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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Love the channel!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Great job Marines !!!

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.

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

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

Austen is a real solid dude.

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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.

Atticus the man, doing every rep correctly, immaculate even

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Sergeant did half reps.

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

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

Patrick was a no Go on those push-ups!

Atticus won, did the proper forms for each exercise

Austen, I just started watching your shows today. Great stuff. If you haven't done it yet, try an episode on Spetsnaz training. Include fitness exercises while using AK-47's, push ups etc with it, and shovel as a weapon if you can. I think some of those guys are in other countries and maybe in the US. BTW, I've seen them interviewed and they think they're better than SEALS. ?

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

you should do a fitness and cardio challenge with subscribers

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

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 🙂

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.

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

haha very cool. good job guys!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Atticus absolutely devoured Patrick on the run

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.

Wow this is wonderful come over Nigeria🙏

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.

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

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.

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)

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.

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

Atticus ❤

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😅.

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

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.

Not sure if you did this already....but would be nice to see you give the S.A.S fitness test a go... 1. More than 45 push-ups 2. More than 45 sit-ups 3. 1.5 mile run in under 9:30 minutes 4. Jump from a 10m tower into water 5. 25m water swim in full uniform holding weapon 6. 200m swim in uniform with 5-min water tread 7. Underwater object retrieval and dive test 8. 8 mile hill run in less than 60 minutes

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

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!

Patrick is a future officer with those push-ups

Patrick out here half reppin push ups and sit ups 🤣

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. 😂

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....

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

You asked for suggestions. I am a 57 year old guy who is just starting his fitness journey. I'd like to see what some old guys can do. FYI, 31J, Army way back in the 80's. I used to count my pushups by minutes, not count.

I'd like to see the same Marines do the APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test) with an Army NCO grader. We know most of those push-ups wouldn't have counted and the sit-ups were actually crunches, a sit-up would be the base of the neck must go passed the base of the spine... Nice job though, keep fit to fight. 22+ years U.S. Army

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.

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.