Israel Army Fitness Test Bar-Or

  • Challenge 00
  • Israel
  • Military

The Bar-Or Test, which was invented by Professor Oded Bar-Or, used to be standard test for the military in Israel. It was replaced by the IDF recently in 2014. I assume that however, aspirants of the special forces still have to take this test as their 1st step in trying to become Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet or Shaldag.


Dr. Bar-Or was a mastermind. "His research explored the beneficial effects of exercise on the recovery and well-being of disabled soldiers, children's thermoregulatory responses and acclimatizaition to exercise in the heat, and the importance of air humidity in exercise induced asthma" (Dr. Jay Hoffman)

Chart Standards Bar-Or

# Exercises Pass Alright Ideal Excellent Gold
1. Pushups + 22 reps + 45 reps + 52 reps + 62 reps + 75 reps
2. Sit-Ups + 40 reps + 55 reps + 65 reps + 74 reps + 86 reps
3. 2000 meter run - 10:31 min - 9:16 min - 8:14 min - 7:28 min - 6:48 min

This test involves 3 different exercises, which have to be completed in the following order:

1. Pushups
2. Sit-Ups
3. 2000 Meter Run