Get in shape as a soldier

Sgt. 1st class Amanda Kokkonen performs pushups for the new test without peace and without hand positions change. History HIGHLIGHTSArmy physical fitness test replace army physical readiness TestArmy run for soldiers from two miles on 1.5 miles of "Rowers" replace sit-ups is reduced; are long jump to the lower body of StrengthRELATED TOPICSStrength and weight TrainingGovernment and PoliticsExercise and fitness Washington (CNN)-in the army of the 21st century to test, sit-ups bazookas have gone the way of. Soldiers find soon do yourself "Rowers." It is a part of the army effort to update their old physical fitness test and replace the army physical readiness test. The old test is in place since 1980, and contain three events: two-mile run, two minutes of push-ups and two minutes of sit ups. "We thought that we had the right test," said General Richard Longo, civil servant training army. But after almost 10 years of the war, which found army the old test doesn't help, a soldier preparing to fight. Now a new five exercise test has it "aimed at the Warriors on the battlefield", said Longo at a demonstration Thursday at the Pentagon Athletic Center. The five event test measures a soldier's strength, endurance and mobility better. The events are: a 60-yard shuttle run it is similar to "Suicides", use the sports teams, but it is more difficult, cut corners. A soldier operates five meters, takes a wooden block and running again, is the block at the start, being reviewed, with a 10-yard, then 15-yard distance. Overall, the soldier will 60 yards. The blocks are used to ensure that soldiers cut corners not. They have put it down to count at the start. A soldier tests flee lower body muscles and his or her ability to move quickly. Standing long jump, it's the same thing, in gymnastics teaching Act. The army is to lower body strength test used. For troops to the packs frequently than 75 pounds weighing and thus strong legs are essential. A minute 'Rowers' replace sit-ups. Their arms start flat on the floor above the head. You keep your knees bent and feet together, flat on the ground. Then, sit, bring your arms in addition to the knees in parallel to the ground. "It is more difficult than a sit up," Longo said, because no one is down your feet like in the old test. But it is less stressful on the back and no longer on the upper create and lower abdominal muscles. Longo said a soldier has a brick fence gear strong abdominal muscles, to get transfer quickly and securely over the wall. This new test requires a minute pushups the soldier, his hands planted somewhere to keep aligned with the shoulders. And as soon as the time starts, you can move your hands or could stop to rest, like in the old test. A soldier who accompanied demonstration on Thursday, has 29 in a row before collapsing shortly before their minute to was. Sgt. 1st class Amanda Kokkonen big bear, California, said the old test would give her a sore neck and upper back because she would change hand positions. Now with the new test require that they move their hands not, she said, she can feel the burden of their biceps and triceps. A 1.5-mile run the army reduced the execution of two miles, because while most of the dozens of soldiers observing that the demonstration was none had said in the fight, he or she had ever run even a mile on the battlefield. And 1.5 miles cardiovascular health and endurance, according to army fitness experts is ideal for the measuring of the soldier. The army admits that these events are not always the ideal test of physical fitness, but distributed the most practical for armed forces around the world. Longo said, for example, a pull up is the best way, upper body test strength. But that would mean, buy a number of pull up bars for each army base, training centres and outposts all over the world. These tests require only some wooden blocks for the shuttle run and a measuring tape for long jump. But they are not easy. Sgt. 1st class David Rispress Columbus, Ohio is an army trainer and has done the new test for months. But as it past, although he was only three of the five events Act, his army T-shirt was schweißgebadet. The next phase of the Army plan replace the old test is the 10,000 soldiers of all ages, men and women who make the new test in coming weeks. From fitness experts build a set of standards to comply with all soldiers in the army. These standards vary according to sex, age and even height. The bottom line: The Army hopes that when soldiers into battle, they are fit more to fight. "If you for this test train" Longo said, "now you are training for a fight."