Pre-modern Warfare:India And Elsewhere

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The Combat Conditioning Fitness Test


Fitness Exercise One - 100-Straight Hindu Squats

1. Begin with your feet shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing straight ahead.

2. Keep you back straight and lower your buttocks until your thighs are parallel to the floor.

3. As you lower your buttocks your hands are BEHIND your legs, and they follow you toward the ground.

4. As you approach the parallel-to-the-ground position, you should simultaneously raise your heels from the floor.

5. Lower your buttocks until they touch the back of your calves.

6. Push off your toes, raising your body to a standing position.

7. As you raise your body, your hands come IN FRONT of your body. They continue to rise until they are level with your chest.

8. Once you have reached the up-position, pull your arms in toward your chest as if you are rowing a boat. Make tight fists with your hands and pull. Your elbows will be next to your body as you pull.

9. Inhale as you pull your arms in, exhale as you lower yourself.

10. Stay focused on your breathing.
Fitness Exercise Two - 50-Straight Hindu Pushups

1. Start with your hands on the floor, shoulder-width apart.

2. Your feet are on the floor (no knees) and your legs are wider than shoulder-width apart.

3. Starting position is butt in the air, head looking back to your heels.

4. Bend your elbows and lower your body in a circular arc, until your arms are straight. Your chest is up and your hips are almost touching the ground.

5. Look to the ceiling. Exhale.

6. Push back toward your heels once again. Straightening your arms and stretching your legs, as in #3.

7. Repeat