Military vs Bodybuilder: Who Wins in Strength Challenges?

A head-to-head competition between five elite French soldiers and top bodybuilders tests raw strength and endurance across multiple events including weighted pull-ups, deadlifts, bench press, squats, and an obstacle course. The military team ultimately wins, showcasing superior functional fitness and teamwork.

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The five strongest soldiers in France face off against the five most determined bodybuilding athletes. Who will be the strongest? We'll start with the first challenge. Here we go. First challenge, do the heaviest pull-up possible. We start with body weight and with each pull-up, we increase by 5 kg. The winner is the one who puts in the heaviest weight. Attention, we want strict pull-ups. Chin above the bar. stretched underneath.

It's at max. He's focused there. You feel good there. Very, very good. It's going to take a while. Attention team. That confirms it. It's magnificent. That's incredible. That's easy. Bravo. Very clean. It's good. Let's go, 20. They said that whoever gets beaten up by one of us will be put in the dungeon. Brad is leaving; he wants to avoid jail. [laughs] No problem there. No, it's all good here. Well done. Look, these are soldiers in the ETO force. Come on, Bradley is calm.

Zero stress. And stay tuned until the end of the video because the other challenges are going to be incredible. It's going to be chaos after that. Yes. After seeing that you went up to 80, it took a little longer. But listen, I think I'll go that far, we'll see. 80 seems like 60, 50, or 60 is zero effort to me. You saw that he laughed before making the stop. It was a bit tough, wasn't it? Pure pleasure. Go ahead, sir. Magnificent. Yes sir. Things are starting to get heated now. Putting that much weight on me, you see, I'm cutting myself up.

Losing a life there, it just climbs on its own. It looks like there's nothing there. Here we go. Oh yes! Well done! Alright. What was it like there? F What was it like It was tough. [laughs] Come on, come on, come on. Oh my god he blew a kiss to the camera. So it's going to be 50. You have to take into account the beard for the chin because of the outstretched arms. Yeah. Come on, come on, come on, come on. Oh, well done! You want to validate 60, that would be incredible. 55 kg. Come on FC, let's show those young kids a thing or two Come on, come on, show us the power!

Here we go. Come on, come on. It is not validated. Escan did not validate the 55 kg. His only chance of winning is therefore if Bradley fails. Go! Go. Oh dear. The military team wins the pull-up competition. But for the sake of the feat, Bradley will attempt a weighted pull-up with 70 kg. Come on Bradle, let's go. Okay, it's now. Okay, the military team gets a point for this first event. The competition is on.

Well done F. Next challenge, the deadlift. The goal is to lift as much as possible. We start at 150 kg. I think it's going to be difficult for him. Each round, we increase by 20 kg. Who will win? Let's go. Beautiful 150, approved for both 170 kg. Okay Panard. Well done! 170 kg validated against 190 kg. Really climb very, very high. It'll be quick there. Magnificent 190 kg, approved for sale, we have high hopes for him. I think that even if he has average speed, he can still be careful. That

Oh! 210 kg validated at 230 kg. Now things are starting to get serious. Come on! Go! Go. Well done. How much does Fana weigh? 74. Go. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. There is an opponent there. That's some serious skill there. The bar actually accelerated I think it's intentional that it's not 250. Have you already passed 250 or not? From memory. The last time I quoted 130 kg. Sus ter, it's been a long time since I've done that either. Yeah, we're getting old now, we're making machines, huh.

[laughs] Oh, the bar is beautiful. 250, it's me who says that, the poor guy for having gotten himself into that Come on, come on, come on. Oh wow! Oh! He scared me at first. I was scared at first. Come on! You're going to go, Corporal, go. He was like, "Oh my god, it's getting hot in here." He had never crossed the threshold he just crossed. Alright, well done man. Well done. Oh [__], 270. Just to be clear, they didn't put the strips on.

There's only the belt there. There is no combination, there is no recording, there is no air conditioning. That's the outside. It's in nature, in the forest. Incredible! 270 kills. Wow! Come on! Oh! Well done! One point for the bodybuilders, 11 equals. It's getting tighter. You are not ready for the trials that will follow. Stay until the end. We move on to the next test, the bench press. We start at 60 kg. Each turn we increase by 10 kg until Mor follows. Yeah.

Okay, at least one. [laughs] Approved. Well done! You have to encourage me, you must n't distract me. It has to be said, though, that his opponent is a gori, right? Genetically modified military man or Oh! Captain's TR because [laughs] 70 kg. Go Maassim, show them to the little one there. Yes! Well done! How much would you have gotten? 180 I think. 110 kg validated for NAS the gorilla from Carcaston. Balaise he mi au rang. [laughs] Bravo! 5000 kg, it flies for a week, there he had an internship, he slept on the floor, he went to bed at 1 am,

he was angry, yeah, but he told me that yesterday he reloaded with tacos, 80 to 92 kg in body weight and the opponent at 87 kg in body weight after the tacos or before the tacos, tacos, very good, brav k validated, I'm told he's American, I believe him, yeah, so Russian, the jaw, yes, you see a bit, Drago, easily 90 kg easy. Oh, this is going to be tough. I believe it. I feel very good about it. We're moving up to 100 kg. Come on, there's no problem here. Of course. 100 kg validated, 110 kg. So what are the prices? What is the prize money for the winner today?

160. Me, I think 150. Come on, same here. There you go. Louis, do you want me to help you too or not? No, we don't care, he really has a very good technique. Great. Well done. He weighs 120 kg now. Oh yes, close-up between the arms. Yes sir, I'll go and confirm it for you, no problem. That's good, he's starting to get sorted now. You can see it there. 120 kg, that's starting to get serious. Do you want me to help you or not? I am fa. Come on, come on, come on, come on. Wow, 20km valid, it's very solid.

Come on Nas, we have faith in you. Nas, I've started weight training. You weren't even born yet. That's not a dad's kind of thing to say. Louis, this one's for you. There you go. Go ahead and give it your all. Come on, come on, come on, come on. So. 130 kg validated for Nass. A little bit of recovery 140. Press a little [laughs] on I'll help you. Come on! Oh no! Oh! What insolence! Feet! There! That's disrespectful.

Go Nas! Go! Come on! Well done! Well done, Nas! Well done! Truly, the sun shines in their eyes. It's the sun, the sun has come out, that's why. Go Louis! Come on! Here we go! Go Louis! Oh! Rock! Victory for the military. Well done to them! One point for the military. Next up, squats. Objective: to do as many squats as possible in 2 minutes.

Camidijun, this is your moment. It's going to start there. Okay, let's go. Maximum number of repetitions in squats for 2 minutes. Very, very good. That's a great rhythm. Very cardio-intensive, muscular endurance-focused. Alright, great cam. Go! Go. Give it your all. That's very good. It's much more cardio than you might think. That's great, Camille. Come on, come on, let's get there. On the second point. Alright . Keep the rhythm, that's good. It's a real pain. Go! Go Again and again. Go Camille! Go ahead and give it your all. Go Camille, go Camille. Great, go Camille, go!

30 seconds. Come on, come on, come on, come on. Wow, what she's doing is incredible. Go Camille. Go away, coward, horrible things. Bravo machine. What was the hardest thing that was put there? Quads take a really long time. So there were a lot, a lot of reps. Oh, it's longer than you think in minutes. Who advanced? Screw you. Result: 51 repetitions, 57 repetitions. One more point for the bodybuilders. 22. Equality. It's very, very tight. We'll settle things in the next round.

The obstacle course challenge has begun. My opponent is the record holder for this event. 3 2 1 go. The goal is simple: to go as fast as possible. For the obstacle course, I'm going to put in a sorting system for safety reasons and to reduce friction. OK, here to make a record come on techqueit player they are very good players because when the deè passes we wo n't enervate him Oh you are light. Oh, the balance balanced. Yes, the subscriptions. Stay solid on your feet don't do it. Okay, if it only takes 5 minutes, that's fine. 0 out of 20 minutes. But no. It might as well take 10 minutes. Where is he? So, at 4 minutes, what was the time? 10.

Come on, he's here. Come on, again. Let loose. He's wasted. Come on. So, some people have said that when they get to the top, to save time, they jump straight off. Where he is, I hope he'll take it slowly. Jump [laughs] jump Oh, he jumped, he jumped. Alright, that's the end of it. Okay for this we move on to the opponent. 3 2 1 Go Bryan. Great, good. Super yes magnificent wou Go super is impressive. Go super fast. The most cardio-intensive thing is definitely the deer. Go! Go. He's strolling, he's strolling his opponent Bryan's personal best is 2.57. We'll see if he can beat him.

Okay, great. Come on, what you're doing is great. That's good, that's good. It's Go Bran. It's over. Come on, come on. Superz Well done! Well done, Machine! Result of the journey! 4 minutes 46 for me and 2 minutes 59. Bryan is therefore the big winner of this event. Well done to him. Let's move on. There is only one test left. Bodybuilders no longer have a choice. For us, it's either equality or defeat.

Let the final battle begin. 1 2 The strategy didn't work. Oh [__], we're getting wrecked. It was close, it was close. Well done guys, honestly, well played guys. Well done! Emilie and the paratroopers win. Well done! Honestly, to watch the other Strongman versus bodybuilder video, just click below, you guys are the best. Ciao!

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