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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Love the channel!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Great job Marines !!!

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

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.

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 KZfaq.

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

Austen is a real solid dude.

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

Atticus the man, doing every rep correctly, immaculate even

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

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

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

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

Austen should have competed against them. That’s the next video I’d like to see!

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

haha very cool. good job guys!

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.

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

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.

Great Fun.

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.

Sergeant did half reps.

Patrick was a no Go on those push-ups!

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.

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

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.

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

The Caribbean is a nice place to have one of these Trinidad

That's looks awesome training

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.

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

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

Your jokes man,cracks me up all the time

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

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

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

suggestion video: super intense dance workout, like aerobics for marines?

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.

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.

Wow this is wonderful come over Nigeria🙏

Andy is dope

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.

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 🙂

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.

I enjoyed this!!!

Atticus absolutely devoured Patrick on the run

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

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)

you should do a fitness and cardio challenge with subscribers

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

I love Andy. Haha...

Try Doko Carry of Gurkha Selection Process.

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.

Patrick is a future officer with those push-ups

Take them to 29 Palms I can do their PFT route around Lake Bandini, sometimes kind of smells like the Philippines

Atticus ❤

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.

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.

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.

When I was an active duty navy I was big in keeping physically fit, and these exercises that you're presenting were no problem. But that was a long, damn time ago. I'm 60 years old if I can get from my couch to my pick up truck. I'm doing good LOL

Come to canada try ours i was 13 in the army cadets and they put you through some tough drills

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😅.

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

you need to try the guatemalan special forces training. (kailbil)

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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Here is the thing folks... The body makeup makes a big difference.. The Chinese build is smaller and lighter in comparison the current challengers.. So when the lighter body is doing the 40 pushups...that physical body weight makes up the push and pull with gravity...example..A 6ft 5inch, Bench Press say 200 pounds will have a longer distance to move the weight than say a 5ft 5inch individual... The strength will be there but there is more effort to move by the much taller individual....

Air Force friend challenged me to a push-up competition, I did 50 nose to floor push-ups, and when it was his turn, those were the crappiest push-ups I’ve ever seen, and our friend who was there completely agreed too, they were even worse than Patrick’s

He went and got the most fit ones for this test

Come do the french foreign legion fitness test over here😉 they are pretty cool accepting that kind of thing.

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.

Austen. I'm an Army vet and my co-worker is a Marine vet. We're both lets say.... portly. We thought it would be funny af to have one of these tests for a military branch done by normal every day joes like us. The title would be more like, "Can these 2 average joes FINISH the Chinese Army Fitness Test." Hilarity would ensue.