situp in a minute?
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situp in a minute?
Remember the highschool days of 60-70 situps in a minute.....
I think I can do about 35-40 actual situps in 1 minute....but I have been practicing for a few weeks now.
My idea of a situp is with your feet under something, hands behind your head, touch elbow to knees and back to where your hands hit the ground.
How many can you do.
I think I can do about 35-40 actual situps in 1 minute....but I have been practicing for a few weeks now.
My idea of a situp is with your feet under something, hands behind your head, touch elbow to knees and back to where your hands hit the ground.
How many can you do.
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Holy Cow! 60-70 in a minute never happened for me!
Although 40 a minute (x2) is still what I shoot for (or no more beer for me!).
For some odd reason I still do the Marine Corps PFT (Physical Fitness Test) every month. I left separated from the Corps over 15 years ago, although this test is still a good measure of general fitness for me.
OK here is the test:
80 situps - time limit 2 minutes.
20 dead hang pull ups
3 mile run - 18 minutes
If you can do the above, you just scored a perfect score on the "Old Corps" fitness test. I understand that now days there are some other "tests" added. Maybe an active duty Marine could chime in here.
As for your technique, that is also how I do a situp; bent knee, fingers locked behind the head, feet anchored (under something, or someone holding them down).
Cheers -
Although 40 a minute (x2) is still what I shoot for (or no more beer for me!).
For some odd reason I still do the Marine Corps PFT (Physical Fitness Test) every month. I left separated from the Corps over 15 years ago, although this test is still a good measure of general fitness for me.
OK here is the test:
80 situps - time limit 2 minutes.
20 dead hang pull ups
3 mile run - 18 minutes
If you can do the above, you just scored a perfect score on the "Old Corps" fitness test. I understand that now days there are some other "tests" added. Maybe an active duty Marine could chime in here.
As for your technique, that is also how I do a situp; bent knee, fingers locked behind the head, feet anchored (under something, or someone holding them down).
Cheers -
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Well when I do my situps at the gym I use the incline bench and I hold a 75 lb dumbbell in my hands, I can squeeze out three sets of 15 in three min. So I should be able to do about 50 or so with no weight and laying flat.
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Well when I do my situps at the gym I use the incline bench and I hold a 75 lb dumbbell in my hands, I can squeeze out three sets of 15 in three min. So I should be able to do about 50 or so with no weight and laying flat.
Well when I do my situps at the gym I use the incline bench and I hold a 75 lb dumbbell in my hands, I can squeeze out three sets of 15 in three min. So I should be able to do about 50 or so with no weight and laying flat.
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ok, last night I was watching this news segment (can't remember what channel) on female physical fitness and they were trying to determine how you actually go about "measuring" fitness. So they had these two women, one was 36 and one was 51 and both were into fitness (sports, running, triathalon, etc.) and they had these two women do a series of test. For instance, they wanted to see if they could run a mile under 10 minutes, since running a mile under 10 minutes means you are "fit". Of course, they do it well under that limit. But what really blew me away was the situps and push ups test.
In the push ups test, one women did like 80 or so "pushups" in 1 minute while the othe one did about 60-70 (can't really remember the exact number). Well, I was pretty blown away by what they qualified as a push up when they showed them doing them. Basically, they are the kind where you put your knees to the ground (as opposed to your feet/toes), then they all they do is bounce up and down off their elbows no more than a few inches (as opposed to going all the way down where your chest touches the ground), and they called that a "push up". What the heck kind of a push up is that?
Then the sit up one was kind of funny too. Now, I've heard all kinds of theories on a "proper" situp. Traditionally, I've always though a situp was where you put your feet under something, hands behind your head, and you come all the way up, where your elbows touch your knees. Then I've heard people say that wasn't good for your back and so you should put your hands across your chest and come up that way. Then some people only come up half way, some put their hands to their waste, etc. I don't really know what's the "official" way. But one woman, just laid on her back, put her hands on her lap, and just kind of bobbed her head an her upper chest up and down and did some number between 80-100. And the other one put her hands to her waist but did basically the same "bobbing up and down" kind of thing. But neither one resembled anything close to a situp.
Man, is this how we're measuring fitness these days? If so, then I must be Ironman.
In the push ups test, one women did like 80 or so "pushups" in 1 minute while the othe one did about 60-70 (can't really remember the exact number). Well, I was pretty blown away by what they qualified as a push up when they showed them doing them. Basically, they are the kind where you put your knees to the ground (as opposed to your feet/toes), then they all they do is bounce up and down off their elbows no more than a few inches (as opposed to going all the way down where your chest touches the ground), and they called that a "push up". What the heck kind of a push up is that?
Then the sit up one was kind of funny too. Now, I've heard all kinds of theories on a "proper" situp. Traditionally, I've always though a situp was where you put your feet under something, hands behind your head, and you come all the way up, where your elbows touch your knees. Then I've heard people say that wasn't good for your back and so you should put your hands across your chest and come up that way. Then some people only come up half way, some put their hands to their waste, etc. I don't really know what's the "official" way. But one woman, just laid on her back, put her hands on her lap, and just kind of bobbed her head an her upper chest up and down and did some number between 80-100. And the other one put her hands to her waist but did basically the same "bobbing up and down" kind of thing. But neither one resembled anything close to a situp.
Man, is this how we're measuring fitness these days? If so, then I must be Ironman.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by redleader
[B]ok, last night I was watching this news segment (can't remember what channel) on female physical fitness and they were trying to determine how you actually go about "measuring" fitness.
[B]ok, last night I was watching this news segment (can't remember what channel) on female physical fitness and they were trying to determine how you actually go about "measuring" fitness.
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Back when I was in tae kwon do, to be an instructor or instructor's assistant (which I was) you had to do at least 10 fingertip pushups.... teaches mind over matter, that does 
To us, a pushup was arms all the way extended, hands shoulderwidth apart, with your feet 90 degrees to your shins and your weight on your toetips. Keeping ramrod straight, on the count, you drop your body to within an inch of the floor, keeping your elbows in tight, facing forward (not facing the floor), hold for two seconds (class count so nobody would rush it), push up to full extention, wait 2 seconds, down, 2, up, 2, down, etc etc etc. 20 flat palm, 10 knuckles, 5-10 fingertips was the usual routine.
A situp was from lying on your back, keeping your back fairly straight, hands behind the head, you sit up until your CHEST touched your knees, then back down. 15-30 was the norm, depending on how sadistic the instructor or assistant felt.
To us, a pushup was arms all the way extended, hands shoulderwidth apart, with your feet 90 degrees to your shins and your weight on your toetips. Keeping ramrod straight, on the count, you drop your body to within an inch of the floor, keeping your elbows in tight, facing forward (not facing the floor), hold for two seconds (class count so nobody would rush it), push up to full extention, wait 2 seconds, down, 2, up, 2, down, etc etc etc. 20 flat palm, 10 knuckles, 5-10 fingertips was the usual routine.
A situp was from lying on your back, keeping your back fairly straight, hands behind the head, you sit up until your CHEST touched your knees, then back down. 15-30 was the norm, depending on how sadistic the instructor or assistant felt.