The Challenge
To compete in MMA or any combat sport requires that the athlete be in considerable anerobic and aerobic shape in order to have success (provided your not going to get first round KO's all your career). In order to know where you stand the sick and twisted minds of the conditioning forum have developed a challenge to push you to your limits.
Now this challenge is not supposed to be easy in any regards, we have looked at the best standards that the military has to offer and made them dramatically worse. If you have gas in your veins welcome to the test, if your looking to improve your coniditoning here is a good indication of where you stand.
The test:
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
20 CHINS
2 Mile Run (3.2 km)
Rules:
1. All exercises must be completed in order, no supersetting between exercises
2. You may stop and rest at anytime, this is a timed event.
3. Push-ups: A rep is counted when the person lowers their body to the extent that their upper arms are at least parallel with the ground and then raised back to a point where the arms are fully extended. Your body will have to remain straight throughout the entire rep with your feet spaced no more then 12" apart, failing to do so the rep should be not counted.
4. Situps: Are to be started with both feet braced on the ground, the legs bent at a 90 degree angle, and both hands interlocked behind your head touching the ground. While maintaining contact with the gound with your feet and with hands behind your head raise your upper body so that your head breaks vertical, meaning that your head has exceeded 90degrees to the ground.
5. CHINS: A rep is started from a dead hang, where the arms are fully extended. You then must raise your body using only arm and back strength to the point that your entire head has cleared the height of the bar, then lower yourself back down to the start position. Reps should not be counted if started from standing or if any leg swing is used to raise the body.
6. Running must be done on an track (indoor/outdoor, 200m, 400m). Or done by another method where the distance is known to be true, not a guess. Also running distances with hills should be avoided. If using a treadmil an incline should be used of 1 - 2% to mimick that of real running
7. Timing begins when the first pushup is started, it ends after the run has been completed
This test is supposed to be a challenge, so don't be discouraged by the difficultly. Test your conditioning and post your time to see how you stack up with everyone else. I will update this thread regularly with times so it is easy to compare. A video is the best way to post accuracy of your times and will be indicated as such, if not the honour system will be in effect, if you have posted here regularly i will believe you, if you never post here and can do this in 13 mins i call bullshit and you will not be added.
Best of luck guys.
Don't have a CHIN up bar close by for your run?
Bring your own
Leaderboard
Name: BW Time
Brandon MacRea.....155...........16:49
Alan Goode.........183...........19:58
Xtrainer...........170...........20:42
Flameboy...........165...........20.53
esdoornblad........165...........21:03
Valgarv............169...........21:19
bentonrea..........153...........21:45
boxhead51..........211...........21:48
RayRage............???...........21:52
tri4ben............160...........22:32
dvermillion15......???...........22:39
Revok..............210...........23:19
JRT6...............252...........23:35
rbastid............130...........23:52
Standard...........227...........24:50
Alterd.............170...........25:25
Sconse.............132...........26:18
T-Mac..............145...........26:58
hagler7............175...........27:02
hagler7............???...........29:49
BackBrainKick......155...........31:58
Sanyo89............176...........33:54
mechanikjoe........???...........34:02
JPC................198...........35:47
zop................195...........45:08
(this spot held for Bama)
honourable attempts bacon and zerocrew1984
