Olympic Swimmer Attempts the Navy Seal Screening Test

Today Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x World Record breaker Markus Rogan attempts the Navy Seal Screening Test
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[@ChiefMustache]

swimmer: "has world record in swimming" Host: "this guy is a fast swimmer..."

[@specfei9895]

He's stating the obvious HAHAHAHAH

[@DocLeon77]

And water is wet 😂

[@91145929]

I always laugh out some "neutral description" of a person or an event. It cracks me every time when sentences like this coming out of a host or a random person mouth 😂

[@simonhodgson4941]

👌😂😂😂😂😂

[@TATTIEPICKER]

@@DocLeon77 Water isn't wet.. Water gets you wet.

[@0xggbrnr]

He did this without having prepped. Just imagine if he prepped. He’d have obliterated everything. Insane. Great job.

[@gregpenismith8884]

He didn't obliterate the push-ups. That was terrible form, and he didn't do them by military standard. Straight back, and arms must be parallel with his back at the bottom. Which the instructor didn't explain properly.

[@danieljosephmchugh7889]

Imagine caring that a 39 year old adult whose over 200lbs and 6 foot 5inches, never trained for the seals and had zero prep outside of whatever daily routine didn't have army form 🤣🤣 catch yourself on and get a life

[@gregpenismith8884]

@@danieljosephmchugh7889 why even make the video, or set some kind of standard, if they are just going to do it wrong. Also, I would expect anyone that height to be over 200lbs, so not sure what that has to do with anything.

[@danieljosephmchugh7889]

@@gregpenismith8884 his height and weight matter cause its going to affect how well you can do pull ups. They did set standards...the standards set but the seals, he also did one task with, what you say it incorrect form which they could easily teach a recruit so it's not even an issue.

[@gregpenismith8884]

@@danieljosephmchugh7889 I stopped watching at sit-ups. Most of those weren't done to standard, either. He weighs more, but has more muscle to move said weight. Have you ever taken a military PT test?

[@Fed-np9ez]

This dude is an olympic gold medalist, former world record holder, and a Dr? What a champ

[@notthatguy2779]

@@highcountrydelatiteyou go do it

[@notthatguy2779]

@@highcountrydelatite I’m not the one acting like it’s easy

[@notthatguy2779]

@@highcountrydelatite and who are you? Cause I’d love to see these Olympic medals you won in the pool 💀

[@Violet.Lunaire]

@@highcountrydelatite Can you swim?

[@jayure1346]

watering whatever makes you sleep at night lmfao we all know that’s bs and if it’s not then you shouldn’t need approval from others lmfao

[@stevequincy388]

Pull-ups are absolute ball-busters. You can be great at a lot of things, but pull-ups are brutal if you haven't been practicing. Amazing performance from Markus given that the Seals doing these tests in real life are about half his age.

[@bongkem2723]

keep your core tight and pullups will be a lot easier ;)

[@amazinglats6020]

Realistically you can say that about any of these exercises. For example, I can do 30 pull ups easy, but I would get absolutely smoked in that swim

[@margaretmartine9430]

Pull-ups are a lot harder for tall people

[@alfonsoc.950]

Yes, it's a very specfic movement. If it is not trained even fit people can't do 10 reps. I was good at doing them but also my weight was only 65 kg back then

[@Abhinav-ml4oq]

@@margaretmartine9430 yes u are right

[@DailyChuckles724]

Keep in mind to go through seal training you need to be ages 18-29, so that fact that a 39 year old is crushing it in a lot of these evolutions is awesome.

[@tptchique]

Highly qualified seal candidates can also get an age waiver. Not to 39 but still

[@Hugs-hearts-and-horses]

....See Drago!! (SEAL Operator) a bit older than most entering BUDS at 30 (or 31 cant remember)

[@lonelyturtle7283]

i had people in my class in their 30s

[@thedevilsadvocate3710]

When I was in Basic, the older guys who were over 30 all crushed the PT and left the young guys in the dust.

[@DailyChuckles724]

Erick Kingz did they pass bud/s?

[@horrgakx]

That swim was incredible, effortless. He wasn't even out of breath.

[@frankyfish9700]

His a Olympic medallist what do you expect

[@horrgakx]

@@frankyfish9700 I have no idea. I've never met one.

[@frankyfish9700]

@@horrgakx either have I but you can just imagine

[@horrgakx]

@@frankyfish9700 I try not to that much 😅

[@job3950]

@@frankyfish9700 Still incredible nevertheless. what are you saying xD

[@Lation94]

I appreciate that Austen was so honest with the pull ups not counting a bunch of them because they weren't done properly. If he had also been as honest with the push ups they would not have counted at least half of them. Still impressive strength, especially doing all this without much preparation beforehand.

[@elu9780]

Yeah, push-ups were just utter crap. That's what happens when you go with quantity over quality - try doing quality push-ups, you'd do way less because you'd be doing them properly, all the way.

[@HealthandExercise-ht1zl]

Half of them? I didn’t see a single proper push-up, the guy cheated from rep one. Same with the sit-ups. Maybe on or two good pull-ups. Maybe.

[@dancoughlin3331]

​@HealthandExercise-ht1zl Yeah none of the pushups got to 90° elbows, maybe 1/3 of the situps were legit. Not even close to passing.

[@hellogoodbye3786]

​@HealthandExercise-ht1zl i probably wouldn't attribute his lackluster performance to anything malicious like cheating. It may be that he really doesn't know good and proper form. It may be that I am too trusting😅 either way he tried!

[@jojomakes]

Doctor, United Nations Medal of Honor recipient, and Olympian. What a legend.

[@jesusthroughmary]

Olympic medalist, and world champion

[@jona_KardCiv1]

Most of the men doing this test are about half his age.

[@pulpil10]

half practice time

[@jannisjung6253]

@@pulpil10 nahhh, if you want to go to the navy you prepare you for excactly those things for months

[@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturns]

This is *screening* test. Actual BUDS training is torture.

[@JGComments]

Thank you for calling them men and not boys. It really bothers me when I hear people call men boys, especially when they are in the services.

[@doubleodie3813]

@@jannisjung6253 you're kidding right for one joining the Navy doesn't require any type of practice and almost no one practices anyting before joining the Navy you just join no one gets to practice basic training before they join they just join and go through it hopefully you're already an athletic shape but I've seen a lot of fat people join the military furthermore you definitely do not get to know what buds or even Navy SEAL screening is going to hold for you as every instructor is different and most syllabuses are not identical to the other no one gets to prepare the only thing you get to repair is your level of fitness and if this guy is supposed to be the swimming Legend stud dude he should already be at that Fitness level

[@beardedpanda5086]

Never say Former Olympic Athlete. You’re always an Olympic athlete.

[@chorrof]

They say the same about the US Marines. Never a "former Marine".

[@susanlea7759]

@@chorrof nope. The expression is " no such thing as an EX Marine." Its former Marine. Not so lean, not so mean, still green.

[@broHanSolo]

i feel Olympian has better ring to it. :P

[@bjj21]

Word. But Caitlin Jenner? "Use to be" lol

[@brandondavis8584]

Technically though I would say that they are former Olympic athletes because they’re not training every day like an Olympic athlete, people can easily become fat or become athletes Either or

[@andrewvillanueva3722]

This man is a beast. He only miss one pull up!!!! 39 years old and still a elite athlete and very competitive

[@wulver810]

Yeah, if you don't do pull-ups they are tough. You need a bar nearby to rep them out often, once you do they are easy to get up to 20 straight.

[@mokyan7]

I like how the trainer keeps speaking words of motivation and encouragement to Dr. Marcus, to keep him fired up, to give a mental boost, etc. Well done.

[@alexeiutgoff7955]

I was a Navy Seal in various video games I've played through the years. It's very difficult.

[@recall2880]

Amen brother. I also tried it whilst eating cheesy wotsits

[@rebelduck9077]

😂😂😂

[@edubielalpizar4391]

This test is a piece of cake :P

[@anon-yw4wd]

🤣🤣🤣

[@budte]

🤣

[@floranightwing2969]

I know he's an Olympic gold medalist but you can't help but appreciate his form when swimming 🏊‍♂️

[@jayleneiris5387]

Its beautiful! When I do the flip turns mine isn't as good as his

[@floranightwing2969]

@@jayleneiris5387 mine always sucked that's why I'm a flyer 😂

[@hanskuijsten2380]

Beautiful to watch.

[@rahphaeljanisch5457]

He literally would have been DQed on the Swim (arm broke surface) Push Ups (chest not touching the deck) Sit ups (not high enough) and Pull ups... gross...

[@floranightwing2969]

@@rahphaeljanisch5457we're saying his form is fantastic for Competitive Swimming you silly goose! 🤣

[@smuller8988]

HAHAHA, your comment regarding calling a dr a dr but when referring to you "call me an idiot" made me laugh out loud big time. I appreciate how honest you are about being competitive. So down to earth and humble. Wonderful!

[@lnettles01]

It's amazing how you can see the every day work out of diffent muscle groups and the benefit it has for different exercises. He swam so fast! Amazing lung capacity, but then he struggled so much with sit-ups. I did 71 on my last pt test, and I'm not an Olympian. Such a very interesting thing to observe, thanks for the video.

[@livianmarin2386]

Not sure how old you are but let's not forget his age and also the fact that now he's a Dr. not an athlete anymore. Of course he remained with some of the things. But I took a 2 months break in gym and when I returned my strength was at 75%. Imagine how much of his he lost! For me 73 sit-ups was impressive. With Pull-ups I can do 10 I guess but I'm waaay lighter than him.

[@fredrik-c]

He turned 39 a month after this video was released, he is in good shape!

[@TheRealGatD]

“ No excuse to not be fit like Marcus at age 39” 😅 didn’t he set a world record then broke his own world record 😂 he’s not your average Joe

[@EricK-ig4ko]

I like your default screen name

[@fauzibeak119]

whos Joe

[@aunusuallylargecat1779]

@@fauzibeak119 joe mama

[@EricK-ig4ko]

@@fauzibeak119 he is two times the man your husband will ever be

[@yungsai_]

Deftly isn’t average 😭

[@nickbryan217]

Dude is very fit period nevermind that he's nearly 40. If he did 4 weeks of prep, especially on strict pull-ups, he’d crush it.

[@opscore92]

and those horrendous push-ups

[@gaia8840]

Not really... He is hugely fit for his age, probably more then even any olympians, but there is a reason why people can only waiver to do this test to enter while max 30-31. Even if you keep a body as in shape as you can, age does not change that it would be difficult to keep up the requirement. He could pass it, but crush it is really too much. Imagine that people who lived breathe for this a big part of their life, the elite of this training cannot do it at this age. So an olympian who didn't train for most of thoses categories is not managable in a 4 week prep. Maybe in a few month he could yeah probably a year to actually get the right forms

[@pookungthai7862]

@@opscore92 I found it common to have that form amongst swimmers

[@nickbryan217]

@1 for his age his run was pretty solid. He hit 9 Kipling pull-ups. He’s an Olympic athlete, give him a month and a great pull-up workout and he’d meet/exceed the standard. I don’t think he prepared specifically for this. He just did it based on his current workout regimen which clearly includes a lot of swimming. But if he concentrated on pull-up, push-ups, and run he’d do really well.

[@nickbryan217]

@1 like I said I think he got 9. I think he’d be good for 12-15 strict pull-ups in a month. Run could have been faster but ain’t a spring chicken either. Most guys trying out for BUDS are 22-26 years old. It’s a young mans game.

[@AlexanderChilds]

He's awesome. That was crazy to watch. I'll say that I've seen many people, even in the military, who point their elbows perpendicular to their body, elbows straight out to the side. This is the most difficult way to do pushups and does not allow you to use other muscle groups and doesn't allow ease of full-motion so you tend to not go down all the way and have to use very few muscles to get back up. Many of the people I have monitored pushups for don't get past 20. Markus has thoroughly impressed me, and many of us. Well done!

[@stephenb3282]

It’s nice to actually see an actual doctor that’s in shape and takes care of his body and health. 🙌🙌💪💪

[@fritzvanlonden1388]

Appreciate this man's ability! Sure he's a former Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champ but, he's pushing 40 and all of the people who do this test are about 20 years younger than him. Incredible!!!

[@ahmedsalah7474]

Dude you reach your strongest point in your life when you are at 40 not when you are at 20! it's after age 40 you start to decline that's it.

[@sunnybunny1137]

@@ahmedsalah7474 no...even in sports the performance peak is around the age of 30. After that the curve goes down

[@eevih4258]

@@sunnybunny1137 and that depends heavily on the sport too

[@justinwillingale2086]

@@ahmedsalah7474 so not true you are in your prime around 18 to 30

[@jameson1239]

@@ahmedsalah7474 not true your biological peak is like your mid twenty’s

[@cragonoskritirea2982]

Man almost hitting 40 demolishes people in their 20’s Really shows it’s not too late to keep trying to keep fit, what a machine.

[@profd65]

Competitive with people in their 20s??? He crushes almost everybody in their 20s, idiot.

[@cragonoskritirea2982]

@@profd65 lol I’ll change it

[@kallensmith3989]

@@hrsmp he’s 230 and 6’5, he’s a big guy, he’s got long arms too soo I’d say it’s hard for pull ups too

[@locdogg86]

Age is the biological clock on a particular individual. His 39 isn’t ur 39. Lebron at 35 is more athletic than 90% of the rest of the population.

[@czechraiser]

He demolished the swimming. Pull-ups and push-ups not so much. Running he did well.

[@krazylevin]

This inspired me, and God knows I needed it. Thank you for this video. You have a new subscriber.

[@jenso413]

this guy is AWESOME! olympians are just a different breed. great video!

[@andrause]

My 14 year old daughter is a competitive swimmer. I called her to watch the swim. She knew exactly who Dr. Marcus was and that he beat Ryan and Michael and how many times he beat him. She said his swim would be under 6 min. So he is inspiring kids today! She’s a distance swimmer and backstroke is her 2nd favorite stroke. Thanks for inspiring my daughter and so many more kids!

[@carolinalicerio4300]

this is amazing Angela, I wish your daughter the upmost best for her swimming career, may she stay vibrant and motivated! :(

[@carolinalicerio4300]

:)****

[@YoungBloodGinger]

That’s awesome best wishes to you and your family

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

That's cool man ... It's good when your kid finds something their passionate about .

[@ascrillx8607]

this is amazing!!! she sounds like she is going to make a wonderful swimmer and we all wish her the very best :))

[@manuele.itriagom.728]

"I think I'm a psychologist but today I'm really crazy" I already like this dude and the video is just getting started

[@themidnightsingerDonut]

Fr the moment he said that I was like “you👉…i like you my dude”😂

[@victorakauola]

What a great inspirational video gentlemen…As a fellow 39’er hats off to the Doctor for showing us that age is nothing but a number…yessah🤙

[@TheGuillermus]

Lmao the picture hahaha Love the chemistry and respect you show the way you talk and the way you refer yo him, amazing way showing some respect and encourage him to push him self atm

[@aggiewoodie]

Elite swimmers often struggle at pushups and pull-ups- they have long muscles with slow twitch fibers geared more for endurance than strength.

[@peterisawesomeplease]

Yea they are also usually pretty tall and heavy which is also not helpful for body weight stuff.

[@dhanikaweerasekera]

Yup that's more applicable to the long distance swimmers. Sprinters usually have short fibers for explosive quick sprints

[@HFBN2004]

I thought fast twitch fiber is the strong ones.

[@LordOfFlies]

Yea, his pushups wouldnt probably even have counted as he didnt go deep enough

[@joshdawson5201]

I was surprised about the Pull Ups. You’d expect the raw size of the lats on a Swimmer would still be able to get 10. If he’d done that in his prime he’d have easily hit 20 I’d wager.

[@rainulan7809]

God damn, imagine him doing this in his prime.

[@TheEntity.]

Imagine if he even prepped lmao, this dude is insane

[@thegoodsamaritan363]

God will damn all sin. We all have broken atleast one of the Ten Commandments therefore we're all infested with sin and we all deserve eternal damnation. We can't redeem ourselves because there's none righteous but God. The only thing that cleanses us from all unrighteousness is Jesus Christ Holy Blood. Repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation.

[@crowley5186]

@@thegoodsamaritan363 oke

[@Tsukeh]

@@thegoodsamaritan363 stop eating the poo poo you weirdo

[@blossom99-]

@@thegoodsamaritan363 nah I'm good

[@mkleng]

Amazing content today.. Thanks, Austen and Dr Markus!

[@iluvjollibee]

Thanks for this vid I’m joining the navy and this gave a idea on what to train on. Thanks Alexander and dr Markus! Hooyah!

[@danielmcgillis270]

Give him back 10 years and a month of prep, he would have killed that test.

[@kj8491]

10 years? he literally needs less then 2 weeks workout on pushup to make 2-3 more and that’s it

[@n.loadiing1917]

@@kj8491 he means being 10 years younger

[@kj8491]

@@n.loadiing1917 yes i realized it after i made comment, but still.. he doesn’t need any of that , just couple of weeks (or less) of workout on push-ups and that’s it. He will nail it with that kind of athleticism even after 2-4 years

[@tassoskard8157]

@@kj8491 with his muscle memory, in two weeks he could easily reach 20.

[@therohan1957]

Correction he would have buried it- cause he killed it just now

[@robertwynn5844]

I started the swim when they did. Still doing the 500 yards 9 months later.

[@user-yx3js1rc7p]

🤣

[@thefrequencychemist]

😂😂😂 good one

[@jacksonturner7838]

Aha funny to be weak

[@ice2002]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Enjyu_666]

Every single exercise was just so graceful and gorgeous, and Ioved how those boys worked together, as sportsmen and not as vicious competitors, beautiful, thank you!

[@user-ig8vm1ns4t]

Not every single one

[@Enjyu_666]

@@user-ig8vm1ns4t Maybe you're right :) I'm not a sports person myself, so deffinitely not a trained eye, but I do enjoy watching every now and then, and I remember enjoying this video a lot :) Wouldn't mind hearing about your disagreement, one couldn't learn enough even if they tried ☺

[@user-ig8vm1ns4t]

@@Enjyu_666 no doubt this gentleman is a freak athlete, but his push-ups and pull-ups weren’t up to par.

[@Enjyu_666]

@@user-ig8vm1ns4t I see, not sure what kind of exercise swimmers do to train, maybe not push ups and pull ups, or maybe he's just out of shape 🤔 wouldn't be able to tell either way

[@cam_ron69]

My best 1.5 mile was 10:07 in boot camp when I was 18. This guy is impressive.

[@DrillnKill]

Me: Not a single push-up was done by Markus that day. Also me: Still impressed.

[@6666Imperator]

the pull ups too but if he didn't prepare for the test specifically and has a different focus point in his own training its understandable and of course they are a bit more lenient here as its still supposed to be a fun event

[@tormendor8585]

exactly what i thoght

[@matisszilionis9863]

@@6666Imperator Yes, but if you make test to specifically show how good he would be in real test... then why allow for incorrect form. Ofc he is great athlete and fit at his age but I wan't to see real performance not how much you can hack the training.

[@6666Imperator]

@@matisszilionis9863 because in the end it is still done in good spirits and not competitively. As long as he is lenient with other guests too it's fine

[@ianbusche1471]

Yea I’m guessing if he went all the way parallel he’d be 65-70 not 83 but that he’d definitely still pass. And I would’ve gave him 7 of those pull-ups not 9 but if he took those 4 he half failed and put them into 1 or two full pull ups I think he could have had 9

[@blotchilim1980]

He's not even an active athlete, right? He is now a psychologist! Amazing fitness, i believe he is where he is in life due to strict self discipline, phew! So much respect 🙏🏼

[@CMCut]

He is not competitive but he definitely active looking how he perform u cant do that if you're not active especially at age 39

[@cameranmanner4701]

clearly he still does a modest workout. No person in their right mind would still train like an Olympic athlete in their 40s

[@therambelrz3391]

@@cameranmanner4701 i absolutely wouldn't either

[@elenachistyakova1913]

Great video! I watched the pull-ups and felt as I did it myself with Dr.

[@ewoksalot]

With all due respect to Dr.Rogan, I would have no-repped every single pushup for a lack of depth. The sit ups where questionable, and the pull ups would have been no-repped as well. Does he possess great cardio-resp endurance? Absolutely. He's obviously intelligent... but the raw strength required? It's just not there - yet at least. Thank you Doc for putting yourself out there for this video, for representing our nation, and I suspect being. good guy in general.

[@santinoramos7632]

Ya but I bet when he was at peak fitness at the Olympics he could have destroyed everything

[@Adonisacademy_afiliate]

I agree man in the Irish navy my chest didn't touch the ground for 2 reps so they didn't count them

[@callmepitty7823]

His face during the pull ups is so inspiring. You can see he's giving it all he has.

[@aidancooney1834]

That’s a Gold Medal Olympian for ya

[@Cubegaming11]

But it's only been 2mins and he did push ups and sit ups

[@Balajee-zz1rw]

At 39 year of age

[@avrivah1101]

It's a shame he's doing the push-ups all wrong. His arms are akimbo and he's not getting low enough. I count 0 pushups.

[@ArthurShedsJackson]

Elite athletes like him know how to push through the pain and exhaustion. Dude is a badass.

[@holymackenaw]

I remember Markus telling in a austrian interview before the 2004 olypics that he can do the fewest pullups of all swimmers at his college.

[@4thekims]

“Olypics”

[@mdhcccc]

Damn how u remember that

[@kennethjames1837]

@@mdhcccc lol ikr

[@busekzlay933]

showing off your B12 levels... I respect you hahaha

[@renaat100]

A true warrior. Respect.

[@julianduquemin7701]

Dr Markus is a machine!

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

Nobody else is mind-blown by the fact the man is a f-ing DOCTOR TOO!?

[@thestormlscoming]

I am!!! Crazy

[@drabalisallat2188]

No?

[@cheers1905]

no. it's a job, calm down.

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

​@@cheers1905 No. Making change for insipid mall-goers at a Hotdog On A Stick is a job. Filling envelopes for Publisher's Clearinghouse is a job. Living under a bridge with the sole responsibilities of accosting billygoats and making banal and vapid KZbin comments is a job. Any trade or occupation that necessitates eight+ years of intensive study and internships, fellowships, and specialized (outrageously-expensive) schooling - yanno, the sort of activities that have a tendency to takes one's attention away from maintaining an OLYMPIAN-CLASS PHYSIQUE - is a _profession_ and a _career_ . A good rule of thumb to help one to distinguish the difference is: if you are so highly-trained and accomplished that you are entitled to a bunch of letters than follow your name, amd that society as a whole acknowledges so comprehensively so as to give you a different formal honorific... it's probably not just "a job."

[@drabalisallat2188]

@@grumblycurmudgeon you don't have to be a medical doctor to be doctor, and it's not that uncommon as you make it look. After they got the resources and time, lots of athlete get a degree or even a doctorate after they retire.

[@darcyryan9693]

I’m at 43. Spent the last 10 years getting fatter and fatter. Topped out at 113kg. Now 97kg. Watching these videos really does spur me on to get the next milestone.

[@bookssssss]

Congrats!! Thats incredible! Keep going :)

[@notrustguy1012]

Keep going

[@robertduncanmuir]

Keep pushing. Topped at about the same. Now 90...feel much better.

[@kevinswindells08]

keep working man! you’re doing great!

[@rahmanhakim944]

"Im 43.......topped out at 113" 15 year old me weighing at 108: Haha fat

[@jensb6522]

This is one of the most interesting things about these spec war pt tests… you can absolutely crush everyone in one category, but fail in another. Keep up the good work though 🤙

[@mattieice2988]

Mr Markus you are an Inspiration to many many people out there! You are a Machine, Period! and i apologize Dr Markus 100 % im 35 in shape and could not even come close to all your screening test spec for minimum requirements for The Most Pristine Soldiers the ( Navy Seals) have a blessed day, IceMan

[@miriamarabellamaslin2361]

Can we acknowledge that he’s nearly 40 and he’s still that fit!

[@flanagamer]

40 is the new 20. 😅 Most people just get lazy and find excuses not to exercise as they get older. I know plenty of people in better shape in their 30s and 40s than some 20-somethings out there. Hell, half the people at my college are obese and they’re not even 22 yet cause they eat like 💩 and drink all the damn time. 😒🤦🏻‍♂️ Just because you’re older doesn’t mean you stop working out. 🙄

[@mgway4661]

@@flanagamer this isn’t your average guy. He’s an Olympic gold medalist that beat Ryan Lochte in his best event

[@ingmarneple6072]

38-39 is prime for endurance athletes.

[@flanagamer]

@@mgway4661 I’m just saying even ‘average’ guys shouldn’t use age as an excuse to get fat and lazy.

[@scottashe984]

My father is 72 and does 60 pushups every morning when he gets out of bed. All the way down and up. Unlike in this video.

[@ethanbarton1553]

I know he's an Olympic gold medalist but those push ups were horrendous. I know he's a swimmer and he's 39 years old. I just think Austen shouldve discounted more reps. Thanks for the likes btw.

[@noemiflores1871]

I wondered if anyone else noticed. haha

[@cplusplussizeddick1430]

He's an olympic swimmer not push ups you goofy

[@Michael-co3sf]

I came to the comments once the push ups started to see what everyone was saying lol

[@AP24673]

Bruh 🤣 u have to realize he is 39..! His age also plays a role too.. But this man is a beast in my opinion..!

[@gggamut]

I wouldn't have counted 90% of them.

[@ianhawe1463]

New follower here Austin from ireland great videos man keep em coming 👍

[@EmreCetinizleti]

8:47 that is the what everyone needs! He is not give up! He is trying to finish. Markus, I don't know will you read or not but you also gave me inspiration. That is epic!

[@matthildebrand7418]

As a former collegiate swimmer, it is always funny watching how poor our form is on anything on dry land.

[@professionalcommenter]

I can't imagine how good this guy would be when he was in his prime Olympic speed. People also don't realize what it takes mentally to be an Olympian. There's a huge amount of pressure and mental strength that it takes to get to that level.

[@rebeccafoster-faith6647]

Every Olympic sport should include an ordinary human competing for reference

[@fastbowler]

As Simone Biles has recently proven. Mental toughness is at a new world, where previously you only needed to contend with the media, but now with the entire social media universe.

[@jacobnugent8159]

And if he had training for the tests

[@alphaduck2926]

@@rebeccafoster-faith6647 Just make sure the ordinary human takes drugs. Most Olympian’s use performance drugs so don’t tell me that doesn’t help them recover faster. They are able to fit in 3 to 4 workouts in a day just look at why Michael Phelps got where he was in his prime, because of drugs and also lots of good food. I’m not saying this dude used drugs, but the sport world is full of them so something to think before we put any ordinary human with the sharks

[@jsmith1746]

Agreed on the mental toughness thing. I have a pretty good friend, she was a neighbor of mine growing up, who is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer. I know how hard she trained from childhood to make it happen. She also failed to make the Olympic team several times before she finally made. It was heartbreaking to see her get so close every four years during the Olympic trials, but she never gave up. I remember watching the Olympic trials on TV when she finally made it, and watching the emotional outpouring was amazing (I was cheering out loud for her). Seeing her win gold a month later was so much fun. But yeah, the perseverance she had to keep going back and trying was inspiring.

[@maidinulster]

Dr status is a rank which you being military will respect and understand that a lot of work has been put in to achieve this

[@chrismurphy5199]

Great job, Dr. Markus

[@justineleconte]

You beat Mickael P. twice... - Three times. That's the attitude 🙌 Love how he keeps asking about time left to make sure he'll not just reach the minimum but also the competitive mark. Very impressive.

[@justalittlebitmo]

I'm one of your subscribers. How fun to see you over on this channel!

[@sdot5389]

I have a friend that was an Olympic swimmer. He never medaled or anything but he made it to the games and competed on a world level for years. We are about the age of Rogan now, maybe 4 or 5 years older. In everyday life he’s the most low key ever. But once you put him in some sort of athletic situation his training takes over (both mental and physical) and he’s usually the most naturally skilled one out there, no matter what the sport. He’s also ultra competitive, but not in a cocky dickhead way. He takes it more as a personal challenge to be the best and basically kicks into this mode of “unh huh, not today, you’re not going to beat me today.” It’s incredible - thousands of hours of training to build confidence and drive that will never go away his entire life.

[@CheckTheseLyrics]

Wasn't even close to going as close to the ground though..

[@chishi3137]

He didnt do it properly

[@geoffreybotha1994]

@@justalittlebitmo she should be your subscriber, be a boss

[@shannond4142]

Not one of Marus' push-ups would've counted.. But for his age, that's not bad.

[@bminturn]

Same with most situps, but that's why BUDS is a young man's game. He's still showing some steel for an older guy who didn't do 8 weeks of prep (that we're aware of).

[@jlbush8249]

@@bminturn As well as the pullups.

[@bminturn]

@@jlbush8249 it's still good for that age. I'm 47 now but I was running triathlons, etc when I was 39, and I would have passed this. He'd have smoked me in the swim, but I would qualify. I used combat side stroke for my swims because I suck at free-style. And I was doing 750 meter open swims (without a pool wall to push off from) in about 14 minutes. 500 m in a pool would have taken me about 10 minutes. I think that I'd have him beat in everything else except maybe pull-ups. I don't know if I could have done 10 or not. I know that I can't now - or any of the other stuff. 39 feels old until you're 47 lol.

[@tropicalplauge5444]

@@bminturn well to his credit, he was doing a pullup with 250lb on his arms I'm 6'0 145 and 10 pullups is light work, I cant imagine tryna do it eith another 100 pounds

[@bminturn]

@@tropicalplauge5444 yes that's a good point. His swim time alone puts him in another class of athlete.

[@TheRealChetManley]

This is motivating. Dr Markus CRUSHED IT! If he had trained I have no doubt he would have got at least 15 pullups.

[@hicksa1]

The Dr. Is freaking amazing!

[@girurerumu]

Impressive, especially considering he doesn’t compete anymore. Nonetheless, I doubt navy seals instructors would accept most, if any, of those push-ups and pull-ups.

[@osareafallire]

Sit-ups weren't exactly proper form either considering you could make a club sandwich under him in between some of those.

[@AHALKALAKETS]

@@osareafallire lmaooo

[@MuriKakari]

@@osareafallire Also the spotter kept skipping numbers?

[@yeshuaislord6880]

@@MuriKakari It's called editing if you've ever heard of that

[@MuriKakari]

@@yeshuaislord6880 Yes, yes, I have and this editing made it look as though the spotter was cheating on the doctor's behalf.

[@rootbeer666]

Seal screening test... I misunderstood. I was expecting him blindfolded, tied up and underwater.

[@shaylamcgrady1048]

😂 so did I!

[@auwz66]

Same was expecting 5 mins bobbing at very least.

[@kaseyawilson]

Facts. Where's the drown proofing?

[@leonvic]

@@kaseyawilson that comes in phase 2 of BUD/s (selection process) This is the PST which is the test you have to pass to receive a contract so you can go to BUD/s

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

I had hoped to see him barking, clapping and trying to nose a ball through a hoop, in exchange for a mackerel. Alas, life is full of these wee disappointments.

[@thefrequencychemist]

I was totally trying to help him do that last pull up! Lol incredible great job!

[@hermelyndapickleball]

Well done Dr. Markus!!

[@richardwatts6802]

The way competitive swimmers seem to effortlessly glide through the water and the propulsion they can get from catching the water correctly is something that even the fittest none competitive swimmers find amazing. That is what comes from 20 plus hours in the pool every week for several years. Great video.

[@Richard-lj5xf]

Facts

[@aura5068]

Richard

[@BrianLatimersPage]

Trained for and tried this test when I was 31. Just on my own with a stop watch. Felt like I was gonna die. Then think about adding the sleep deprivation training, cognitive tests, physical and mental stress tests, shooting, specialized skills, etc. And you realize Spec Ops are a whole other breed of men.

[@kaikart123]

They are called special for a reason eh?

[@randomperson9390]

@@kaikart123 I mean I'm special, just not in the same way...

[@kaikart123]

@@randomperson9390 lul

[@josephdahdouh2725]

@@randomperson9390 Yep we are all people, but with different disabilities.

[@audrey2658]

its admirable but also terrifying. I'd be in awe at them but only from a very safe distance away. Can't even imagine being in a relationship with one of em, the constant fear that they could kill you in literally a blink of an eye--

[@capebaldy7546]

very inspirational, thankyou for this video.

[@user-nj6jp8mn5d]

Amazing! You can see why he won twice in the olympics…he is so competitive & determined!

[@paulvo7955]

Notice how the doc pushes himself in everything to his absolute max. You can tell he was a world class athlete - never waste a set.

[@Anonymous-ny9dl]

Let's just appreciate how this man is 39 years old, and is more fit than most 20 year olds what a beast!

[@bubaba8938]

You make it sound like he's 59 😄.He didnt do the push ups or pull ups correctly.There are many profesional athletes at that age. Goggins is like 45 years old and i bet he can make the navy seals at his age.Swim was great but the rest mediocre

[@Wesley-ou6qo]

@@bubaba8938 27 and watching this with back pain, speak for yourself lol

[@bubaba8938]

@@Wesley-ou6qo sorry to that you have back pain.Dont know if you got hurt or due to sedatary lifestyle and lack of nutrients from real food.There are people with bad teeth at 20 yrs old it's often not the age but self care and enviromental factors.

[@Wesley-ou6qo]

@@bubaba8938 Nah just had wrong posture pumping air into a inflatable swimming pool. 🏊‍♂️

[@frostinfy169]

He has the top 99.99% of genetics and he has trained the best he could, not surprising giving that

[@chasinspring]

We did most of this in Marine Basic. Recon took it a little further. Lunges and Cross-overs are FUN!

[@txreal2]

Thanks Mr. Alexander!

[@jryan1024]

The thing I liked most about Markus is that when Aaron Piersol beat him the Olympic 200 Backstroke, then was disqualified on a controversial turn (eventually the DQ was reversed), he told Aaron on the hot mic, "Hey, that DQ was BS, you oughta protest that". Essentially lobbying to change Markus' gold medal into a silver.

[@ballislife9924]

That's class

[@cameronrackner7701]

I don't know if a single one of those push-ups would of counted. However, that swim was insane!!

[@ryanesau8147]

That’s why it’s overall fitness not just one event fitness ...he failed the push-ups..would have been screened out on that alone

[@hannah4928]

Yeah😂 normally I feel like swimmers and dry land don’t mix based off experience can’t say for everyone though

[@cameronrackner7701]

@@ryanesau8147 but at least only count the reps that count.

[@Tr1Dylan]

Why? If he put his arms together half a inch more it would have been fine. He would have gotten like 2 less it’s makes very little difference

[@bartonkj]

@@Tr1Dylan he didn’t go down nearly far enough for the push-ups to count. But don’t get me wrong, he is still in great shape.

[@veritas-thelaststand.8884]

Dr Marcus is a machine!

[@zman92630]

Wow, that Dr is in GREAT shape!!!

[@basithph8958]

An Olympic Gold medalist doing the Navy Seal screening This sounds like an epic!

[@carpetsixty3686]

@Nicholas Dalton A poem

[@slide6314]

bro he was an elite swimmer, not a gym bro lol. he still was impressively fit for a guy in his 40s, he's above average for his age group

[@basithph8958]

@@slide6314 I have to say he's in really good shape for his age being healthy pays off

[@robertpeggins6382]

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[@NoticerOfficial]

I love how simultaneously humble and competitive these elite athletes are

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

Because they're so disciplined and worked so hard all their life from a very young age to be a successful athlete and a champion. That's why they keep a low profile.

[@kaikart123]

Well, they need years of discipline to get that result and it carried on.

[@oa_swift3694]

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 How do you develop that level of discipline, I'm genuinely interested, I'm still young so I have time to get it

[@ryanchoo9427]

@@oa_swift3694 it's all about forcing yourself to train and move, it comes naturally over time

[@oa_swift3694]

@@ryanchoo9427 you weren't lying, my football team got punished earlier in the month and it was either do it all with no water or quit the team. Was a very interesting experience

[@morkujinirukandji4820]

Months of training as a navy seal and the only aspect I beat this guy in was the pull ups. These athletes are elite machines.

[@shonubi]

Most of his push ups would not qualify Rarely went to 90 on the elbows.

[@supernaturalvictorieswithsunny]

This Olympic champion is phenomenal. Some people are just gifted in athleticism.

[@JacobSnover]

I appreciate this, I'm 40 and not in this shape, but still pushing myself. Too many people my age make it seem like walking a mile would kill them. Great job Doc.

[@AJ-iu6nw]

you are a specimen of an evolutionary process that has been churning for millennia. You have been selected by Nature herself as one of the surviving ape species. That means you are tough. You were built to be tough. And for humans specifically, durable, with an unrelenting stride that eventually catches up to any animal over a longer chase. You are a physical and intellectual specimen. Do not let the world convince you otherwise. Now fulfill your ever-given potential

[@xerothedarkstar]

There is a difference between obesity and "big boned". I'm only 5"8 but my comfort weight is around 200 lbs or so, which is obese by BMI standards. I am really broad in the shoulders and have a pretty barrelled chest. I could easily put on another 20 lbs and still be in better shape than most.

[@toddf.packer9394]

TBF a lot of people are praising this man with a lifetime of olympic level fitness...at 40. Not nearly the same as someone starting at 40 lol

[@imthebest7290]

Get in shape! You’re still young

[@kaikart123]

@@imthebest7290 He's not young anymore, but that doesn't mean he should stop trying

[@TheMotigabay]

Two guys insanely fit doing Navy Seal shit. Me: just sitting here waiting for my brisket to finish smoking.

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

Lol... It's all good bud

[@cherikesseler6097]

I'm sitting here having a cocktail thinking he didn't go down enough on those pushups.😅

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

@@cherikesseler6097 lol

[@danilom3166]

Lol

[@clayerkwiltee2315]

Male self-deprecation and the gyno-centric social order go together like a gin and tonic.

[@brothuchiha6266]

Wow this dude is in excellent shape for his age. Absolutely incredible. The swim was beautiful! I get the reps may have been a little short for SEAL standards, but nonetheless, he has drive!

[@naturalPaths]

Dr. Markus, thank you for EXpending your time with us today. Nuff said.

[@dondrap513]

That swim was amazing, but a lot of those push-ups were bunk.

[@kereyc5751]

agree, same with every single pull up

[@patrickmurphy5842]

Agreed- half pushups mainly .

[@markuhler2664]

Alright, wasn't just me. The guy is obviously a world-class athlete & give him some prep time and/or 10 years back, & he'll probably crush every part of the test. But, at least from the angle, he didn't go down far enough on a lot of pushups, some of the situps weren't legitimate, & a bunch of the pullups he either didn't go high enough or kipped. I don't want to rag on the guy. He not only was one of the best athletes in the world in his peak & he is in far better shape than I was when I was 40. I just think some of the scoring was generous.

[@zyncra3965]

@@markuhler2664 I don't think it should be considered an insult or anything like that. Guy is specialized in swimming. I'm a cyclist and bodybuilder, I would probably beat him in pull ups and sit ups. But while swimming my lungs would collapse and my shin splints would kill me on the run. There's no shame in not being good at everything

[@nicolesmrekar2046]

@@zyncra3965 Yea different sports built our bodies in different ways. Im a martial artist and hockey player so I have the leg strength, core strength is what would most likely get me. I dont see me doing many pushups given it doesnt help me with either as much as other areas do.

[@jaypr719]

Just imagine this beast on his prime. SHEEESH. Wouldn't be so fun to face that.

[@staycalm.]

I wish i had him as my psych looks like he takes care of himself thank you for the show

[@christopherstraumfjord7783]

I recall watching this video being 39 also and realizing the drive of NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER, NEVER QUIT FITNESS!! HOOYAH AUSTEN !!

[@leandrorodriguez9366]

The determination he has is insane. No wonder he’s one of the greats

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

I found really amusing how hard an Olympian crushes the standard in their area of mastery. Did it in well under half the time.

[@frederickroy7039]

Swimming has a lot of technique to it, especially compared to the other tests. He obviously stays in shape by some form of activity, but he could lower that swim time by quite a bit if he really trained a bit.

[@darkmode5735]

He was slow for an Olympic swimmer

[@Nova-6-Ping]

@@darkmode5735 I mean he is out if his prime and retired lol

[@4realjacob637]

A former D1 college swimmer said it was easy for him too. Either you're pretty decent at everything or you're a beast at one that makes up for sluggishness elsewhere

[@levy9595]

@@darkmode5735 he didn't even look like he was really trying. He easily could have gone faster he wasn't even short of breath.

[@TheFlygyrl]

The way he describes his wife is how I would describe myself! I also appreciate him saying for those of us reaching 40’s at 38 or 39, this is a testament that there is no excuse not to be fit. I am 39. This is my history stamp. And thank you for giving us Doctors our honor and respect. I am a Doctor of Clinical Psychology

[@carsonicenhower5460]

He is absolutely right when he said he would have nightmares saying you couldn’t count the pull-ups, when I did my first IFT (the air forces PST) I thought I did so good I thought I had 10 pull ups and they said they couldn’t count any of them which really sucked to hear and they had me do just 1 proper form pull-up and just about killed me! But I’m glad I realized I was doing it wrong because after I started training with strict form they just got easier and easier

[@SoloShariff]

That swimming portion was crazy impressive

[@evobe]

for real, what was that technique even?

[@newenglandmartialartsathle2343]

super!

[@chuckhoyle1211]

Considering he is retired and more than a decade past his prime, insanely impressive. At his peak he could probably have done it in under 5 minutes easily. He also would have passed the pull-ups too and had better form on the push-ups.

[@adriantroalic9298]

He was going easy too with that swim, i can tell because i used to compete myself, once you have it you never really stop

[@albertoalmeida3424]

If he hadn't done 80 push ups, and had done only 50, he would complete that 10th pull up.

[@Megan-uu2fj]

mans has a faster 500 time doing a sidestroke than i do in full freestyle

[@eriklopez9968]

Fr💀

[@sebastianlopez3976]

lol i go like 20 sec faster

[@sebastianlopez3976]

still pretty fast for a side stroke

[@sebastianlopez3976]

**30

[@Gixzer04]

No doubt man , I was wondering if that was the required style for the test or him essentially flaunting his fish skills.

[@aolivier8262]

Actually swimming at competitive level is the best way to prepare such test, because on top of being good swimmer, you practice calesthenics and running on top

[@bakilacat1]

Wowow! Gees! Thanks to both of us and cameraman!

[@StrengthScholar0]

Man that guy can swim like a beast but he did not do a single push-up correctly.

[@MasterMayhem78]

I’m glad someone else saw that. Half his pull-ups were a bit iffy also. Dude is still in good shape for his age though. I couldn’t do this.

[@PrinceofMacedonVlogs]

he's never prepped for pushups though. Imagine playing soccer for the first time in your life for 90 minutes

[@StrengthScholar0]

@@PrinceofMacedonVlogs Do you honestly think an Olympic athlete has never done a proper push-up their life? FOH

[@PrinceofMacedonVlogs]

@@StrengthScholar0 does it look like he does pushups regularly? And you realize that not every athlete does pushups, right? I played soccer for about 20 years, and never once did a pushup

[@AATWT11]

@@PrinceofMacedonVlogs well maybe that’s why you don’t play anymore😂

[@johnknebel7288]

The guy is 39 and a Doctor. He probably doesn’t work out that much anymore . Back in the day he probably would have crushed the test even more.

[@charliebronson1308]

Trust me, he still works out. In fact i bet u working out is in his lifestyle becuz he grew up as an olympian and he knows the importance of a physcial lifestyle that got him where hs is now its just ingrained in his life and being a doctor is no excuse. Actually alot of doctors are very fit and take workout out religiously

[@kevinl8440]

No. Swimmers have a tough time on the pushups, run, and sometimes even pullups. I was a swimmer in BUD/S and I crushed every evolution but I was 18. Michael Picotte was in my BUD/S class who destroyed all of Matt Biondi's (the Phelps of the 80's) pool records at Cal Berkeley and he was a Olympic level swimmer but he did awful pushups and ran like shit (he made it through Hell Week though). Swimmers are tall, lanky, and with light bones. Not great for strength stuff.

[@kevinl8440]

Btw, there have been Olympic swimmers in BUD/S who flexed big time by doing those mile ocean swims BUTTERFLY.

[@johnknebel7288]

@@kevinl8440 I worked as a lifeguard at the beach . I knew a lot of college swimmers that were very strong and they were great runners. Even when they are out of shape they have the muscle memory and great form so they are still fast. The guy looks like he is still in good shape. He is older and not actually training for BUDS . My point is that he did very well. I’m an ER nurse. They are not all fit . Doctors are like everyone else . Some are into fitness some are not.

[@chrisbauer7145]

@@carlosdominguez3108 he s is a doctor of psychology, not medicine. However, in my book, anyone who has a doctorate degree and actually sees patients deserves to be called “doctor.”

[@johngross8300]

Johnny Kim comes to mind. . ., great upload.

[@motleypixel]

I tried out for our dive division when I was stationed on the USS Columbus SSN 762 (fast attack submarine). The dive division at the time consisted of one officer (Lieutenant) and 4 enlisted men (2 were aft nukes and 2 were fwd guys, one was an A-Ganger forgot what division the other was in). I prepped for the physical to be accepted to the training. This physical was the same shown here except the order was different. It was back in 1996, but if memory serves me correctly it was the run first, then swim, then situps, then pushups, then finally pull ups. I could only do 2 full proper pullups...my entire body felt like jello. Didn't make dive division as an auxiliary duty, but I was the command fitness coordinator for a year or so.