Olympians Attempt the Marine Combat Fitness Test

We recruited some Olympians who specialize in track and field events and put them up against the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test!

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The Marine Corps combat fitness test (CFT), taken every six months, is intended to keep Marines ready for the physical rigors of contemporary combat operations. Individual readiness will be measured by requiring Marines to do the following:

Run 880 yards (two laps around a track), simulating movement to contact in battle dress uniform, fast.
Lift 30-pound ammunition can overhead from shoulder height for max reps for two minutes.
Perform a maneuver-under-fire simulated event, a timed 300-yard shuttle run in which Marines are paired up by size and perform the following tasks: sprints, agility course, high crawl, low crawl, body drag, fireman carry, ammo can carry, push-ups, and grenade throw.

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[andyscott]

I don’t even know how I this channel made it into my reco’s, but having now watched a ton of vid’s recently, I can honestly report I’m 100% more active/actually exercising since discovering Austen’s channel. These videos are awesomely inspiring.

[simontide]

No matter how fast you are, there is always camera man who's faster than you.

[kathestrophic]

“She’s got good form” I’d hope so.. she’s an Olympian. Lolol

[savannah]

“You’re allowed to do whatever it takes to get the box up” is perhaps the most Marine response possible to the question of form lol

[ArtInTheWild]

These ladies are some beast! They’re smiling while doing all these challenges but I’d be having the most grueling ugly face trying to attempt any of these 😅😂

[moriamu]

These athletes probably hadn’t needed to work their upper strength as hard as a marine soldier. But they finished the challenge anyway. That’s impressive.

[robinharris]

The heart of an athlete knowing this is not what they train for but their mind and drive is FIRE!!!

[zrod]

Now let’s see Marines do the Olympians sport! Haha

[ihyepablo]

Austin:"Do you want to know your time?"
Ally:"No"
Austin:"Understandable, have a good day"

[crushingit]

Most military training for the Elite units (Ranger, SEALs, etc) are more centered around breaking your body and your mind. Doesnt matter if you run 25 miles a day and do 1000 pushups straight before joining. Your weakness will come out and the instructors will exploit it.
But these professional athletes have been digging deep and over coming pain since they were in high school and do it all with a smile at the end. This was inspiring to see.

[ZEBEEtheoriginal]

I love how they all smile through everything no matter how grueling.

[mmancino]

Man, I feel for them doing this in boots they've never worn nor broken in lol.

[Adventuregirl]

I was a middle distance runner in school and there is a big difference running is shoes and shorts than in boots.

[dragon]

When Allie said "I'm already tired"... I truly felt that. 😩😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[mickluchsinger]

Only thing I saw that yall did wrong was normally we were hungover during the tests. Great job ladies. USMC Semper Fi

[berniemazur]

10:05 I like how he's explaining things while he's getting dragged and carried that made me laugh :)

[jonate]

They have the best personality! Super positive with a smile on their face

[IKEMENOsakaman]

Yeah I've always wondered how Olympians would do in the military. I mean, sure, Olympics is a festival of peace, so perhaps I shouldn't be making these comparisons, but both sportsmen and military personnel needs to be in shape, so yeah.

[catbothelen]

Man, when I was back in middle school all the girls were required to hit 3:30 for the 800m-run. This really puts it in perspective of how ridiculous that standard was

[sexykoreanchic]

Damn I love to see chicks like this DEMOLISHING these challenges. So inspiring. I want to be someone whose physically it enough to do maybe 75% what these girls can do. (And they all had such a great attitude throughout. Love them)