Shadow Beast Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Has anyone on here done one of these recently? i am doing one on saturday so my fitness can be assessed before undertaking training for a year before i compete with a friend of mine in an ironman triathlon. The army guys on here, what does it equate to on an BPFA? i seem to remember level 8-9 was a pass for around 10:30 run? does this sound about right? i run 1 1/2 miles in just under 8:30mins can anyone gauge from this what level i should be aiming to get? my friend got to level 12and i have to beat her! cheers Richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Has anyone on here done one of these recently? i am doing one on saturday so my fitness can be assessed before undertaking training for a year before i compete with a friend of mine in an ironman triathlon. The army guys on here, what does it equate to on an BPFA? i seem to remember level 8-9 was a pass for around 10:30 run? does this sound about right? i run 1 1/2 miles in just under 8:30mins can anyone gauge from this what level i should be aiming to get? my friend got to level 12and i have to beat her! cheers Richie I used to do around level 14 and ran a 7:50 1.5 mile as my best. To be honest i don't think they are completely comparable, conditions are never the same and you can't pace yourself on a bleep test so well. I expect you should be able to get to level 13 or 14 depending on the type of fitness work you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i do 9 min average BPFA now, i used to get 7,15 a few years back but we do bleep tests coz the raf do them instead and you cant really compare the two. level 8.2 is a pass in the raf but if you can get those times on a BPFA you should easily get level 13+ in selection i finished the tape, but i was a skinny wippet when i was 16 and that was def a fair few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couv3z Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 his a good one my old mates at school under 18 england rugby players (2000) got to level 15 and they had a break at level 12 as they had to turn the tape over lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Have not done these for about 3 years now, but when in the RAF I use to run mile 1 1/2 mile about the 9:30 min and was easily able to get to 12 on bleep test. I think 12 is a good score anything above that is very good in my books. Basically what I am saying is that you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Not done a bleep test since I was in 5th form in school about 11 years ago:blink: I think if I did one now Id be lucky to be alive after level 3. I actually enjoyed doing them at the time:taped: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Level 17 /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_grin.gif but 10+ years ago in PE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I read that women have to do FULL press ups these days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was a 15.3 at the height of my training and my BFT/BPFA was 8.15 minutes. Two years earlier my run was in the 7.30 region and my bleep was 13(ish), so I would have to agree with Colin's comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 cheers guys, i i am hoping to get to around the 13-14 mark if i can, i am 33 this year so if i do i will be happy, to me its one of those tests you either love or hate, i much prefere the old 1 1/2 mile warm up then 1 1/2 best effort, the bleep test to me is a pain as you cant get into your stride, it all the turning and that plays havoc on my knees and ankles, i much prefere to just go out and run the distance! oh well at least now with the results posted on here i have something to aim to!! fitness at the mo consists of 2 body pump sessions a week, 2-3 20-30km bike rides and 2-3 5km fast runs richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Good luck Richie - you old fart:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Never done a bleep test (a bit after my time in the Army I suspect) but I well remember the damn BFT! Early in my career I could do the 2nd 1.5 in under 8 minutes. I reckon it'd take me about 8 hours these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I reckon it'd take me about 8 hours these days. I think you're being modest there Ken mate. Looking at you, I think you could easily do it in 6-hours:d:cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Good luck Richie - you old fart:d OH!!!!!!!! i am in my prime at the moment!!! what thats what i tell myself! The old BFT i think was still the best for assessing fitness, one thing though why the hell did we have to do the vertical standing jump, remember the one next to the chalk board? lick fingers- touch board- jump up and touch board again- measure distance to gain points WTF!!!!!! richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I think you're being modest there Ken mate. Looking at you, I think you could easily do it in 6-hours:d:cool::cool:You've not seen me for a while though Andrew. I'm starting to look like your avatar these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Well just got in from doing the test OMFG!!!!!! managed to get to level 16 then 7 sprints within that section so 16.7 i guess? quite happy with that score, not bad for 32! richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbasupra Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Well just got in from doing the test OMFG!!!!!! managed to get to level 16 then 7 sprints within that section so 16.7 i guess? quite happy with that score, not bad for 32! richie well done:thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 cheers bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why T Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Never realised there are so many of us squaddies that own supras, lol, i get about 13 on bleep test and run PFT in under 9 mins, i think u will get a good Bleep test time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Never realised there are so many of us squaddies that own supras, lol, i get about 13 on bleep test and run PFT in under 9 mins, i think u will get a good Bleep test time. Just done it today, got 16.7!! so happy with that. who you with? i am out now, got out in jan after 15 years with the Royal Engineers left having just picked up my SSGT, was a BDO at Wimbish. There is quite a few squaddies on here, both still serving and out! richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Just done it today, got 16.7!! so happy with that. who you with? i am out now, got out in jan after 15 years with the Royal Engineers left having just picked up my SSGT, was a BDO at Wimbish. There is quite a few squaddies on here, both still serving and out! richie Good job What was the distance between points and whre was the test done ? You'll have to see what your 1.5 mile time is now, i always found the bleep test was a long distance runners fitness tool do you do much long distance work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 did the test at JJB sports in northants through a friend thats training us and the distance if i remember correctly was 20m, he measured it out, as he does one most weeks. i am going to do a 1 1/2 mile run over the next few days to see what time i get. As for distance my runs vary from 5km right up to 20km stuff so its all varied really, richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariusz Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My pb is level 14 odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos T Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 trouble is people use different distances between the points depending on where you go and this obviously makes a big difference even 5 metres makes it lot harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Level 16??!! Well done bud, I struggle to get 9.4 (RAFs standard for 30-35yr olds) Thats awesome fitness. Like most Ill say the stopping and turning kills, well it does me anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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