The Empowered
2 Minute Sit Up Standards
For this portion you will be performing sit ups. A sit up can be defined as a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles, in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage. For this event participants must place their hands interlocked behind their head and continuously lift themselves up from the ground using their abdominal or core muscles. A full sit up is laying all the way back to the ground and pulling all the way back up to a 90 degree angle which counts as one (1) sit up. If you are in the down or up position for more than 2 seconds, the event is over. You may have someone hold only your foot for this event. The ideal ground for sit ups is a firm but cushioned ground such as a exercise matt, carpeted floor or grass lawn.
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*Remember to follow The Empowered Standards and Guidelines for each event. If you feel you can not begin or continue the event consider saving the Physical Fitness Evaluation for another day.
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See Sit Up Count Standards below:
MALE SIT UP STANDARDS:
Age Group:
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17-24 78 62 59
22-26 80 61 58
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27-31 82 59 54
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32-36 76 55 51
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37-41 76 52 48
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42-46 72 47 42
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47-51 66 43 39
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52-56 66 42 38
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57+ (Approx.) 62 40 35
Strong
Sit Up
Count:
Weak
Sit Up
Count:
Decent
Sit Up
Count:
FEMALE SIT UP STANDARDS:
Age Group:
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17-24 78 62 59
22-26 80 61 58
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27-31 82 59 54
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32-36 76 55 51
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37-41 76 52 48
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42-46 72 47 42
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47-51 66 43 39
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52-56 66 42 38
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57+ (Approx.) 62 40 35
Strong
Sit Up
Count:
Weak
Sit Up
Count:
Decent
Sit Up
Count: