Test your mettle..................Whats your best ?

 

Test your mettle
Main Entry: met·tle
Pronunciation: \ˈme-təl\
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of metal
Date: 1581
1 a: vigor and strength of spirit or temperament b: staying quality : stamina <equipment that proved its mettle>
2: quality of temperament or disposition <gentlemen of brave mettle — Shakespeare>
synonyms see courage
— met·tled \-təld\ adjective
— on one's mettle : aroused to do one's best

3 mile run
The aim of this test is to complete the 3 mile run in the quickest possible time.
a fabulous site to plan your run is www.mapmyrun.com , check out my run here

• Keyboard Hero 17:21
• dead prez 18:49
• whippet 19:10
• Boar 19:22
• bigsmash 19:35 (treadmill)
• neb 19:38
• absman 21:07
• REd devil 2007 21:55
• new guy87 22:53
• Mook 23:12
• Batman 23:20
• welshy 27:00
• Rosc0PColtrane 28:00
• loz_86 17:11
• Cheggers 21:19
• Pagan 18:54

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20 meter shuttle run / bleep test
The test involves running between two points that are 20 meters apart. The interval between each successive beep reduces, forcing the athlete to increase speed over the course of the test, until it is impossible to keep in sync with the recording.
When i do the test i allow myself 1 missed bleep - but when a total of 2 beeps are missed its time to stop

you can read a better description and download the Mp3 of the bleep test here
Marine Commandos - 13.00
Army officer entry - 10.02
London fire service - 8.06

1. Loz_86 level 16 shuttle 5

2. Keyboard Hero level 15 shuttle 4

3. dead prez level 12 shuttle 7

4. Boar level 12 shuttle 06

5. mouser levell 12 shuttle 0
   

6. absman07 level 11 shuttle 2

7. ghostrider level 10 shuttle 2

8. Jonnymills level 10 shuttle 0

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100 burpee challenge
The aim of this test is to complete 100 burpees in the quickest possible time.
this is how i perform the burpee:
from standing straight down into the pressup position , perform pressup , into crouch and leap up into the air and land back to starting position, if your variation is
different ,let me know.

• Knighty 5:23

• integra 6:02

• Cheggers 6:34

• Boar 6:44

• imsimon 7:20

• New Guy87 7:43

• bigsmash 8:57

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concept 2 rower - 2000 meters
The aim of this test is to complete 2000m on a concept2 rower in the quickest possible time.
I know there are plenty of settings so i guess the easiest one, as its the quickest time were after.
here is a good rankings table for 2000 meters

• paddym99 6:51

• wannabehuge89 6:57

• bigsmash 6:59

• northernwarrior 7:00

• Lumpy 7:07

• Pagan 7:10

• tuc biscuit 7:16

• monkfinger 7:16

• The Mann 7:17

• McLaren 7:19

• patch 7:25

• teewoods 7:27

• Biggz 7:41

• The Tractor 7:44

• Iamsimon 7:47

• dan_cup 7:50

• delboy888 7:53

• whippet 7:54

• sivvy1 7:55.9
  

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Pressups in 1 minute
The aim of this test is to complete as many full pressups in 1 minute

• packup pete 88

• integra 86

• Lumpy 58

• AdamSimpson 73

• bigsmash 73

• SAMfitness 72

• WeeMuscle 65

• imsimon 60

• fraser 56

• absman07 54

• puss in boots 53

• Mook 52

• ultrabodz 51

• Ocuana 51
  

• jedi 50

• PAGAN 50

• elbowsandknees 50

• whippet 50

• kerr616 46

• boar 45

• banksy1987 33

• sivvy1 32

• james 30

• paddym99 30

• Mystical 56

• Superman123 36
  

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Magic 50
The magic 50 consists of
10 x dumbell snatch (5 each hand)
10 x dumbell swing (5 each hand)
10 burpees
perform 5 times - I used a 20kg dumbell

• integra 7:49

• kinglean 8:31

• boar 8:24

• Neb 9:48

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chinups
The aim of this test is to complete as many overhand chinups as possible without touching the floor - chinup to bar and down to full extension pause at the bottom

• Mortimer 36

• Integra 28

• AdamSimpson 28

• bigsmash 23

• jack5r 24

• Tony 20

• WeeMuscle 20

• teewoods 19

• OoOGazOoO 18

• james 17

• McLaren 16

• jedi 16

• elbowsandknees 15

• cheggers 22

• mook 14

• absman07 14

• Ocuana 13

• delboy888 13

• SAMfitness 13

• Boar 12

• paddym99 11

• kerr616 10

• patch 6
  

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Plank hold
hold the position for your best effort time - no extra weight no 'resting' , no pain !!

see an example of a standard plank hold here

• new guy87 7:02 :)

• teewoods 6:35

• mouser 5:11

• Dakensta 5:10

• jack5r 5:02

• SAMfitness 5:00

• JBRSS 4:30

• puss in boots 4:30

• Ocuana 4:28
  

• lumpy 3:38

• just_t 3:25

• youngitalianbabe 3:11

• whippet 3:00

• WeeMuscle 2:30

• jedi 2:25

• Wushu 2:20

• imsimon 2:34

• smckeown 2:14

• Boar 2:04

• delboy888 2:01

• elbowsandknees 2:00

• tristram 1:21

• banksy1987 1:07

• welshy 45 seconds

• kerr616 11 seconds

• cheggers 2:31

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powercleans in 1 minute
65% of bodyweight (divide bodyweight by 100 and times by 65)

• kinglean 26

• boar 24

• jedi 20

• new guy87 18

• iamsimon  18

• trixta 17

• bigsmash 16

• cheggers 12

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10 mile bike ride
best time for 10 miles - mountain bike , race ,unicycle - its all good !!

just use mapmyrun to measure out 10 miles and away you go !!

• Trident 22:46

• MonkFinger 26:53

• smckeown 31:48 (static bike) 

• Boar 38:54

• Jedi 42:00
  
  

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Please only include recent times / results and although cardio is a fairly quiet section hopefully a few of you might give these a go and come up with some for us to try !! so get your thinking caps on !!


please consult a doctor if you think you may die during one of these tests , he will measure you up for a coffin

nice post mate

back in the day i would have been up for all of those

may get the burpees one done though

great one boar mate

Sticky this i reckon

I have a best of 16 mins for 3 miles iirc but now i'd be looking to get under 20

I'll hopefully add my times in the next few weeks

What about a rowing based one ?

5000m ?
2000m?

or a HIIT type interval one like 5x500m with 1 min rest between intervals ?

Excellent idea Boar !

400m would be easier don't you reckon, just one lap of a track like

400m would be easier don't you reckon, just one lap of a track like

If your refering to the 5x500m I was still talking about rowing

Ahhh, fcuk, I'll get me coat

boar, where do you do your bleep test?

I'm sitting here wondering where I can go and not look a c0ck LOL

a concept 2 rower one is an ace idea pagan , ive not been on one for a while - how long is 2000 gonna take an average boar ?

a distance thats a good couple of minutes minumum of rowing pain !

if you look around there are loads of quite spots - avenue type areas on parks are good - no cars and just a few people about , i went to a mates with a long driveway , also the generic type tennis court / basketball court that are dotted around

just wear a blindfold so you cant see people lauging at you

Maybe a shorter run too, 100m sprint or something

ORIGINAL: boar

if you look around there are loads of quite spots - avenue type areas on parks are good - no cars and just a few people about , i went to a mates with a long driveway , also the generic type tennis court / basketball court that are dotted around

just wear a blindfold so you cant see people lauging at you

lol, tennis court at night i reckon

Will do the 3 mile run tomorrow.

Burpees is difficult to test because some put more into their jumps than others.

nice one mate, how fast do you reckon you'll get?

ORIGINAL: Neb

nice one mate, how fast do you reckon you'll get?

I would be disappointed if I didnt get sub-18mins.

yea, i know about the burpee thing ,so much variation , but its just a bit o fun , the 2000m rower is probably gonna take 8-10 mins , mabie a 500m time too , a track sprint may be good ,depending on how many of us has access to a track

A magic 50 would also be good as would a sandbag challenge.

Or maybe a monthly workout challenge where members send in their workout ideas and one of them is chosen each month.

yea, the monthly thing could work whats the magic 50 ? and a sandbag one is deffo a good option - clean n pressing or whatother stuff ? i have a 100lb sandbag and its ****ing awkward to lift ! great piece of kit

ORIGINAL: Integra

ORIGINAL: Neb

nice one mate, how fast do you reckon you'll get?

I would be disappointed if I didnt get sub-18mins.

that isn't bad tbf...it'd beat me, I'm massively out of condition due to my hols in Vegas and then xmas, maybe you are too though LOL

Magic 50

10x DB snatches (5 per arm)
10x DB swings (5 per arm)
10x burpees
maximum of 60secs rest

Repeat 5x