People train for years to do this - The Spanish Special Forces fitness test 

he's nice to his non soldiers civilians lol

When they have less time to fuck around and a unit that few can ever enter, it actually does tend to create a relaxed instructor, because the standards are just the standards, and they have to tell countless guys they didn't make it that go-around.

with those kind of standards you really do not need to be an asshole anymore..

The entire hardass mentality was invented in the 60's when the US needed to conscript random average joes who had spent the previous 10 years in a cushy office job to ship them halfway across the world and set random asian people on fire. It has long outlasted its original purpose and exists for no reason other than to make bloated welfare queens and other slightly-above-mediocre men feel good about themselves.

Exactly. I don't know about the Spanish SF, but generally most SF only recruit from already trained soldiers and only the very best, so the need to be that hardass drill instructor is not really as necessary when everyone is already an experienced soldier. But I bet he can and will be tough to the applicants when and if it's required.

Agreed, its hilarious

Yes😂

I'm spanish, and I'm aware of the english language level we have in here... Maybe he didn't understand. Never discard that

He's always got such an innocent naughty impish look on his face.

Well, he said Magnus needed full power for the pull ups, I think he meant it as a semi-joke, not sure if it's 100% serious.

Claro, es que estás pruebas al ser para las fuerzas especiales son más duras

He is basically a norwegian marine.

This is special forces test, not regular army training,

​@@JacobSparks23yes we all know thanks

Not trying to be rude, when was the last time Spain was involved in a war? 1815? They stayed out of all the World Wars and to my knowledge haven’t been involved in anything significant in over 200 years. How many generations of Spanish soldiers have never seen combat? All of them. No Spanish soldier alive today, nor their fathers or grandfathers or great grandfathers have ever been in combat. If I’m misinformed, please correct me, like I said I’m not trying to be rude, I’m genuinely curious. I respect that Spain is nothing like my country and in perpetual wars for Israel and billion dollar corporation profits. Our military are basically just mercenaries at this point, they’ve done nothing to “defend us or our freedom” like NPC bootlickers like to parrot.

One hundred percent 💯

I don't get when he says at 5:26 that's way harder than normal pushups. They look like normal pushups.

narrow hands, elbows tucked makes you use way more triceps and less back@@BWater-yq3jx

@@BWater-yq3jx actually for most people, "normal pushups" allow them to spread their arms further apart, which allows more engagement of the chest and shoulders, I get for calisthenics that's a normal pushup, but yeah, for most people out there this is no normal pushup

Push-ups are way harder than the old US Army standard. We could sag in the middle or put our butt in the air to rest

Spaniards are educated to become gentlemen and fair competitors. Don't forget, only a few nations managed to hold up a global empire for 300 years.

​@@KrlKngMrtssnthats it , thanks for the words brother

Sí, yo estuve en Operaciones Especiales, España. Muy duro, pero muchísima educación.

In Spanish army there's no reason to not be nice if you haven't done anything wrong

@@KrlKngMrtssn Im not saying you are wrong about modern day spaniards, but im pretty sure being fair competitors doesnt have anything to do with having a global empire, quite the opposite infact

Or just a decent human lmao

@@zeinfeimrelduulthaarn7028 Or just a great guy. Decent is a low bar to pass, people should aspire to be better than that.

@@Nefville Decent would be enough, I would love for everyone to be decent humans

Just a spaniard, we are usually happier than nordics

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And a complete risk to those they are "training".

That's so true

​@@MR-Last-rj6lbWhen you're training the best of the best, a bar less than 50,000 people in the world can match, you can be more relaxed in training as they either pass or don't. The basics of every aspect of the military is already long drilled into these soldiers before they even join special forces.

How was it? How do they compare to other nations in terms of competence and reliability?

The rank-and-file soldiers and officers were pathetic. I have stories. But their Special Forces dudes were harder than woodpecker lips. @@k1k2k3k4

We were there late 2012 in Qala E Naw, I enjoyed the Spanish dining facility. We were there to shut down FOB Todd

Yeah I got there in May 2013 and we were supposed to go somewhere else, but it was taking a little longer to shut down. We were there about 2-3 months then it closed and we wend to Delaram. I think it was MNANG dustoff that we relieved.@@Combatives101

I was there too. Qala E Naw, Bala Murghab, Herat. But I was on 2009 and 2010. Great times indeed.

Yes pleasy, i wanna see more climbing again!😄

was this written by gpt?

Interestingly if this is the corp I think it is there's no woman because the physical tests are so hard that no woman was able to pass yet, I had a friend who was trying to be the very best, she was ripped but don't know if it would be enough.

@@tasorodri these tests are always made to select the best rather than being necessarly the most applicable, because for sure women would be qualified for everything else. Endurance wise they have just as much too, but I am not really pro-military or trying to join the military so if only men go killing instead of men and women I don't really care ahah

@@tasorodri I assume they will have different standards for female aspirants...

@@kerolokerokerolo nah, high level military It should all be equal. You can't risk one teammate not being able to help out someone because their standards were lower than the rest. It's all about end result and safety, nothing to do with the actual gender (not saying there ain't any discrimination or whatever, just that all requirements are equal regardless age, gender, mood whatever)

Seems like he's a good soldier and also a good leader/instructor. No need to be aggressive if you can make the person you're training understand the reason and meaning behind rules and instructions.

ARRIBA ESPAÑA HERMANO

I can't say the same. There have been a strong fascist movement in Spain, and last time that happened, the army perpetrated a coup d'etat and kill thousands of civilians. This kind of video is tremendously dangerous.

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Agree, funniest bit of the video by far. You can see that he was truly and honestly impressed!

The Spanish are some funny people 😂 It killed me when he said that haha

That's because his performance in that 3000m test was honesly hard to believe. Most people who dedicate themselves on some sport other than endurance (like Magnus) would find it a bit tough to sustain that pace (5:15min/km) even on level road without a 20Kg vest. I mean sure, some would do 4:30min/km, but with a 20Kg vest and uphill? To me that's like doing 40 pull ups in terms of relative difficulty. Mind you running downhill with that vest must not be that great at all for the joints. I mean, he got a 10, which means no other soldier had ever run as fast, and surely there are some beastly soldiers out there for whom 20kg would be a much smaller percentage of their weight, think about it.

A non runner getting a 10/10 should be suspicious to anyone.

@@RH-nk7eo Obviously you’re a non-runner! A runner would know that a pace of 8 min/mi for two miles is difficult enough but when you add in 44 pounds and go uphill. That’s another level!

Suerte chaval, dale duro!

Estás a tope, jefe de equipo

@@VodKaVK Muchas gracias, ya casi estamos !

A por todas

Recuerda: no vayas hacia la luz, ¡siempre hacia donde esté más oscuro! 😀 ¡¡Ánimo y suerte con las pruebas!!

Where was it?

@@goekhanbagMadrid

Are they? I spoke to my British Marine friend and a few American Marines and they say they're pretty poor...

How’s that? They haven’t fought in a war in over 200 years… 1815 was the last war Spain “won”. So we’re talking muskets? I’m not sure how anyone could claim that they’re the best or top of anything, when no one alive for generations has even seen combat from the top to the bottom. They didn’t even fight in the World Wars.

​@@SaltNBatterybecause we had our own civil war

@@SaltNBattery We fought in the 2nd Wold War with the División Azul and the russians were pretty scared of the spanish soldiers, They respected a lot that the officers never took their galons off even in prision. Napoleon couldnt invade the full country. H1tler was against trying to invade Spain and said: "You can't enter in Spain without the spanish allowing it." In Croatia, 1st of december every year they remember the Spanish soldiers that saved 200 croatians from being masacred. We have been in Afghanistan. We won this year's Apex Predator (elite snipers tournament from the OTAN) And this are only a few of the things the Spanish military have done.

​@@SaltNBatteryThe United States fought in half of the world's wars, and they have only won half due to economic superiority in weapons, and yet their common soldiers are completely useless, this is an example that participating in wars does not mean having good soldiers, and Spain has been in several wars.

A decent fitness regime and most importantly a smart game plan paired with a sound mindset can bring you to at least to 99% of the best times. The last % is where it gets hard. But yeah imennsly impressiv! :)

@@dongurudebro4579 Yea magnus has a good mindset for those kinda things, like with the dark tunnels or with the hiking up the hills and then running down the hills to get faster times. His instinct is hella good.

No special training? If I recall Magnus ran 4x4 intervals more than once a week for his entire youth and pro climber career?

@@dongurudebro4579 absolutely not. For sure mindset plays a huge role. But if you are not really gifted with exceptional endurance your cardiovascular system will just collapse under such a demand. The mindset will make you survive the run but to do it in such a time. Mindset will not be enough. Trust me I ran in a team for years. You cannot will yourself to have good times. The other guys before him also did not lack willpower thats for sure.

@@sigmal47 That is powerendurance especially in the forearms. Thats why you do it. It is a different thing to running thoug. Thats like saying - of course Jakob Schubert excells on the competition lead wall - he goes hiking all the time in the mountains of tyrol. It gives some benefits to be generally in good shape but endurance - like strenght - is highly specific to a task and bodypart.

Keep the great spirit up!

Also Watch 3 of 7 Project. He's a Navy Seal and does endurance running, biking, anything to keep himself in shape. They also have a weekend camp they run to help people go beyond their normal limit. If I wasn't awaiting surgery I'd love to go. Good Christian tight knit group, but all kinds go.

Once one of them told me why: they want to know your attitude and also if you have a physical base to improve. They know that later they can make you improve your marks with their training. And they do it 😉

The end was like giving him candy lol it’s just do or go test

​@@imaginatecaasi es , se trata de actitud y cojones. Ya se puede mejorar cada a dia con esas dos cosas

It used to be way harder. Back in 1987 when I went to the navy divers course we started 240 men, and only 18 of us finished it. Now even women pass it

Haven’t won a war since 1815, stayed out of the world wars. That’s multiple generations of “soldiers” who’ve never seen combat, their fathers, their grandfathers, their great-grandfathers. I’m just confused, how can a military be capable of no one alive from the top to the bottom has been involved in anything significant for over 200 years?

Me too!

Yo me he quedado loca 🤣🤣 no sé qué cuartel es este. Pero no sabía que a un extranjero le podía interesar hacer Paef del ejército español

@@maxguevara5054 Lo gracioso es que no es el paef si no las pruebas fisicas del GOE, que es el grupo de operaciones especiales militar del ejercito de tierra español, por eso las marcas son una absoluta fumada, 31 dominadas cuando por ejemplo, el 10 en las pruebas de policia nacional son 15 jajaja

​@@maxguevara5054Esta en el pardo en Madrid

@@Oscar-iu7zi ya ya vi que Goes por la boina. Dije Paef por los abs y las flexiones. Me ha matado en serio 😁🤣 muy bueno

That's because it's not about how he looks it's about what he can do.

It's actually almost 12km/h (11.73km/h), that's kinda hard to believe to be honest. In the video he didnt seem to be running THAT fast

​@@testie__111theres downhills that give a big speed boost

“Don’t worry about the snakes, maybe you find a wild boar”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

It’s about 5:13 mins per km. I know what that looks like and he wasn’t running at that pace even with the downhills. If you are walking you are dropping to 10 mins per km for those bits. It doesn’t add up

@@antflynn7 I'm thinking maybe he was supposed to do two laps and he only did one.

Especially when the vest doesn't distribute the weight evenly and puts a strain on your shoulders

3km on a trail with that much uphill and 20kg...in 15mins. Absolutely insane performance.

I wear a 20 lb backpack for my 1 hour walks and it kills me! lol I can't imagine 20 kilos.

@@falcodarkzz Yup, that’s wild. That’s 8 min/mi pace for almost 2 miles with 44 pounds carry on a hilly course!

Magnus also isn't the biggest guy. If he was a 100kg 1.90 guy 20 kg is more manageable.

thanks a lot

this is useful!

I think it's also genetics m8. I had a friend who was able to do 120 push ups at the age of 15. He was extremally fast in sprints also, and strong AF in the gym.

I'm going to incorporate this into my regimen.

​@@nieczerwonyAs far as I know its about your VO2 max your diet your mitochondrial health and what types of muscle fibers you have most (so its part genetics but allot can be done to still perform better than most)

Underdog, lol. He still is one of the best athletes out there.

I agree, the 20kg on a 110kg man is a different challenge than the 20kg on a 70kg man. So yeah, you're totally right with the "beast for his size" statement.

​@@Eva-mp7xg You're right but it's different to run if youre 110 kg than 75 kg even if it's muscle. I think the optimal for every style would be around 90 kg bw

@@juggdogg 90kg quite heavy still. I think between 70-80 is optimal.

@@juggdogg I'd guess the ideal weight depends on the distance you run? Sprinters seem to be built bigger than marathon runners (see Usain Bolt v/s Eliud Kipchoge)

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“Don’t worry about the snakes, maybe you find a wild boar”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

to be honest, he didn't lock the elbows, and situps lower the upper back and the head than what the instructor said. But those 30 pull-ups were insane, specially when he wasn't comfortable with the grip and couldn't change it. 👋

@@nigermant6347 With the situps I believe you are allowed to lower your upper back the instructor simply noted that it is not required.

Yeah,somewhere northwest of La Villa y Corte 😂

We are very welcoming ❤

Thank you sir

Do they make the tests easier for trannies？Because that seems the fashion

Yea ok....

😂

Until you compare them to rangers lol

@@Shoegaze- yeah, but both rangers and spanish special forces are monsters when compared to the average man

Go cure cancer, not this rubbish ....

If you struggle to do go under 5min/km on a 5k you are below average of peole who have trained for it with any intent. But agree that Magnus is a pretty strong athlete overall and doing everything he did with no specific training is really good.

@@SantoRedentor never really trained for it. I just climb and tried running 5k a few times. Just comparing myself with magnus cos I dont think he trains for running and still performs as good as ppl who trains for running, like he aced the last test and I'm pretty sure that spec ops do train for running to some extent.

​@@qweasd9153most strong people hate running over 1k :-) .. i remember running with pro decathlon competitors .. they hate the 1500mtr they have to do .. yeah i was middeldistance runner would be fun to do it with 20kg

just keep holding the right wall

@@profpuffofficial2 dammit, no wonder i couldnt do it, i kept holding the left wall

@@musthabe_ it should work tho same principle

@@musthabe_ but if the route has a loop in it can cause issues

I wonder if they have circular routes in there, because my normal tactic in situations like that is just keep going right forever or left forever. If there is only one exit and just dead ends otherwise, it's a tactic that will always work so long as you stay calm.

Don't forget he had to run UPHILL at the start too! Simply insane

i cant run that fast without 20kg vest. what a joke :D

I also have heard stories about the SEALS being crushed by the spanish in trainings and friendly competitions.

doubt it.

Y no digamos el BOEL … 😂

Epoca muy dura de las COE en los 90, solo los mejores aguantaban

I trained with the seals as a colab with the UK army. They were such a bunch of pussies! It was embarrassing.

nuestro ejercito no hace nada por la patria, dejan que nos fumiguen, nos traen invasores ellos mismos.....

He completed a marathon once, without training for it. Insanely impressive.

@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 which video was that? I remember one where he stopped at like 30K? (that's still impressive for no training, but obviously about 12K short of a marathon)

​@@adamjohnson5285it was in 50° temperature though...

​@@adamjohnson5285it was in Las Vegas,with Rockentry dude part of the way. It was very impressive off the couch.

@@adamjohnson5285 Ok it may be the video I am talking about, and I remembered wrong. But like you said, 30k is very impressive.

When you have a massive civil war and terrorism inside your country it's hard to think about going to any war, the war was already in the house.