bleep test

hey
been thinking about some good ways of pushing myself running.i dont have anyone to run with at home, and i find i go further if pushed.would doing a bleep test and putting it on cd be a good way of doing it? i was thinking i could do one every other day or so.would i see an improvement fairly quickly or is there a better way of running training?
thanks

Reply 1

username47781

I wouldnt do a bleep test every 2 days, i'd say do the bleep test first spend lets say a couple weeks doing some sessions down the gym then do the bleep test again.

Reply 2

quintsy

I agree- the bleep test is a fairly good indicator of your cardiovascular endurance, but it isn't the best thing to improve your fitness. Best thing to do is go out running, doing a mixture of aerobic work and interval work, then maybe once a month test yourself with the bleep test.

You can download the bleep test here- http://www.dazbert.co.uk/sites/bleeptest/index.htm

Or alternatively try this one, which is easier to do in a confined space and requires less equipment- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/in_the_gym/workouts/newsid_2115000/2115885.stm

Good luck!

Reply 3

username21537

Why would a swearing test help yoru physical fitness?

I am aware of the actuall sporty run between 2 points quickly thing

Argghg, the bleep test. Was anyone else regularly forced to do that at school? I always used to have to give in at between 11 and 12 :frown:

Reply 6

quintsy

Tom

Argghg, the bleep test. Was anyone else regularly forced to do that at school? I always used to have to give in at between 11 and 12 :frown:

Yup, and still am in fact. :smile:

I personally think there are other better fintess tests out there- the 12 minute run for example, because the main thing about the bleep test is the whole mental barrier. Some people drop out as soon as they feel sick and regret it later, knowing they could have done better. In the 12 min run you can slow down until you recover, and then build up speed again- you don't just quit and then it's over.

Reply 7

Tom

It was the stopping and starting at the begginning that got me - i didn't get a chance to warm up and get into it properly, and then suddenly it speeds up and i have to start really running. In terms of sheer distance, i could run much further even maintaining the speed at which i had to drop out of the bleep test, i'm sure. And for sheer time, i've run for about 3 hours without really feeling i needed to stop (although once i did stop, i sure as hell felt i needed to stay stopped, lol). It's not a great test.

Reply 8

Ana

Tom

It was the stopping and starting at the begginning that got me - i didn't get a chance to warm up and get into it properly

Ditto. I can run continously fairly easily, but all the pushing/shoving and stopping/starting played havoc with my breathing, and I always ended wheezing, and dropping out at 2 or 3. We had one sadistic PE teacher who insisted on not letting anyone frop out before level 4 - really honestly thought I was going to black out, but just managed it.

The same guy pushed me too hard during the 800m, and I DID black out :rolleyes:

Which, I must say, was one of the most unpleasant feelings I've ever had. Why oh why do they torture people who are as unfit as I was? :frown:

(Still couldn't do the bleep test even now, although I'm much fitter than my friends, and tend to leave them behind in the dust when running for buses etc. Think I've gone past actually fainting though :biggrin:

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Reply 9

Dutchess of Doncaster

I usually got around a 10, one girl got up to 13/14. I hated it, but mainly because I am competitive and would never beat her grr.

Reply 10

GR29KHS

Here's the bleep test thread in the armed forces sub-forum:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=190846

If you can cut throught the arguments and general conversation, you might find something of use in there.