Testing again this week:
Endurance Test
500m run
20 pushups (knee, not quite full range of motion)
20 TRX Band Squats (a little easier than bodyweight)
20 bent over rows (8 kg kettlebells)
20 kettlebell swings (8 kg kettlebell)
20 push press (8 kg kettlebells)
100 jump ropes (my uncoordinated ass just gets to jump 100 times)
20 push press (8 kg kettlebells)
20 kettlebell swings (8 kg)
20 bent over rows (8 kg kettlebells)
20 TRX Band Squats
20 pushups (knees, not quite full range of motion)
500m run
Last month I completed this in 28 minutes, 15 seconds. This month's time,
23 minutes, 8 seconds. BAM. Over 20% improvement compared to last month. Having done it before, I paced myself better. Last month i ran too hard at the start and tired out. Also, I have gotten a lot stronger over the last month and can do a lot more weight than this if I'm doing lower reps with ease, which wasn't necessarily true last month. But clearly there's a lot of solid improvement in here too
The 500m run is NOT 500, their measuring is just way fucking off, but whatever, its the same distance as last month.The only thing I completely come apart doing are the push-ups. 40 pushups for me, even separated out like this, are just killer. By the end of the second round of pushups my shoulders no longer work. The last like 7 of them was done 1 at a time and burned like absolute hell. The rest of it if I pace myself, I'm good.
Obviously, I'm extremely happy to see progress!
I'm not sure they're going to continue doing this. Apparently of the 10-12 people I see with some regularity (and others who go to the morning sessions), only about 3 of us like this monthly testing. Which really sucks, because I love it. I have made sure to express to each of the trainers how much it helps to have this kind of measurement available monthly to help track my improvement, especially since the workouts every week change.