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The Art of Manliness

Physical Benchmarks Every Man Should Meet, At Every Age [REBROADCAST]

The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.714.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As men, we all want to be physically capable. We want to be able to save our own life in two ways: in the more metaphorical sense of wanting to preserve it in healthy, fit form for as long as possible, and in the more literal sense of being able to make it through an emergency unscathed. How do you know if you do possess that kind of lifesaving physical capability? It’s time to do more than wonder, and really check in with yourself. My guest today has some helpful benchmarks that guys from age 8 to 80 can use to see if they’ve got an operative level of strength, mobility, and conditioning. His name is Dan John, and he’s a strength coach and the author of numerous books and articles on health and fitness.

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0:00.0

Hey, this is Brett. We're taking a break today from a new episode for some R&R.

0:03.3

So we're going to re-broadcast episode number 678. Physical benchmarks every mansion

0:08.0

meet at every age with Dan John. It's one of our most popular episodes from 2021.

0:12.8

Hope you enjoy it. We'll see you back on Monday with a brand new episode.

0:23.6

Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.

0:27.0

As men, we all want to be physically capable. You want to be able to save our life in two

0:30.8

ways. First, in the more metaphorical sense of wanting, preserving, and a healthy fit form for as

0:35.0

long as possible. And second, in the more literal sense of being able to make it through an emergency

0:39.2

unscathed. How do you know if you possess that kind of life-saving physical capability? Well,

0:44.1

it's time to do more than wonder and really check in with yourself. And my guest today has some

0:48.2

helpful benchmarks that guides from ages 8 to 80 can use to see if they've got an operative

0:52.6

level of strength, mobility, and conditioning. His name is Dan John. He's a strength coach

0:56.9

and the author of numerous books and articles on health and fitness. Today in the show, Dan

1:00.0

walks us through the fitness standards. The average male should be able to meet from childhood

1:03.4

to old age. Beginning with the assessments, he gives to those who are 55 years and older,

1:07.5

which include carrying their body weight, a long jump, and something Dan calls the toilet test.

1:11.7

We then reach back to childhood and Dan discuss the physical skills kids should become adept in,

1:15.6

which were inspired by a turn of the 20th century physical cultureist. We thought every individual

1:20.1

ought to be able to save his own life, and these skills can be broken down in the following categories.

1:23.9

Pursuit, Escape, and Attack. We enter conversation with the physical standards, those in the 18- to

1:28.5

55-year-old range should be able to meet, including how much a man should be able to bench press,

1:32.4

squat, and deadlift, and the walking test that's an excellent assessment of your cardiovascular

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