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

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

He would have blown away the world's best SEAL when he was 18. Even at 39 he could train for a week and show up competitive in every category. He is also a medical doctor. Damn, dude just get a law license and you can have the world. Total Chad. I am jealous.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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!!!

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.

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!

Damn that swim may literally be the fastest 500 yard combat swim in history.

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

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

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!

His swim time is even more impressive when you realize his O-Games medals were in 2004...so almost 20 years ago (from the time of this vid posting).

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.

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

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.

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🤙

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

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

54 years old, just started working out for this. I'm already fit but not that fit. Goal is two months to nail it! I think pull ups will need the most work. I love these types of videos and challenges. Thank you! BTW, zero gym time here fellas. dumbells at home, river for swimming, bjj for fitness and just started running, which I hate, in my hood. Go get em boys. I would love to see more men out there trying this later in life. Stamina is the hardest part.

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

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

“ 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

Divide Markus' pushups in half and you'll have the real number. Austen was very nice to him.

In 1978, I maxed the UDT SEAL screening test. I achieved the maximum score for each of the elements. Out of 45 guys that took the test that day, only two of us passed the test. I had prepared for this test with another former competitive swimmer that also passed. He went on to become a SEAL as did his brother. I was promptly marched into the CPO’s office who was the UDT SEAL recruiter who looked at my remaining enlistment and he told me that I would need to either extend my enlistment or re-enlist to be eligible to enter BUDS training. I decided, after having been lied to initially when I joined the Navy about having a guaranteed A school to learn after boot camp that I didn’t have any guarantee. Based on the U.S. Navy’s lack of honesty and integrity, I opted to turn down the offer to go into BUDS training.

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

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

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

My nephew is in BUDS right now. His main goal since he was like 5 was to be a Navy Seal and he is working hard at achieving that goal.

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

God damn, imagine him doing this in his prime.

Most important part of the video is him saying he is going home to train pull-ups. That’s real, that’s the mindset of champions. You don’t lose that mindset once you develop it.

I'm sorry but that thumbnail was extremely deceptive, and you know it. Everyone was expecting to see the "drowning" test. That aside, Markus you rock!!

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.

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.

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.

This is SCREENING for SEALS. Passing BUDS is in a different universe.

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

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 🙏🏼

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!

His push-up form made me think he’s never worked out but he’s an Olympic swimmer

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.

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.

4:40 Austen was going way lower on his pushups... way cleaner

Super cool video, it would be dope to see a current Olympic swimmer like Caeleb Dressel as soon as he retires try it out

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.

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

Impressive, Markus has passed his prime and entered a veteran age for an athlete. But he still shows very fit endurance and strength to do this test.

I did this test at 18 when I was in boot camp. We had to run in jeans and steel-toed boots. I passed everything except the swim, which I wasn't even close to getting.

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

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.

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

it's comforting to know that even an Olympic level athlete can be bad at pullups just like the rest of us

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.

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.

I took the SEAL test in the 80's, failed first time. Not enough upper body strength. Did a "Mo" tour nightly for 6 weeks to bulk up. Last week before Boot Camp was over retook it and crushed it. Decided to become EOD instead. At that time SEAL qualifying test was. Swim: 1 length of Olympic sized pool, without breaking surface of water. I did not know if that meant underwater or using sidestroke. I did it underwater. 2 minute rest to change. 50 Pushups. Had to wear dog tags outside t shirt, they had to make an audible ting as they hit the concrete but had to stay vertical or CC would have them off. Took me 80 before I got 50 2 minute rest 30 sit ups: Nothing of your hips could come off the ground. Your arms could not move from your chest. 10 minute rest. 1 mile run: timed 4:30 for Seals, 5:00 for EOD. I did mine in 4:18 Then I had to change my rating in case I failed EOD school. I didn't, but I still had to have secondary rating.

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

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.

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

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 🤙

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

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

Ahahaha “I see your smiling your ready for this test arent you” “No actually i was just admiring your biceps”. 😂

Great job, Dr. Markus

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.

I love how simultaneously humble and competitive these elite athletes are

a clinical psychologist and world record breaking olympic swimmer is just an unfair combo

I am 54 and can hit all the minimums and most of the competitive but not that fast of a swim time, oh I am a doctor also, love the show. Great inspiration

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

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.

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

Good lord this dude is a MONSTER.

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

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.

"The United States Navy would like to know your location."

I'm not at all surprised that an Olympic swimmer can pass the swim part of the Navy SEALs' fitness test

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

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

"i was actually looking at your biceps" - me every time i watch these videos lmaooo

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!

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

Wow. My father is turning 70 tomorrow, and in the 80’s and early 1990’s he a Navy diver who would train SEALs in EOD and diving, and train Navy divers. He qualified to train as a SEAL, but always declined because he had a wife and two kids. Proud of my dad - and this guy’s a real champ!

Hey Seals are no doubt incredible. Also, Olympians are remarkable dedicated micromanage their time and goals. Each are excellence committed people.

Swimming was effortless and beautiful. Such a humble guy Marcus...

“If you’re going into the navy, go ahead and compare yourself to this Olympic athlete” 😐 Edit: please, twas just a little joke since he first said just the Navy before specifying SEALs. I know SEALs are tough dudes

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

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

i love how hes wearing a faskskin just for the test

That swimming portion was crazy impressive

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

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

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

When they started the push up I’m pretty sure all the military guys said 0 0 0 0 0 out of habit