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[Chaim]

how long can you run without stopping (in minutes)

how many sit ups/ push ups / chin ups can u do?

[Nozza]

never tried to just keep running! lol

Can run 3km in 12:30

Can do 50 Full Military pushups in 2 mins (that is hands shoulder width and chest touch floor?)

Can do 88 Military situps in 2 minutes (arms across chest and right the way up to your chest hits knees)

Can do 12 Full hang PULL UPS
Can do 32 normal chin ups

how many can you do?

[tugga]

I don't think your supposed to go up to your knees when doing sit ups. Activates the hpi flexors?

[art]

Hmm interesting subject. There are in fact two typoes of fitness.

1. Physical Fitness
We all know about this and strive to improve. The older you get the more injuries old and new cause problems.

2. Mental Fitness.
This is area either totally neglected or totally over blown. Can you forget about that last play and miss immediately?
Think about it and answer honestly. When you as a player or umpire for that matter can live in the moment rather than dwelling on the past then you ahve a chance to make a gigantic leap forward in your progress to maximise your personal abilities.

There have been plenty of great techincal players who have failed because of mental fragilities and a great many ordinary players who have succeeded due to mental toughness.

The problem is that everyone believes they are an expert in mental preparation.

[Johnny]

Hmm interesting subject. There are in fact two typoes of fitness.

1. Physical Fitness
We all know about this and strive to improve. The older you get the more injuries old and new cause problems.

2. Mental Fitness.
This is area either totally neglected or totally over blown. Can you forget about that last play and miss immediately?
Think about it and answer honestly. When you as a player or umpire for that matter can live in the moment rather than dwelling on the past then you ahve a chance to make a gigantic leap forward in your progress to maximise your personal abilities.

There have been plenty of great techincal players who have failed because of mental fragilities and a great many ordinary players who have succeeded due to mental toughness.

The problem is that everyone believes they are an expert in mental preparation.

In relation to this I attended a seminar at Trent Bridge a few years back where they talked about the direct correlation between physical fitness and mental fatigue. Fitter players had greater mental strength as they didn't have to cope with the distraction of being overly tired during a long innings.

In response to Chaim's questions, last year I was doing 8 mile runs at 10 minute mile pace, so was running constantly for around 1 hour 20 mins. The i got married and got a bit lazy - have just starting training again and running 2 miles is proving hard work, but over time this should improve.

[procricket]

fitness don't go there i think i could be possibly the fittest on the forum if not in the top ten the top 1

i can run a mile and a half in 7minutes 35 seconds

i can do 80-90 press ups in 2 minutes

i can do around 110-118 sit ups in 2 minutes

i can do

please i am  not bigging it up it just i can do them

[Ashvir]

Ran 1500m in 6.01m in sports day

Won inter house fitness at pressups and situps. Did 60 press ups in 1min, and 73situps in 1 min

[procricket]

i can can run 1 half miles with 55lb on my back in 15 minutes that as good as i get not bad for a old man

[Tumo]

Before all this crap I've been put through over the past 6 months, I could run about 5km in 30mins or so. Currently, I can't run that far without getting tired. I can still do about 50 pressups in a minute, and probably about 70 situps.

[procricket]

the fold for press up in England is around 70 per 2 minutes anybody getting under this is doing well

[Tumo]

The record at my school about 4 years ago was up at 75-80 in one minute, and that was held by a teacher... You mean the England Cricket side? well if you think about it, you don't need to be able to perform explosive movements like press-ups with your arms non-stop for a minute/2 minutes, at most for about 10-15 seconds (bowlers run-up, batsmen's shots, fielder's throw), so for me it would be almost irrelevant in that sort of situation.

[procricket]

no just say saying the fold not england but as a average most people struggle to do 3 sets of 20 press up wide arm or marine press ups in 1 minute never mind 2

[petehosk]

I can run 13 miles in 90 minutes. And 26 miles in 3.5hours, although would have to train longer to 26 miles at the moment....too many mince pies!
Press ups? No idea - around 50 I guess as I dont practice them.
Sits ups - do plenty of them but not sure how many in one go!
Certainly not as many press ups and sit ups as procricket though :-)
Chins could only do a few as I have long arms and am around 17 stone - so not ideal for chins! Would struggle to get into double figures if I did them properly!!

[procricket]

pete to be fair i think crimbo might have taken it toll on me i i did some fitness today and bloody hell either iam getting older or the young boys are getting faster and iam only 30

[Apple]

my daily rountine is, in a strict order, - 20 situps, - life 45 4.5kg weights, 20 situps again, 45 lifts again, 20 situps, 45 lifts, then 10 pushups and then to kill me 10 burppess