Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[ThiefyPoo]

Are there really any major benefits lifting in Chucks like people say? I usually train in old Air Force 1s but a local store has a sale on Chucks, 60% off

Like @The ADD said it's about stability get them joints breh .

 

[patscorpio]

Are you as fit as a special agent? (Photo: Hero Images Inc./Hero Images Inc./Corbis)

For the first time in over a decade, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is requiring all of its special agents to take a physical fitness test, the New York Times reported today.

Agents have until October to go through the test, which consists of four different challenges: one minute of push-ups, one minute of sit-ups, a 300-meter sprint, and a 1.5-mile run, with only five minutes of rest between each segment. Scores are weighted based on a person’s gender and age. Agents do not have to meet weight, height, or other body composition standards.

For years, all new agents have been required to pass rigorous physical assessments. But the FBI stopped making physical testing mandatory for established agents in 1999. According to FBI officials quoted by the New York Times, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the agency’s mission shifted to fighting terrorism — a job that often requires long desk hours — and fitness became less of a priority.

FBI director James B. c00ney reinstated the fitness tests at the end of last year. “The lives of your colleagues and those you protect may well depend upon your ability to run, fight, and shoot, no matter what job you hold,” c00ney said in an internal memo.

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Are you fit enough to be an FBI agent? Here are the current standards that new applicants must pass. (As of press time, the FBI did not respond to Yahoo Health’s request for the established agent standards.) To pass the test, a person must have a score of one or better in each of the four tests, and a cumulative score of at least 12. The catch: Each of these four exercises must be separated by only a five-minute break.

1. Sit-ups in one minute

This test consists of one minute of continuous sit-ups — no pauses. For a rep to count, you must lift your torso until your back is perpendicular to the floor; at the end of each rep, your shoulder blades have to touch the floor.

Passing for women: 35+ sit-ups
Passing for men: 38+ sit-ups

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2. 300-meter sprint

The 300-meter sprint is an all-out run covering ¾ of a lap of a standard track — about 2/10 of a mile. You start the sprint from a standing position (no track-style starts allowed).

Passing for women: 64.9 seconds or faster
Passing for men: 52.4 seconds or faster

3. Push-ups

In this test, you’ll do as many push-ups as you can. The test isn’t timed, but you have to do the push-ups continuously (no breaks). Both men and women must do full push-ups with toes on the floor. You must lower your body down until your upper arms are parallel to the ground for a rep to count.

Passing for women: 14+ pushups
Passing for men: 30+ pushups

4. 1.5-mile run

To assess endurance, the final portion of the test is a 1.5-mile run, or six laps around a standard track.

Passing for women: 13:59 or faster
Passing for men: 12:24 or faster

Note: Each of the passing scores above is the minimum for a score of one on the test. To pass the test, you need a score of one or greater on each individual test and a cumulative score of at least 12. (Better results yield higher scores.) If you’re really curious about how you’d do, check out the full ranking system on the FBI’s website.

Specialists such as hostage rescue team members have stricter requirements to pass the test compared to established special agents, according to the New York Times.

The FBI’s test is similar to other physical fitness tests for the military and public servants. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, for example, which educate Federal law enforcement officers, requires a sit and reach test for flexibility, maximum bench press lift, a 1.5-mile run, and an agility run. There is also a body composition test to measure percentage of body fat, but it doesn’t affect a person’s score on the test.

The U.S. Marine Corps gives all Marines a physical fitness assessment yearly. The test includes pull-ups (or a flexed-arm hang for women), crunches, and a three-mile run that must be completed within 31 minutes.

Are you kidding me? This FBI test is a breeze...that marine test though looks more challenging

 

[semtex]

How many times a week should I hit chest cause my shyt look like it belongs to a retired and formerly roided out baseball player

 

[The ADD]

Are you kidding me? This FBI test is a breeze...that marine test though looks more challenging

I thought it looked achievable for me but then I thought I might be over estimating myself.

 

[TGainz]

That test is very doable, I just need to step it up with the running though....gonna train arms/shoulders today

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Oatmeal supposedly keeps you full, but I eat a bowl almost every day and I'm always hungry as shyt like an hour later.

Depends on the oatmeal and how u season it. That instant shyt is pretty much fukking candy, but real deal slow cook oatmeal sticks to your ribs. U gotta eat a lot of it too, like 3-4 servings. I challenge anybody to put down 4 servings of real oatmeal in under 10 minutes. That shyt will have u

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Cant wait to pull this home gym together. Found a local athletic goods shop that cut what I thought the cost of weights would be by a quarter. My shyt's gonna be so simple. Power rack w/lat attachments, oly weights + BB, long ass dumbell handles + like 30 10lb standard plates. Only thing I'm kinda struggling with is a nice bench. I really want a solid bench. Might go commercial grade for that.

 

[semtex]

Cant wait to pull this home gym together. Found a local athletic goods shop that cut what I thought the cost of weights would be by a quarter. My shyt's gonna be so simple. Power rack w/lat attachments, oly weights + BB, long ass dumbell handles + like 30 10lb standard plates. Only thing I'm kinda struggling with is a nice bench. I really want a solid bench. Might go commercial grade for that.

25s go nicely on dumbbell handles. Loading all those 10s is gon be annoying but that's just me

 

[jilla82]

Are there really any major benefits lifting in Chucks like people say? I usually train in old Air Force 1s but a local store has a sale on Chucks, 60% off

how much were they?
I used to wear Chucks…then I switched to those Reebok joints and made me realize the Chucks weren't all that.

Like dude said…you could also go barefoot….shyt…I've seen people rock Kobe's and say they were good for lifting.

 

[ThiefyPoo]

how much were they?
I used to wear Chucks…then I switched to those Reebok joints and made me realize the Chucks weren't all that.

Like dude said…you could also go barefoot….shyt…I've seen people rock Kobe's and say they were good for lifting.

You ain't real

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

25s go nicely on dumbbell handles. Loading all those 10s is gon be annoying but that's just me

25s will kill my ROM. Plus I would only be using them to bench so I will keep at least 80lb loaded at all times.

 

[jilla82]

We all nitpick about gains, body fat percentage, 6 packs, etc…
…but its really about being healthy for as long as possible.

This shyt really reminds you why you're really in the gym…and what the healthy lifestyle is for

Dude can't be older than early 40's…and already had a stroke (while sleep)

 

[semtex]

25s will kill my ROM. Plus I would only be using them to bench so I will keep at least 80lb loaded at all times.

Kill ur rom? Never hurt mine

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Kill ur rom? Never hurt mine

On bench? For real?

 

[semtex]

On bench? For real?

No unless ur deformed or something