So I decided to just do it on my own. Basically I gave myself a "baseline" test last week. The test included how many push-ups (boy push-ups), sit-ups (all the way up so my elbows touch my knees) and pull-ups I could do along with how fast I could run 2 miles.
Then there were these charts online of "scores" for how many reps you could do (here's the charts I used and the guys at work are using). So I gave myself a score after my baseline test.
Now I'm working out to improve my run time, and increase my reps of the other exercises. I have 90 days (so do the guys at work), before I will "test" myself again to see how I improved.
Here's my baseline results:
Push-ups: 6 (equals 25 pts for me)
Sit-ups: 21 (equals 34 pts for me)
Pull-ups: 0 (equals 0 pts for me)
Run: 21:35 minutes (equals 10 pts for me)
Baseline Score: 69 out of a possible 400
*Oh, I should mention that the pull-ups are something the Marines add in. They aren't included in the link above. The guys at work basically made up their own scoring for pull-ups.
Now I'm working out and running to try and improve my score. I don't think I'll reach 400 points ever, nevertheless in 90 days, but I want to at least be able to "pass" by the army standards.
Passing means I need a score of 60 in each category and a minimum score of 180 (excluding pull-ups). That means, at a minimum, I need to be able to do:
Push-ups: 17
Sit-ups: 45
Pull-ups: 5 (my own personal goal)
Run: 20:30 minutes
I think it's all very possible. I actually want to be able to do the run in under 20 minutes. Well i want to exceed all of these "passing" scores. We will see! I'll update in mid-August. :)
Has anyone else ever tried this type of workout?
