i was thinking 3 pull ups, 30 straight push ups, and a mile run (not jog) should be baseline. comments?
Hey, those are pretty pathetic. A third grader girl can do that.
Richard Marcinko was saying his Seal team could average 500 lbs bench press. Being a powerlifter myself, I think he's exagerrating. I'd believe if he says average about 400.
OK, I'll play. If you don't want to be out-physicalled by 95% of opponents, try these numbers:
400 lbs bench press (doesn't matter your body weight; too bad if you're small)
600 lbs squat
135 lbs strict curl
shot put 16 lbs - over 40 feet
4.6 in the 40 yard dash (4.5 or lower is better)
5:30 in the mile (don't need competitive times)
marathon - just finish under 5 hours (don't need competitive times)
25 pull-ups
60 push-ups --- in 60 seconds
60 situps --- in 60 seconds
I pulled those push-ups/situps numbers from back when I was competing in Marines physical fitness competitions back in high school. The athletic stuff -- just from athletics -- if you're gonna out-physical 95% of opponents, you need high performance numbers.
The better Seal team guys should be able to do the above. If you can pull those numbers, you've got potential to outman a vast majority of people.