broad jump, where I can't seem to clear 7'.
I can't get the 12 pullups. I never considered them an important exercise so I max out at 10. I'm not sure about shuttle run.
Arete wrote:
Can you post where you found these events and percentiles?
I don't know the current copyright status of the manual. It might be online somewhere.
I always failed the sitting reach. Screw the concept the flexibility defines fitness in any way.
These are the current standards: https://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/physical/benchmarks.shtml
As always, I would fail the V sit and nothing else. OP's standards are easy except the broad jump (not sure what that means, but I doubt I could go 2.5m from two feet standing still), 50m, and idk what a shuttle run involves.
I did it twice. Once in grade school once in HS. Not so long ago as 1975 and I do not recall the standards, but I did it. In my HS I think only a few out of about 250 in my class did it.
xenonscreams wrote:
These are the current standards:
https://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/physical/benchmarks.shtml
"Current" as in based on the most recent data which is from 1985.
The standards for pullups and shuttle run are better than earlier standards. Adding pushups was a good call.
Also huge lol @ at the 12 pull-ups for dudes and only 19 second flex-arm hang for girls.
Where'd you get the standards from 1975? I'm interested in some of those events, like standing broad jump, which are not a part of the current events?
Took the current adult test, scored 95%-ile in all four tests, which is the highest rating possible. I'm 57.
xenonscreams wrote:
Also huge lol @ at the 12 pull-ups for dudes and only 19 second flex-arm hang for girls.
Pullups aren't a fair measure of fitness due to differences in body morphology. They heavily favor short people with a lower ratio of limb length to cross-sectional mass. That's why adding pushups as an alternative balances it out.
I laugh louder at anyone who can do only 50 pushups.
What if you are 60?
Recall taking this test from 5th grade to 8th grade. The final test in 8th grade as the age of 13 ( I was 5'3" and weighed about 120) My numbers were:
Pullups: 14
Situps: 75
Shuttle Run: 9.3
Standing Broad Jump: 8' 1/2"
50 yd dash: 7.3
600y 1:48
softball Throw: 180'
I worked hard at doing well at this. Prided myself on the long jump since I practiced it all the time since I wasn't very tall. They only gave us one jump, and I didn't know that, so didn't push too hard on the first one...and got a little over 8 feet. Was able to get 8' 5" in practice. Did pullups on anything and everything that would hold my weight. Door jams, shower rods, eaves troughs, yep my folks weren't always happy with that. I ran track later in life and got a lot faster because of this. Developed short distance speed later on. I liked events like this. Was like a decathlon to me. Thanks for indulging this.
Bad Wigins wrote:
Are you as fit as a 17 year old from 1975? To get the presidential rating you have to be 85th percentile in all 6 categories. In 1975 that meant hitting these standards:
boys
pullups: 12 (chin above, straight arm down, no kips)
situps, 60 seconds: 61 (flexed leg, feet flat and held)
shuttle run: 9.1 seconds
standing broad jump: 2.46 meters
50 yard dash: 6.1 seconds
600 yards (548 meters): 1:36 or
1 mile: 6:20
girls
mile: 7:28 or 600: 2:23
50yd: 7.5s
sbj: 1.88m
sr: 10.4s
60sss: 41
flex-arm hang: 19 seconds
Of course. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Posted back three years ago, but here are lifetime PRs
Pullups: 24
Situps: >60 in 60 sec with circuit training (but back then they just had you do 100, no time limit)
Shuttle Run: 50 in 60 easy, 61 would be some work, but again with some training
Shuttle Run: 10? 11? I have no fast twitch left
Standing Broad Jump: 7.5'? 7'? I'll have to give it a try at the track
50 yd dash: 7.5 sec, can do 100 m in under 15 if pushed
600y ca 1:45-1:50; mile 5:11 (time trial this year)
softball Throw: 120-130' (my throwing arm is trashed)
What is 60sss?
PRs RuS wrote:
50 yd dash: 7.5 sec, can do 100 m in under 15 if pushed
600y ca 1:45-1:50; mile 5:11 (time trial this year)
Are you sure about that 600y because that would be around 2 minutes for 600m, slower than 5:11 mile pace.
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