US Marines Attempt the Chinese Army Fitness Test

Today two US Marines attempt to pass the Chinese Army Physical Fitness Standards.
The People’s Republic of China assesses its soldiers’ fitness with the People’s Liberation Army’s Soldier Physical Fitness Standards. This test applies to conventional soldiers and not personnel from special units.
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[@sd24734]

114 BS pushups vs 83 actual pushups almost none of Patrick's pushups would have been counted in a real PT test.

[@Zurphiz]

Agreed 1000%💀

[@kurtrussell5228]

I was going to say that..... but you beat me too it bob!

[@chrisyos9594]

Patrick 0 reps

[@giggatrain1621]

Yeah he didn’t go down all the way or come up all the way

[@kiloalphatango3256]

In the Air Force we wouldn’t even count them 😂

[@janicelewis3744]

Atticus actually won. His pushups & situps were on point. Patrick's would not have passed any PT test I ever took.

[@lionellim1101]

Imo both failed push up military standards. Atticus did wide arm push ups aka fking chicken wing push ups, patrick did half fk push ups. US marine? Bunch of bullshlt people with lousy standards.

[@garnetmcburnie1739]

Patrick didn't have proper form

[@garnetmcburnie1739]

In the push ups

[@noemie.cookie49]

@@garnetmcburnie1739 he didn't go all the way back up, he only went half way

[@henryc7507]

I would expect better from a Sergeant, come on man...

[@89dhand]

Team Atticus! As a man with long arms that does full reps i def respect his form

[@m.a2543]

Hi. What's the song at the very end.. Thank you

[@introvertincognito4518]

Homeboy was doin jail house reps, NOT Army standard....well, old standard

[@katiehsin7682]

patrick's form is def gonna improve after this comment section 💀

[@gentleman7476]

So fr

[@jayluss]

Fr, never gonna live it down LOL

[@paulott5390]

Patrick’s effort on the sit ups and push ups was great but failed to do them properly. Atticus got the W in my opinion because of proper execution.

[@ceciliamendez917]

I agree one hundred percent 💯

[@pucken-]

agreed

[@jerrydc818]

Agreed

[@jay-qh4ps]

Only came to the replies for this, cut his reps in half when I counted

[@warhammer312]

I knew I wasn't the only one that noticed it

[@WiDragonSlayer55]

Atticus actually did full rep push-ups from start to finish and went all the way on each sit-up

[@joemommaganja]

and didn’t swing his arms

[@AK47HEAVYMETAL83]

My tester would’ve been like “1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,” 🤣🤣

[@Britton_Thompson]

It helped him win, no? If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying... Good on him for finding the right corners to cut in order to win. The battlefield isn't fair- so why should he be? In combat, fair fights will either get you wounded or killed. The US military doesn't believe in fair fights. It intercepts and decodes enemy messages to thwart their maneuvers. It uses drones and satellites to observe enemy movements from above. It hacks into devices all around the world to listen in to, and record everything the enemy is saying when they believe their safe in their own private compounds. It only invades and declares war on third world nations who stand no chance against American forces. Fair fights are a fool's errand

[@mattp6467]

He did the push ups, but his sit-ups were just as trash as the other guys. Knees to elbows or they don’t count. They both got zero

[@darrylstubblefield]

@@mattp6467I assumed they score it different

[@Brucedaloos]

As someone who can only do 10 push-ups in a row, i find this hella impressive Edit:i can now do 20

[@21kpxnda18]

Are you a beginner?

[@lilgthespoon]

@@21kpxnda18 Don't forget about age

[@30cal23]

you doing good i cant even do 10, best i can do is 4 shitty ones, need to build upper body strength

[@lukaspenner9382]

How many can you do now? Ensure they are full reps for max benefits.

[@YoYo-uh3xj]

awwww keep it up

[@chezzyslime4830]

Fun fact: The pass standards in the video refers to the minimum standards for recruits fitness test of all personnel of the PLA (may differ in gender, but it's including civilian personnel). It's heard that on requirements of the PLA Marine Corps, for 3km carry run it's 11 min 35 sec on pass. The assessments of elite soldiers will not include the things mentioned in the video, but the ones much more rigorous than these.

[@SomeBody-rm6hf]

I have some relatives who are PLA veterans, the test is about the same as the US but the PLA loves ruck marching (hiking in combat gear with a full pack). 30 miles a day is an expectation and even the PLA Air Force has to do all of this.

[@johnnycastro7110]

😂😂😂

[@Dopewizardsupreme]

The pla is gay

[@davinjohnson1110]

I love how Atticus maintained his form when Patrick was doing half ups

[@kgb4194]

Patrick is gay

[@davinjohnson1110]

@@kgb4194 or perhaps a passionate about excellence ?? 🤔

[@kgb4194]

@@davinjohnson1110 no just gay

[@58Herm]

Those PU would not meet USAF Standards.

[@nicknameunavailable1926]

@@58Herm guy on screen right's push ups suck..0 reps... guy on screen left was ligit and worthy of respect...jmho..

[@Alexander-cq9tv]

Its really brave of patrick to do that type of rep on a video representing the marines and not be embarrassed of himself.

[@leftysr2stupid354]

Not to mention the fools for counting it..

[@philliesblunt247]

cringe af

[@videogameplayer0552]

He’s still jacked though.

[@SilverParatrooper]

Dude i thought the same thing!

[@damiensloan3668]

Marines don't do pushups, don't hold it against him

[@chillzone1337]

Patrick, I would personally feel embarrassed to cheat on a fitness test, but I guess we have different standards. Good luck to you in your future career.

[@Kai-fl1se]

Those are not sit ups from Patrick, those are crunches 🤣🤣

[@garydouglas9413]

Many of Patrick's sit-ups were also only half-ups. Atticus won based on form.

[@CrispArt]

Other way around imo Atticus was the one with half reps, atleast more then Patrick's both didn't do well in sit-ups but I think Atticus took the pushups

[@MrPeperoni79]

Atticus also won based on mustache.

[@michaelbowen4021]

Neither of them did correct situps. Your hands are suppose to stay on top of your shoulders. Neither did that and would have failed right out the gate.

[@edmundsim6251]

In Singapore, these half ups are all fails. They suppose to lift up and their shoulders have to touch the knees.

[@bibekjung7404]

Kaveeer ALMIGHTY GOD----🙏+🙏+🙏

[@bryceshannenclother4657]

"Push ups are push ups, you just have to do them"...I'm stilling waiting for Patrick to do his first real push up.

[@janketter526]

Actually There is not no difference

[@dougnice67]

lmao 😂😂😂

[@nick7698]

Exactly. They wouldnt have counted on my pt test as an army infantry man. Lock your elbows out patrick!

[@hanezorhopper4324]

The best comment

[@secretagent86]

Surprised at the very slow run

[@teanistillmon3341]

I love these. Learn alot from them. Thanks! This is a great show. Learned alot.

[@Juan-ll6sf]

I used lanes 7 and 9 to train 32 years algo. I sprained the right ankle 20 years ago. Now I use my bike to move (I will turn 67 this year!) Keep up the good work. Thanks for the video.

[@waclac]

Patrick barely did any pushups how did he win that? Atticus was doing them properly going all the way down and up. That a win for Atticus to me in pushups

[@besp8514]

Exactly! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kzkz1192]

Patrik was doing half azz push ups lmao

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

He’s doing the proper 90 degree lock

[@jimmytadeski8389]

Totally agree I can easily do 25 to 30 more fake push ups and situps

[@illusorytrutheffect]

Do you understand how hard it would be to do even 100 half push ups in 2 mins? 99.999% of the population couldn’t even do that. Quit being a hater cause you sound stupid.

[@thomashagel3559]

Patrick doing the classic half arm head bob. A proper push up is breaking 90 degrees on elbow or chest touching ground and it doesn't count until you lock arms straight again.

[@lunaticfae4415]

If the instructor doesn't call them out on it then they still count

[@popepepe6042]

@@lunaticfae4415 fact ammo cans don't need to be locked out

[@billymack3878]

Sorry Patrick. You lose this competition. Your push-ups and setups were questionable at best.

[@yuch1102]

Yes exactly and this is why in the army we do hand release pushups now for PT test because people can’t cheat their form

[@yura8210]

Head job))

[@roxymao5791]

I grew up in China. We have fitness test for students in middle school too (middle school to high school fitness test entrance examination). For sit-ups the minimum requirement to pass is 50 in 1 min. I find it hard to believe that for adults the fitness test standards are way lower lol

[@roxymao5791]

Also, our elbows have to touch the knee to be considered as 1 sit-up!

[@sophiatheurer3386]

Damn, really? I WAS able to meet that standard as a kid (for sit-ups, anyway), but I sucked at everything else 😆

[@jazzy.8992]

Think about how many Chinese schoolers died from those tests over the years.

[@MarcoAshford]

仰卧起坐五十个是满分好吗。。。最低标准二十几个。人家是想羞辱中国人，但是我们也不能乱讲。

[@roxymao5791]

@@MarcoAshford 确实50 个是满分 但是大家都是以满分的标准来衡量 对于我们来说不是满分就是不及格了哈哈哈

[@guantingchen9769]

First of all, the push-up requirement is 60 passes instead of 40. Second, the target is for new recruits. Finally, the physical requirements of each unit of the Chinese army are different because they are stationed at different altitudes.

[@jonesbrokai]

ok

[@boblawblaw6185]

you not going to get objective discussion here. This a US military propaganda just as China has its own.

[@N01ANDO]

Patrick's form on both pushups and situps were substandard and realistically shouldn't have been counted.

[@Addiict429]

Marines do planks now and pullups. lot easier to get max score especially when thats what you train. If they were training pushups/situps past year Im sure they'd each get 25%-50% better. When im not training pushups my max is 50, when I am its 80-100. similar with situps

[@darius9329]

@@Addiict429 exactly this. a method of training with priority on time under tension. naturally the marine is going to do what feels right out of habit. Utter foolishness to whine and belittle him for doing what he knows how to do best.

[@Jaylyons1]

Atticus easily takes this win. If Patrick would have done correct push-ups, it may have been close. He only did about 3 correct.

[@keariafrelix4584]

Lmaoooo 3 out of 114 is hilarious!

[@hashtagmate]

He did 0 correct didn't lock his elbows once

[@andreterrell8648]

@@hashtagmateonly to take a break 😂😂😂

[@gobinlimbu8338]

and most of his sit ups were also disqualified..

[@LetEmflyProductions]

@@hashtagmate might be zero “correct” but pre sure he did more than anyone in this comment section can do😂 “correct” or “incorrect” form

[@valeriamarrerodiaz1731]

0:06 just started and I know its gonna be best video ever

[@andrewlowder7739]

Love the channel!

[@MrMojo271]

As a former US soldier, 114 pushups was more like 20 qualifying pushups, and that is being generous

[@2g2t53]

Especially those last 4 that were counted for patrick

[@randolph84brown]

That makes no sense. If he had bad form then more than likely all of them were bad. You can't just "pick a number". And then you all act like those push ups don't matter at all, when he still did the push up. By the way your old school form was changed because it caused shoulder problems which cost millions in disability compensation.

[@colbunkmust]

@@randolph84brown The form isn't the issue, it's that they weren't full extension or depression. Full range of motion of a proper pushup isn't going to cause shoulder problems.

[@KelzBernard]

Exactly.

[@user-uf6wy9kx2c]

You should learn about the strategy about how to compete with chinese soldier, I know the chinese soldier so much. To be honest, i confess that the average american soldiers are stronger than ours, because of the white gene and good nutrition in the american army such as a lot of meat. but in china, we dont have meat as much as the american army. most of dishes are vegetable, and rarely beef, chichen. also chinese boy like 20 years old are usually weak. i think our physical situation are weaken to american people.However, you know, chinese army , actually not only in the army, like to specially train some special personnel to join the match, just like olympic game, even thought chinese team obtains more gold than the other teams, does it mean chinese people are better than others ? this is not the case, chinese government specially train some persons just to join the match.do you know my meaning. in a sum, if you want to match with chinese people, its better to match by the AVERAGE ONES instead of SPECIAL OR DESIGNATED ONES, sorry for my poor english. Also i would like to make friends with US soldier or Former US soldier, its honored.

[@steelgear3876]

My record for push ups in 2 mins in the Australian Army was 72. Anyone who can nail 80 plus has my respect.

[@los__unicos2777]

Wtf I’m 18 and I’m proud to say I can do 30 in a row one less than a minute

[@davidcasey1678]

Army has us resting in the up position in situps. I agree the pushups for Patrick . Not high enough. But crunches? What happened to real situps?

[@Hunter-mj8qg]

@@los__unicos2777 that is good just keep trying and eventually you will be able to do 50 or 80

[@anjalthapa7987]

@@los__unicos2777 ....I'm still not 15 but I can do 40+ in a row in 1 min

[@los__unicos2777]

@@Hunter-mj8qg I’m stuck at 30 sometimes it drops 20 I’m trying to keep it up consistently

[@GMATveteran]

The overall PLA physical fitness standards seem pretty comparable to the US Army's old APFT standards: 35 push-ups (2 min), 42 sit-ups (2 min), & a 2-mile (~3.2KM) run in under 16:36. The 5X10 shuttle run seems like a very practical fitness test in the military context, & might be useful for the US to adapt. Real combat situations often do not require troops to move particularly long distances, but they do require fast dashes & rapid direction changes under fire to maneuver to the next point of cover &/or concealment. The shuttle run seems like good practice to hone that skill.

[@andrewmusisi7147]

Thanks Jubert that chip is an optocoupler sensor, you can also resolder those circuit terminals at the optocoupler.

[@LonDSorensen]

as a 30yr Marine dating back to the old prt and cmc readiness tests and finishing up in '90 before crunches were introduced, Patrick would have scored 0 on pushups for not fully extending up and down but honestly the entire test is not really a challenge for any Marine.

[@2.0_The_Ghost]

Even as a relatively new marine that poor form is embarrassing especially from an nco

[@MsJom123]

I’m glad everyone is calling that garbage out. As I was watching this video all I could think was that Marines must have a far weaker standard on pushups than the army.

[@kertagin1]

to be fair those are the minimum entry requirements. I'm pretty sure Ideally the troop average is higher

[@persuisixh4804]

@@kertagin1 if a 16 year old American that isnt a soldier can do all that then no you dont have to be fair, those standards are low

[@kertagin1]

@@persuisixh4804 yes I'm sure the us army standards are so much higher for base entry

[@gregorysorce1898]

I maxed out the US Army PT test back in the 1990s. Watching this I realize how great shape I was in. Getting old sucks. The only push ups I do now is when I have to lift myself off the toilet I was sitting on so long and my legs went to sleep - all because I was watching KZbin.

[@johnbascietto2207]

Dude I hear you ..wait to reach your 70s I know what I use to do I get the sitting down thing good luck

[@TheTraubenstein]

That sounds more like a dip (unless you sit in the toilet differently)

[@andrewconlow5627]

I second that, 86-91 USMC

[@MikeDarr61]

Lol you feel old it was the late 70’s early 80’s when I did PT tests. I’m friggin ancient!!!

[@FoxySpartan117]

@@MikeDarr61 that's what I like to hear and read man. Hope you have some great memories of your past.

[@yogavignesh9507]

i love the most like this video we support you bro keep rocking

[@mwlammbi2650]

Austen is a real solid dude.

[@Imdadicus]

Thanks for the opportunity! That was a damn good challenge🙏

[@DNV75]

Happy belated Marine Corps birthday brother.

[@Not_your_Dad117]

Stud asf

[@HunterOgden]

Sir, I want you to know that everyone in the comments thinks you did better on the push-ups and sit-ups. You should have won. Also, thank you for your service!

[@Tommyotskey1994]

You won that 100% on push ups and sit ups

[@Ikmtyou2337]

U Def won bro

[@davidherzog58]

it is amazing how much things have changed since i was in. half of those pushups, and all of the sit-ups would not have counted when i was in the service.

[@justdave6995]

They still wont count they were halfway made

[@hgrghost_actual]

Was I the only one yelling, "Zero, Zero, Zero!"?

[@justdave6995]

@@hgrghost_actual i shoutet wtf is that, like my army instructor did to my friend in the army

[@amirii4792]

they still wont 😂

[@drno4837]

life is a lot easier than it was when us old guys were in the Military, its because they can not get any recruits these days, and of the ones that do apply they have to reject 75% because they can not run around a bathtub.

[@alvago86]

Atticus won, did the proper forms for each exercise

[@sophiatheurer3386]

Atticus won 100%, his form was perfect and he never let up.

[@MightyPooPSTEAM]

When you are in the military, fitness tests are not about just passing and meeting the minimum standards....its about hitting the gold/silver standards.

[@redpipola]

Naw

[@ryszakowy]

yeah no if you pass you pass

[@ezulon97]

@@ryszakowy not if your a marine lol

[@cutlogic181]

@@ezulon97 Obviously it is with those BS push ups Patrick did.

[@ThatsBrazyBuzzin]

Tell me you’ve never been in the military without telling me you’ve never been in the military.

[@keyboardwarrior3412]

Oh please. That sgt didn't do a sigle push up? None of those would've counted in an actual test

[@adrianayahyisrael6029]

@@SleepyN7 Right and his pushup form was kinda of sloppy! Atticus pushup form was way more solid and proper plus he was going down more!

[@JustcalmeTy]

Facts!

[@Nostrudoomus]

When I was 45 years old I did 300 pushups in 5 minutes, that is one ☝🏻 pushup every second. And I actually touched my chin to the carpet with each pushup, it was also by far the most pushups I had ever done in one set I could have gone on longer but I didn’t want to get injured and I felt a little muscle strain so I stopped there, my previous record was 105 when I was 29 years old. I didn’t look particular buff or anything just looked my usual well muscled but ordinary size. I was 6’ 2” and was probably 185 lbs. I was experimenting with electrical muscle stimulation, I had worked out doing 50 pushups a night for a week previously. I would set up the electrodes on my arm muscles 💪🏻 so that my arms would straighten and complete a push-up automatically with my mind relaxed, then to go down to touch my chin to the floor I had to concentrate on going in the opposite direction with my arms muscles, I could just barely make that happen, and when I stopped concentrating my arms would straighten out again doing a pushup. And then I would do 50 pushups with the electricity ⚡️ on my arms cranked up the whole time. So then at the end of the week working out that way then I did pushups with no electricity ⚡️ to see what I could do and I did 300 in exactly 5 minutes. The down side, there was no real downside, I didn’t have burns on my arms or anything like that, maybe a slight rash, but that kind of strength probably lasts only two to three weeks if you stop, you must continually do that workout to maintain that strength.

[@CalisthenicsAndBadminton]

Good job to both men. Patrick has insane strength 114 in 2 mins is crazy. I wish I can even do half of his in 2mjns.

[@k-rodkev-dog7449]

If you do 66 then you can do 112 Patrick's half push-ups! 😁

[@imyourwifesbigdsidepiece5048]

Patrick was NOT going all the way down for push ups at all. Half way is SO much easier.

[@rakeshs4663]

Bring the best marines from Chinese army , These two going down by many seconds 😂

[@josephkoester7051]

Wow it's beautiful how smart the show battle is.

[@maxkax9241]

Atticus the man, doing every rep correctly, immaculate even

[@Richard_Garza_]

Sergeant did half reps.

[@secretsoundz]

quarter reps

[@skill_issue__]

1/16th reps

[@playerofgames619]

1/32 reps

[@muteboxtv9470]

1/48 reps

[@coots5092]

1/96 reps

[@user-rb7cs4mi9l]

Great job Marines !!!

[@richardstorm4603]

0:30.....Uh,...those aren't real pushups. When I was in Combat Control school, we AIRMEN used to laugh at Marines who couldn't do a real pushup, a real situp, OR a real pull up to save their lives. They also couldn't run very fast or swim very good. They also needed raincoats when it rained. One time, we saw them at the chow hall and it started to rain, and that's when we all said, "It's starting to rain! You Marines need to go back and get your raincoats before you start melting!" I don't know why they got so mad, we were just trying to help. WE didn't mean anything. Oh, and the last time that I tested, I could do 115 REAL pushups in two minutes. I thought that I actually did more, but my cadre took a few off, because he didn't consider them real pushups. I also did 120 REAL situps in two minutes, over 35 REAL pullups in two minutes, and I ran 10 miles in one hour. And there were 2 people who beat me in the running. Anyway, my Tiger Kung Fu...is better than yours...I don't think you're good enough...to avenge your master...

[@chimualor5888]

None of Patrick’s push up would even be considered in a real test 😂 any NCO would’ve kept saying “zero, zero, zero”

[@cybersamuraigaming4035]

Bruh…. I said the same thing…. ZERO…ZERO….ZERO.

[@joelpierce3940]

Watched the Buds video and the Seal Chief would have said zero and made him hit the surf.

[@randygod1]

@@joelpierce3940 bloody oath! Them SEALS are real men!

[@Joe-wo7rg]

Yup sure would

[@3120dd]

@@joelpierce3940 “your doing a set of push-ups you do them right, you do them wrong i’ll catch you and make you pay everytime, and that goes for when i’m not looking because that’s when i’m looking at you the most”

[@joelouden6592]

Patrick F A I L E D dismally on the pushups with zero. Put him on a performance improvement plan and re-test.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yep, he’d hafta get up at 5:30 for remedial PT.

[@mikahwarren8818]

Can't do 30 push ups aye aye sir.

[@JimmyCapricorn77]

A lot of Patrick’s push ups were only half push ups. Some of them shouldn’t have been counted but overall he did do a lot and passed the Chinese pt test.

[@brandon_haupt_]

Patrick out here half reppin push ups and sit ups 🤣

[@earthangelbaby_]

Atticus beat Patrick on both push-ups and sit-ups!!!!! Sgt had icky form 😂😂

[@xX5THGROUPXx]

Patrick was a no Go on those push-ups!

[@valatiea7416]

For the situps I think he did many of them correctly. I was told by my jrotc instructor all you need to make sure to do is get your elbows to touch your calves.

[@harrisongolightly5148]

one guy was doing 1/2 push ups unreal the other were great!

[@seanwong8479]

For push up min are 40, expected average is 60. For set up (pushing on legs is illegal per Chinese standard btw) the min is 50 and expected average is 80. For 3 km run, the min is 13:50 the expect average is 11:30. If any individual goes below minimum, he/she (yes, this standard is from 2006 and the minimum applies to both genders. the newer 2016 standard is separated by gender. For example min for push up have raised to 50 for men) will disqualify and if the cohort goes below expected average, they will get additional remedial training until they pass (or DQ enough low performers) Also not cover in this video is running with 20 kg combat gear, (minimum standard is 26 minutes and expected average is 23 minutes) as well as a 400 meter obstacle course (minimum at 2:30 with no expected average). According to online comments, there two items are where recruits tend to fail, since they are not common in civilian physical training. The entire standard has 9 items is the basic standard across the entire military, different branches and units has their additional test item. For example the ground force (army) has 25km march in 20 kg combat gear added to the standard repertoire.

[@drkphoenix097]

And? Why would they make them gear and run? They aren’t doing their PT test, this is for a content video.

[@devilhunterred]

@@drkphoenix097 Because the real, actual purpose of this video is to show viewers how easy or difficult the Chinese army PT standard is. And by not doing it the way the Chinese would, this assessment isn't accurate.

[@Gongolongo]

It's not like you should be hitting the minimum of PT tests if you're a marine either. The fact they compared to minimums of the PLA is just odd.

[@seanwong8479]

@caleb3909 avg 80 is set ups , avg 60 is for push up. I did not serve, this is just from published regulations. However, the consensus online is that these regulation are strictly enforced. Since the competition is fierce for recruits to become enlisted and for enlisted to stay. Since in the PLA anyone serves more than the initial 2 years automatically made NCO rank, and less than one third would make the cut.

[@OlsenOfficial]

we all know that "standard" doesn't mean that a chinese soldier average to do only the standard. Ofc there are chinese soldiers who surpass tha minimum requirement just as these guys did. But since this is a content made by an american youtuber he will look down on chinese people.

[@M4A1BestGirl]

Some tips when running: Form is everything. Make sure everything from your pace to your running stance is all up to par.

[@chickencutlet3]

Breathing pattern is extremely important as well

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@chickencutlet3 Truly though...once I figured that out, I started to run better. Still isn't exactly my idea of fun overall.

[@zacharyohare2118]

AF vet here. Be fun to get vets together and do weird mental/physical challenges with new recruits. Also from AL. There's lots of vets up hyaannnhh in Huntsville

[@liedtke7428]

I'm a Marine and the PFT when I served was 20 pullups, 80 sit ups in 2 mins, and a 3 mile run in 18 minutes. For a perfect score.

[@liedtke7428]

Push ups... All the way up and All the way down!

[@2.0_The_Ghost]

More or less same now except plank replaced situps

[@USMC6976]

I remember the change to that. Prior to that, you might be asked to do a rope climb or pushups.

[@WHATUTAWINABOUT]

Military fitness standards must have changed drastically over the past 40 years. I joined the Army in 1982 (served 31+ yrs) and did 86 “correct” push-ups in 2 min on my Basic PT Test. That was about average for my group. These guys would have failed miserably. None of their push-ups would have met the standard. I can hear my drill counting “Zero, zero, zero, zero. Do one correctly and I’ll count it.” Having pretty muscles is great for the beach, but functional fitness is what gets the mission accomplished.

[@tbbigrocker149]

Military fitness standards are in the toilet. I retired in 2001 and it was a far cry from 1978 when I joined

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

Push ups aren't part of it

[@tbbigrocker149]

@@Its_shiki_time4876 They've been deleted? WOW

[@tbbigrocker149]

@@Its_shiki_time4876 You are incorrect What are the 6 ACFT events? The University of Iowa Technology Institute has helped validate the correlation between the six events and CST. See how the six ACFT events - Deadlift, Power Throw, Hand Release Push-Ups, Sprint-Drag-Carry, Leg Tuck, and 2-mile run - translate to CST.

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

@@tbbigrocker149 marine corps standards not army

[@mercykavita]

That part of smelling good though😂😂... Beautiful 👏... Lots of love and appreciation from Kenya

[@joshuajavier5484]

In the APFT you can't rest in the down position for situps. The base of your neck also has to be above your tail bone at the top position.

[@lyonsde]

I thought I was losing my mind watching those pushups and situps. Glad everyone else noticed and I wasn't crazy. Why is nobody talking about that run? He kept saying 7.44 laps but 3k is exactly 7.5 laps. (400 meter track x 7.5 = 3k). Not to mention when they showed the track and the blue trash can, it was just around the curve from the start which is only .25 of a lap not a half so they didn't even complete the test.

[@miroslavkowalski5783]

To cover 3k in Cooper test you must really move your legs. They were more like jogging. Obviously some fake here.

[@r6guy]

@@miroslavkowalski5783 it's actually supposed to be 5k

[@tongliu5535]

Just saying, the runway should be 400m per lap, which means 3km is exactly 7.5 laps and not 7.44. Also the actual standard has a few more tests but some of them require special fields so it’s understandable they skipped it 🙂

[@johnraygun9868]

as someone who has graded MANY of these over my 21 years in, Atticus did great, I wouldnt have counted many of Patrick's but great job gentlemen.

[@poggingmilk9452]

Atticus the absolute legend literally did the cleanest push up ive seen in a long time, patrick had some questionable form though

[@hgrghost_actual]

Sgt Sheehan did 0 pushups. I would love for you to take an entire platoon and have them all take the test. Not just grab two PT ringers. I have confidence even an average Army unit could meet the standards as well. But I'd love to see it put to the test.

[@Fed-Dog]

And it would be interesting to see if they gender normed it.

[@brentmichael1975]

This was really cool to see. I’ve never took the time to see what other countries training consisted of. I’d like to see a couple of our guys compete against a couple of soldiers from another country. Doing our fitness test and theirs.

[@tonymckenzie4826]

Me too! 🇺🇸🇨🇱

[@junyuanma4243]

This video was actually translated into a Chinese video website. One comment said he was a PLA veteran and the performance of these two guys can't meet the basic requirements of his former unit. 40 push-ups in 2 min is actually achievable in 1 month for common office sitters who do light practice once a day. My elementary school PE teacher acutally require us to do 40+ situps in 1 min. They must have found this fake standard on some unknown source.

[@mustaphahall7595]

Army vet here. The Army PFT was 2 miles run. My Best run was 11:27. Sit ups 87 in 2 minutes. His Sit ups were pretty bad though and in the Army we can’t lay back. We can only rest up. His push ups did not break the plane either. Still have my award physical fitness badge and award. 😂

[@oldgysgt]

For as long as I was in the Corps, our PFT was always 3 miles. The last time I ran the PFT was the year I retired, 1991. I was 47 years old, and my time was 22:14. But then, I was never very good at running.

[@mustaphahall7595]

@@oldgysgt it used to be 3 miles as far as I know for you guys. We had marines on our post since I was an infantry post.

[@Kymarov9]

I like how Patrick wasn’t able to cheat on the running like he was on push-ups and sit-ups

[@nevermore9702]

Atticus took his time doing the full 90. Patrick was going for speed, and just did 45

[@Big_Blue_Monkey]

In the British Army we do 1.5mile as a squad, then run the same distance straight after individually, it has to be under 10.5 minutes. My roomate could do it in 7.5 miniutes, the lad was an absolute beast.

[@rinrinobserve9876]

And my Chinese middle school wants us to have 50 sit-ups a minute for a perfect score on the test. It's basically, anyone who is not overweight can join the army. And not be too short. And these are actually the exercises I got tested on in middle school PE class, besides basketball and other sports.

[@jaredbanister6880]

Patrick even felt the need to defend himself because he knew those reps weren't quality.

[@danielmcgillis270]

Did I have them do 5 or 6? I may have had them do an extra one. Thanks Drill. Thanks for representing us like the marines you are. Simper Fi! HM1(FMF) Devil Doc Rah!

[@leticiaowusunyame8686]

Your jokes man,cracks me up all the time

[@gheelaw7153]

Patrick's push ups at least 90% of 114 will be 'no count' if this individual physical fitness test is conducted in Singapore based on our SAF standard. The current generation US marine's standard dropped quite a lot.

[@gheelaw7153]

I am 52 years old this year 2023. My latest 2.4km run timing was 12:11. You guys are under 30 years old. You all should do below 10mins for your test based on Chinese army standard. US marine's fitness level has dropped to their lowest ever. Too much burgers?

[@prestondews1793]

Good morning Austen, I would recommended doing more of these and see how our service members do against other countries PT assessments. Thanks!

[@boo6421]

Atticus absolutely devoured Patrick on the run

[@davidparkin9017]

Come to Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada. It has some good parks, tracks and low mountain running trails.

[@jtalmighty947]

Patrick didn’t fail on the push ups, his counter did.

[@PBUCKY1969]

I thought the US marines had to do the full rep, not half reps - partial press ups and partial sit ups? I was under the impression that a full rep was all the way down and all the way up - the sit up should be elbows up to the knee? Superhuman effort from both guys, hats off

[@Enel-nz3yz]

Marines dont do push up.. they do pull ups.

[@PBUCKY1969]

@@Enel-nz3yz they do both

[@relaxationzone7355]

Yea but why do them if they give you less points for the pft, it’s kinda shooting yourself if you don’t max and even then it’s still less than doing 15 pull ups

[@tbbigrocker149]

You are correct, this was a complete Charle Foxtrot

[@tbbigrocker149]

​@@Enel-nz3yz thank God we didn't have to see a version of that

[@dakaodo]

I saw you did the Army Ranger 12-mile ruck march. A suggestion for your next physical test challenge: The Polish Lekka Piechota (Light Infantry) shooting competition, 36-hour version. It looks like they try to pick physical challenges that simulate actual tasks like carrying mortars, ammo cans, orienteering, and marches. You can only use what you carry with you for the duration of the event.

[@a2050newworld]

Here in India from the state of Assam. For police constable job we have required to complete running 3200 meters within 14 minutes (marks will be given who finishes earlier (example. If completes within 10 minutes full 20 marks), 2) 14 chin ups maximum 20 marks,, 3) 500 cm long jump consider as excellent and given full 20 marks, and then we have written test on maths, reasoning, General awareness and knowledge and language subject, and finally personal interview amd medical test. Then merit list is prepared according to catagory and total vaccancy. This is for police job,, meanwhile our armed forces selection process is much tougher.

[@roxannasonora3275]

Great job for both men! I could only be negative if I could do ANY 1 rep of anything 😂😂

[@Chongmolangma]

Actually, to be eligible for enlistment, the running requirement is 5 km in 23 mins for those 25 years and under. Those over 25 but under 30 y.o., the cut off is 23'30". . Not 3 km.

[@rockyroads8802]

I am training for the Marine Corp and it takes me 60 minutes at least to run 5 miles.

[@Chongmolangma]

@@rockyroads8802 That's equivalent to 8 km. Wishing you good luck with your future career.

[@timothyahernRoxyCat]

The requirements they gave you and what they actually do are two completely different things

[@a.t6066]

Then tell what they actually do. We would be curious...

[@isheanesumawire2403]

@@a.t6066 why should they reveal it

[@xandersteyn8525]

Hi there, if you choose to visit South Africa in the future, come try the South African Navy divers TC (training circuit).it's a combination of swimming,running,endurance and strength.(very cold water in the winter)

[@charlesclimineda8080]

The guy who is counting Patrick push ups is the type who would make sure you get the maximum point for crunches in your CFT😅.

[@Rnw1111]

You mean PFT? we don’t do crunches in our CFT

[@tacticorememes]

Patrick, I was a grader in the Army. You hardly ever broke the lateral plane. i'd have stood you up at 10 and sent you to the back of the line doing those 1/2 pushups, son! Gotta break that plane.

[@accountantthe3394]

It aint just the pushups dawg...even the situps were half arsed

[@truffle6082]

Last I checked your arms had to come up to your knees unless Chinese standards are different.

[@tomdawson3495]

@@truffle6082 they were doing the same style required for the Marine Corps PFT. On the up motion shoulder blades have to come off the deck, fore arms have to touch the thighs. On the down motion the shoulder blades just have to touch the deck.

[@paulott5390]

Back of the line for you, peasant! 😅🤙🏽

[@jtgsxr10001]

LOL... completely agree

[@dwkvideos]

Do north Koreans test next, they stand no chance. First event is eating 300 calories for the week. Second event is cleaning picture frames in your front room that get inspected by state guards (or else). Third event is literally deciding to make a better life for your own and forgetting you have 3 generations of family, or do step 1&2 again for the rest of your life.

[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

Bro what the hell is your channel?

[@pageinvest]

Atticus ❤

[@dwork9451]

I did 200 push-ups on my PT test. I quit because I was holding up the line. I was 17 yo and all muscle, now I am 62 and only can do 50.

[@cameronstevens2053]

200 perfect form pushups in 2 mins??

[@danielornelas1365]

Patrick is a future officer with those push-ups

[@haojiong]

those half assed ones? yea no

[@The__Inquisition]

@@haojiong missed by a continent bud

[@haojiong]

@@The__Inquisition you're supposed to go to 90 degrees then straighten up. he only did the 90 degrees part he didn't straighten his arms

[@Desintyx2]

@@haojiong that's the joke. Officers don't do work... his push ups were so bad he is a future officer...

[@dasteufelhund]

I'm sure the Chinese Army also has a close-quarter combat component. Would love to see that where business is done between two individuals.

[@MbisonBalrog]

What is that sanshou?

[@jedhuang3817]

@@MbisonBalrog kick boxing

[@7R011S]

The quality of those push-ups and sit-ups, hahaha everything needs to be divided by 2. ...

[@pp-ke7mo]

One did mixture of half & two-third the other did one-third for push-ups. You need to straighten your hand to be counted in real PT test. Same go with sit-ups, you needs lift up whole body but not your head with upper shoulders, whereby leaving your lower back resting on the ground.

[@harrylee9289]

Many Chinese infantry soldiers can complete the 3km under 11 and we completed each other in shuffle run to see who can beat it in 20s. Some Tibetans can run 3km under 12 minutes on high plateau which is very impressive.

[@dustinbridges6831]

That sounds easy. I can run a mile in 4:28 and 3 miles in 17:38. I don’t know how that transfers to 3KM though.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@dustinbridges6831 A mile is ~1.6 km.

[@dustinbridges6831]

@@skaldlouiscyphre2453 I can probably do that in about 10min and 20 sec-ish

[@waltlock8805]

@@dustinbridges6831 The tough part is doing it more than a mile above sea level.

[@michalanglobear]

how about full load 5km？

[@lexquodius]

Great video! This is a prime example of doing things the right way, versus doing them again! I admire your integrity, marine.

[@mushihimesarna728]

Instead of playing, find the underground bunkers of the enemy inside.