Fitness Test

Fitness Test

This week, we started our second week in the academy and we’re definitely getting into the thick of it.  Just after a week of being together, we’re becoming a cohesive team and getting to know each other more.  We’re beginning to see each other’s strengths and I’m sure as the weeks continue, our trust in each other will grow.    

I’ve been anticipating our first fitness test since last week.  Today, we had an officer from Snowmass Village Police Department come and talk to us about the physical demands of the job, as obviously, physical conditioning plays a huge role. I was excited and a little anxious because I knew that today we’d be doing our physical testing.  This test was more of a gauge of where we stand in our physical condition and strength.  We had four basic tests.  First, we were tested on our grip strength: highly important since we’ll have to be holding onto suspects.  Second, an all-out pushup test–this test was not timed and we had to do as many pushups as possible.  The key factor was that as soon as you stopped, even for a second, you’re done.  The pushups had to be continuous and you had to go down to about 3 inches from the ground.  The third test was to see how many sit-ups you could do in one minute.  The fourth and final test was a 300 yard run.  

I was happy with my results, but I know that as the academy progresses, I will get stronger and faster.   I’ve always been competitive so I obviously want to out squeeze, out pushup, out sit-up, and out run the rest of my class.  I also would like to just set a personal goal for myself.  A little friendly competition within classmates... it’s just part of the fun. 

I think at the end of the day, everybody did a great job and I’m glad to be a part of this team.  We all worked hard, pushed ourselves and one girl even threw up–so that’s gotta say something!!!    

As the week continues, the stress of the academy builds, my excitement grows and I am trying to learn as much as I can.

Oh yeah... for the record, I maxed out my pushups at 53 and did 53 sit up in one minute.  As for the run, they clocked me at 52.36, the group decided to round up......53 all around!!!

Talk to ya soon.

Ben