"Every year, the boys and girls of America would get together and be humiliated." For real, I felt this.

@AreebProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I upload photo editing tutorials you can come if you're interested

@riveroverland5902

3 жыл бұрын

In Malaysia we do almost the same exact thing except we also take our weight and height in front of the entire class so as the shortest in the class or grade every year, it has not been the best.

@alexastafford5992

3 жыл бұрын

@@riveroverland5902 the height and weight part really sucks, it's the perfect opportunity for others to pick on kids

@ivylasangrienta6093

3 жыл бұрын

We had the same thing in my country. Humiliation all across the board.

@xanairigoien4813

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I just put this from 999 to 1k likes and I feel powerful

They didn’t do the pacer (beep test). They didn’t experience true terror

@An19941

3 жыл бұрын

As a European i'm horrified to ask, but: what is "the pacer"?

@ccxbear17

3 жыл бұрын

@@An19941 how many laps you could run & they increased the pace as time went on so if you didn't make it in time you were automatically done. You ran until you almost passed out or couldn't make it in time.

@An19941

3 жыл бұрын

@@ccxbear17 oohh that sounds like the combo of hell: shuttle run combined with the cooper test

@ccxbear17

3 жыл бұрын

@@An19941 yea doesn't help when the teachers literally shame you for not getting more laps like do you not see me? I cannot catch my breath & my knees are shaking😂

@An19941

3 жыл бұрын

@@ccxbear17 damn same here with both shuttle run & cooper tests... and then you get a bad grade simply for not being able to breathe anymore, sad stuff

"I think the mile would be better if there was something to run FROM" Lmao can you imagine they just send the mascot out there with like a chainsaw or something to chase the kids😂👏

@smol_ghost1560

2 жыл бұрын

Even though my friends dad was the one in the mascot costume I would still be terrified

Really appreciate Zach's comments about PE in school. A series of awful teachers really, really screwed up my relationship to physical activity for a long time with the judgement and comparisons and it's taken a long time as an adult to overcome that.

@joylox

Жыл бұрын

My chronic conditions, most of them anyway, started to show themselves when I was 14, so I understand that. Certainly wasn't easy, especially when compared to others. I'd usually have to wear different things (those separate toe shoes were wonderful for my balance when they came out), and use stuff for allergies, as well as drinking a lot more water. Now I know it's a condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) that affects heart rate and bloodflow. So I agree with him calling things ableist, because some conditions aren't that uncommon. I could never do the shuttle run properly because of my dizziness, for example, and POTS is commonly diagnosed in 15 year olds. One of my friends also had medical issues so we'd have to take more breaks. Thankfully most of the time that was allowed.

@victoriakathleen01

11 ай бұрын

​@@joyloxvery similar story here. It sucks how much pain you're forced through if you don't get an early diagnosis. Are you a zebra by any chance? I have h-EDS and POTS.

@davidsveneddy8400

4 ай бұрын

From 7th to 9th grade one of our P..E teachers berated me constantly. I hated going to class when I knew he was with my group. On our last day of 9th grade we were playing baseball with hit pitching. When he saw I was next up I thought I’ve got to show him what I can do. He pitched, the ball came right at me and I swung as hard as I could. The ball went right into his crotch and he got a big surprise from the object of his 3 years of ridicule. Often wondered if he had more kids after that😂😂😂

Sam is such an icon: "Hopefully this is a good angle for me. Then again, I don't have bad ones."

@smileyrocks5635

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha ikr!

@an33y

3 жыл бұрын

needing his confidence haha

@LilianaKali

3 жыл бұрын

Own all those angles, QUEEEEEEN!!!

@Claireannette77

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve decided to have this attitude! He’s so great💕

@Loudshark_

3 жыл бұрын

Sam our beloved king 💖

i love how on eugene’s hiatus they’re just doing all the things eugene would destroy them in

@DeadliestTrapEverLaid

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to him??

@melanieelizalde4045

3 жыл бұрын

Why is he in hiatus?

@april_haruko

3 жыл бұрын

I love these guys but I miss Eugene.

@StoneOfMoon

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeadliestTrapEverLaid he went back to buzzfeed c:

@tofuuusss

3 жыл бұрын

is he gonna come back-

i dont think people without chronic pain or chronic illnesses realize how groundbreaking zach has been for so many of us. he does his best to put his health first and he doesnt let anyone convince him to do otherwise. he's not constantly sacrificing his health for content. the fact that so many people see/hear him means it's more likely that i'll have people in my life who believe me. i've been told by "friends" that they dont think my condition is real and imply that i'm just lazy. it's extremely hurtful and i wish it on no one. invisible illnesses are horrible in their own special way. thank you for the reminder that it's okay to acknowledge our limitations and honor them. college is going to take me at least 2 years longer than what is typically expected, but he reminds me that I don't need to feel like a failure for this. i should feel like a winner because im putting my health first. so thank you Try Guys for always encouraging discussions around disability and thank you zach for all the good you do by simply being open about your experience

@avameade2108

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad zach is a part of the try guys. I have EDS and I always thought that I just wasn’t trying hard enough as a kid. Mad respect for walking the mile, it’s so easy to give into peer pressure and cause a flare up

@stcrletz

Жыл бұрын

i hope you're doing okay! i have chronic illnesses as well, and it's super hard, especially when it comes to ppl believing u lol :((

@pixie9499

Жыл бұрын

you’re 100% right. when i first started watching TTG, i wasn’t always healthy but i was nowhere as sick & limited as i am now. i took it so badly for granted & now i have even more respect for zach, as someone who legitimately feels like they’re dying day by day. it is hard to grasp the handicaps we have until we have them, i find that’s why education is so important prior to illness striking. let me make it clear, though, that ignorance doesn’t give anyone the right to invalidate. your “friends” were shit for that. the only education i had was other chronically ill people on YT who, coincidentally, had the same things im being diagnosed with. but it’s not totally normal to watch these things as a healthy human so i can sometimes understand the lack of understanding, just never complete invalidation.

@thebadpoet

Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a sampler platter of autoimmune diseases, and I also have lax joints (don’t have EDS tho) and wow getting that praise for killing the sit and reach really rings hollow as an adult whose shoulders like to come partially out of the socket just for fun.

@lunarfoxx4523

Жыл бұрын

I have chronic shoulder and foot pain constantly and as a kid, it was pretty limiting but it’s gotten worse with age. That mixed with undiagnosed Asthma really affected my school life, especially in gym. I’m so glad to have a role model like Zach who doesn’t let his conditions limit him but who also does what’s best for his health and makes sure he’s safe

Ned has that “on your left” captain America energy

@beckimeinhold

3 жыл бұрын

So accurate hahahaha

@johnwalker1058

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing!

@avocados1707

2 жыл бұрын

LMAOOO SO TRU

@marciwyrd8905

Жыл бұрын

I'm a 32 year old drunk and can do 50 pushups. Yeah he did better than everyone else, but don't pretend he did good. The whole thing was sad.

@djdd4315

Жыл бұрын

@@marciwyrd8905 do you want a cookie??🙃

"Hopefully, this is a good angle for me. Then again, I don't have bad ones." THE CONFIDENCE, WE STAN

@user-it3hu9si1z

3 жыл бұрын

AHAHAAHAHA QUEEN BEHAVIOUR

@wooyoungsgf4673

3 жыл бұрын

MHHMMMM Sam is a baddieee

@christinalise

3 жыл бұрын

Its a good day to be the finish line watcher 😂

@dane7985

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO i can only dream to be the same

"people want to be healthy, but sometimes its just hard to figure out how." well that was a truck of truths right there lol

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

HELP!!! Everybody at my school cyberbullies me because they say my videos are extremely BAD!!! Please help me, dear tbe

@vashikumar3681

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku shut up

@thestudio66

3 жыл бұрын

As *someone with chronic illness* , I'm going through that _right now_ . There's no *diet* or *gadget* made _specifically for me_ , so I have to *experiment* , *try* , make *mistakes* ...and _sometimes_ , it's _really_ , *_really_** frustrating* .

@yamas4799

3 жыл бұрын

AND IT HURTS

@SS_DT

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku stop. Your comment history on this channel is embarrassing.

It's so nice to see Zach call put the ableism of these tests. I have chronic pain as well and the mile was awful, I usually ended up walking because of the pain and got really bad times

@bunhelsingslegacy3549

2 жыл бұрын

IT is ableist bullshit. I'm Canadian so we didn't have anything like that and during a similar PE class training thing we did stuff and recorded it but only to compare where we finished from where we started, thankfully not against the other kids.... But even if you're able-bodied like I used to be, it totally depends on what you're trained for, I was on the track team as a sprinter and because I was very quick in the short term, I had one soccer coach single me out as the fittest kid in the room and that everyone should be like me (cause that's not the least bit embarrassing to a pre-teen girl on a co-ed soccer team), but what he failed to realize that during track practice, the 400m warmup lap would just about kill me, I didn't learn how to jog efficiently until my 30s, and when sprinting is the only thing you know how to do, measuring how well you can jog is not useful. And trying to do X number of thngs in Y amount of time only leads to bad form and injuries, I'd rather do my ten hell-pushups with perfect form at my speed than try to crank out a couple dozen of whatever pushups they were doing. I remember our circuit training thing we had to do side-jumps over a bench and I got so bruised when my shoes slipped when I landed and I crashed both shins into the bench! And when I was a kid I could do pull-ups without a lot of problems even though almost no other girls else could, it's just how my body is proportioned and how my weight and muscle distribution works out. And those flexibility tests where you bob into it are just stupid and damaging! Even now with a spinal injury I have to be careful of, in my 40s, I can go 6-8" past my feet without even stretching first, but that just means I'm so flexible through most joints that my joints give out before my bones break, nothing whatsoever to do with my fitness level and it has led to early onset osteoarthritis and many other joint and tendon issues. Not every person is meant to do every activity, and they shouldn't be ridiculed for needing to make accommodations for physical differences.

@cottage-core_

Жыл бұрын

same here. the pacer test was humiliating every time and I physically can't do a cit up because of my muscles. it was always the worst being forced to push myself past what I could handle

@jurieldiaz8447

Жыл бұрын

My asthma made this shit hell, it sucked

@victoriakathleen01

11 ай бұрын

My freshman year, my mile time improved 3 minutes from what it was at the start of the year. I still got a D, because they don't care about these kids being healthy. They care about everyone meeting a very specific and very ablest standard.

Professional trainer: “The idea of comparing yourself to other people isn’t a great paradigm for fitness” ALSO professional trainer: “Fitness isn’t one-size-fits-all” School fitness tests: Compares students to one another based on a set of arbitrary, one-size-fits-all standards 🙄🤦

@joshrm8051

3 жыл бұрын

That is because these exercises objectively measure levels of fitness.

@Pugkin5405

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshrm8051 But don’t account for kids with health issues and punishes them instead

@joshrm8051

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pugkin5405 If you have health issues you obviously are not fit relative to your classmates. So the test literally does its job.

@Pugkin5405

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshrm8051 The job of the test is wrong. You shouldn't be compared to other people, you should be compared to your past self based on your own body's abilities Especially since some schools would garden you compared to other students instead of effort

@joshrm8051

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pugkin5405 The purpose of the test is to literally compare the fitness levels of all students in that year group, it is literally fulfilling the job that it was meant to.

"This whole test is ableist bullshit" Not only that but it's so anxiety and stress inducing for kids to go through, I remember one girl crying because she didn't finish enough pushups and thought she would have to take P.E. again Not to mention all the shame you felt if you weren't flexible enough or trying to run faster so you're not one of the last ones left, fuck the fitness test and everything it stands for

@ceceliakittyface5301

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It was awful with my anxiety and I was slightly overweight at that time. I dreaded doing those fitness tests

@cathyva2001

3 жыл бұрын

does everyone have this? cuz in my country we have a subject called MAPEH (music, arts, physical education and health) so we didn't really have a gym class. we only have it 1 day a week. we don't do these at all and i find it quite weird.we just study about games and exercises almost never doing physical activity. we don't have any tests like this only on paper the closest we've ever gone to this is to dance a kpop dance. is this for everyone or is my school just weird?

@xoryax7577

3 жыл бұрын

@@cathyva2001 I'd say depends on the country you live in. Many countries include physical education as part of national curriculum to try to help kids create healthy lifestyles and to make sure they get the recommended amount of exercise even if they aren't physically active outside of school. It's important for healthy development.

@cathyva2001

3 жыл бұрын

Xoryax oh ok i was just confused because i had s totally different experience

@saziakhan6435

3 жыл бұрын

@@cathyva2001 depends on which country you live. In my school we don't have PE.

Say what you want, Zach's push-ups were PERFECT form (especially compared to Keith and Ned).

@Terkenwen

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment! Go Zach!!!

@katiebergstrom9522

3 жыл бұрын

We agree!

@mia-mt9ck

3 жыл бұрын

THIS is what I hated about these tests! All those kids who could do crazy numbers of pushups/situps/etc had TERRIBLE form but nobody cared because their numbers were all that mattered.

@charleemcneil3531

3 жыл бұрын

100%. Im so impressed with his form in this video. He should be so proud!!

@Terkenwen

3 жыл бұрын

@@charleemcneil3531 exactly!! When he was doing the push ups I was very impressed, and then he said he’s been working out more to help him with his condition and DAMN man! Even when he was power walking he had good posture XD I’m team Zach 100% so proud of his progress 👌🏻💪🏻

Ned couldn’t run away from the urge to cheat on his wife though.

this could be a series: "The Try Guys Try Rachel's Childhood Trauma" further episodes: -timed multiplication table tests -watching The Mission (1986) for social studies -getting asked out by a boy but you know he's doing it on a dare

@fancylunchable3633

3 жыл бұрын

I could never do the 9s or the numbers past 10🥲

@BananaHead223

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a guy, what's so bad about the last one? Just wondering

@Razmatini

3 жыл бұрын

@@BananaHead223 no one is daring a guy to ask me out because *i'm* out of *their* league, if you catch my drift. it's a prank, and it's on me.

@BananaHead223

3 жыл бұрын

@@Razmatini ah I see. Thanks

@sagrinne9922

2 жыл бұрын

@@fancylunchable3633 try computing if a number is a multiple of 7. I was taught that in advanced math and I forgot lol

All I want is Keith's enthusiasm, Ned's drive, Zach's self awareness, and Sam's confidence.

@alexjackowski1329

3 жыл бұрын

And Eugenes Fashion skills as well, for me!

@alequintana1208

3 жыл бұрын

I want Eugene’s fit bod 😅

@mrtinybrains

3 жыл бұрын

What if you could only pick one?

@rattatat349

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrtinybrains I think above all even if you can manage to incorporate enthusiasm into life generally it can have a better impact on yourself and behaviour with others:) if only one

@alexeijones1245

3 жыл бұрын

Who’s Sam?

big big props to Zach, all his exercises were slow, controlled, and correct! great to see that he's been working on his fitness with his health in mind!! I got a little emotional for him watching him bang out pullups 🥺

@stephanyhimrich109

3 жыл бұрын

I cried 🥺

@lexilion16

3 жыл бұрын

I was so proud of him! He did the dang thing, even his mile. 14mins walking ain't bad.

@RaeCarson

3 жыл бұрын

I full on jumped out of my computer chair and started CHEERING (and crying!!) As a fellow chronic illness/Spoonie, the pride I felt for him being able to perform a feat he's NEVER been able to do before was just.....perfect. Presidential Fitness standards be damned!!!!

@jesseprins4744

2 жыл бұрын

Zach is definitely the one I was proudest of.

@catzie_78

2 жыл бұрын

So proud of Zach :)

"Fitness isn't ONE SIZE FITS ALL" LOUDER for the people at the back!!! Setting these "standards" is so damaging, everyone should be rewarded for achieving fitness that fits their body's limits! Having CFS, PE was literal hell and even my teacher was like "Technically you should have a failing grade due to not reaching the "required" fitness levels/scores" but because I showed up EVERY lesson and did whatever I could, which was limited due to my health, I was "graciously" given a passing grade.....

@Carrensa346

3 жыл бұрын

I swam until high school, I could out walk anyone in my class. I can’t run a mile in a decent time, I’m super tall in my legs so V-sits were bad, I had no arm/core strength so push ups were not happening. I wasn’t in bad shape, I just wasn’t what was apparently expected of a 7-14 year old girl (and then in high school they didn’t care and no one expected us to do well in it or really care)

@cassidythecat

2 жыл бұрын

I was about 14 and lifting weights in gym as a school requirement. So I literally have noodle arms, I can't hold anything heavy for too long and my spotter got tired of me trying to lift the bar and just let it drop on my neck and walked away. It wasn't exactly on my throat, but it was close enough to choke me. A few mins later another classmate saw me struggling trying to get the bar off and my face was red...yeah long story short I hate her guts. I should've told my teacher but she wouldn't have cared All in all I'm weak af, in strength and confrontation

@ekkimittrettanafn2242

2 жыл бұрын

Everything’s isn’t “damaging” bro. Your comments pathetic. There is a physical standard for every age of a human. Not meeting that standard, apart from being disabled, shouldn’t be acceptable or thanked for. If every human thought like you we’d die in the next 10 years.

@yzbyz5647

2 жыл бұрын

@@ekkimittrettanafn2242 ME/CFS is a lifelong disability.

@Hiddenlilly

2 жыл бұрын

@@ekkimittrettanafn2242 You really haven't heard of chronic illness and disabilities have you..

As a disabled person who was constantly discriminated against in gym classes, seeing Zach talk about that experience and now own his ability makes me so happy and feel seen

I'm proud of Zach, he has legit physical limitations, and I think he crushed this, all things considered. Especially those pull-ups.

@lifu._

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. The pride I feel for Zach is so big.

@strawberryjam1150

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@theivygames5069

Жыл бұрын

Now that he says his hips are fused and he wasn’t able to touch his toes- I genuinely think that might be my problem. I’m flexible I just CANT touch my toes

@alleycat-oy5kv

Жыл бұрын

I cheered out loud when he did those pullups.

"I'm gonna go ahead and say this whole test is ableist bullshit" God i love Zach 👏 👏 👏

@ginabell694

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@izziestevens5835

3 жыл бұрын

😍 Omg Maggie is so lucky

@charity_leighta

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 7th grade and because of my limitations I failed the fitness tests. I even had a doctor's note.

@clarebearpostema57

3 жыл бұрын

I've had a disability since first grade and I was always self conscious about the fact that I couldn't do crap in gym

@monroe8566

3 жыл бұрын

My arms just like to stop working a lot of the time when I put too much pressure on them so yes it is a bunch of ableist bullshit

watching zach power walk the mile, being proud of himself for doing the best he can, and watching the other guys cheer him on made me cry. i was never able to run the mile and as i got older i started having panic attacks because of the impending humiliation, which made it even harder to run because i would be crying, shaking, and even less able to breathe (i already had issues with that). i even had one teacher who would take all the kids who weren't fast enough and make them do it over and over until they were (i never was, she either gave up or the bell rang). it got to the point where the only way to spare the physical and emotional pain was to make "i don't try in pe" a personality trait. i'm paying for that now physically and mentally (i taught myself that it's okay to not put effort into things or even do them at all as long as you can laugh it off). if i'd been surrounded by people like this, i would've kept doing things to the best of my ability and i'm sure my abilities would have eventually expanded at least a little.

I love that Zach did the challenges in a way that is safe and good for him. Go power walking!!

Man, I am so proud of Zach. He just took his time, and did his best, and was still able to keep up with the others.

@zj6707

3 жыл бұрын

I watched this while eating ice cream.

@emma10602

3 жыл бұрын

@@zj6707 same ahaha i was eating ben & jerry’s ice cream

@hamatoucompaore6850

3 жыл бұрын

@@zj6707 c

@gurvysnake

3 жыл бұрын

Slow and steady wins the race afterall!

@yooniemin7

3 жыл бұрын

Yes true

There should be a vid where Eugene catches up on all the vids he's missed lol

@namayra299

3 жыл бұрын

@@av181818 I dunno why but I feel like he's working on a movie or something independently like his cameo in Brooklyn 99 but something bigger.

@Roseytail

3 жыл бұрын

They mentioned this in the podcast but Eugene is taking a break to work on personal projects! He'll be back in a few months.

@Wishphoenix1

3 жыл бұрын

I miss Eugene. The Try Guys just aren’t the same without all 4 of them. 😭😭😭😭

@nkylacdj

3 жыл бұрын

WE WANT THAAAT

@krissyrific

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely respect Eugenes hiatus. But I missed the Ned vs Eugene competitive edge that would have been in this vid!

Did anyone else scream with excitement when Zach did two pullups? 😢 I'm so proud of all of them! Ned and his 6.57 mile run and Keith's just sheer determination and grit (those situps were awesome), and just the support they give each other makes me want to cry 👏 love my boys!

I love that Zach is avoiding a flare up so he is power walking. That is real health

Me, a European watching this: *visible confusion about American education*

@br43lynns

3 жыл бұрын

im confused about american education and im an american

@rosecabezas8249

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol except I’m Canadian

@StoneOfMoon

3 жыл бұрын

I arrived in the US in 6th grade after living in South America and East Asia. My English was bad at that time, so I had no idea what all these tests were for, I thought it was just to compare & test each individual’s fitness. I just found out from this video that it was a standardized federal fitness test to compare with the fittest kids 🙃 I HATED the mile. And wasn’t a fit kid.

@jookie4207

3 жыл бұрын

@@br43lynns LMAO trueeee

@silviastreaks2781

3 жыл бұрын

@@rosecabezas8249 thier version of the Pacer test.

I'm literally so happy with how they didnt compare Zach to any of the other guys. His mile walk was IMPRESSIVE AF FOR SPEED WALKING, HE CAN DO A PULL UP, AND HE WAS ABLE TO EXTEND HIS STRETCH. Zach is INCREDIBLE.

@Spectrarian

3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY. he's such an inspiration to those of us with chronic issues!!!

@AlyssaPerrine

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spectrarian as someone with chronic issues-- ABSOLUTELY. i feel like he doesnt realize how impressive he really is

@SilverWitch971

3 жыл бұрын

For real!!! I’m so proud of him!! I have a handful of chronic conditions, including one in particular that severely effects both my diet and my exercise. I really look up to him and his perseverance and confidence and kindness and I love him 🥺

@TheSomeonewholoves

3 жыл бұрын

power walking is harder than running imo. my calves usually die in 2 minutes if i walk fast, while running will take me out after 6 minutes haha

@Alyssa684

3 жыл бұрын

His sit ups were also with impeccable form. Full sit ups are actually a pretty terrible exercise and not worth the injury risk to your back but he was able to do them safely.

I love that they are all at different fitness levels but are super supportive. Genuinely supportive. Fitness is hard man. Even when it 'looks easy.' It's freakin hard. Also, I'm so happy for Zach! I honestly think so much of fitness performance is the mental block we all put on ourselves.

Zach is so strong and I’m very proud of him for his growth both physically and mentally. Disability is hard.

Ned: “I’m probably in the worst shape of my life...” Also Ned: *runs a **6:57** min mile*

@adlirez

3 жыл бұрын

17-year-old school standard: *laughs in **6:06** mile* *Pathetic.*

@Cali-P

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I always fail that thing

@thefantorangster2491

3 жыл бұрын

@@adlirez yeah thats for the blue on though, isn't it?

@adlirez

3 жыл бұрын

@@thefantorangster2491 for fifth-graders, yes, that’s the blue. In the 17-year-old rank, however, that’s no flex, that’s a reason to be ridiculed for not completing it in under six minutes

@thefantorangster2491

3 жыл бұрын

@@adlirez no im pretty sure 6:06 is blue for 17 year olds. Blue for 5th graders was like 8 minutes

Zach is spot on when he said it’s ableist bs to make all kids do this. The exercise selection isn’t really based on anything and doesn’t reflect your health.

@thethingsisee13

3 жыл бұрын

It's also a bad test in general if flexibility is the main target. I have oversplits but cannot score well on the sit and reach test because my hamstrings are so tight. To me, the sit and reach test is the equivalent of saying "I know you can bench press 100 pounds, but you can't lift 20 with three fingers so you are not strong."

@jmhh3264

3 жыл бұрын

@@thethingsisee13 @Tine Beag I agree completely. I'm the opposite of you though. I'm incredibly flexible as well, in every part of my body and can fold flat full reach but I can't do full side splits because I shattered my knee at eleven and it won't let me extend my leg flat at that angle. I always got bad scores because I refused to do pushups. Which I guess means I was completely out of shape?

@megster5432

3 жыл бұрын

SO ABLEST OMG Like it's cringey how ablest it is

@jaynestrange

3 жыл бұрын

I spent so many years convinced I was weak and useless cause I couldn't do even one push-up. Even into young adulthood I'd still get made fun of. Then I learned that due to a genetic condition I *literally cannot* do push-ups, no matter how strong I might get, my elbows physically cannot bend that way. It sucks how much of phys ed is just demanding kids perform better than their peers with no taking into account physical differences between individuals.

@xXAlexOrWhateverXx

3 жыл бұрын

I had unchecked issues with my legs during school. Not only did I do poorly, I was shamed for it by my teachers and to top it all off it made the issues worse. Also the pacer test was impossible for this reason and because I’m on the autistic spectrum. So the loud, sharp, beeping cause me to become stressed.

As someone with EDS and chronic pain as well, Zach you did incredible. You inspire me to get back in shape.

@joylox

Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to get stronger because I had 2 physios and 2 doctors suggest that I likely have EDS. I've been on a wait list almost a year, and couldn't wait, so I've been working on mostly shoulder and hip exercises as they're the joints that usually feel loose. Even taking off a pullover sweater can cause issues for my shoulders, and I want that to stop. Cracking fingers is pretty normal, but shoulders are very painful when you have to push on it and it makes a crack sound. And that's why I never could do any pull ups as a kid, but I could sit on the ground and pretend my foot was a phone and push my hip out weirdly to gross out other kids. Little did I know all the pain that would come later.

From someone who grew up in the middle east this sounds horrifying. We had to do two days of fitness at PE just to see how much we improved but it was never that humiliating since we were only comparing it to our own scores. The only thing that can compare to this is the beep test which seems tame compared to this (and at least the kids in my class were pretty chill about it)

@artluvs

2 жыл бұрын

i was also raised in middle east and yeah i agree. i got mad while watching this because no kid deserves to feel the way zach did when he was younger.. some kids have different physical strengths and that's okay :)

@zuzu6864

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Europe. We used to have a specific day in middle school where we had different categories in sports, and we had to do our best but we were only competing against our own scores. Then we had the track day, that, I absolutely hated. We had to run only like 650m, so about three laps around the stadium, but we were competing against one another. I think the first places had like 2 minutes and a half, while I always had like 3 minutes of sprint. The other thing I hated was the 60m sprint. You ran a lap as fast as you could. Safe to say multiple kids were wheezing for a while after that

Holy hell, Neds running like his wife is at the finish line

@iliketurtells365

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@mythos2490

3 жыл бұрын

He probably had that in his mind “do this for ma wife. Do this for ma baby! do this for ma wife. Do this for ma baby! do this for ma wife. Do this for ma baby!”

@lateeshafischer4773

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sugarcat! :D

@pamelafaddis1351

4 ай бұрын

Maybe running away from her... 😬😭

“Hopefully this is a good angle for me, then again I don’t have bad ones.” Ok icon literally give me your confidence king

@Kbaby.1

3 жыл бұрын

Same I was like a true queen!!!!!

@lifu._

2 жыл бұрын

I love Sam’s appearances in the vids.

@katiegrace11

2 жыл бұрын

i got to skip it for like 4 years because i was absent

If this is Ned in the worst shape ever, can you imagine what it'd be like if he's in the best shape? That guy will be able to move mountains

@ekkimittrettanafn2242

2 жыл бұрын

Bro he’s a grown ass man and doing the minimum.

@rajaskan

8 ай бұрын

@@ekkimittrettanafn2242lol tell me what your mile time is 😅😅😅

If Keith ran and got about 10 minutes and Zach walked the same distance in about 14... That's some really good power walking!

Ned: "I'm in the worse shape of my life right now Also Ned: *Runs for a straight mile*

@Millixxxxxx

3 жыл бұрын

I think you have a big advantage if you used to be fit as a kid. It sets you pretty much for life. If you were a lazy kid you have to work harder as an adult to achieve the same goals.

@icarusgotooclose

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of running is mental, and if you've ever been a runner even if you aren't a big one now, running a mile is a pretty easy mental challenge. Physically, he was in great shape 6 months ago, so he probably feels out of shape but it's mostly psychological, since you can't lose that much fitness in that amount of time.

@lysmiller7642

3 жыл бұрын

@@Millixxxxxx i was incredibly fit as a kid, i did tkd anywhere from 3 to 20 hrs a week for 8 years. i ended up screwing up my hips, and genetics, and i cant walk a mile let a lone run. not to do per say with my fitness level but more that my hips will lock and i wont be able to move.

@csadams404

3 жыл бұрын

@@lysmiller7642 some sports and physical activities are straight up child abuse. so many kids whose parents put them in dance class or cheerleading or football who straight up have fucked bodies at age 25-30. but it's part of the normal culture so no one questions it. meanwhile you could play other sports or do lighter activities that don't put as much stress on joints and have an active lifestyle into your 80s (swimming, tennis, etc).

I can’t tell if Ned is just really athletic or if he’s so competitive, he refuses to lose

@scarletrose_9848

3 жыл бұрын

Both 🤣

@nkathryn93

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I was wondering exactly the same thing

@311iot

3 жыл бұрын

i think it’s both, but leaning on competitive

@EviePontecorvo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@carwynt

3 жыл бұрын

he's both

I feel like Zack. I'm disabled and deaf. My old p.e teacher let me walk and take a break from running a lab in high school. Ned is like one of those annoying students who thinks he is better than anyone.

I love Zach modifying where he needs to. Also loved the form on that power walk!

“Ableist bullshit” is my new favorite Zach catchphrase

@feuilletoniste

3 жыл бұрын

Petition to have it added to the next iteration of the model doll figurine thingies!

@ashleyheuser9936

3 жыл бұрын

@@feuilletoniste That or a T-shirt of it. I would buy that so fast

@TheNormExperience

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashleyheuser9936 ditto!

@EmilyLadau0729

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! As a physically disabled person who remembers being mortified by having to be in gym class during this testing, it brings me so much joy to hear Zach call out the ableism of this nonsense.

@user-dc7wh3yh1p

3 жыл бұрын

lol

"This whole test is ableist bullshit" yes it is Zack, yes it is.

9:30 the legs were not straight your honor

Zach power-walking so aggressively just cracks me up 🤣🤣

"I'm gonna go ahead and say this whole test is ableist bullshit" I went to school with a kid with one leg. They still made him "run" the mile with everybody else for this stupid test.

@theunbalancedcharge2077

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell? Did he have to just hop a whole mile or something?

@EJ_2091

3 жыл бұрын

@@theunbalancedcharge2077 I'd assume he had a prosthetic, but I think a normal prosthetic leg designed for walking might not be the best for running with? I'm not sure how prosthetics work

@annaeeee7516

3 жыл бұрын

bruh for real? wow. Not the same, but I had to run a mile almost daily with exercise-induced asthma, even when my inhaler had run out. Teacher thought I was bullshitting her. PE was a nightmare.

@julir5926

3 жыл бұрын

In a nearby town there was a boy with heart issues/asthma and was made to run the mile. He sadly ended up dying of a heart attack. Kids shouldn't be forced to do this especially with a medical condition like his.

@bcaye

3 жыл бұрын

@@julir5926, I hope his parents sued the shit out of the city.

Instead of forcing children to do as many as possible in a short amount of time they should teach them to do fewer but in good form

@danielleking262

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Form is more important than how many you can do in like under a minute!

@helmiellamatilda1664

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@alexjackowski1329

3 жыл бұрын

My middle school forced us to do as many in short time. (And you can see here how the guys form gets worse and worse) but in my high school we had really good teacher who understood good form over amount was way better! But I 100% agree

@nova_steric1749

3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to teaching something to kids you have to take in consideration the cognitive element, and, in this case, also motor skills; if we're talking about 5-10 year olds the simpler the better. As soon as they move it's enough. I still agree that doing that many of them in a short time is bs.

@TheNormExperience

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously...when I started seriously exercising it took me so long to unlearn the way I had always been taught in PE my whole life. Just an actual sit-up is SO much different.

Wow, Ned's running was really impressive. How dare he look so elegant and dynamic wth

As a Canadian this whole thing seems absolutely horrifying…. We did have the beep test though. I have terrible memories of that fitnessgram pacer test

@itsanixela

Жыл бұрын

Fuck the beep test all the way to hell.

@ForgottenSonata

Жыл бұрын

My school played "Eye of the Tiger" at the beginning of every beep test...I still break into a cold sweat whenever I hear it start playing.

@EchoSappho

Жыл бұрын

Same, the fucking beep test. Once I had a 5,5 out of 10, a passing grade, I would stop right away!

@cottage-core_

Жыл бұрын

the pacer test is the devil

@marryannc7691

10 ай бұрын

I remember this dang test. We had it in B.C in the 1980’s. It was the Canadian Fitness Award Program. I absolutely hated it.

Keith spoke truth. You never "trained" for physical fitness. you were just tested randomly and given a score. I went from playing Power Rangers with my friend Chirstian to doing a pull up test. fuck no did i ever do more than 8

@NcMuggets

3 жыл бұрын

I never did one lmao

@saraf4838

3 жыл бұрын

@@NcMuggets you are not alone lol

@serendipity1274

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't even do 1. They finally had me jump off a chair so they could give me a pass.

@samthewizzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@serendipity1274 ngl that’s kinda sad

this presidential fitness test just feels like the govt trying to scout future soldiers for whatever wars theyre going to participate in

@seanmacguire3324

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a very strange way of training students to be honest. In the UK we have a fitness test that we take in year 7 (age 11-12) which is just for us, that take in those scored and we do those esme tests every year until we’re 16 to see our personal improvement instead of comparing us to one another.

@giovannaflister7167

3 жыл бұрын

well, they have to have spare soldiers because they get in wars that don't have anything to do with the usa and also create completely unecessary ones

@machimbo6859

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what it was after world war 2, look up physical fitness in the 1960s on KZread and check out how fit those high schoolers are compared to those nowadays

@skiiergirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@seanmacguire3324 we don’t have the presidential fitness test anymore

@Sk8rToon

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Gotta go fight them commies when you’re older. Why waste the government’s budget on training new recruit “fatties” when you can get the schools to do it for you to get them to a baseline before they graduate.

i agree with zach- the school pe system is ablest- i have a connective tissue disorder so im flexible but my joints are very weak

@yay-depression

Жыл бұрын

same! i would sprain shit all the time and they would be like “you can’t sprain something *that* easily!” ableism is so mf prevalent is awful

Ned really was cocky even back then😬💀

@15drasedrase

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Cheated on push ups just like he did his wife. I tried to watch try guys years ago and bed turned me off from their content. I've been binging them again and he is by far the most obnoxious and annoying.

I love how Zach approached the test. Listening to your body is so important and not comparing yourself to others is quite hard to do. And to see Keith and Ned so supportive to him caused me such joy. I'm gonna come back to this video again for motivation!

@iokua1120

3 жыл бұрын

His a sad excuse of a man

@user-on9dq2yo3b

3 жыл бұрын

@@iokua1120 tf?

@iamme8290

3 жыл бұрын

@@iokua1120 Do you know what chronic pain is? And for people to better their lives you need to be supportive and not negative towards them. I literally go to the gym with a friend of mine. Not the strongest guy. Not the fastest. But just support him, and try to push him a little, and they will grow slowly but surely. Furthermore, write properly. "He is*" You learn that in elementary school. Even if you are not from an English speaking country.

@pablojoelaban363

3 жыл бұрын

@@iamme8290 I have chronic pain in my back and doing things to hard or the wrong way pushing my self to much hurt like a b🙃tch

@anak6748

3 жыл бұрын

@@iokua1120 he probably endures way more shit than you do lmao

Zac’s approach to doing the exercises slow and steady is actually sustainable for longer. Blowing all your energy in the first half of the test isn’t the best idea.

@yellowbentley

3 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the person actually. For me it's way easier to start with full power

@btaylerpackard2475

3 жыл бұрын

@@yellowbentley that's just not actually how that works. You will be able to work harder for longer if you work slower. That's why in weightlifting you don't just throw the weight around quickly, doing it slowly is what's going to keep your energy

@ashleyescamilla4289

3 жыл бұрын

@@btaylerpackard2475 it’s different for everyone. If I start slow, I don’t get in the mindset to push hard through the entire workout.

@bellalopez6085

3 жыл бұрын

But for my school you do it at the pace of what they give you or your out, your not allowed to do your own pace, it sucks

@Tom-cn4cm

3 жыл бұрын

Zach was the slowest though, so basically you're wrong.

Watching Zach make boundaries with his chronic pain and stick to them for his own health reminded me of the fact that I need to do the same for my chronic conditions. Thank you.

I just wanna say Zach you're amazing! Knowing your limit to not flare up is a hard thing Being fibromyalgic, I'm proud of you!

Also, this whole "fitness test" sounds like the worst thing ever - this is peak laziness from the system, do nothing to prepare people or actually foster good exercise habits, then make everyone feel bad for not being good at the things they didn't get taught to do. Also!! People have different strengths and physical abilities! Like the point from the trainer in the video: someone with an old injury or chronic pain - or just depending on their lifestyle! - is gonna have to care for their body differently than just having arbitrarily ascribed benchmarks like "be able to perform X number of consecutive push-ups".

@michellevietor

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Gym class was a joke. We went bowling and were forced to do square dancing and participate in dodgeball instead of actually being taught a fitness routine. 30 minutes a day that could have been used on something helpful, instead standing around for 15-20 waiting for our "turn" at whatever we were doing, then wondering why we are supposed to take a shower when we hardly did anything.

@Departure-yz7ok

3 жыл бұрын

So true. How come that I'm twenty years old, I've been through twelve years of school, and now I'm deciding to get fit and do sports and I have to look for how to lose weight and build muscle on KZread? Nobody at school teaches you how you can build muscles, they don't even teach you about the right nutrition in PE, they don't tell you how you can work out at home... I think the best part was when I got injured during PE one time and I couldnt walk for the rest of the day, and I got a bad grade because I couldn't participate?!

@lagomorph770

3 жыл бұрын

I remember in grade school the gym teacher was several hundred pounds and would have the students tie her shoes for her! She had us run the 50-yard dash on a broken-up sidewalk and when I tripped and fell ripping up my elbows/knees & bleeding all over the place she snidely said "I suppose you want to go to the nurse now"

@Departure-yz7ok

3 жыл бұрын

@@lagomorph770 Oh wow lmao. I also never ever had a single teacher who'd perform exercises to show us how something is done. They'd all make a student show it. All of my old PE teachers had injuries or something and they weren't able do sports themselves sigh

@oishii5784

3 жыл бұрын

So true!! I couldn't reach my toes and the teachers tried to help me by pushing me a little but i strained my hamstring and it only healed after two months. This happened twice even tho I told my second school what happened before. I still don't know why I couldn't reach my toes bc we never got a checkup since my parents searched on google if a strained hamstring can heal on its own so now I'm still fckd up as a teen and can't stretch my legs 'cus it hurts A LOT.

"Fitness isn't 1 size fits all" one of the best lines.

@lilyrosepunkunicorm9871

3 жыл бұрын

YESS

I hated the mile, and I still hate it. My fastest was a little more than 9 minutes. How was Ned able to run a 6:57 minute mile?!

well to be honest, the benchmarks for 17 years old take into account teenagers that have olimpic level, so being below that level is nothing to be ashame of.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, and before a lifetime worth of injuries and misuse catch up with your body :)

“What a NY’er. He’s trying to get to that bagel place right before it opens.” - Keith As a fellow NY’er, I can 100% agree.

I love how they don't compare/bring down one another. Ned is the crazy on that goes full throttle. Keith likes to challenge himself. Zach knows his limits but also celebrates the accomplishments he got.

@estrellacasias

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly one of the reasons I love them

@UnicorNE0N

3 жыл бұрын

As a disabled person, like Zach, I will try to be more like him in the future. Knowing limitations and celebrating accomplishments is a huge skill I still have yet to learn even after a decade of this illness. It's why he's my favorite try guy👏

@Scrofar

3 жыл бұрын

Zach, our tea king 🙌✨

@ponchotheunicorn5288

3 жыл бұрын

And Eugene isn't even in the video because he's so good at everything it would make everyone look bad😂

Ned: "He wore all his jewelry to the bodega"- IM CRYINGGG

Ned encouraging Keith on the mile was so precious

keith really is looking so good lately. you can tell he’s been working out and the new glasses look perfect on his face

@AreebProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I upload photo editing tutorials you can come if you're interested

@Finger_Lock_

3 жыл бұрын

His form was the worst lol. But good for him if he's progressing

@ManasiPardeshi

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! But Zach has also had such a transformation, just look at his shoulders wew

@harmc2301

3 жыл бұрын

@@ManasiPardeshi bro I swear all the try guys have looked so different! Especially Eugene with the beard he had going on!

@anj7528

3 жыл бұрын

This must be part of the next batch of thirst comments for Keith. 😇

Look at that confidence, what a New Yorker. He's trying to get to the bagel place right before it opens

@kl9411

3 жыл бұрын

im from NJ and when i was living in italy and needed to make trains on time i would walk like my life depended on it. honestly it was an impressive sight

@mygirl737g2

2 жыл бұрын

I replayed that part like a million times! 🤣

Mad respect to Zach understanding that these tests are not a true gauge of his health and fitness journey. It's easy to buy into, especially when you have eyes on you. GOOD JOB ZACH!!!

Zach's pull ups were such a great moment

The world needs more Zachs. He looked so damn proud of himself, as he should. Good job Zach. 👍🏼

@weakanklesfornamjoon

3 жыл бұрын

I need to learn how to be more like Zach.

@Mikibear222

3 жыл бұрын

When he did those pull-ups I was so proud!

@Chiggianya

3 жыл бұрын

Right! I love that he shows that it is perfectly okay to have differing abilities

@feuilletoniste

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mikibear222 I was literally cheering!

@vintagejones1372

3 жыл бұрын

Watching Zach bloom makes my mom heart so proud and happy. What a lovely talented man.

This goes out to all the asthmatic kids who’d run themselves into having an asthma attack for the pacer test.

@femkedetollenaer8481

3 жыл бұрын

So glad I wont have to do that ever again

@nkathryn93

3 жыл бұрын

All in the name of “health”

@lanamartinez5672

3 жыл бұрын

"well you have your inhaler, so you'll be fine." The goal is to not has an asthma attack at all, not have one because i need to run a mile in under 10 minutes.

@alanaromero8913

3 жыл бұрын

I would fake bad asthma a day or 2 before so I’d get to sit in the library on the day of the test

@schlieffenska

3 жыл бұрын

I always refused to run, because of my asthma. The one day I gave in, I had an asthma attack, and went to the nurse. When I came back, thr PE coach (Mr. Champ, I hated him) announced to thr class what a great thing it was that I ran till I had an asthma attack and congratulated me. I was livid, and so were my parents. To be praised for jeopardizing your health. Wtf.

Zach, THANK YOU! I have a chronic illness and I’m trying to find how my body needs to work out and it’s so encouraging to see you confidently doing what you need while acknowledging the shame that comes so easily in a group dynamic. Thank you! Way to freakin’ do pull-ups and stretch beyond your toes with a fused hip, that’s impressive!

The whole jump scenario made me laugh…they all silly jumped and the trainer gave it his all and then Zach’s, “wow you really jumped”. 😂

I love when the trainer made the point that fitness shouldn't really be about comparing yourself to everyone, but achieving personal goals. I play college soccer. My exercises look WAY different than my brother who's in the army, and his look different from my dad who has an office job and knee problems. None of our workouts are better than the others, just trailered for different lifestyles.

"Fitness is not one size fits all". No truer words have been spoken.

Watching Zach do pull-ups, made me tear up. WAY TO GO! All the guys did GREAT!

@ekkimittrettanafn2242

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of pathetic ngl

@andiewfs_XIII

Жыл бұрын

@@ekkimittrettanafn2242 obviously you don’t have his illness or any other chronic illness.

As soon as I recognize that 1812 overture at the end, I was waiting for the cannons to come in xD no curch bells, but the cannons are more important. Thank you editor for using the right soundtrack~

1. The fact that Ned was all like "worst fitness right now" and still nailed it all is awesome 2. The fact that Zack absolutely owned it when he walked that mile is also awesome 3. Keith really found his fitness style and that's also also awesome

Seeing Zach do these with appropriate accommodations instead of "just pushing through" made me feel so much more capable as someone with a disability.

I smiled so big when Zach hit that first pull up. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm rewatching this and I'm noticing zach's form is pretty much perfect its actually pretty awesome to see

@katherineejessup

Жыл бұрын

I feel like when you do have a disability and pain you’re much more aware of having to do a proper form to keep your body safe. He did amazing 🤩

Beyond excited for Zach when he did his pull ups.

@ashddd

3 жыл бұрын

yes!!!!

@mariannescheesepulls

3 жыл бұрын

But that’s not a pull up, they all did chin ups (which are easier)…

@OP-1000

3 жыл бұрын

That must have felt so good.

@maggiekelley3426

2 жыл бұрын

Also he might’ve done the most *correct* sit ups.. ned and keith used their shoulders to pump which is pretty bad for your back and zach kept his back straight😙

They all did great but I'm especially proud of Zach for doing his best while heeding the guidance of his doctors. It's so important to find that middle ground when you have health conditions rather than trying to compete with arbitrary benchmarks based on abled people!

@mels3958

3 жыл бұрын

I’m super proud of Zach! I know he’s going his physical limitations, but the way he just decided to do his best seemed to allow him to do so much more. 😍

I love Keith's thinking: I don't see the point in running until there is something *to run from*

I felt like a soccer mom cheering on her kids while watching this

why is no one talking about how when they jump cut the coach said "that jump earlier makes sense now. i thought we were just jumping"

@Monnctizen

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed 😅

@chestersnap

3 жыл бұрын

I love that he still went along with it even not understanding

@nininana972

3 жыл бұрын

I legit saw this comment right before this happened lol

@Leah.Something

3 жыл бұрын

What's there to talk about?

@DokkiTokki

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment lol

zach talks about how he's the "frailest" and "weakest," but out of everyone (at least for curl ups, I haven't finished lmao) he seemed to have the best form! ur killing it, zach! :D

@PikaStep2124

3 жыл бұрын

I know right - i was so proud of him!

@Topaz_Estrella

3 жыл бұрын

Also for push ups! He really did an amazing job and he's making the inner tormented 5th grader in me really proud. 🌈

@jupitersring711

3 жыл бұрын

Yes his form was the best and he also did the curl ups and push ups with nice controlled movements.

@sherylb4405

3 жыл бұрын

He had the best form in a lot of the exercises!

@piaaadah

3 жыл бұрын

Because of his disease he probably works out more than the others to keep himself healthy and have his pain be less severe.

I love how encouraging they were of each other, way different from when we were kids 😂 (Also just watching this made my heart beat faster lol)

Zack's calm, sweet smile at the beginning of doing situps is just the most precious thing

Sam going "They're all off running, like FOOLS" sent me lol

As a fellow person with chronic illnesses, congrats to Zach for listening to his body! I spent my whole school career pushing my body past the point of no return and paying the price for it. It's awesome to watch someone learn their limits and embrace them instead of viewing them as flaws. Go Zach!

@teachercarli

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm glad this comment is here as I haven't gotten past the sit-ups and as an ASer myself, I'm yelling "No, Zach!" We are told sit-ups are very bad for our condition. I was hoping he would tap out eventually to avoid a flare and listen to his body.

Watching Zach did make me cry a little. I hated this test. My body couldn't handle it. I was always, always, ALWAYS so much slower than everyone else on the mile. Everyone would have to stand around and watch me limp across the finish line. Watching him fast walk across the finish line in victory and pride was. Healing.

I vividly remember crying. Every year. From utter humiliation. I was a fat kid with no strength.

sorry guys but sam's "Hopefully, this is a good angle for me. Then again, I don't have bad ones." had me cry laughing on chair

@melwg1

3 жыл бұрын

The Sam Moment in this video was a much needed break from the flashbacks we're all getting from the ableist bullshit the fitness tests put us through

I vote for a video where Eugene tries everything he missed while he was away after he finishes up his big project

@krishawarma

3 жыл бұрын

All in 24 hours

I love how encouraging and uplifting these guys are to each other.

I love these guys relationships and support of eachother. And seriously Zach's confidence in himself and acknowledgement of his illnesses/body struggles without shame is freakin' empowering as hell. Eugene would've crushed this challenge too.