Not since gym class....

[Furryanimal]

What's an exercise you have not done since P.E.(gym class)?

 

[Camper6]

Push ups. I hated them with a passion and I used to watch the guy next to me doing them one handed. Give me a break.

 

[Gary O']

The rope climb
All the way to the gym ceiling...then touch the ceiling
My buddy could with just hands and arms
I was happy to just do it

 

[Keesha]

The robe climb. Burnt the crap out of my hands and knees.

 

[Fyrefox]

Something called "squat thrusts." You would have to squat then thrust out your legs fully behind you while supporting your upper body with your arms. You'd then retract your legs, stand up, and repeat as many times as the instructor deemed fit. Unpleasant then and likely damaging now...

 

[moviequeen1]

I hated doing both push ups and sit ups in gym class
I can still do sit ups,but it takes me a bit longer to get off the floor,since I have a partial right knee LOL!

 

[Pappy]

Dodge ball. I was blessed with a big head....

 

[treeguy64]

Toe touches. I never could do them because of my musculature. Years later, I read that some people simply can't do them, and it has nothing to do with how fit you are.

 

[JustBonee]

Volleyball

 

[Uptosnuff]

Track. Running around that track. I hated it. I never was a runner or a jogger. Still not to this day.

 

[Uptosnuff]

Something called "squat thrusts." You would have to squat then thrust out your legs fully behind you while supporting your upper body with your arms. You'd then retract your legs, stand up, and repeat as many times as the instructor deemed fit. Unpleasant then and likely damaging now...

They're called "burpees" now. They seem to be all the rage with some of the fitness groups. Didn't like them then, don't like them now.

 

[jujube]

Sit ups. I've never been able to do sit ups, even as a fit youngster. I think it's something weird with my spine.

Also "deep knee bends". Hated those with a passion as they always hurt. I don't think they were good for young developing knee cartilage.

 

[RadishRose]

Touching toes and sit-ups. As I got older, I was able to touch my toes, but not as a child.

 

[Camper6]

Toe touches. I never could do them because of my musculature. Years later, I read that some people simply can't do them, and it has nothing to do with how fit you are.

There were a lot of exercises which have been found to be damaging.

Toe touches are one of them. You can damage your back. Humans should never bend over to do anything.

The other one is knee bends. Football teams have found that it damages the knees.

One football team used to run up sand dunes for strengthening the leg muscles.

The incidents of torn Achilles tendons sure put that one to rest.

I always use the example of the king of beasts, the Lion.

He never runs unless he is trying to catch something and most of the time he sends his wife to do it while he lounges under a shady tree.

So in your opinion which athletes are the fittest?

 

[rgp]

The rope climb
All the way to the gym ceiling...then touch the ceiling
My buddy could with just hands and arms
I was happy to just do it

Remember the 'pole climb' ? Same thing but [obviously] using a pole, about two inches in diameter.

 

[Gary O']

Remember the 'pole climb' ? Same thing but [obviously] using a pole, about two inches in diameter

Never had it

Can't imagine