Bleep tests

[bhabloke]

I take it you are perhaps trying to specialise? I do bleep tests all the time, hate them. I have to pass every six months. What level are you trying to get to? I have managed to pass it at 9.4 although recently the requirement has dropped to 8.6. Are you coming up to the Airport?
The best way is to simply do it as many times as you can. You can try doing stuff in the gym but will only help to a degree. I am sure that after five times of doing it you will show improvement. Don't train by yourself either, you need someone who is fit to run with you and scream and shout at you, otherwise it's too tempting to give up!

 

[Fergus96]

13.5 and that hurt

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I take it you are perhaps trying to specialise? I do bleep tests all the time, hate them. I have to pass every six months. What level are you trying to get to? I have managed to pass it at 9.4 although recently the requirement has dropped to 8.6. Are you coming up to the Airport?
The best way is to simply do it as many times as you can. You can try doing stuff in the gym but will only help to a degree. I am sure that after five times of doing it you will show improvement. Don't train by yourself either, you need someone who is fit to run with you and scream and shout at you, otherwise it's too tempting to give up!

That's my plan, to practice loads, and get someone else to drag me along with them...

 

[Rookie]

Do them quite a lot, just work on your cardio go jogging, do the occasional sprint and before you know it you will be fitter. Anything under 10 is piece of piss anyway

 

[Collar Feeler]

Where are you planning on going then?!? A bleep test of 9 should get you into most roles wtf are you going for Special Forces?

 

[Northstander]

I used to do this test in the RAF, fookin hard man. I used to get up to about stage 11 and thought that was a top effort NIGHTMARE

 

[BigGully]

Isnt the bleep test a 'snapshot' of your fitness.

Just a tool to see where you might be fitness wise at anyone time.

Isnt really meant for use for gaining fitness. But practicing it is likely to improve your overall score.

However all different training is likely to help improve your score, but as it is a CV test, must be underpinned by using running/jogging as your main training application.

 

[desprateseagull]

running between two points against the clock- time allowed reduces every few lengths..

 

[7:18]

13 for me, quite enjoy the challenge in a strange way

 

[REDLAND]

Keep out of the coffee/donut shops for a start!!

caffeine is very good for you prior to endurance exercise

 

[Braders]

Ah the bleep test, use to love that at school! My record was 15.3 which was .something away from the school record.

ditto , except mine was level 12 - pretty much quit once the last person dropped out.

 

[Djmiles]

Remember doing these at School, what a load of rubbish!

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Ah, the Bleep Test - or "fun-run" as I tell those who've not tried it.

I'm a cricket coach and this is a useful test for our elite/academy players as the run-turn-run over 20 yards is exactly what we do while batting. Yes, it is a snap shot, so make a record of your result everytime and monitor over a period of time - say pre-season, mid-season and end of season, same again next season, etc. This will identify if fitness levels are improving, decreasing or remaining steady.

Not only does this test score VO2 uptake (oxygen intake) I like it as it tests an individual's will-power to run and keep going even when it starts to hurt. It is true that if done in a group, it becomes competitive (some always try to win) but this test comes into its own when perfomed individually (so you have to drive yourself on = big heart in every sense).

The CD is available quite cheeply on the internet - don't use a tape version as over time, tape stretch changes the timings leading to incomparable results.

 

[BigGully]

Ah, the Bleep Test - or "fun-run" as I tell those who've not tried it.

I'm a cricket coach and this is a useful test for our elite/academy players as the run-turn-run over 20 yards is exactly what we do while batting. Yes, it is a snap shot, so make a record of your result everytime and monitor over a period of time - say pre-season, mid-season and end of season, same again next season, etc. This will identify if fitness levels are improving, decreasing or remaining steady.

Not only does this test score VO2 uptake (oxygen intake) I like it as it tests an individual's will-power to run and keep going even when it starts to hurt. It is true that if done in a group, it becomes competitive (some always try to win) but this test comes into its own when perfomed individually (so you have to drive yourself on = big heart in every sense).

The CD is available quite cheeply on the internet - don't use a tape version as over time, tape stretch changes the timings leading to incomparable results.

When using it in a team situation, it was always apparent that the individual players show their true 'sporting characters'.

The bleep test is only worthwhile as a fitness indicator, if each player gives 100%.

I have found that you have certain players 'giving up' as soon as they experience discomfort whilst some will carry on through any amount of distress.

Unfortunately I found that there were very few surprises, the players that would 'quit' easily during some games throughout the season would also quit easily during the test even though you knew there was more to come, and of course your honest players were honest during the test.

Some would also use it as a focus to improve their individual fitness and in that sense it can be a useful tool for childrens teams.

 

[Crezhell]

don't remind me about these things. hell.

 

[fatboy]

Is there anywhere to download the bleeps as MP3? I want to try this.

 

[BigGully]

Another fitness indicator is the Cooper Test.

Make a circuit with markers at 10m intervals, probably no less than a 300m circuit, normally a 400m course is used.

Its a basic 12 minute run and at the end of the 12 mins. the players stop and you log the number of full laps and markers passed. ( eg scoring 6.5 )

Of course the track dimentions must be the same for future tests to assess your own fitness level.

 

[junior]

I have to pass one at work every 6 months.

The pass point is level 12,but we normaly get up to about 13/14 ish.Like someone else said,anything under level 10 you can do walking without breaking a sweat,but above 10 and it starts getting cheeky.

I never do them apart from when i have to and never have a problem,so i dont think the awnser is to "do more bleep tests".Just do some general fitness work like treadmill (although running outside is miles better),cross-training and rowing machines.Circuit training is also great and realy good fun too.


And less dognuts.............

 

[Bones]

bleep tests are f***ing wank

As if you have done one!

Pretend you are a goalie, plan!

 

[Gully]

The highest I ever managed was 12.1, which was some years ago, knew of one bloke who could get to 17.1...but he was a distance runner of some quality.