Better summary "if you can do a push-up sprint and complete 41 pushups in less than 33 seconds without pausing you're in pretty good shape and btw you're 96% less likely to get heart disease in the next 10 years than someone that can't keep that pace up for even 10 pushups."
The most important sentence.
"For push-ups, the firefighter was instructed to begin push-ups in time with a metronome set at 80 beats per minute. Clinic staff counted the number of push-ups completed until the participant reached 80, missed 3 or more beats of the metronome, or stopped owing to exhaustion or other symptoms (dizziness, lightheadedness, chest pain, or shortness of breath)."
This was a combined strength/cardiovascular test. You had to book it. Only the firefighters that
The most important sentence.
"For push-ups, the firefighter was instructed to begin push-ups in time with a metronome set at 80 beats per minute. Clinic staff counted the number of push-ups completed until the participant reached 80, missed 3 or more beats of the metronome, or stopped owing to exhaustion or other symptoms (dizziness, lightheadedness, chest pain, or shortness of breath)."
This was a combined strength/cardiovascular test. You had to book it. Only the firefighters that