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[Karkov]

So, you guise are exercise guise, right? I've a question, if nobody minds.

So I want to enter a pilots' academy here in the Glorious, and for that, in addition to good test scores on math and physics, I have to do an exam of sorts on P.E.

For the best score, I need to run a kilometer in 3 min 14 sec, a hundred meters in something like 12,5 sec, and do an indefinite, but preferably higher than fifteen, number of pull-ups.

What would be the best way to prepare, in your opinion? I already have the kilometer thing down pat (well, almost), but the 100-meter run is giving me trouble, and due to limited living space, I have nowhere to install a bar to do pull-ups on.

It really depends on what sort of pull-up you do, there's easily three types that I can think of and they all work different muscle groups.  If you're talking about the standard pull up (palms facing towards you, using biceps to lift), you use your shoulders more than you think you would.  You'll use almost all of your arm muscle, and surprisingly (depending on your technique), you'll actually end up using most of your abdominal muscles.  So for training to do pull-ups, I'd mainly say back and shoulders, tri and biceps, and make sure your stomach is somewhat toned beforehand.  Pushups are a good practice, along with resistance bands if you have any of those (the P90x actually tells you to use resistance bands if you can't install a bar anywhere).

Pull-ups are a really weird exercise, took me forever to get used to doing three at a time.  If you could find a gym or somewhere that actually has a pull-up bar, it'd be waaaay better than doing any other exercise to prepare for it.  Even finding a school playground and using the monkey bars would be good.

[Avis-Mergulus]

So, you guise are exercise guise, right? I've a question, if nobody minds.

So I want to enter a pilots' academy here in the Glorious, and for that, in addition to good test scores on math and physics, I have to do an exam of sorts on P.E.

For the best score, I need to run a kilometer in 3 min 14 sec, a hundred meters in something like 12,5 sec, and do an indefinite, but preferably higher than fifteen, number of pull-ups.

What would be the best way to prepare, in your opinion? I already have the kilometer thing down pat (well, almost), but the 100-meter run is giving me trouble, and due to limited living space, I have nowhere to install a bar to do pull-ups on.

It really depends on what sort of pull-up you do, there's easily three types that I can think of and they all work different muscle groups.  If you're talking about the standard pull up (palms facing towards you, using biceps to lift), you use your shoulders more than you think you would.  You'll use almost all of your arm muscle, and surprisingly (depending on your technique), you'll actually end up using most of your abdominal muscles.  So for training to do pull-ups, I'd mainly say back and shoulders, tri and biceps, and make sure your stomach is somewhat toned beforehand.  Pushups are a good practice, along with resistance bands if you have any of those (the P90x actually tells you to use resistance bands if you can't install a bar anywhere).

Pull-ups are a really weird exercise, took me forever to get used to doing three at a time.  If you could find a gym or somewhere that actually has a pull-up bar, it'd be waaaay better than doing any other exercise to prepare for it.  Even finding a school playground and using the monkey bars would be good.

Yes, I have some of those, though no money for gym membership, alas. Can do, thanks. Do you have any tips for sprinting faster?

[GiglameshDespair]

Chop your legs off and get prosthetics.

[Arx]

Chop your legs off and get prosthetics.

Disclaimer: May prevent you from using the rudder pedals. Bay12 is not responsible for consequences incurred whilst following bad advice.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Chop your legs off and get prosthetics.

Disclaimer: May prevent you from using the rudder pedals. Bay12 is not responsible for consequences incurred whilst following bad advice.

In fact, there is glorious precedent!

Edit: And more than one! It seems to be traditional!

[Arx]

Chop your legs off and get prosthetics.

Disclaimer: May prevent you from using the rudder pedals. Bay12 is not responsible for consequences incurred whilst following bad advice.

In fact, there is glorious precedent!

I think there was a British guy who did something similar, yeah. Unfortunately, both of them were already fighter aces when they lost their legs, and it wasn't self inflicted.

Although an airforce comprised entirely of people willing to take their own legs off at the knee would be quite fearsome.

[Avis-Mergulus]

In fact, the British guy (Bader) lost his legs in 1931, when he was already a trained pilot, but not yet an ace. Still, I do see your point.