Austin exclusive interview & bleep test

[QPR Rickson]

17?! Christ.

Best i got was 13.8 but that was when I was a 21 year old whipper snapper - would be lucky to get 12 these days

Ya slacking matchew

[MattyRangers]

Ya slacking matchew

It's me almighty great baby maker that weighs me down mate.

[Ginger Ninja]

17?! Christ.

Best i got was 13.8 but that was when I was a 21 year old whipper snapper - would be lucky to get 12 these days

Farking 12?? Dizzy heights for me! Most I got was 10 and that was about 10 years ago now. Lucky to get 5 nowadays

[MattyRangers]

Farking 12?? Dizzy heights for me! Most I got was 10 and that was about 10 years ago now. Lucky to get 5 nowadays

Haha! Went on a football tour to Finland as a kid and we had to raise money through sponsorships n what not and somehow as part of it we had to do a bleep test and our keeper was a big old unit and the poor sod didn't want to be the first to drop out and he ran until he threw up all over himself

[Ginger Ninja]

Haha! Went on a football tour to Finland as a kid and we had to raise money through sponsorships n what not and somehow as part of it we had to do a bleep test and our keeper was a big old unit and the poor sod didn't want to be the first to drop out and he ran until he threw up all over himself

Fair farking play to the lad haha! Thats dedication

[QPR Rickson]

It's me almighty great baby maker that weighs me down mate.

Haha . I'm blowing out my ar.se these days . Have to play centre back and wear sports bra under me shirt so the lads don't take the pish out of me .

[Stanley]

Charlie Austin was welcomed back to QPR training by the dreaded bleep test - check out how he got on...

[Ginger Ninja]

Haha . I'm blowing out my ar.se these days . Have to play centre back and wear sports bra under me shirt so the lads don't take the pish out of me .

Glad im not the only one

[QPR Rickson]

Glad im not the only one

The years have crept up on me. I've got captains armband now so I just bark orders at everyone and play every striker onside as I don't want to be paced out by the youth .

[Jeems]

Surprised they're putting up this kinda stuff onto Player. Would assume there really is no one close for him yet

[Ginger Ninja]

The years have crept up on me. I've got captains armband now so I just bark orders at everyone and play every striker onside as I don't want to be paced out by the youth .

Fair play mate. Im 29 on Tuesday so my excuse is firmly in the too many beers camp lol

[CincyHoop]

Being from the USA I've never heard of a bleep test. We used to do what was called "Ben's Runs" named after some guy who played in college. 3 man teams, for 2 minutes you jog the width of the field. 1 man across, then next guy comes back, then 3rd guy across again. Then when the 2 minutes were up, whistle blows and it becomes a 90% run for 2 minutes. Then when that time is up, it becomes 2 minute sprints. It was nearly unbearable. Just the worst when coach would yell Ben's runs. I was very fit, would run about 7 miles a day. I've seen countless kids lose their lunch on those. What is the Bleep run and what makes it difficult? The starting and stopping? I watched the video but clearly it doesn't do it justice at all? Help a man out if you can.

[CincyHoop]

So I watched a few Youtube videos on it. I understand the beeps get quicker and quicker. Could I do it now, absolutely not, to many Busch beers in my gut. But the pace of it looks like a brisk jog till about level 10. Then I can see it getting to be tough.

[1QPRDK]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-stage_fitness_test

[Stanley]

According to Ian Taylor it was in fact the YoYo test - a variation on the bleep test: http://www.topendsports.com/testing/...termittent.htm