# British squash legend Jonah Barrington leaving the show after arguing with judges about what defined a
squat-thrust.
Cue enough laughter to choke a pregnant walrus and a face the colour of Vanessa Feltz after a
squat-thrust.
Fitness is a no-go area for many - nasty
squat-thrusts, push ups and stomach crunches accompanied by a military-style rollicking from a fitness instructor.
The club also staged a sponsored fitness challenge in aid of Help For Heroes, which raised over pounds 1,500, with students going through a testing circuit of exercises including press-ups,
squat-thrusts and leg-raisers and the top performers were Jodie Booth (seniors), Cameron McCaffrey (juniors) and Reuben Midgley (beginners).
In fact, all the girls were showing off their
squat-thrusts. Careful, ladies, you don't want to get stuck down there.
In the old days, that meant a tortuous exercise regime, including Superstars' style
squat-thrusts and an acknowledgement of the bloating qualities of salted peanuts, lager and chicken bhuna.
We can delight in watching top athletes, many who've let themselves go to seed, puffing and panting as they run the 800 metres, struggle with a kayak and torture themselves with the
squat-thrusts and dips.
Then came the gym round - dips and
squat-thrusts. Chris Boardman was the surprise package.
Or Brian Jacks' magnificent
squat-thrusts? Lyn the Leap was a memorable contestant while Barry John left Bobby Moore, Tony Jacklin, Joe Bugner, Roger Taylor and Jackie Stewart standing in the 100m.
"One of the Gloucestershire boys worked out I've kept wicket to around 600,000 deliveries in my career That's a lot of
squat-thrusts, so it's no wonder my back has just about had enough."
Yet in the Seventies he was a star purely because he could do a lot of
squat-thrusts on a creaky show called Superstars.
About five minutes in the car, ten minutes' cycle ride, 20 minutes' walk, 40 minutes'
squat-thrusts and cool down on the rowing machine.