Navy Seals Test- trying to pass

[Anthrax Invasion]

Palms facing you/chinup/supinated grip is easier, yes. Use a shoulder-width grip where your elbows come in along your sides. This gives the biceps an optimal line of pull, allowing them to attribute to the exercise optimally, while using the lats as a shoulder extensor optimally. Also, keep the shoulders back and down on the way up. This helps to recruit the lats to be sure you're getting the most out of your time.

Pushups should go to the floor, yes. Principle of specificity - do what you want to get good at. Especially when it comes to endurance. It's often a mental game. You need to grind through tedious repetitions.

You should, instead, tell them to fuck off and say you're just as good as any guy. Then, do as many as any of them can do and you'll look like a god. Or goddess, whichever.

Didn't I say something along the lines of train frequently, too?

 

[cwc73]

Are we talking Highschool? Because what highschool makes athletes perform the mins for BUDS?

 

[rocky_road]

Palms facing you/chinup/supinated grip is easier, yes. Use a shoulder-width grip where your elbows come in along your sides. This gives the biceps an optimal line of pull, allowing them to attribute to the exercise optimally, while using the lats as a shoulder extensor optimally. Also, keep the shoulders back and down on the way up. This helps to recruit the lats to be sure you're getting the most out of your time.

Pushups should go to the floor, yes. Principle of specificity - do what you want to get good at. Especially when it comes to endurance. It's often a mental game. You need to grind through tedious repetitions.

You should, instead, tell them to fuck off and say you're just as good as any guy. Then, do as many as any of them can do and you'll look like a god. Or goddess, whichever.

Didn't I say something along the lines of train frequently, too?

Sounds like good stuff. Update: When I posted earlier, I hadn't payed any attention to how low my pushups go, so I did them just now to be sure. They are definetely there. My nose is at most two inches from the floor, while my chest....eh...not so much, but I think it's right. My nose just seems to be so much closer to the ground, but I suppose thats normal because my back is flat and all that.

I intend to do this test as well as I can....even if that means taking it more than once. But if I can only make 5 before this school year's over, and that's what the test calls for, By God I will take it.

And Anthrax, yes you did, your advice has been nothing short of totally appreciated.

Are we talking Highschool? Because what highschool makes athletes perform the mins for BUDS?

UMM......MINE. But they are not making us do it. Where did you get that idea? It's just a challenge to shoot for, for the heck and benefits of it.

 

[PurpleHulk]

6 Chin-ups in 2 mins, doesnt that seem a lil to easy.

 

[rocky_road]

6 Chin-ups in 2 mins, doesnt that seem a lil to easy.

UMMMMM....OHKAY.

Maybe you should stop assuming that everyone in the world is just-fucking-like-you.


Soory, but that made me mad.

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

UMMMMM....OHKAY.

Maybe you should stop assuming that everyone in the world is just-fucking-like-you.


Soory, but that made me mad.

Woah, is she more angry than me?

I sure hope not. I have a title to defend.

 

[cwc73]

The thing is.....I dont think you really use the 2 minutes. Can you drop from the bar? If not, you are only gonna spend about 15-20 seconds on the bar TOPPS. So 2 minutes doesnt really play at all. Well, at least that is how it is for The Marine Corp and the AF (for the AFA only) come to think of it.

 

[Euphoric]

500 Meter swim - 12 minutes, 30 seconds
42 Push-Ups - 2:00 minutes
50 Sit-ups - 2:00 minutes
6 Chin ups - 2:00 minutes
1 and 1/2 mile run - 11 minutes, 30 seconds

its not all that difficult really. Now im not saying its easy for everyone ...but if you put in some training towards that I dont see why you wouldnt pass *granted you are in some form of good physical health* which I assume you are since the running and swimming will be fine for you.
I think youll be fine working out your upper body pretty much everyday. A circuit of doing core training will do wonders.

 

[rocky_road]

Woah, is she more angry than me?

I sure hope not. I have a title to defend.

lolz, I wasn't that angry, but I responded as soon as I read that, so my anger was at its high point.

I also think it's preety easy (for people who are fit)....but the thing is, not everyone here has started perfecting their fitness at the same stage, and i'm a lot younger and females have less natural arm strength and blah blah....

So its really not cool to discourage newbies to fitness, or for that matter, anyone who isn't exactly as fit as they want to be (wouldn't that be everyone?)


Euphoric, yeah, their is no doubt it my mind that I won't pass this test within a year. The only thing I'm wondering is if I can pass it in 3 months. I have been working on my core more~I used to hardly ever do abdominal exercises! Right now I do a stability ball class 2 x's/week, and once April begins I can attend the class 3 x's/week. It's very hard and will keep me challenged for a long, long time.

cwc: No I can't drop the bar, silly. That sounds retarded of the Marine Corps---> what's the point in doing 6, if you can rest in-between?

 

[blut wump]

lolz, I wasn't that angry, but I responded as soon as I read that, so my anger was at its high point.

I also think it's preety easy (for people who are fit)....but the thing is, not everyone here has started perfecting their fitness at the same stage, and i'm a lot younger and females have less natural arm strength and blah blah....

So its really not cool to discourage newbies to fitness, or for that matter, anyone who isn't exactly as fit as they want to be (wouldn't that be everyone?)


Euphoric, yeah, their is no doubt it my mind that I won't pass this test within a year. The only thing I'm wondering is if I can pass it in 3 months. I have been working on my core more~I used to hardly ever do abdominal exercises! Right now I do a stability ball class 2 x's/week, and once April begins I can attend the class 3 x's/week. It's very hard and will keep me challenged for a long, long time.

cwc: No I can't drop the bar, silly. That sounds retarded of the Marine Corps---> what's the point in doing 6, if you can rest in-between?

The guy you flew off the handle at had no reason to suppose you couldn't drop off the bar. If you could drop off the bar it'd be very easy for anyone not way out of condition, as you've just pretty much agreed with. As such, the two-minutes doesn't really enter into consideration. You just need to train to get the six reps and it'll likely take 20s, tops.

It sounds like your pushups are incomplete. Keep your back flat and get down to the ground with your nose unless you know that those partial reps are accepted.

What type of sit-ups do they have you doing? Straight-legged or bent? If bent, how much bend is tolerated? Do you have to return to being fully in contact with the ground behind you with your shoulders between each rep?