This is the fittest human on the planet - Can I keep up for 24h?
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This is the fittest human on the planet - Can I keep up for 24h? - Magnus Midtbø
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Imagine running uphill for 20 min. at over 2k meters and having a heart rate of 125. 😂 That is certifiably ludicrous.
i live at 2.7 meters and would die. plus the pace, don't forget that pace.
You can also see that his running style is more efficient with less wasted movement and more fluidity
my heart rate is 150 while walking if im late for college 😭
My heart rate is 170 thinking about it being 150😂@@leohambly
I think Magnus needs to consume more sodium for these challenges to prevent the calf cramps. He's sweating too much out.
A rest day with a 15km run and 4km swim 😂
On my run day I usually run 5-6 km. And it is completely enough for my body.
It's like a chill walk on the park for him
4k is nothing for swimmers, that's a sprinter workout
@@fpeter01 on my run day, I might run to the store to buy beer😂
@@realalbertanIt also depends on the sets you’re doing though.
I'm a triathlete and have ran a 2:40 marathon. The crazy thing is if I swapped place with Magnus this video would turn out exactly the same. I wouldn't be able to keep up with Kristian for 50m of a swim and I'd be dropped on the climb. 27k run up that climb is insane. Most people don't realise how good elite endurance athletes are because walking around they look like normal people. But hidden underneath their normal look is a superhuman.
steroids does that.
“Steroids” LMAO. Most triathletes really are clean, but I can assure you that the few that aren’t sure as fuck are not on “steroids.”
I guess most of these elite athletes have rare genetic mutations or anatomic variants contributing to their eliteness. This guy's chest, Eddie Hall's giantism, Adam Ondra's limbs, etc.
@@matyaskvapil7674 of course
@@aaaaooooii well i meant that they are enhanced with drugs aka steroids, lance armstrong come to mind.
I've seen alot of Magnus' videos. Magnus is a BEAST when he's compared to "normal" people. To see him humbled like this is insane, Kristian must be superhuman.
Magnus is a fit climber but he’s not really a runner/swimmer. So it’s not really a good comparison
@@gezzapk alright. Put him next to 90% of the people watching this and i promise you, he smokes them in a marathon.
@@gezzapkyeah I was going to make this point, not really a good comparison, I mean, how good a climber is this guy?
@@MikeFloutier exactly completely different disciplines.
@@gezzapk You should watch him do the Spanish special forces test. They have some run over 2km and Magnus had one of the best they recorded. He is definately really good in running as well. So even if he is mainly a climber, he definately is very fit.
magnus: 179 bpm
kristian: 125 bpm
dude is still in his zone 1 pace! crazy!
Me: ded 0bpm
He does lactic acid threshold training.
125 is probably his zone 2+ though, the guy is a world class endurance athlete, his RHR is probably in the 40s
179 and still chatting is still impressive as heck by itself.
World record for lowest resting heart rate is 26 beats per minute
125 HR up that hill OMG. Dude still casually talking not even in Zone 2 lol
i get that heart rate when i walk from my couch to my fridge lol
Isn't that zone two for some ppl?
@@JMNTN you need exercise lmao
@@al-du6lb OP has no idea what he's talking about without knowing his max HR
@@jonathanz9889 exactly. My max heart rate is like 150 and I'm no super athlete. When I'm doing hard endurance, it's not unusual for me to be below 120. If my heart rate was 180, I'd be dead.
I mean Magnus’s heart rate being at 179 should tell you how insanely tough that run was. The man is fit. The fact Kristian’s was at 125 is NUTS.
some may say he is the fittest man alive
it was 153
These bots are getting out of hand
14:00@@tmattoneill
I respect that this guy clearly isn't super psyched about being on camera, and being in the spotlight for interviewing, but he still gives his best and helps Magnus create a great video. There's so much pressure put on athletes to be balls of charisma, and that isn't always conducive with the attitude it takes to put in 1000s of solo hours training.
Christian is sort of like this in all his interviews. He's a super kind and shy individual so as someone who watches his stuff a lot, he actually seemed a little more peppy and social than normal haha.
Yeah, It really takes a personality with multiple sides. I only perform my best when ppl leave me T F alone.... Lol
Dude, this comment is cringy af. You're the only one here talking about that type of pressure, so why even bring it up?
Hear hear
@@sploo13because it’s relevant and a great point. Take your negative energy someplace else
This guy needs more recognition.
The guy is wearing Red Bull headgear, and not because he bought them. The dude is extremely well recognised in the endurance sports community.
He's VERY WELL recognized, just not in the circles you move in.
Magnus: "You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like"
Bruh, Magnus is *exactly* how I'd imagine peak performance looking like 😂
@@evilduckling3469 i mean he literally is peak climbing performance
@@Riyoemagnus literally says he isn’t peak and doesnt have the peak climbing body, too much muscle
@@jeremytan739 yeah he may not have the perfect genetics to climb but he's still peak climbing performance, never forget peak magnus and how good he was
Now ask him to move something heavy
To be able to say you can take a nap and still beat David Goggings without even bragging because it is just facts is so funny to me.
I mean if Goggins took around 12 hours and Christian around 6... yea he is twice as fast, he could literally sleep full 6 hours and still beat Goggins...this dude is crazy fit its just mind-boggling...
"look how light this bike is"
*Guy whose arm strength impressed Eddie Hall lifts bike*
Well I've learned nothing from this demonstration
exactly what came on my mind, he could easily lift 10x heavier bike😂
Haha, I was thinking the bike could easily be 15 kg and it would look the same! 🤣
Not to be that guy but, he impressed him with his back strength and not his arms... but yea I get your point so no qualms here
Its crazy that if you saw Kristian on the street you wouldn't think he's an athlete. Our perception of being fit is very flawed
True, but I wouldn't say this guy is the epitome of fitness overall. Maybe the epitome of cardiovascular fitness. Magnus is an example of well-rounded fitness (minus the legs lol).
@@samvalentine9243 To me that's the epitome of fitness, having a healthy cardiovascular system, imagine ageing and still being able to move that fast and flexible? i've done some years of lifting, and switched to Marathons, but everytime i stick to lifting majorly, i just feel sluggish and just getting heavier, i've ran with my neighbor who's 50, he moves really fast does 20k's, very flexible, does back flips and 100m sprints after runs never lifted, but you can tell he's fit and i told myself, i want to age exactly like him.
look at his legs and you would think twice about that lol
@@NightElveee Exactly number 1 killer of men is heart disease so a good cardio vascular system could genuinely be seen as the standard of good fitness.
@@NightElveee my point is that the epitome of fitness in my mind is optimal muscular and cardiovascular strength, not one over the other. I agree with the notion that overall health and longevity is the most important thing. I'd rather be strong/fit than simply look it. Just looking strong is like the average gym bro category.
For the record, 11:21 is an incredible Ironman time. But the difference between "incredible" and "best in the world" is massive. It's like the difference between a 3:00 and 2:05 marathon.
Yeah, the comparison isn't totally fair, Goggins is much less specialized in aerobic sports (he lifts a lot too). Still, what an impressive difference in what is already the top range of aerobic performance.
Also I feel like Goggins is running only because he hates it, to compete with his own mind. Have never got the feeling like Goggins has ever been competitive when it comes to times and stuff
@@Allen_lena don't think it is looking to be fair but instead use the ironman time of someone known for a bigger audience as being a hard endurance athlete. You probably only knew Goggins going into this. hopefully everybody watching this knows Goggins would crush Kristian in the weightroom, or carrying something,
@@Allen_lena Not to mention, Goggins is almost 50.
Best in the world marathon time is more like 2h1min
I remember Magnus doing one of the military tests where he crushed the uphill run with weight on, he is amazingly fit aerobically and here you can see that this guy is completely on another level, so inspiring!!!!!!!! We need more of this!!! Magnus - just an idea, go and do a training session with marathon runners in Kenya or Ethiopia, you can take them climbing afterwards :D
I was thinking the same
and with live lions chase to up the ante hahaha
We left know how to climb. We’re monkeys.
I'm sorry to hear that the running videos aren't doing as well for you because, as a person with very low stamina, I have so much respect and admiration for the suffering you endure in these.
Also the footage is just SO GOOD! Beautiful.
Same
Same!!!!!!
Magnus always educating us. One of the best aspects of watching Magnus is he helps me be open to new challenges - even if not at his level.
I would like to push back a bit on this "natural ability stuff" that I see a lot of. Norway was not Triathlon nation but then the team you see here started an incredibly data driven program that resulted in not one, but two unrelated Ironman World Champions popping out of the same little town (ref: at 270k population it would be the 83rd biggest city in the US): Kristian Blumenfelt and Gustav Iden. Like the odds of that being a coincidence are astronomical.
That indicates that it was not just down to randomly stumbling on a generational talent with unique genetic advantages, but that the extremely scientific approach they took combined with athletic individuals who were willing to make this project their entire lives is what allowed them to basically outperform the entire established Ironman elite.
It's very fascinating cause it's obviously not like triathletes weren't training hard before, but there were these established ideas of how much was too much and that your body would tell you when you were approaching those limits. And it turned out that some of those signals like feeling completely exhausted, tired and demotivated sometimes don't accurately reflect what's actually going on in the body.
So they started doing extremely frequent tests like seen in the pool here, that way when an athlete says "I'm on the limit right now" they could either say; "actually you're not it just feels that way, you've pushed harder before" or "yes you actually are, and this it what that actually feels like" and work from there.
And funnily it kinda comes back to the David Goggins/Navy seal 40% idea of "when you're entire body tells you it's time to quit, you're only about 40% of the way to your actual physical limit". However they took this general mental concept, heightened it with frequent scientific testing and applied it to sport specifics and that has allowed the Norwegians to perform previously unheard of training volumes.
As an amateur Ironman myself it's been incredibly cool to see the established "rules" of training change so rapidly, now I just need a personal scientist and data analyst so I can implement it myself!
What an amazing collaboration, really enjoying the diverse content! Also MoreMagnus channel with your more ‘traditional’ climbing videos are great🙌 still voting for that Janja Garnbret colab!
Ohhhh yeahhh, that’d be so cool
When magnus complains about things being tough you know they are brutal. He has such a high threshold.
Yeah running up a steady incline is brutal on the lungs and lower body. It’s more aerobic capacity than just trying to tough it out
great collab
also - Magnus stating "he doesn't even look tired" is pretty much spot on, that's how these guys train - "The Norwegian method" .. doing a lot of threshold workouts. You're not supposed to get worn-out
It was not a threshold session. More like a notch above an easy run. If you do not know what threshold workouts are and at what heart rate or lactate they should be done do not use this term.
And no, after a threshold run you should feel tired but not too tired so that you could do it another 2-4 times during the week.
As for his endurance, I dunno about swimming or biking, but there's a bunch of ultra runners who would consider his 26 k run a pretty much normal training session, just another day at the job.
You are right, but you could have said it a lot nicer...
@@user-el2sr6lv3sthreshold session threshold session threshold session threshold session threshold session 👻
@@user-el2sr6lv3s I honestly didn’t catch that bit, but that makes sense seeing how long that run is. Running a bit above easy run tempo is not standard by any chance and still holds up to what I said regarding not getting “worn-out”, which was my point here
As a former pro triathlete now turned climber, I was not expecting this collab, but it sure made me happy! Great quality as always, Mr Meatball.
Magnus, I have to say Norwegians Definitely have special genes. Strength,Cardio and Stamina.During one of my mountain Climbs in Argentina pre-covid, I met this strong Norwegian Lady( Kristin Harila ),and became friends.Forward time to Nowadays, and she broke a World record: She climbed the highest 14 peaks on the planet in 91 days. All of the peaks were above 8000m, including Everest and K2! and she did this twice in 22 and 23.
I wish you’d make an Episode with Her, she’s an Amazing package of strength,dedication and will power.
Thanks for all of what you do..
running 16 miles uphills is fucking insane i cant get over it
yeah... this is the craziest thing I have ever seen I think. I wonder how this guy stacks up to the best marathon runners
@@albin1816 he's nowhere near as fast as the world's best marathoners, but they can't swim or bike
@@albin1816 " this is the craziest thing I have ever seen I think."
It's not crazy at all.
Kids, please learn more words than "crazy" and "insane", everything is just "crazy" and "insane, nothing is cool, awesome, fantastic, amazing or anything, just "crazy" and "insane".
@@OriginalPuro breathtaking, astounding, highly respectable
@@OriginalPuro It was the most extraordinary and remarkable sight I have ever beheld, I believe.
Gotta say, Kristian comes off as super humble and down to earth, super polite and respectful, doesn't fret about his sessions being 100% or Magnus interfering with them at all, even goes out of his way to accommodate Magnus. Class act, I don't know that all elite athletes would be as cool as that
What an absolute beast!
Two beasts from the same city.
@@fragfen77I am from Bergen as well
Beast would be the wrong word. He can outrun a beast, but the beast would be doing box jumps, back squats, deadlifts, bench, muscle ups etc. while he would be sitting back and watching.
@@RogueCylon huh
@@RogueCylon box jumps? Wtf are you talking about 🤣🤣🤣
I like how he is factually 50% faster/tougher then Goggins but doesn't have that bragging tough guy vibe at all. Just a regular guy who happen to run and swim a lot.
True👍 I think Goggins is more ultra runner than triathlete.
Goggins story is a bit different than an athlete that has trained their whole life, guy was like 300+ pounds before getting to where he is now. Personally I see dropping that weight and getting to that level of fitness quite a feat and that’s probably where his personality and pride comes out.
The only problem being that this guy uses PED
@@sc9216That’s bullshit
17km is actually a good distance for someone who doesn’t ride. Even if you’re in shape. That’s mostly incline and you ran before so really solid.
Just wanna say I don’t care that you had to stop on the run, that’s literally what makes the video interesting is seeing when you can’t keep up as an above average elite athlete
The climbing chalk on Magnus' shirt during the interview sections is a nice touch :)
Do you think he chalks up to stroke his hog?
@@cadentan9083 This is the most cursed comment
@@cadentan9083 Do you?
Kristians bodyshape is really unique even in the Triathlon scene.
Most tri- athletes have a way "fitter" frame if you think of the other greats in this sport, e.g. you look at Jan Frodeno and you just know that this is not a normal human being. Even Gustav Iden (his training partner) looks way more like the ultra fit dude.
But Kristian is like a tank rolling haha
with that body shape he have greatest performance, they tested it :)
I think his lungs are just so damn big they change his frame that much.
he always reminds me of a dad when I see him compete, like dad is sprinting behind the bus to give his kid their lunch they forgot at home lol
but then he just crushes everyone. It's amazing
Imagine cruising on a bike and just get passed by a dude jogging looking chill. xd
*pushing an all out effort on the bike (to the point where your legs start cramping)
uphill biking is slightly harder tho
Two weeks ago I started running after 20 years of no exercise and of those years 12-15 included smoking pot.
I hit 125-130 bpm when I warm up with a walk before the running sessions, and my watch tell me my VO2Max is around 30ml/kg/min.
Even after only 7 running sessions and around 5km walk every day I start notice an improvement, which feels good even though I know I'll never be anywhere even remotely close to the superhuman that is Kristian.
Good stuff!!!
You can set goals to improve and at least set your own PRs. I prefer CrossFit as an all around measure of fitness.
Cannabis improves your lung capacity
Good for you, man! I am convinced you will continue to improve, and, more importantly, feel better and better!
@@RogueCylon Yeah thanks for the tip! At the moment I'm not too bothered with PRs and such, I'm just focused on the basics and making training a habit. I do follow a basic 7 week 3k plan with periods for adaptation, improvement and strengthening.
Once that plan is done and a habit is formed I might look at improving PRs!
He just looks like he's having fun
bring him climbing!
And do all the monitoring... Should be interesting
Agreed, that would be amazing.
haha i bet he is busy running and training for olympics
@@definitelynotclickbait8283 oh for sure
@@definitelynotclickbait8283 Would have to be a video after the olympics, no way there's time before then nor would they want to take any unnecessary risks.
Magnus stuffing his face eating Nutella, while speaking about how fit Kristian is pure GOLD. I just wish Magnus was eating Nutella in the car following Kristian up the hill LOL
Kristian going climbing with Magnus would be supercool :)
"The steering wheel is so low" 😅
In Norwegian the handle bars are called "styre", the word for steering, so it is a typical mix up we do.
@@EspenXi think he is talking about the aggressive geometry of road bikes.
@@EspenX Magnus snakker stort sett veldig bra engelsk. Men jeg klarte ikke å dy meg, for det var jo ganske morsomt. Kommentaren fikk til og med et hjerte fra sjefen selv, Magnus!
@@tellef70 Jaja, absolutt. Jeg tenkte bare å forklare for ikke-norske som leste dette.
@@EspenX Jeg bruker translate google på alle språk unntatt engelsk, svensk og dansk. Det er ikke perfekt, men man forstår som regel meningen i det som er skrevet
Another incredible guest. Love this stuff Magnus!
Magnus, exercise physiologist here, thank you so much for doing these types of videos highlighting how amazing athletes like Kristian are! If you’re ever in Bend Oregon (perhaps climbing Smith Rock) let me know and we can do some proper physiology testing on you!
Mad respect for always trying as hard as you do in these kind of videos.
22:35 eating Nutella and thinking it will be really nice to be that fit 😂 seems like me when watching Magnus' videos😂
Same 😂
Interesting video and it just shows you don't need to be overly muscular or ripped to be super fit- the guy looks fairly ordinary on the outside, but is superhuman inside...
get a good look at his legs and you might not think that
Also endurance sport will build more on slow twitch muscle, which is smaller if you training on fast twitch muscle
Frailty at an older age is a consideration
He has a wide frame because of his huge lungs
@@zyzzenjoyer5118 he's basically a heart and lungs on legs lol!
Norway has some seriously impressive athletes, and considering they're "only" 5 million people it's more than amazing.
The "worst" part is that they're a Nordic country with presumable colder climate, yet they dominate in sports outside of their climate.
My wife has a good motto "Being fit isn't the same thing as being healthy". Look at Olympic Gold medal rower Steve Redgrave who was super fit, but racing whilst suffering with Crohns and Colitis disease for example. For some people overtraining, or training wrong can damage you, or reduce lifespan. Kristian appears to have a rare genetic gift for these endurance sports.
Highly enjoyable to watch somebody outside the triathlon/endurance sport bubble experience it first hand. Great video!
In the span of a week this has become my new favorite channel. I love seeing all the fitness challenges 😊 I initially started watching because I started climbing about a month ago, and Magnus has inspired to be more fit overall 🙌
Kristian: I will change, rest and sleep while David Goggins still running.
David Goggins: I will run while this guy sleeping.
I really love this new style of cinematic videos when it comes to major accomplishments. Really brings everything to an understandable scale
Excited for this one, Keep up the good work Magnus!
Amazing collab! We already know how incredibly fit Magnus is. He has blown us away time and time again, so it is so cool to see the difference between a superhuman like Magnus and an absolute top-of-the-world athlete. This goes for any sport, really. It is so hard to wrap our heads around the incredible gap between us normal mortals and the best when we talk about the elite in any sport. Thanks for this, Magnus. Hope you keep having fun doing these collabs, because your audience sure is.
"This bike is so strange to me the steering wheel is so low.." haha I love you magnus, trying different sports! Cyclist here!
Bro was so casual with it during every training session. Literally was never out of breath. Incredible the type of endurance he has coupled with the competitive drive.
Hey, really good production value and editing in this one!!!🎉
After 6 months of just watching you. I went climbing, and loved it. Thnx for your video's to get me started
Another masterpiece of a video by Magnus. Thanks man, really, your videos are so much fun, sometimes inspiring even, and they're my favourite thing to watch on my study breaks. KEEP IT UP!
Magnus has been hanging out with Eddie Hall too much. He started dissing David Goggins hahaha.
Already like the video before watching! Always know they are going to be a banger of a video!
You don’t have to look fit to be fit!
It makes sense that the fittest person should look rather normal. If you're too jacked or too skinny it doesn't really help you.
*muscolar to be fit
@@WuchtaArtit’s probably because he is lean enough to where he doesn’t have excess fat that weighs him down, but he also has enough fat to have extra energy for the insane distances he covers. Also because he has small but strong and fast muscles.
Of course you do! What fit looks like to you? Balloons body? Transformer body? That's not fit at all.
@@WuchtaArt I like your music! The guitar song is so relaxing!
"I don't have to follow that maniac anymore" Love this! Dude is crazy for sure just wow!
This is an amazing and wonderful video. I am first and foremost a fan of your climbing (especially lead) videos but appreciate the videos of you training with other teams, sports and athletes. This was a really nice inclusion of metrics and data with training. Really well done, thank you
Wow I did not expect to see Kristian on your channel. Love it.
What would have been nice to see is Goggins vs. Blummenfelt with Magnus as the third. Now, that would be amazing video.
Really enjoyed this Magnus, great vlog! Kristian is rediculous, his time's are just insane along with his lactate recovery ability whilst under load and his Vo2 max. Total dedication, good luck in Paris hope he keeps injury free on the run in. Amazing.
I think your running vids are a super nice addition to the other content. And this one being about aerobic fitness and your take on accompanying him was super cool!
Magnus seems to really enjoy being sourounded by talented people. You can tell the diference betwen colabs.
Best moment was seeing magnus eating nutella like a child while just being so inspired by Kristin. (And I would to. I 've not once used the word unbelievable here but I'm a fit ultra runner and to me it is absolutely unbelievable what Kristian can do, I put him in the exact same bin as people like alesandr sorokin.)
Always love the videos, really liked the music and the black drop when Magnus gave us insight on what was going on. Gotta get a Gimbal setup for those car shots!!! Hahaha Great work :)
My favorite line, “My heart rate has gone down a little because I’m not following that maniac anymore.” Bahaha! 😂
Great video, and super informative. These videos of you with other athletes are great! Keep them up please!
To be fair to Magnus, it's really hard to keep up cardio with constant traveling, and he's still way better than average.
Plus, Magnus dosnt really train cardio
@@Torsdagskvallsmys actually he jogs regularly, at least as of some video from quite a few years ago. It's of course nothing compared to training for a cardio specific sport but he's pretty solid all around.
Magnus saying this is the "most dedicated person I've ever met" is next level and saying a lot.
Magnus needs to meet Anne Haug next, I think she has Kristian beat
The “Stay hard” from Goggins cracked me up
This is super cool! Thank you for doing it. As a more endurance focused person it is awesome to see what the best in the world are doing. All of the data is great too!
Dude never worry about complaining about cramping up you're human it happens! I JUST started running and my legs cramp up after only 2K haha so really don't feel bad. You're still way ahead of us mortals, it probably just feels worse when you're always with super humans.
not just super humans but THE BEST athletes IN THE WORLD..that's insane..
Yeah when I ran my first 5k with no training experience my time was 35:11 but my legs were hurting for the next 4 days
I can never get cramps so yeah i think its some people really dont have the physiology to do longer distances.
Absolutely insane what Kristian is capable of. If you'd meet him on the beach or at a pool chilling you'd think he's just a regular guy who just takes decent care of his body, there is no way you would have guessed he is basically the pinnacle of human evolution (our bodies have evolved for endurance).
man runs 30km and talking like he just got out of bed, this is close to super saiyan as it gets for a human
This video is a gem💎🙌
It's a good thing Vikings stopped raiding and pillaging, and turned to sports to get their chunks of gold and silver, with genetics like this.
goggins admits that he's no world class athlete. when i was reading his book and he mentioned this, i wasn't sure if i agreed with him 100%. but i soon realized that for him the competitions are only a small part of who he is. the man is pure determination and focus. sure there are other virtues and good things. but his story is inspiring because of what it took.
I really respect that Magnus always puts himself out there and tries his hardest at whatever activity he's documenting. It makes for a great comparison to truly understand how great the world champs are, and helps Magnus continuously improve himself on his less practiced skills. Keep up the great work!
He’s more a curiosity than an inspiration to me. He puts in an insane amount of work sure, he’s a fantastic athlete. But his natural ability is so far beyond what a typical human could achieve with twice his training that it’s hard to relate.
I mean, everyone starts somewhere different, but with a couple years work in one area, many healthy people could start to get half as good! It's not news that top athletes have been doing it since they were young and have put in the work!
@@Harry-uq9qd But the point is, first of all the top athletes are incredibly gifted with genetics. Even without doing much, they would be fitter than most average people could ever become and on top of that their response to training and ability to recover is off the charts. The focus and work ethic is just the cherry on top, but might ultimately be what differentiates one genetic freak from the other.
@@ithanil4429yep, when talking about the top top level athletes, it's always genetics that make a big difference.
@@ithanil4429 I don't think it's accurate to say that a person with incredible genetics is just naturally fitter than most average people "could ever become". Training in the right way is a massive part of it, and its only once you reach the upper echelon of any sport that genetics start to really separate people out (beyond things like natural aptitude and hand eye coordination). The "average person" who trains 5x per week and eats well would be in MUCH better shape than someone with amazing genetics who never watches what they eat and works out maybe twice per week.
@@Harry-uq9qdHalf as good is approximately David Goggins😂
Kristian's heart could probably run a horse
Your videos are always such a high quality. Love it!
Magnus may not be the fittest athlete on the planet, but he's one of the bravest and most likable
Magnus always makes quality videos!
Magnus you are a machine. You still overcome your limits in these altitudes at this age. That’s just insane and unbelievably impressive
"Hopefully we can catch him in the car." lmao
As a triathlete, I love this video. It perfectly shows all the stages a triathlete goes through.
Dude your videos are so well made and interesting every time. Actually motivates me to exercise lol
VO2 max is an important parameter but not the only one determining fitness. Economy is often more important.
You can have two athletes X and Y with the same VO2 max but X performing much better because his economy is better than the one of Y.
In different words VO2 max shows only how big the fuel tank of the car is. However a car with smaller fuel tank could still have better fuel efficiency and in the end travelling further...
Stating Kristian is the fittest human because of his VO2 max is an incorrect statement. Of course this does not take anything away from his SUPERHUMAN achievements that deserve absolute respect and admiration.
And then you have to take into account which sport you are doing, same person may have different VO2 max in different sports. Cross country skiers typically are at the top of the charts - but when they run the score is lower.
@@dagolavtennfjord754 Exactly thanks for the addition.
That's why they also measured lactate to gauge efficiency.
@@trickydicky26 Not really. Lactate typically is measured to pace the workouts and keep the effort level according to the workout goal. If you want to quantify efficiency then the metric is velocity/ VO2max or vVO2max. Of course the higher vVO2max the lower the lactate at a given velocity.
@@grgr6720 Measuring lactate is also to assess fuel utilisation.
*Goggins has entered the chat*....imagine a Magnus and Goggins collab, that would be EPICCCC!! Please make it happen!
The difference would be Goggins wouldn't havelet Magnus get out of not finishing the run or swimming a reduced distance.
Superhuman. Magnus production is amazing! Thanks for the video🎉
My favourite Magnus content! Can’t believe the heights user created content are reaching now! Just killing streaming and cable
Incredibly interesting content. I've been keeping tabs on what this team is up to and the stuff they're doing at this really elite end of the sport is fascinating. Just pure science and the drive to find out exactly how well they can get a human to perform. Appreciate you bringing this to a wider audience. I think it can be easy to miss exactly how much work high level athletes put in to get to where they are.
I also thought his comment about bread and nutella being a standard pre-race meal because it's easily available pretty much anywhere in the world was an interesting insight. Food stress pre-race is a nightmare so having a meal plan that can be enacted basically anywhere is very sensible and makes a huge difference on race day.
This is awesome! Love this type of content, thanks!
thank you so much for making such great videos and collaborating with incredible athletes!!!! That was impressive
What s interesting about him is, that he has a really unuasal high bmi for triathlon and still performs like a beast. Lighter doesn t always means stronger and this guy proves it.
That isn’t fat. The reason his frame is wide because of his massive lungs and heart
There is a short (dutch sadly) documentary on the food at papendal (the Dutch training centre for almost all dutch athletes). It is tailored per person, per training and the chef tries to make it as versatile as possible (icecream, cupcakes, saucagebread, etc.) while still being healthy and nutritious. It is very interesting and the complete opposite approach from this video, although both seem to do the job. Oh, and the glasses on the outside is also a safety thing, they don't get stuck in case of a crash
Hoe heet het filmpje?
Anybody else wants to see Kristian try climbing? Reversing the humbling :P
Also respect to Magnus for stepping way outside his comfort zone.