Got until failure:
Pullups
Pushups
Situps
Squats.
It doesn't matter if all you get is one pullup. Keep working at it.
I am asked regularly about getting in shape to join one organization or another. Typically the physical standards set by these organizations are body weight based due in part to the ease of testing. You want to have high quality and quantity of reps. This workout will give you an idea where you stand. Pullups, should be from a dead hang to chin OVER bar. Your grip should be slightly wider then shoulder width. Pushups are chest to deck with a straight line from heels to head (no bend at the waist). Some organizations test with the chin/nose touching the floor. Range of motion is important so all the way down and all the way up. For the situps put a towel/abmat in your lower back and again its all the way down and all the way up. NO CRUNCHES. Air Squats are done with you feet about shoulder width, tighten the back and drop down. You want the crease of you hip to go below the top of you knee. If you are tight in the upper legs, glutes and hips this may not be possible right away, work on it. Also it may be easier if open your stance wider to give you more room in the hip to drop lower.
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