70% of US military can no longer do push ups

[BrothaZay]

 

[DonB90]

 

[Indeed]

Calisthenics

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

So the title about not being able to do push-ups is completely made up?

 

[Alix217]

 

[voiture]

War has always been won by the country with the superior technology not the one who can do the best pushups

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Entirely false........they can go find out though......I was overweight and obese by the cac body standards......260 under 15 percent body fat though and I ran all day........I was navy though.......army does full on crossfit amn near as PT so they definitely don't know what the fukk they talking about

 

[jaydawg08]

Thread title doesn't match the actual headline

BMI is highly flawed tho, anyone who has weight lifted or follows and tracks their diet/macros knows this

 

[Morethan1]

That M4 Carbine will push you up tho

 

[Collateral]

McDonald’s runs the U.S

 

[T-K-G]

War has always been won by the country with the superior technology not the one who can do the best pushups

you still need to be physically in shape to handle alot of the equipment tho, even some of the environments these brehs are in can be brutal, who wants to be so out of shape that the weather in the middle east got you clapped up in the hospital?

When it comes to sensitive situations like rescuing hostages you want some out of shape fukk who's gonna trip up and get you killed?

And it's still a point to maintain discipline, staying in shape takes focus and self control


And we also see how being out of shape can make authority figures more likely to use lethal force when they shouldn't have to

 

[MacNCheese]

BMI has low value in determining fitness. Even 170lbs at 5'9 would put you at overweight. So almost anyone taking part in a serious weightlifting regimen would have an overweight BMI. Like half the military is on gear these days too, so that by itself probably explains the rise in "obesity".

 

[987654321]

So the title about not being able to do push-ups is completely made up?

Yes lol

 

[Elim Garak]

We know you like your men in shape.

 

[MaxPain]