The Navy has new standards for the new forearm planks.

There are two new events coming to the Physical Readiness Test that the Navy has released information on.

The Navy will replace curl ups with forearm plank events in March of 2021.According to the service, the plank is better for one's body than curl ups.

According to the Navy, the forearm plank is a better test of core strength and abdominal muscular endurance.The repeated spine movement of the curl-up does not appropriately challenge the abdominal musculature and may cause lower-back injuries.

Sailors between the ages of 17 and 19 will get an outstanding score if they max out at 3:40 minutes.Outstanding score times are reduced by five seconds when sailors advance into different age brackets.For example, sailors between the ages of 45 and 49 will max out at 3:10 minutes, while the highest age group is 65 and older.

Sailors are expected to experience muscle spasms that may cause some shaking while they are in the plank, according to the Navy.Sailors need to maintain their form in those instances.

The forearm plank event will stop due to a number of reasons, including the sailor lowering his or her head to hands, failing to maintain a 90-degree angle at the elbows, or receiving more than two corrections on form.

Failure to meet the minimum passing score for the plank event is not an automatic failure of the PRT, as long as the sailor passes the pushups and cardio events along with the body composition assessment, according to the NAV.

The option to complete a 2,000-meter row will be available for the first time in March 2021.

The 2000-meter row is a low impact exercise that reduces impact on the legs.80 percent of the body's musculature is engaged in rowing, which provides a full-body cardio workout.

The male and female sailors are given the same amount of time in the rowing event.Female sailors between the ages of 17 and 19 must complete the rowing event in eight minutes to receive an outstanding score, while male sailors must do the same in seven minutes.

Sailors can start the PRT with push-ups and forearm plank.The NAVADMIN said that they will conclude the PRT with a cardio event.

After a year of no physical fitness assessments because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Navy has said fitness tests will start up again in March 2021.

The Navy's physical fitness assessments will resume in March of 2021.The Navy decided to do one cycle from March to September instead of doing two in the spring and fall.

Nowell said that the fitness tests were pushed back because of the flu season.

During a Facebook live town hall event on Tuesday, Nowell said that they were close to formal approval to do one cycle next year.It will start in the middle of March, so after the flu season, when it is warm enough, you can get outside and do it.