I love how these are all like beasts of men, benching 300 lbs with ease, and yet they’re all mad wholesome, full of awkward laughter, and clap when someone completes a set.
@@danielandrews1801 Nah, there has been minimal pillaging of the British Isles. The Telemark Battalion is pretty cool, though, and they have been known to shout "To Valhalla!" before entering battle, on occasion.
@@danielandrews1801 yeah, but "Viking" was more of a profession than a people. If you went viking it basically meant you got on a boat and started raiding foreign coastlines. Those guys aren't that big on pillaging English monestaries, thus the joke.
The bit at the end where they said that Magnus was basically one of them now shows insane humility. The fact that they wanted him to wear their insignia despite not being formally part of their unit is awesome.
Certain Europeans are like that, taught as kids that egotism, boastfulness etc is not a good trait for a man. Not all of Europe is like that though, you get the quick tempered, prideful types who weren't taught well as children, the Italians, Spaniards Baltic countries etc
6:11 "we got some stronger guys.." "I would say Im one of the strongest ... not the fastest" that makes him so likeable for me. Completely down-to-earth, realistic, not even a bit arrogant. I bet he's a good teamplayer
@@tussalgull5986 Yeah, I know, but it's just cool that they chose to speak English just for us. I can speak Italian, but I'm much more comfortable speaking English. I wouldn't dream of doing a video in Italian. In summary, English speaking nationalities are lucky that they can get away with moving to many countries, but not even bother to learn the language. Everyone else will do it for you.
@@salvatorebelloni8422 I live in a region with a big american military base and it's always funny when new soldiers and their family arrive. 50% "what the f...why are so many of you speaking our language?" and 50% be like "why are some people who work in stores NOT speaking English?" Some are baffled in that way, some the other way around...but always baffled. ^^ - for those who expect bus drivers or sales assistants to speak english...be aware that we learn English in school and those who were pretty good in school aren't typically learning these professions. Not that there wouldn't be smart and bilingual people, just about the majority.
@@torstent8979 I always find it interesting how casually English is spoken in other countries. In the UK, we also learn another language at school, but nobody really learns it properly, even people who have high grades. I have relatives who speak two languages, and I've very, very rarely met someone else who is bilingual, even if they are of migrant descent. If you speak two languages in the UK, it's considered impressive. Where as in your country, I imagine speaking two languages is just the norm. I think it's hard for non native English speakers to understand just how unusual it would be to expect your average British person to be capable of speaking another language briefly, let alone do a whole video in it.
@@salvatorebelloni8422 British people are just lucky their language is widely spoken. I think education would drive other languages more if we had a niche language like Norwegian. By knowing English we can work in many different jobs and in multiple different countries around the world. You'd be a lot more limited in your prospects if you only spoke Norwegian.
Love the humility and respect shown between everyone here. There's no machismo or one-upmanship going on. This is so refreshing and enjoyable to watch.
Well to be fair this type of my maturity can be found in many aspects of life especially team building activities or sports the individuals involved simply encourage the correct behavior this is entirely due to a willingness to accept and help others
@@janu1472 Yeah, he trains that way so probably a habit. But I think he could squeeze out a few more reps if he didn't exert himself more than necessary. But it really doesn't matter. I've seen Clarence Kennedy do squats at a powerlifting meet. You don't have to go below parallel, but he would go ass to grass. It's simply not that important to them I guess.
The military guy's pull ups were good, meet the standard, he's huge, etc. But Magnus' pull ups were next level. Chest to bar. The lockout he get on his elbows is very impressive.
@Connor Gaughan At the top, it's hard to quantify but you know it when you see it. Magnus just pulls the bar to and through his chest. scapulas are fully sucked back, retracted and down. this allows the biceps to fully contract.
@Connor Gaughan you are correct about that, but it's not only about arm muscles, if you go full lockout and let go of your shoulder you have to depress it again. I'm not sure which is harder and I'm sure it's different for every person though. I like going from a passive hang with fully extended arms to active hang to pull up. And I can do less pull ups this way
@@johnsullivan676 biceps is the least activated arm flexor in a not supinated position, heavier load is on the brachialis (which as far as I know is a stronger arm flexor than the biceps yet a lot of people are unaware of it's existence) and brachioradialis in this style of pull up
@@sphigel1 Based on other videos he also seems to be quite strict with himself, always pointing out his mistakes and always the first to say if he thinks he didn't do something properly. That kind of attitude is probably a big factor in why he's so successful.
Even if we could try that hard and keep up with the pump on big muscles, for us, regular people, our hands would just pop-off before we can give that much effort 🤣🤣
@ZonZorZerx not really i don't think, he is capable of going so high in part cause of the leverage (help tremendously with the lockout) and he is doing it pretty much from the get go. I know he is mad strong just pointing this out cause everyone praise the form, you can even see the guy compting the rep looking at him do that, wouldn't pass if they were strict with him. It really make an absolutly massive difference.
I never did pull ups much, but when I did they were definitely hard. I, as well as just about everyone else in my class, only brought chin up to bar. Shirtless guy brought his shoulders up to the bar for a while there O_O
My Grandfather pressed 900 pounds with his legs and weight was 132 lbs.He also curled 25 dumbbells 100 times with each arm alternated.14 pull ups with his index fingers.He did this in the 50's I wish he was here today.I am now 58 and in top physical shape when I was 20 I pressed 217 and weight was 135 pounds.Today I am 5'11 140 lbs.💪
I don't know how I stumbled upon this channel and I'm not really into this type of exercises, but I find you and the people you interact with are very humble and positive, not flashy, no showboating, just enjoying working out and challenging yourselves. Very nice to watch. Impressive strength too. Thank you.
I had the pleasure of working with the Norwegian Army, first in Norway 1993, then in Bosnia in 1994, if I had to describe them - utterly professional, highly motivated and generally an outstanding bunch of soldiers.
I love how wholesome you all are, competing yet acknowledging the awesomeness of your achievements, not just caring about who wins This seemed like such a fun experience!
I'm helping my daughter with online school and she says, "quit distracting me, we need to get to work." Then we see a new Magnus video has posted. Never mind, forget school. Must watch Magnus video.
As someone who trains, the massive intensity he showed at the beginning absolutely robbed him on how many he could do total. There's a Goldilocks zone to rep speed, too slow and the extended engagement time kills you, too fast and the inertia acts as extra weight, and if you go full intensity, the only limiting factors are muscle engagement speed, and strength against that inertial effect, such that in some cases youre essentially doing near max muscle capacity on every rep, slowing down as the muscle fatigues and looses capability. I absolutely think if he did it at the same speed as magnus hed have another 5 or so reps in it. Even with weight youre used to, nothing leaves you feeling dead after a set like hitting it with intensity.
Noone think him hitting the floor of the contraption so hard gave him an unfair advantage? He seemed to bounce off of it which I would suspect gave him momentum on the positive half of the rep.
Like most places in the world in Norway you will find people all along the personality specter from the truly vile psychopaths, to people you would be proud to call your friends and everything in between. I might be wrong but I do believe the battalion screen for personal aptitude so they weed out at least a significant part of the douchebags.
Norwegians has something called jantelåven. It means that you shouldn't blow your own horn, brag or believe you're better than anyone else. It's both a curse and a blessing. The society traditionally has humbleness as the ideal.
@@taffelost6221 Thats interesting. I'd call it a blessing, but I can see why its also a curse, as its probably a little awkward trying to sell yourself. Jantelåven is so refreshing in our current climate and I welcome it with open arms. I hope one day more people will take up the jantelåven lifestyle.
@@benstott9294 I’m a natural bilingual having French parents but born in America but since I learned French first at around 2 1/2 and then English at 4, so I thought in French at first but as I used English more in school it slowly took over as the Language I spoke the most easily and now I think in English. I’m pretty sure you think in the language they use the most and since they are Norwegian I assume they just speak English for the channel but practice English daily, so I’m pretty sure they would think in Norwegian since it is the language they grew up with. But again I’m just assuming
@@TheKillaKev The United States Special Operations Command has implemented a “Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan”. This is exactly what it sounds like, there will be quotas on whom is accepted into the program and who will qualify to be an operator in our special ops. This will be imposed on the men training and determining who qualifies as our highest level spec op teams. If these men don’t fall in line with the quotas they will be forced from the military. Our military is currently under a “stand down” order while members of the armed forces who are deemed to have been loyal to former President Trump are weeded out. We call it a “stand down” Lenin called it a “Purge”. Our military is being politicized and not a single word from the “Media”. They will be the boot heel of authoritarianism in short order. Don’t take my word for it, look into yourself. The National Guard is still in Washington D.C. they never left, they’ve fenced it all off. All the Guardsmen were “verified” before they were deployed to be “loyal”.
@@strykerjones8842 Yawn. The loony, authoritarian Trump Cult tried to murder politicians and subvert democracy. That's why there has been so much security. You people are so weak minded. Even the word diversity makes you tremble.
I really loved the feeling in Norwegian army in this video. They are all competitive and tough but also so honest and humble. It was a pleasure to watch !
I think those "sit-ups" in english are called "Viking Situps". Seriously, this was a great episode. The mutual respect and admiration for one another was really clear. Its got to be a real honor to get encouragement (and that hat!!) from Norway's defenders.
@@RoyClaessen Agreed. I think if he goes actually rock climbing outside again it will give him another huge boost. Those videos were so insane and amazing.
Here is a tip Magnus in case you didn't notice but on the sit ups Thomas did not control himself on the way down, just let go of his core and used the bounce off the pad to help his momentum back up. You were slowly going back down and wasting your energy. This is how you get high numbers on tests like these in the military. Once again though super cool video, these guys are beasts! Til valhalla vikings!
LoL almost didn't notice it until now but this is what makes magnus awkward and funny ... Magnus and his sister are the most awkward sounding people I know on TH-cam
Dude the Dutch word for yes is ja as well and the people in the north of the Netherlands say ja in between sentences all the time. We must've interacted a lot in the past.
@@liftingisfun2350 I know that but I still remember his sister and 😂 somebody in the comments had said that she is just magnus with a wig which was pretty funny and I remembered both of them are very similar soo....
Whoever is editing his videos is a champ for chosing this kind of musics, it's not disturbing bits like all those workout channels, and gives you some kinda stoic vibe and the fact that magnus is so humble always brings smile on my face. Thank you all for these.
Magnus is a machine! It's just outstanding how he excels in so many disciplines. Rock climbing. American Ninja Warrior. Army training. Magnus is on the smaller side too. I would never expect him to be the beast he is. The best part is Magnus does all of this with humility. Also, kudos to the Norwegian Army too. They are all model citizens.
Im from Argentina. Its nice to see all that group of guys beeing so respectful and how they take care for each other. I like how they help with motivation on lasts reps. You can tell they love what they do and who they became. They take care of their uniforms also. Here in argentina its so different in most cases
Superb competitive spirit in these lads but done in a very friendly way. Fitness standards of these blokes are brilliant. Really inspirational to push your body and train hard everyday 👍
I really enjoyed these military videos, I'm not even a climber but will sit there and watch 40 min videos of magnus. His attitude, videos, strength, and humbleness makes his channel top of the line for me
Hello Magnus, after I watched mesterens mester I have watched your channel ever since. You inspired me to workout and get healthier. Hope you have a great day!
The amount of humility shown, along with immense encouragement and respect for each other is so impressive. Something to learn from and practise. Amazing stuff Magnus!
I really love these guys. The respect they show you and each other, the professionalism involved. Few things in this world hit me harder than a show of respect. And I appreciate this.
Loved the videos of you and the Telemark guys! And they’re not as chest thumping as some other military types. Respect, from an old 1980’s soldier in South Africa.
These men are not ordinary. These people train years on end, and most come from hard work, not talent. These people are a good example that hard work pays off, physically or mentally.
Magnus the editing and the score on this video was top notch. Damn. That was fun. Also you embracing the shirtless meme had me in stitches. :'D Edit - Magnus would you also maybe do a video where you learn proper weightlifting form from any of your bodybuilding friends?
@@-GyBer- what if he isn't that strong but knows how to put water on his worthless muscles? 17 whole pullups? My (now deceased) Uncle did 7 at age 75. This new soyboy generation makes my skin crawl.
such a great collab. And they all seem like humble guys considering they have to be very good soldiers to be there. I don't know how possible it is, but more military collabs would be amazing!
Omg the counter's eyes at 17:17 when the rig starts moving a lot! I saw the panic set in lol so funny, such a fun video! Everyone seems so chill and nice
I like the way these guys are interacting with each other (encouraging, polite, etc.). I just subscribed to your channel. I'm a moderately fit, middle-aged man just trying to stay in shape and relieve job-related stress! Thanks for sharing this with us.👋🏾👨🏾⚕️🏃🏿♂️
Magnus, if you improve your deadlift form you're gonna hit much higher loads and least risk of injury: all those fast, snappy start in each lift were a pain to see. Glad you didn't compromise your back. Super amazing videos as usual, tho! Thank you!!!
I accidentally found this video and enjoyed every second of it! Amazing work, pleasant atmosphere with hard working and motivating guys! Thank you and keep up the good work! Greetings from Serbia!
@@titter3648 Icelandic and Norwegian both descend from Old West Norse. Icelandic just changed much less. Nynorsk Norwegian is also closer to old Norse than Bokmål
Tysier some dialects in Norway is really close to old norse and “vallemål” has been the same for hundreds of years and has not changed a lot since the viking ages. But many Icelanders can actually read old norse as its almost the same language
@@mickeydrago9401 except it requires way more work than 99.9% of people are willing to put in, so yes it is insane. the way you phrase it makes any significant achievement seem dull
@@mickeydrago9401 by this logic anything is not insane because its within the laws of physics, therfore for anything to be insane it would have to be impossible.Because if a fat man ran faster than a professional athlete "he would just have better genetics than the pro athlete" and vice versa
@@sen4744 Still within the hundred percent that is capable and possible and not insane. Insane is now the domain of this youthful definition that doesn't relate to mental illness at all and in fact somebody that is going to work hard enough to be in this top 1% and will more than likely have a much better and healthy mind. Maybe what you should call insanity should be killing yourself getting fat sitting on a couch and watching TV Maybe you should look up the word insane and not use the Urban dictionary
Hehehe a very American saying. Here in Norway because it is a conscript army and you don't choose to serve, people think about it different. In my time pretty much every male served. It was just something you had to do. For some it is a great year doing something else. Others find it boring. Some, like me really hated it ;-) But I am proud that I completed my service. Not everybody did. I like to say that I didn't like being there but I like having been there.
@@erikengheim1106 Ok,but the telemark battaljon is not conscripts,they are proffesional soldiers,who chose to sign up for duty after their mandatory conscription!
@@MrErikchaugen Yeah of course I know that. But only a tiny number of people serve there. They don't end up defining military culture in Norway. Norwegian views on the military is shaped by the fact that most people have at some point served in a conscript army.
@@erikengheim1106 Klart, jeg vet jo det,da jeg har tjenestegjort selv!Det var bare for å gjøre det klart for andre som leser det vi skriver at disse gutta ikke er inne for førstegangs tjeneste,var ikke værre!Ha en fin dag,Erik, fra en annen Erik!!
this is the first video I've seen where Magnus was speaking Norwegian and it was worth the wait. my limited Swedish didn't help me understand much without the subtitles though lol
It's probably purposeful tbh. If you're deadlifting 250 kg for 1 you know what you're doing, and a slight bend in your back is common among powerlifters. It feels more powerful for some.
@@Jacob-sl6ur Thats true, he maybe knows what he is doing. But the bend was huge! A bend in the upper back, wont be that bad. In the lower, it will cause serious problems. But magnus is seriously not knowing what he was doing there, and often the higher weights will fuck your back with even one wrong Lift..... i had this problem :(
I believe 160 is your 1 rep max, if you can do 140 kilos 3 times than it would be safe to say you can do 160 for your 1 rep max. That's impressive for someone whom doesn't train back like that. I feel like you doubt yourself at times with thing's your not used to or comfortable with, but honestly you shouldn't because you kill everything you do man. You're strong, got a big heart and determined in life to do your best and be your best so that's all you need.
Not to mention if he actually practiced it and could nail the form he'd immediately add so much weight to the bar, I think this is like his second time ever deadlifting. I think he could do 180-200 for a 1rm with a few months of training for it fairly easily.
@@xNajda some elite athletes at 70kg that does 230kg. So he definitely could do it. I have done 140kg for 5 reps but couldnt do 160kg. but I asnt feeling good that day
@@xNajda Yeah him yanking on the bar like that made me scared that he was gonna get injured lol. With proper form he could definitely see massive improvement
Wow, its weird, seeing Magnus doing so many incredible things but this vid you can see him shine at the ending. I can see how truly proud you were to be doing a collaboration and for them to accept you like they did. This is how patriotism should be, proud, respectful and honorable towards ones own country and the people who devote their lives to it. Loved these last 2 vids man!
The soldiers you interacted with in the last two videos were all very respectful and supportive. I appreciate the wholesome content of this channel.
I agree. I'm tired of American arrogance.
definitely!
@@davidhunternyc1 hmm
@@davidhunternyc1 have you met American soldiers? I sure hope you are talking about Americans, not American soldiers.
I wholesomely appreciate your wholesome appreciation of this wholesomeness
I love how these are all like beasts of men, benching 300 lbs with ease, and yet they’re all mad wholesome, full of awkward laughter, and clap when someone completes a set.
Ofc. They are Viking.
@@danielandrews1801 Nah, there has been minimal pillaging of the British Isles. The Telemark Battalion is pretty cool, though, and they have been known to shout "To Valhalla!" before entering battle, on occasion.
@@MrVeps1 I'm confused. Isn't this video from Norway? Lol.
@@danielandrews1801 yeah, but "Viking" was more of a profession than a people. If you went viking it basically meant you got on a boat and started raiding foreign coastlines. Those guys aren't that big on pillaging English monestaries, thus the joke.
@@MrVeps1 Oh. Wow. I always thought Vikings were all Norwegians. Oops. I get the joke now :)
Magnus out here on trending
Smol back hehe
Can’t believe I see you here sensei
Basicaly smol back is jelous
His back bigger than yours lol such smol back xx
Small back lols
The bit at the end where they said that Magnus was basically one of them now shows insane humility. The fact that they wanted him to wear their insignia despite not being formally part of their unit is awesome.
Agreed, they recognize he's made of the same steel as them. Anybody who dissagrees, lets see you perform any of these challenges
@ Whistle -- * a part
The word "apart" means "separate from," which is the opposite of what you intended.
@rondonnis6588Yes, they were humoring him, but they do deeply respect him
Thank you Magnus for your visit. Welcome back anytime!
Official Norwegian army TH-cam channel actually commented, damn
@@MachineManGabb yea didn’t know it existed
@@fardtuser i didnt either and i am from norway
Kudos to Hæren to bother commenting! Respect!
Read my name
You should bring the Telemark Battalion to a climbing gym
this, bring the boys on the wall and lets see what they can do :-)
This is part 3 of the series
Now Thats a Great Idea
This, a hundred times this. Now that you've been in their environment, bring them to your playground and see what hey can do!
BRILLIANT
Egoless competition is generally unheard of! It's a testament to the character of (in this case) a nation! Norway should be proud of these men!!!
The ego is more so intrinsic lol, it is of course still there
Read my name
@@earnmoneyonline2756 no i saw your pic and ran away
Eggless cake is unheard of.
Certain Europeans are like that, taught as kids that egotism, boastfulness etc is not a good trait for a man. Not all of Europe is like that though, you get the quick tempered, prideful types who weren't taught well as children, the Italians, Spaniards Baltic countries etc
6:11 "we got some stronger guys.." "I would say Im one of the strongest ... not the fastest" that makes him so likeable for me. Completely down-to-earth, realistic, not even a bit arrogant. I bet he's a good teamplayer
I love how they all speak English just for us.
most Norwegians are fluent in English
@@tussalgull5986 Yeah, I know, but it's just cool that they chose to speak English just for us. I can speak Italian, but I'm much more comfortable speaking English. I wouldn't dream of doing a video in Italian. In summary, English speaking nationalities are lucky that they can get away with moving to many countries, but not even bother to learn the language. Everyone else will do it for you.
@@salvatorebelloni8422 I live in a region with a big american military base and it's always funny when new soldiers and their family arrive. 50% "what the f...why are so many of you speaking our language?" and 50% be like "why are some people who work in stores NOT speaking English?" Some are baffled in that way, some the other way around...but always baffled. ^^ - for those who expect bus drivers or sales assistants to speak english...be aware that we learn English in school and those who were pretty good in school aren't typically learning these professions. Not that there wouldn't be smart and bilingual people, just about the majority.
@@torstent8979 I always find it interesting how casually English is spoken in other countries. In the UK, we also learn another language at school, but nobody really learns it properly, even people who have high grades. I have relatives who speak two languages, and I've very, very rarely met someone else who is bilingual, even if they are of migrant descent. If you speak two languages in the UK, it's considered impressive. Where as in your country, I imagine speaking two languages is just the norm. I think it's hard for non native English speakers to understand just how unusual it would be to expect your average British person to be capable of speaking another language briefly, let alone do a whole video in it.
@@salvatorebelloni8422 British people are just lucky their language is widely spoken. I think education would drive other languages more if we had a niche language like Norwegian.
By knowing English we can work in many different jobs and in multiple different countries around the world. You'd be a lot more limited in your prospects if you only spoke Norwegian.
Love the humility and respect shown between everyone here. There's no machismo or one-upmanship going on. This is so refreshing and enjoyable to watch.
Yes and it is called Comradeship and it is what happens when You are a Recruit in the Forces and You Train together .
That's because they aren't on steroids you watch roided up bums going to the gym and just fucking being a menace
Thank you!
@@anshumanghossd7297 "just fucking being a menace" lmfao idk why it made me laugh
Well to be fair this type of my maturity can be found in many aspects of life especially team building activities or sports the individuals involved simply encourage the correct behavior this is entirely due to a willingness to accept and help others
The rule is chin above the bar, but Magnus almost had his clavicle above the bar.
True that, I guess it's because when you train as a climber you always go for full range of motion so it's muscle memory maybe.
@@janu1472 Yeah, he trains that way so probably a habit. But I think he could squeeze out a few more reps if he didn't exert himself more than necessary.
But it really doesn't matter. I've seen Clarence Kennedy do squats at a powerlifting meet. You don't have to go below parallel, but he would go ass to grass. It's simply not that important to them I guess.
His chin was a few inches above the bar & then he would lift his chin up. You can't get a better pullup form than that.
@@targeted1948 I'm saying he could make it easier on himself.
Targeted 1 I mean you can. Pulling full chest to the bar
These guys are incredibly kind, like you can just feel their aura of how wholesome they are. Love it
The military guy's pull ups were good, meet the standard, he's huge, etc. But Magnus' pull ups were next level. Chest to bar. The lockout he get on his elbows is very impressive.
@Connor Gaughan At the top, it's hard to quantify but you know it when you see it. Magnus just pulls the bar to and through his chest. scapulas are fully sucked back, retracted and down. this allows the biceps to fully contract.
@Connor Gaughan you are correct about that, but it's not only about arm muscles, if you go full lockout and let go of your shoulder you have to depress it again. I'm not sure which is harder and I'm sure it's different for every person though. I like going from a passive hang with fully extended arms to active hang to pull up. And I can do less pull ups this way
@@johnsullivan676 biceps is the least activated arm flexor in a not supinated position, heavier load is on the brachialis (which as far as I know is a stronger arm flexor than the biceps yet a lot of people are unaware of it's existence) and brachioradialis in this style of pull up
@Connor Gaughan yea just give it a try and see if it suits you
Bros name is magnus that’s a alpha male right there
Those pull-ups were nuts. So slow and your chin was way over the bar. Insane.
Could've shattered the record if he didn't pull up to his adam's apple every time...haha
yeah Magnus’s pullups were infinitely more strict than the other guy’s, and he still beat him
@@andrewseburn Magnus is a good guy. I think he went super strict on the pull ups so he wouldn't beat the guy by too much.
@@sphigel1 Based on other videos he also seems to be quite strict with himself, always pointing out his mistakes and always the first to say if he thinks he didn't do something properly. That kind of attitude is probably a big factor in why he's so successful.
Full ROM like that is brutal.
It is crazy to me how much you can see Magnus struggling for another pullup, but yet he does it with perfect form.
Even if we could try that hard and keep up with the pump on big muscles, for us, regular people, our hands would just pop-off before we can give that much effort 🤣🤣
Thats actually not perfect form, he hug the weight with his legs and push it forward, make the lock-out a lot easier.
@@rochoddo5380 At the same time he went way higher than he needed to, so all in all he could've done many more.
@ZonZorZerx not really i don't think, he is capable of going so high in part cause of the leverage (help tremendously with the lockout) and he is doing it pretty much from the get go. I know he is mad strong just pointing this out cause everyone praise the form, you can even see the guy compting the rep looking at him do that, wouldn't pass if they were strict with him. It really make an absolutly massive difference.
the last ones weren't perfect form tho...
From that man's first sit up on the rack you could see the world tremble. He has insane power, what an absolute unit
Seriously. Dude has some insanely explosive core strength.
His deadlift form is so bad though, he’s gonna injure his back
He was doing them fast to utilize the muscle rebound effect or whatever its called, more cheating compared to magnus
@@vihreakuula4319 It's actually less efficient.
He was gased.
The best is to control your form and breath.
dude is a legit monster
25 pull ups with added weight is nuts. Mad respect for these Boys.
I can barely manage 8 and that’s without added weight.
I never did pull ups much, but when I did they were definitely hard. I, as well as just about everyone else in my class, only brought chin up to bar. Shirtless guy brought his shoulders up to the bar for a while there O_O
I'm at around 13 after starting my fitness journey 7 months ago. If I could do 25 weighted ones, I'd feel like a beast.
My Grandfather pressed 900 pounds with his legs and weight was 132 lbs.He also curled 25 dumbbells 100 times with each arm alternated.14 pull ups with his index fingers.He did this in the 50's I wish he was here today.I am now 58 and in top physical shape when I was 20 I pressed 217 and weight was 135 pounds.Today I am 5'11 140 lbs.💪
@@WhySoSerious551 No need to tear others down to try to make yourself feel better.
So magnus loses all exercises when his shirt isn't off... His shirt probably weighs 40kgs like Piccolo and Goku's training clothes.
lmao
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@@ivanchallengingvideoslam1948 696969420 kg
I don't know how I stumbled upon this channel and I'm not really into this type of exercises, but I find you and the people you interact with are very humble and positive, not flashy, no showboating, just enjoying working out and challenging yourselves. Very nice to watch. Impressive strength too. Thank you.
What exercises
Ikr that's what makes his channel so awesome
Btw he's a rock climber so his channel is rarely about these excercises
I am no more than an avid gym person who does does the typical stuff and I had the exact same experience as you
I had the pleasure of working with the Norwegian Army, first in Norway 1993, then in Bosnia in 1994, if I had to describe them - utterly professional, highly motivated and generally an outstanding bunch of soldiers.
Magnus with runners. Magnus with juji. Magnus with ClarenceO. More of Magnus going around the world test climbing facilities. More magnus every week!
ya :D i like things like these collabs, its a good mix of climbing and other content
Remember how great a runner he is. Magnus is super impressive and he’s a genuinely good person.
@@914Rocky That running test was bullshit.
With which runner did he do a collab with?
I want to see him box Eddie.
Magnus looks like Steve Rogers was rejected the Super Soldier serum, so he is just working his way up to Captain America the hard way 😆
@zijuiy wttuy noticed that too haha
C’mon don’t disrespect him like that 💀😭😭
hahahahahahaha xD
You mean Seth Rogen 🕵️♀️🤔🙃😅
😊😘💪👍
Yes .... Very similar. ... !!! Even the body size looks similar. .. what a co incidence
Them: "Wear this when you're climbing"
Magnus: "but it's a shirt??!?"
Hahahahahaha
lmao
Gotta give Magus swag pants if you want it in a climbing video.
wear this on the rematch so we can beat you next time :P
I bursted out laughing man. Bless you! 😂
I love how wholesome you all are, competing yet acknowledging the awesomeness of your achievements, not just caring about who wins
This seemed like such a fun experience!
I'm helping my daughter with online school and she says, "quit distracting me, we need to get to work." Then we see a new Magnus video has posted. Never mind, forget school. Must watch Magnus video.
'Quit'
That's so cute!
I’m also hooked on another Norwegian TH-camr. Farmer E. I guarantee you’ll love the guy. So down to earth and funny.
@@914Rocky I'll check him out for sure. Thanks for the recommendation.
I edited my typo and it took away my Magnus heart. 🤣 See where education and school gets you? Last time I correct my mistakes!
Damn that dude is a beast, I mean weighting 100 kg and being this fit and confortable with bodyweight exercises is crazy impressive :D
The explosiveness on those situps... scary!
Yes those sit-ups were amazing I think he is just bulked up
Terrible form on deadlifts and pull-ups, though
But im worried for his back his form for deadlifts is not good.
@@tuttifrutti2229 Yes
I love how magnus points his chin up on pullups while his shoulders are almost touching the bar. insane.
A perfect pullup for Magnus = shoulders above the bar.
The other guys us hella strong but with Magnus' form I highly doubt he'd crack 10 at that weight
All gentlemen, no profanity, all hard work, dedication, and guts. Really something to strive for!
Now imagine if this was in America:)
It’s an on camera vs off camera kind of thing. A soldier mentality will always be dirty at its core
@@hungry4more1 no lol, maybe its like that in your country but i wouldnt call the nordic soldiers dirty at the core
@@Max-xt1fo say Nordic with 2 syllables and tell me they’re not dirty
@@hungry4more1 hahah, that was actually kinda funny ngl
Thomas is an absolute specimen. Mans was about to break the upside down ab machine
He generated so much force it rattled the entire contraption
he is Thomas the engine
dude..
As someone who trains, the massive intensity he showed at the beginning absolutely robbed him on how many he could do total. There's a Goldilocks zone to rep speed, too slow and the extended engagement time kills you, too fast and the inertia acts as extra weight, and if you go full intensity, the only limiting factors are muscle engagement speed, and strength against that inertial effect, such that in some cases youre essentially doing near max muscle capacity on every rep, slowing down as the muscle fatigues and looses capability. I absolutely think if he did it at the same speed as magnus hed have another 5 or so reps in it. Even with weight youre used to, nothing leaves you feeling dead after a set like hitting it with intensity.
Noone think him hitting the floor of the contraption so hard gave him an unfair advantage? He seemed to bounce off of it which I would suspect gave him momentum on the positive half of the rep.
Hang on are all Norwegian's such humble nice people. That young giant of a guy was super nice and respectful throughout. Respect to all involved.
Like most places in the world in Norway you will find people all along the personality specter from the truly vile psychopaths, to people you would be proud to call your friends and everything in between. I might be wrong but I do believe the battalion screen for personal aptitude so they weed out at least a significant part of the douchebags.
Norwegians has something called jantelåven. It means that you shouldn't blow your own horn, brag or believe you're better than anyone else. It's both a curse and a blessing. The society traditionally has humbleness as the ideal.
@@taffelost6221 Same in Sweden, Jantelagen
@@taffelost6221 Thats interesting. I'd call it a blessing, but I can see why its also a curse, as its probably a little awkward trying to sell yourself. Jantelåven is so refreshing in our current climate and I welcome it with open arms. I hope one day more people will take up the jantelåven lifestyle.
These Are the cream of the crop. Top 1% of young adults in norway
The most impressive thing about this is their English. Absolutely phenomenal to be able to converse like that in a foreign language.
They’re all fluent so they probably think in English when they speak it
@@benstott9294 I’m a natural bilingual having French parents but born in America but since I learned French first at around 2 1/2 and then English
at 4, so I thought in French at first but as I used English more in school it slowly took over as the Language I spoke the most easily and now I think in English. I’m pretty sure you think in the language they use the most and since they are Norwegian I assume they just speak English for the channel but practice English daily, so I’m pretty sure they would think in Norwegian since it is the language they grew up with. But again I’m just assuming
English is a very common language in those countries.
pretty common in the northern eu countries.. most will speak about 3 languages.
@@wekker090 this is cap
These guys all seem really decent. I was genuinely smiling whenever he completed a set.
The moment the soldiers needed to brace the sit-up station thing I knew this was gonna be scary lmao
Hes a beast
mans a monster
Yeah pretty glad to have that guy defending my country lol
My only knitpick was he was bouncing.
‘Everyone is expected to lift the same weight, your kit won’t be lighter for you’
America: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that
😂😂😂😂 SO hilarious but sadly true
True, but it also does depend on the unit. SOF units like the 75th aren’t like that.
@@strykerjones8842 unfamiliar with what your talking about tbh, could you elaborate? Whats new with the military?
@@TheKillaKev The United States Special Operations Command has implemented a “Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan”. This is exactly what it sounds like, there will be quotas on whom is accepted into the program and who will qualify to be an operator in our special ops. This will be imposed on the men training and determining who qualifies as our highest level spec op teams. If these men don’t fall in line with the quotas they will be forced from the military.
Our military is currently under a “stand down” order while members of the armed forces who are deemed to have been loyal to former President Trump are weeded out. We call it a “stand down” Lenin called it a “Purge”. Our military is being politicized and not a single word from the “Media”. They will be the boot heel of authoritarianism in short order.
Don’t take my word for it, look into yourself. The National Guard is still in Washington D.C. they never left, they’ve fenced it all off. All the Guardsmen were “verified” before they were deployed to be “loyal”.
@@strykerjones8842
Yawn. The loony, authoritarian Trump Cult tried to murder politicians and subvert democracy. That's why there has been so much security. You people are so weak minded. Even the word diversity makes you tremble.
Looks like Magnus needs another collab with Juji again to improve his deadlift. Any excuse to get Magnus, Anton, and Juji back together.
This
new gym=better deadlift for magnus
yeah not tom tho that guy a rat
We all thought the same thing as soon as we heard deadlift hehe
Tom too!
I really loved the feeling in Norwegian army in this video. They are all competitive and tough but also so honest and humble. It was a pleasure to watch !
I think those "sit-ups" in english are called "Viking Situps". Seriously, this was a great episode. The mutual respect and admiration for one another was really clear. Its got to be a real honor to get encouragement (and that hat!!) from Norway's defenders.
What I respect most, "I think I'm going to stop there." Humility like that goes a long way toward longevity.
I am so surprised how magnus doesn’t have 1 million subs yet
same
that wont take long
@@RoyClaessen Agreed. I think if he goes actually rock climbing outside again it will give him another huge boost. Those videos were so insane and amazing.
@@slapdisgaem6601 it's getting warmer. Wish he'd wear a helmet when out.
me too, im not even a climber and really like his videos
So nice to see a pullup challenge with perfect form! Really impressed!! Great job Magnus!
"Becoming more explosive" can have multiple meanings depending on what kind of military you are in
Ayo
Palestinian
Emirate of Afghanistan
Habsburg Empire
Taco bell united
Here is a tip Magnus in case you didn't notice but on the sit ups Thomas did not control himself on the way down, just let go of his core and used the bounce off the pad to help his momentum back up. You were slowly going back down and wasting your energy. This is how you get high numbers on tests like these in the military. Once again though super cool video, these guys are beasts! Til valhalla vikings!
"i usually do it with 40 i don't feel the 11kg" - Magnus the absolute madlad
Pretty amazing. I trained like a madman and the best I ever got was 12 reps with an extra 35lbs. This is beyond impressive.
Easy for a bodybuilder.
The best I got is 18pullups with +15kg
@@Will-power1 yeah not bad but i saw your pullups and you only go halfway down so you gotta divide it by 2
you're not built like us
This was such an awesome collab, a lot of mutual respect.
The "Yeah" thing is totally a norwegian habit. Everyone says "yah" to eachother all the time, its cute.
It's a substitute for "ja", (the Norwegian word for "yes"). But saying "yes" all the time in English sounds stupid, so we say "yeah" instead.
LoL almost didn't notice it until now but this is what makes magnus awkward and funny ... Magnus and his sister are the most awkward sounding people I know on TH-cam
@@piyushuttarwar2273 is his girlfriend
Dude the Dutch word for yes is ja as well and the people in the north of the Netherlands say ja in between sentences all the time. We must've interacted a lot in the past.
@@liftingisfun2350 I know that but I still remember his sister and 😂 somebody in the comments had said that she is just magnus with a wig which was pretty funny and I remembered both of them are very similar soo....
It's funny how far Magnus points his chin up on each pull up rep, as if his chin wasn't already like 4 inches above the bar
Whoever is editing his videos is a champ for chosing this kind of musics, it's not disturbing bits like all those workout channels, and gives you some kinda stoic vibe and the fact that magnus is so humble always brings smile on my face. Thank you all for these.
Magnus is a machine! It's just outstanding how he excels in so many disciplines. Rock climbing. American Ninja Warrior. Army training. Magnus is on the smaller side too. I would never expect him to be the beast he is. The best part is Magnus does all of this with humility. Also, kudos to the Norwegian Army too. They are all model citizens.
Bring smaller is good tho, cube square law, big lads will never be able to do as many pull-ups
Im from Argentina. Its nice to see all that group of guys beeing so respectful and how they take care for each other. I like how they help with motivation on lasts reps. You can tell they love what they do and who they became. They take care of their uniforms also. Here in argentina its so different in most cases
I’m not even from Norway, but these videos made me proud of all of you guys. Well done.
Did I miss something? Is the west so weak that this mediocre performance is celebrated? I'm genuinely curious? What am I missing?
Superb competitive spirit in these lads but done in a very friendly way. Fitness standards of these blokes are brilliant. Really inspirational to push your body and train hard everyday 👍
I really enjoyed these military videos, I'm not even a climber but will sit there and watch 40 min videos of magnus. His attitude, videos, strength, and humbleness makes his channel top of the line for me
Hello Magnus, after I watched mesterens mester I have watched your channel ever since. You inspired me to workout and get healthier. Hope you have a great day!
Man. That ending made me high-key emotional. The respect and joy in being able to collab with each other was very cool!
I think it was also even better by the fact that some of they guys had been watching his videos!
The amount of humility shown, along with immense encouragement and respect for each other is so impressive. Something to learn from and practise. Amazing stuff Magnus!
I love it how supportive they are ^^ "easy, you got it, ..."
This makes a huge difference and helps you pushing so much..
I really love these guys. The respect they show you and each other, the professionalism involved. Few things in this world hit me harder than a show of respect. And I appreciate this.
Loved the videos of you and the Telemark guys! And they’re not as chest thumping as some other military types. Respect, from an old 1980’s soldier in South Africa.
These men are not ordinary. These people train years on end, and most come from hard work, not talent. These people are a good example that hard work pays off, physically or mentally.
😎😎 Proud of my son Thomas ❣️😍
You should be :) You raised him great
He is good. very strong💪
Is he the one completing the workout too?
@@daginn896 You fed him well.
Thanks
every exercise magnus does, he puts a ton of focus on form and doing it slowly. That makes it 2x harder.
Magnus the editing and the score on this video was top notch. Damn. That was fun.
Also you embracing the shirtless meme had me in stitches. :'D
Edit - Magnus would you also maybe do a video where you learn proper weightlifting form from any of your bodybuilding friends?
Respect to the smaller man for the quality of his pull-ups. both men have their strengths.
Those 25 pull ups were impressive to watch! I can hardly do 2. I know they are so much in better shape, but that made me glad to watch!
I love the vibe, the humility, the simplicity of it all. Well done everyone 👍
I love that the Telemark guys actually cheers for Magnus, it is so nice to see the support and camaraderie.
Magnus "Above Minumum" Midtbø 🤣
Except for height
@@anyexpat f
How cool is that! When you get gear from Military and they give you the blessing to wear it proudly! You earned high respects there. Nice! 💪 🇳🇴
Once Magnus takes his shirt off, he instantly gets 50% stronger.
And 100% hotter.
i mean, it really has to be a strong mental thing for him. its like suddenly leaning forward when playing videogames ;D
what if his shirt is just really heavy
@@-GyBer- what if he isn't that strong but knows how to put water on his worthless muscles?
17 whole pullups? My (now deceased) Uncle did 7 at age 75.
This new soyboy generation makes my skin crawl.
@@democratpro lol, you're so deluded it's funny
Much respect for actually asking if you could wear that hat and tee in public! ❤
Magnus' Pull up form is just insane!!!
This was such a wholesome video, everyone encouraging each other is very lovely.
I also like that that the "referee" did no jokes about, he counted the pull ups that counted fair and square lol
such a great collab. And they all seem like humble guys considering they have to be very good soldiers to be there. I don't know how possible it is, but more military collabs would be amazing!
Omg the counter's eyes at 17:17 when the rig starts moving a lot! I saw the panic set in lol so funny, such a fun video! Everyone seems so chill and nice
I like the way these guys are interacting with each other (encouraging, polite, etc.). I just subscribed to your channel. I'm a moderately fit, middle-aged man just trying to stay in shape and relieve job-related stress! Thanks for sharing this with us.👋🏾👨🏾⚕️🏃🏿♂️
The world of men.
11:41 the most wholesome thing seeing Magnus being surprised and happy hearing that Thomas watches his hideos!
"Usually I do it with 30 or 40 extra kilos" the most casual flex of all time
whenever i feel unmotivated on my fitness journey i always come back to these videos. Kudos from canada
I trained with these guys once in Latvia. Awesome fellas all of them. Friendliest vikings you ever met. I still have their unit patch somewhere.
I love the positive energy in these videos 😊 thank you very much for your effort and great respect for our northern brothers and sisters in arms!
Magnus, if you improve your deadlift form you're gonna hit much higher loads and least risk of injury: all those fast, snappy start in each lift were a pain to see. Glad you didn't compromise your back. Super amazing videos as usual, tho! Thank you!!!
I accidentally found this video and enjoyed every second of it! Amazing work, pleasant atmosphere with hard working and motivating guys! Thank you and keep up the good work!
Greetings from Serbia!
11:47 he knows us too well 😂
Magnus can do my entire pull up workout in one set
Magnus is strong to be able to deadlift like that without training for it.
I've never heard of anyone named Magnus who wasn't freakishly strong
@@monolithgeometry3221 Magnus Carlen
@@bipitybop_ LOL good ol' Mag Carly. My favorite bistro sandwich
@@bipitybop_ strong ass brain
And he didn't even use the deadlift reverse grip.
We all knew from those old magnus training videos that the sit-ups were gonna pop off
Old Norse languages sound so cool
Icelandic is old norse language. Not Norwegian.
@@titter3648 Icelandic and Norwegian both descend from Old West Norse. Icelandic just changed much less. Nynorsk Norwegian is also closer to old Norse than Bokmål
@@EVO6- still, Norwegian is very far from old norse, it sounds very different
Tysier some dialects in Norway is really close to old norse and “vallemål” has been the same for hundreds of years and has not changed a lot since the viking ages. But many Icelanders can actually read old norse as its almost the same language
@@EVO6- nynorsk is completely different from old norse, and nynorsk is almost exactly the same as bokmål
Wow. You cleared the bar by so much on every rep! That was insane
very clean pull ups, leaving no doubt. Super strength!
Not insane at all. Solid genetics, young age and hard work equals just what you saw
@@mickeydrago9401 except it requires way more work than 99.9% of people are willing to put in, so yes it is insane. the way you phrase it makes any significant achievement seem dull
@@mickeydrago9401 by this logic anything is not insane because its within the laws of physics, therfore for anything to be insane it would have to be impossible.Because if a fat man ran faster than a professional athlete "he would just have better genetics than the pro athlete" and vice versa
@@sen4744
Still within the hundred percent that is capable and possible and not insane.
Insane is now the domain of this youthful definition that doesn't relate to mental illness at all and in fact somebody that is going to work hard enough to be in this top 1% and will more than likely have a much better and healthy mind. Maybe what you should call insanity should be killing yourself getting fat sitting on a couch and watching TV
Maybe you should look up the word insane and not use the Urban dictionary
What a great group of young men. Thank you for your service and dedication.
Hehehe a very American saying. Here in Norway because it is a conscript army and you don't choose to serve, people think about it different. In my time pretty much every male served. It was just something you had to do. For some it is a great year doing something else. Others find it boring. Some, like me really hated it ;-) But I am proud that I completed my service. Not everybody did. I like to say that I didn't like being there but I like having been there.
@@erikengheim1106 Ok,but the telemark battaljon is not conscripts,they are proffesional soldiers,who chose to sign up for duty after their mandatory conscription!
@@MrErikchaugen Yeah of course I know that. But only a tiny number of people serve there. They don't end up defining military culture in Norway. Norwegian views on the military is shaped by the fact that most people have at some point served in a conscript army.
@@erikengheim1106 Klart, jeg vet jo det,da jeg har tjenestegjort selv!Det var bare for å gjøre det klart for andre som leser det vi skriver at disse gutta ikke er inne for førstegangs tjeneste,var ikke værre!Ha en fin dag,Erik, fra en annen Erik!!
@@MrErikchaugen Hehehe sorry navnebror, var ikke mening å bli for kverulerende ;-) Tar poenget ditt.
Why am I also applauding with them? These guys are beasts!
Love how these dudes are genuinley nice people.
this is the first video I've seen where Magnus was speaking Norwegian and it was worth the wait. my limited Swedish didn't help me understand much without the subtitles though lol
Watching your videos from Chile!! Maan, i started climbing on christmas and your videos have been very motivational for me, so thanks for that!!
i can feel the lower back pain while deadlifts :-D, aweful form!
Thanks for the content, Magnus!!
Fr man will be a hunchback with that form
Yeah, the big guy's gonna have some serious back problems if he continues like that...
It's probably purposeful tbh. If you're deadlifting 250 kg for 1 you know what you're doing, and a slight bend in your back is common among powerlifters. It feels more powerful for some.
Awefull dounds like "full of awe", awe being "a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder." quite different from awful 🙂
@@Jacob-sl6ur Thats true, he maybe knows what he is doing. But the bend was huge! A bend in the upper back, wont be that bad. In the lower, it will cause serious problems.
But magnus is seriously not knowing what he was doing there, and often the higher weights will fuck your back with even one wrong Lift..... i had this problem :(
I believe 160 is your 1 rep max, if you can do 140 kilos 3 times than it would be safe to say you can do 160 for your 1 rep max. That's impressive for someone whom doesn't train back like that. I feel like you doubt yourself at times with thing's your not used to or comfortable with, but honestly you shouldn't because you kill everything you do man. You're strong, got a big heart and determined in life to do your best and be your best so that's all you need.
Isn't three rep max supposed to be at 80% of your maximum ?
@@dave_h_8742 3rm is usually 90% or even a bit higher.
Not to mention if he actually practiced it and could nail the form he'd immediately add so much weight to the bar, I think this is like his second time ever deadlifting. I think he could do 180-200 for a 1rm with a few months of training for it fairly easily.
@@xNajda some elite athletes at 70kg that does 230kg. So he definitely could do it. I have done 140kg for 5 reps but couldnt do 160kg. but I asnt feeling good that day
@@xNajda Yeah him yanking on the bar like that made me scared that he was gonna get injured lol. With proper form he could definitely see massive improvement
The opponent was using the bouncing from the pad way more than Magnus on the last exercise. That helps a lot.
watching this is so humbling, what a great people toes Norwegians!
Especially since they don’t seem ridiculously big, just in a lot better shape than us
Magnus needs more time with Juji ;) These have been fun videos
Stupid Covid 😥 Cant wait for another Juji collab.
When the new gym is sorted he can get proper form off Juji.
Jiju and Tom are not together anymore
@@peterk3249 Wasn't too fond of Tom. He made good quality videos but I don't miss him being part of jujimufus vids
@@peterk3249 we know
Wow, its weird, seeing Magnus doing so many incredible things but this vid you can see him shine at the ending. I can see how truly proud you were to be doing a collaboration and for them to accept you like they did. This is how patriotism should be, proud, respectful and honorable towards ones own country and the people who devote their lives to it. Loved these last 2 vids man!
My 1968 US Olympic Grecko-Roman wrestling coach at one time held the US army 1 minute pull-up record of 46. You guys are doing great.