These faux wholesome comments are so parasitic. You don’t actually mean that. You just want the attention. Like filming yourself giving a homeless person water.
Strongman has changed a lot because during time Eddie Hall, athletes were getting bigger and not in a good way. Hence why athletes focusing on their conditioning more. Altho athletes like Tom Stoltman and Thor despite being close 200kg they are scary fit
@@petershortland478 nah mitch has by far the best cardio among all strongman, he's a marathon runner, doing crossfit workouts, muscle-ups. he's one of one by far. look at the last giant's live!
Love Mitchell doing these types of videos. He’s being a great ambassador for strongman like Eddie was. Those people bring such positive awareness to people about the sport.
Woo! This inspired me to do that 3 min and 30 second plank. Definitely feels very mental. If you watch the timer go down you're fucked. Stay calm keep breathing and remember that your body can go way further than when your mind is telling you to stop. I got it done and was shaking like crazy by the end of it. Thanks for the inspiration Will! love the videos! Stay strong fam!
All of you collabing is great! I'm thoroughly surprised that no one's shorts split during this. I love how sweet Little T turned straight demon while running. 🤣🤣
To be fair, depending on your grader, the army doesn't even do it to standard a majority of the time. I've also never done one with the required break times between events, it's always been way more.
Great collab! I like to see these ACFT videos to see how bad they will fawk them up.....MAYBE one day an influencer will do all the events to standard and finish in the allotted amount of time for the entire ACFT event. That said, Mitchell killed it for being a strongman! That is alot of weight to keep moving
As a soldier who was awarded a “certificate of PT excellence” and as a qualified grader of the army ACFT; The current test is easy to pass but very difficult to max out. Best I have done on an ACFT (army combat fitness test) is 591/600 and I am built similar to Will. The only thing I’ve seen someone actually fail is the run and/or the height/weight taping (which you are exempt from if you score a 540 and above with at least 60 points in each category). Prior to the plank being the “core exercise,” they had a leg tuck event where you would hang from a bar with a staggered grip and touch your knees to your elbows. A lot of soldiers (especially females) were unable to do even one repetition (the minimum to pass) or did not have the grip strength to hold on to the bar. As a result, around half the females in the entire army were flagged as “non-promoteable” because they could not pass PT. That is why they changed the standard to the plank. I preferred this leg tuck exercise over the plank because the max score was 20, and you could relax after your 20 reps before the run. The plank adds an endurance exercise right before the run. In my opinion, that leg tuck was one of the most practical things on the ACFT because it simulates your ability to recover if you were dangling from a rope. The whole ACFT was designed to “simulate combat” which is why there is a deadlift as well as a sled drag (like a casualty on a litter or quickly dragging them off the battlefield). The 40 lb kettlebell carries are the weight of the full .50 cal ammo cans, 5 gallon jerry/nato cans, or cratering/shape charges. The hand release pushups are to simulate ducking for cover and retracting your hands (in real life it would be to the back of your neck) when artillery is coming down. The ball throw I think is kinda dumb, ngl… the plank? The plank is really dumb and does not simulate any part of combat that I could think of. So that’s the ACFT (Army combat fitness test) which is the test they did in the video and is the current pt test of the army. The APFT (army physical fitness test) was the test before either variation of the ACFT, and it consisted of 2 minutes of pushups (normal 90 degree pushups and lockout at the top), 2 minutes of situps and a 2 mile run. The minimum score for male pushups was 42 pushups (only 19 for female) and it was something like 76(?) (male) to max. The situps were 78 to max for both male and female. The slowest allowable time on the 2 mile was something like a 15:54 (?) compared to the 22:00 they get now. Max score was the same 13:30 that it is now. The APFT (the old test) was significantly more difficult to pass, but much easier to max out. The old test was really easy for skinny lean runners, not big strong soldiers. The ranger variation of the APFT is a pass/fail 5 mile run with a time cutoff of 40 minutes. I believe the rangers still use that version of the test. Conspiracy time: There is a conspiracy theory that the whole reason that they changed the PT test at all was because SMA Grinston wanted the army to provide better gym equipment to the gyms that soldiers had. The funding was denied. By changing the test, they could use the budget from “readiness and sustainment” instead of requesting the funding for random gym equipment in order to buy a bunch of weights and gym equipment. Now the army is considering going BACK to the old APFT test (which had been around since like the 1970’s), however every unit in the Army now has at least a baseline of gym equipment and weights. Grinston was a good guy. I wouldnt be surprised if he admits that conspiracy is actually true one day.
I was looking at their sprint drag and plank, it’s 5 50m so why did they only drag towards one end then go back and forth for laterals and sprint? I feel like I missed something. Also they disqualified for plank since they locked their fingers. I actually disqualified my first ACFT cuz of that and ended up getting 98 points
Women should be held to the exact same standards if not higher standards then men. Who cares if you lose a bunch of candidates. It's already a problem for internal conflict rape is a massive issue by their own or if captured men often take more risks around women they stand out. They need to not only be fit enough to do everything men can but need to be stand out women to mitigate all the problems having women in the military cause. I was reading about how they're almost never put on the front line and when they are they are mainly scouting and operating I can't imagine why..
The "official" reason for them getting rid of the leg tuck was because more people, men included, were using their lower back and spine to bend upward rather then utilizing the core to actually commence the movement. While the plank is great for core and overall body endurance, I think they should just have sit ups or something instead to target the core and then not interfere with the 2 mile. My highest score was 574 but my current is 554 :(
@@brannondoolin8654 that “official” response is utter BS, because in order for you to actually use your core properly in that movement, you NEED to bend your hips/lower back. When you’re doing hanging leg raises or knee raises, ppl just bring them up and stay completely still. You’re suppose to bend your hips in a way so that your ass is points towards the front or upwards to actually utilize your core
"You walk like you just got released from prison" Actually took me out😂😂😂 I had to rewind it to make sure I heard it right. Lmao the way Hooper waddled from his legs being pumped to will dropping that line was just so perfect. Will and Hooper make a great collab.
That's crazy, I'm about to ship out to basic and I was waiting for a video of you doing the ACFT! I will say, I wish there was a member of the Army proctoring the test bc a few things were off and wouldn't have counted (ex: for the pushups, you can't have more than a 1-boot's-width of distance between your feet bc wider feet is easier, the deadlift handles are supposed to be flipped the other way thus making it easier, the sprint-drag-carry had a few things off about it, same with the plank bc you can't clasp your hands, etc.), but it was still fun to watch y'all take the test!
Active army of 3 years here. The deadlift was basically identical as we do it in big army, the sprint drag carry was very close but you’re right about the plank and the push ups. Good luck at BCT man, hope the army serves you well
10:53 Yea but you have to be able to do that and be alert and ready for 12 hours after. This is just the start from basic you have to be better and not be winded after its basically a short sprint if you have done it enough.
5:27 As one who is in the army, none of those pushups would've counted. You'd have to create an L with your thumb and pointer finger and have your hands come into pecs. Also, you have to keep a continual motion with your arms only resting in the prone position or as we call it "the front leaning rest". And your feet have to be one foot length apart at most; by foot, i mean a literal persons foot size. If a persons foot is 5 inches, that's as far as you can widen your legs
Nerdy NCO here ☝🏻🤓 - you actually get 1 practice throw, and 2 record attempts for the ball throw -For the hand release push ups, thumbs must be in line with the armpits while pushing up and feet cannot be further apart from each other than the width of the grader’s boot -for the sprint drag carry, the kettlebells must be set down on the ground, they cannot be tossed or thrown. Also both hands must be used while pulling the sled. - for the plank, feet cannot be further from each other than the grader’s boot width and fingers cannot be interlocked EDIT: as it was pointed out down below, the practice throw is no longer a thing
Also a Nerdy NCO here, I had the exact same critiques plus they weren't "resting" in the front leaning rest and Mitch's feet were staggerd during the deadlift. Not like he wouldn't get 500 lbs up with ease but still
Big props for all of you trying the ACFT. I’m active duty and I recently took mine for the year. The disdain T had for the 2 mile is the same hatred I have for it especially after my quads get cooked on the spring drag. My shoulders are also cooked when it comes to the plank. The hand release push ups really wear them out. The only thing I care about maxing is the deadlift which I do. After the first two events, everything just sucks to do
Will, I’ve been watching on and off for years, and I just want to say your body has definitely been getting more and more ripped. Keep up the good work.
Amazing trio, binged everything youve ever made more or less, been binging mitch and have seen the lady whos name i cant remember currently, keep up the amazing work you three
Mitchell is so freaking related and so kind. I'm not patriotic at all but him and Will make me proud to be Canadian. I don't really know Lil T but she's dope too!
You can tell that Mitch is a natural born competitor and winner. He refuses to lose but also doesn't let his ego take over and is tactical with his efforts. When its game time he flips the switch and nothing else matters but once his effort is over he immediately becomes very encouraging.
All your pushups I would’ve been saying zero, zero, zero lol haha Love this video. I love seeing civilians do our test. It’s so fun to see how they fair and feel afterwards. Our guys smoke, drink a shot of 5 hour energy and have a mouth full of zyn and crush this test to a 540+. Bravo to you for all giving it your all!
FYI, I think the inside lane of that track is less than 75m (length 25m, width 12.5m, minus the rounded corners, see 8:20). So you ran a bit under 1.5 miles, which matches your speed. But still, thanks for the great video, keep them coming. I had heaps of fun trying these challenges myself... scored 600/600.
funny, the US Army is what got me started on the fitness path... but back then we only had 3 things on the physical fitness test: push-ups, sit-ups, and 2 mile run. this was back in the mid 2010's though. and yes, I'm a veteran. for me the hardest part was the run because anything that involves muscle is easy for me, where the endurance of running was my weak point (for others, they were the opposite)
Mitch is such an animal... Watching him at competitions is... totally crazy And such a nice guy! Kerrys mindset was awesome "I hate this so much" still completely powers through. Nicely done. I think you all proved that you are incredibly fit people. Nice idea and such a friendly competition, was a blast to watch you support and tease each other :)
