For the first time in 41 years the U.S Army has updated their fitness test. For decades the requirements were 2 minutes of sit ups, 2 minutes of push ups, and a 2 mile run.
Now they've become a little more specific... could you pass?
Deadlift-- Three reps of 140 pounds
Standing Power Throw-- Throwing a 10-pound medicine ball a distance of about 15 feet
Hand Release Pushup-- Two minutes of these special pushups, a minimum of 10
Sprint-Drag-Carry-- Five 50-meter shuttles involving -- among other things -- a sled drag, carrying a medicine ball and sprinting
Plank with Leg Tucks-- Minimum plank time of 2 minutes, 9 seconds
Two-Mile Run-- Completed in under 21 minutes (NBC News)
I sense a personal fitness test coming! Is there something on the list that you know would be difficult?... cough cough... hand release push ups! I've always used the excuse that my arms over extend and it's why it's tough for me... but really it's just that I lack upper body strength and need to work on it :-)
The Sprint Drag Carry though could be fun...