Here is another push-up test to gauge your fitness: the PRMC (Potential Royal Marines Course) or Royal Marines Press Up Test (or 60 Push Ups in 120 seconds... that's 1 push up or press up every 2 seconds) Last week I posted the 40 Pushups in 1 Minute Challenge (Indiana Fireman Test): This … [Read more...] about PRMC Royal Marines Press Up Test (60 Push Ups in 2 Minutes)
Fitness Testing
My Top 7 Circuit Training Workouts
If you want to run a fast 400m time, you better have good tolerance to Lactic Acid. Or Lactate. Or Acidosis. Or a net gain in H+ hydrogen ions. With the COVID-19 lockdown that started mid-March 2020, we no longer have access to gyms and weight training. But that doesn't stop you from … [Read more...] about My Top 7 Circuit Training Workouts
40 Pushups in 1 Minute Challenge (Indiana Fireman Test)
The latest Coronavirus or Covid-19 isolation & quarantine has flooded social media with fitness challenges, and crazy challenges. It also has a lot of personal trainers showing improvised workouts using whatever-you-got, anywhere from water jugs to your 5 year old hanging on your legs doing … [Read more...] about 40 Pushups in 1 Minute Challenge (Indiana Fireman Test)
The Concept II Rowing Machine – 20 Years Later
Usually, I wait for my birthday or April 1st to write some non-track true stories about me. Here is one regarding the Concept 2 Rowing Machine and the 2000m time trial race. The summer of 1997 was quite magical. I ended up in Vancouver Canada on a 4 month project and I had just started my … [Read more...] about The Concept II Rowing Machine – 20 Years Later
Let’s Stop this Planking Madness – the 8 Hour World Record
I wrote about the effectiveness of the plank in a 2009 article Isometrics and Ab Core Exercises – The Hidden Secret? and how I thought (at the time) 2 minutes was a great milestone. Beginners can aim for 1 minute as a goal. The plank is usually the last exercise I do for my core strength … [Read more...] about Let’s Stop this Planking Madness – the 8 Hour World Record
Another World Record for the Plank
Records are meant to be broken. But this is ridiculous! First, George Hood set the world record for the plank in 1 hour, 20 minutes and 5.01 seconds in 2011. Then, Mao Weidong, a member of the Beijing Police department SWAT team, did 4 hours and 26 minutes in 2014. Then Hood, a former … [Read more...] about Another World Record for the Plank
7 Best Tips for Purchasing Wearable Technology and Activity Trackers
When I was ten years old in 1980, my parents received a pedometer as a gift from a friend. It was an interesting little device that looked like a fancy stopwatch of sorts. It was round and had a belt clip that you could fasten on your waist. When you shook it, it made a jiggling sound inside like … [Read more...] about 7 Best Tips for Purchasing Wearable Technology and Activity Trackers
What is the World Record for the Plank?
This article is more about strength endurance. One of the popular articles on this Blog is my former training partner Matt Bogdanowicz and his 60 second pull up record. (It has since been broken, but hey, records are made to be broken) This challenge was a training prep for his 30 minute pull up … [Read more...] about What is the World Record for the Plank?
Nature, Nurture, and Window of Opportunity – Testing Youth for Athletic Ability – Part 2
This tutorial is guest blogged by Mike Goss,CSCS, and Level II USATF, jumps, throws, and combined events. Mike is also in the Coaches Advisory for USATF-GA. He previously wrote Motivating and Evaluating Jumpers and Progressive Training for Triple Jump. Click here for all articles written … [Read more...] about Nature, Nurture, and Window of Opportunity – Testing Youth for Athletic Ability – Part 2
Nature, Nurture, and Window of Opportunity – Testing Youth for Athletic Ability – Part 1
This tutorial is guest blogged by Mike Goss, CSCS, and Level II USATF, jumps, throws, and combined events. Mike is also in the Coaches Advisory for USATF-GA. He previously wrote Motivating and Evaluating Jumpers and Progressive Training for Triple Jump. Click here for all articles written … [Read more...] about Nature, Nurture, and Window of Opportunity – Testing Youth for Athletic Ability – Part 1
