5-minute Mile and 500lb Squat: The Hardest Thing I've never done
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2022
- This is a vlog of the day I re-attempted the 5-minute mile and 500lb squat challenge. Once again I failed this challenge. I would really like to thank everyone who helped me:
Gurph, Aifric and Paid. For keeping me alive on the day, and to Rob and Sherene from Ascension Training in Epsom for traveling over to give me all the support I could have asked for. - Sport
So 507 lbs and a 5:35 mile .... Is a fail? That's incredible to me. Those two skills are so opposed, to do both at that level is so impressive. I think this feat of strength is incredible. A 5 minute mile is arbitrary. Bravo to you. I hope you come to feel that this is pretty impressive.
Not meeting your goal =/= fail.
I agree it's arbitrary, but it isn't oppositional. A 5 minute effort still favors strength over actual endurance.
The last 15 seconds of the run when you knew you didn't have it but you kept pushing anyway was a beautiful example of resolution, toughness, and mental fortitude. Thanks for sharing.
"when you need to be fast you are a bit slow"
That will forever be a dagger in the heart😂
Christ that hit deep 😂😂😂 ....
@@dfitz5384 hahaha I think about that most days I feel slow in training, keeps me motivated haha
@@dfitz5384 the squat moved great though💪
It kinda makes me think that in exercise science, can you have an athlete be that strong in weight lifting and be fast runner or have an endurance and stamina of triathletes. There’s always a trade off and 1 has to give for you to focus in one thing. Does having extra muscles hindered his run? Could daire losing muscle mass produce the same strength he has now? Lets ask from sika bro sports scientist!
In every possible respect this video has to be regarded as a raging success. To have someone speak so candidly about a process/experience is an absolute rarity. Overwhelmingly, people fail prior to succeeding and this is a refreshing reminder of that. Fitz’s attitude and performance is a monument of colossal fortitude and resilience. This is of far greater use to athletes than some dime a dozen success story. If you want that, there’s the Disney channel.
I have such a great respect for your candid and honest presentation of your journey through this INCREDIBLY INTENSE training. Some of the best athletes in the world cannot get close to your run times or squat, let alone BOTH on the same day.
I hope you go for it again when you're ready. 🤙I'm a believer. HAIL SIKASTAN!
I was a full time athlete (rowing) for around 2 and a half years and for about 2 years amateur prior to that. I dedicated my life to this and I ended up failing to make it to Worlds or the Olympics despite training 14 times a week(ish) for years.
I remember the crushing awful feeling of failure and I have been in your shoes before. You sacrifice time, emotional, physical and psychological energy and you don't make it.
It's crushing. However with time will come more perspective and it will hurt less. You have achieved a phenomenal physical feat even though right now it might feel worthless to you.
Allow yourself to feel the hurt, disappointment, frustration and anger at all of this but dwell for too long.
I'm proud of what you've done and sharing a hard day this candidly takes bravery. Well done Fitz.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Brudder you’re an inspiration, thank you for posting
Even though I knew the result my pulse was racing watching the final attempt.
It was an amazing effort and frankly inspiring seeing you carry on after you knew you had missed the time because that must have really sucked.
Been chompin at the bit for this, very very excited to consume this content. 3rd times the charm!
Edit: Actually watched this now, some effort for a big boy, I have no doubt if you continued to pursue it that it isn't out of reach. Solid commitment and big respect for you big man.
Honestly love to see this, your an inspiration either way
I got into WL thanks to you guys and Clarence. Still hit myself in the balls sometimes but I'm getting there, I think.
Great effort, sucks missing it. Thank you for being a great inspiration. Enjoyed every bit of the journey.
Proud of you. It’s in the effort. Closer than you think
Fantastic effort. Much respect for committing to the attempt and giving 100%.
Well done Fitz, hard luck! Tbh it’s there in the future if you want it
Bro...running an 8:00 mile and still being able to squat 500 is impressive...sub 6:00 is crazy. My fastest mile time ever was 6:35 and I think at that time was max squat was like 345 I think. Serious respect bro. How many people in the world can even squat 405 and run a sub 7:00?! Really man amazing work.
Man, got me in my feels. What an incredible effort even if you didn’t make it.
Great effort daire 💪🏽 get em next time! Respect for giving it a go 🤙
Well done Daire. Fantastic effort that you can be very proud of. It was great to follow the journey and although it didn't pan out as you hoped, at least you thre your hat in the ring. Bravo.
This sort of thing seems Very similar to a 2k Test on the erg in rowing, a passable “elite athlete” time being a 6:00 - 6:20 (depending on ur weight) and a combination of strength and power and very good aerobic fitness , somewhere between a sprint and steady state,
Likewise to the run, I’ve never felt more pain in my life than the last 500m on a 2k Test
Fair play Daire, extremely impressive attempt!
Well done Daire! A fun and inspiring series of videos to watch and your progress is always entertaining and informative. Hope you give it another try someday so that you can cross that off your bucket list, I was 100% sure you'd get it haha. Well done anyways!
Gutted for you Daire, thanks for sharing your journey non the less. Your a hell of a lot fitter than most of us.
Fair play for being so open throughout the process! Mammoth effort.
Much respect for the effort.
Impressive effort and the cheering and support from your team was amazing to witness. Running is so hard to improve when you don't have talent. I mean a have been struggling with cooper test for 10+ years and no where near where i want to be. But i do believe you have 5 minute mile in you. Keep some running even if it's just easy pace in your program and slowly start building the base for next attempt. Ofc that squat is so impressive on its own already. These challenges are fun to follow and i hope you keep doing them
This is why we set our goals so high, so that when we come up short, it’s still a hell of a feat. Head up brother! Take some time to reassess, and onto the next goal! You’re the man!!
Great effort Fitz well done mate .....most people could not get anywhere near the numbers that you have done ..... you may not have got it done today but you are rolling with top level street cred!!
Please try again. I love watching these.
Speaking this openly about your experience and also failure is very inspiring Tbh. I am feeling with you and I hope that you can achieve this challenge somewhen. I cannot imagine the grind of that last seconds of your run.
To fail always sucks but when the bar you're trying to reach is in the stratosphere, and you only barely miss it you still killed it. Keep your head up king, such an inspiration
XLNT effort Fitz, you went out + tried, beatin' everybody else who didn't...hold yer head high lad...
really great that your support team pushed you to finish the run. if you arent proud of this now im sure you will be 10 years down the line!
I can understand your feeling of disappointment and the downer of missing your goal. We all set these targets for ourselves no matter the size and it’s human nature to not feel too great about not achieving those markers, I get pissed off with myself if I miss a rep , something that ultimately has no to little effect on the session overall.
But man, you’ve achieved great numbers on the day, there’s not many people who could rock up and do what you just did. You’ve experienced massive improvements and bettered yourself physically and mentally during this training period. Massive congratulations to you mate.
Love it, go again
Bravo. Love you’re effort
Great journey, great effort
Finishing that mile after I knew I hadn’t made the time is something I don’t think I could do great work man. Hopefully we can see another attempt if your up for it next year
I'm sorry you didn't get there but it was a really impressive effort. I've enjoyed watching the training vlogs and I'm looking forward to whatever you task yourself with next.
Savage effort!
hard luck! great video.
What a beast. Your time and effort wasn't wasted here, it wasn't what you wanted but its still a hugh achievement 💪
Great attempt.
The warm up for the run is just as important as the warm up for the squat. Surprised you didn't show it.
Incredible attempt! It's not for the faint of heart. I also do "hybrid" type training, trying my hand at some weightlifting as well as a lot of cycling, and it's pretty fucking hard. It's fucking impressive what you did, even though you didn't quite get to where you wanted to.
Massive respect
Fair play big yin, maximum effort 👌.
What a lad!!
Still an insane accomplishment like others have said, as well as a super inspiration.
Lighting in the studio is on point!!
Feel for you Dara, I really struggle with my running.
I get mad tight calfs and have to stop.
That is still an insane time. Not many could do that paired with a 500-lb squat.
Seems like you could shift some focus from the squat to the run. 230 seemed to move really well-I bet you could still do it at 5-6kg lower body weight which would help immensely on the run.
Epic attempt. Sucks not hitting a goal but what you did was awesome.
Hey there!!
I think trata mile is amazing man, and the back SQ too! I’ve been training for many many years crossfit and weightlifting, and i’ve been traning for two years to be a firefighter, so i know how hard it is to run and lift weights.
If this makes you feel better:
- My best 1K is 3:05 and 2k is 7:05
- My best Back Sq is 140
I cant even imagine how hard your training must be, I wish I could be as strong and fast as you are! Keep at it, you will do it!
Gut punch! You are looking very fit though! Much respect for the final effort regardless of the outcome. I dont think i could or would want to get close to my secondary school mile time again. Thel be another time.
Fitz, you gave it your all, that is all we can do as athletes. You didn’t quit or slack off on training, sometimes it just doesn’t work for us. Great video mate, will you try again next year?
Heart breaking mate sorry it didn’t go the way you wanted but inspiring all the same. If you want to take a break from running a supertotal would be really cool to watch. I’ve tried to program for one myself and I found it extremely difficult to balance.
Hard luck lad, but its great to see someone not succeeding at this (sorry not great for you of course) , shows how much of an insane feat it is. I have no doubt you will eventually get it.
Good effort man! Respect! Still impressive either way. You could have just played the footage and people would have been impressed but its way cooler to see all the effort and struggle that went into trying to pull that off
You are a legend for doing this again regardless of the result.
If you do go fro round 3 would you consider runnign Fergus Crawlys 500lb squat/ 5min mile program?
It was an outstanding job to meet 2 pretty arbitrary, and to a large extent, opposite goals
thats no road, thats a bike path
I’m still proud
class act fitz.
Tried this too, but couldn't squat more than 110 kg so quit there :)
Hard lines mate. Hell
Of an effort. Inspiring effort. Your running looked so much more like a runner this time. Surely if you just worked on the running more intensively for a while you’d nail it. The squat looked easy. Again, well done mate.
I know you've put up an extensive video catalogue of your short runs working up to this, but I don't recall any longer (3+ mile) training sessions that would create the stimulus for mitigating fatigue when doing short distance like this. Regardless a valiant display of perseverance in the face of adversity.
6mins, 600lbs...
So what I'm hearing is; 6min mile 600lb squat next year?
Did you run a sub 5 in training? Sorry, I missed most of the vlogs about it
is this 507 and 5:35 your PR for this duathlon? They are monster numbers and its only your second one.
I enjoyed your suffering. And now I know I will not be alone now when my time comes.
Go for 3,3m broad jump ))
good effort at least.
the Gurph POV makes me feel 5ft tall
You will get it at some point. If the squat is strong, could you try the mile multiple times, and once you hit it, go for the squat on the same day?
An excellent video. Next step: cross-country skiing, then wrestle a bear. 🇳🇴
This is absolutely wild. Have you considered Special Forces?
it’s there. 3 months tops
Fitz really throwing his voice at 4:50
amazing video even though i was off your reaction to nate diaz haha
come on fitz just one more powerlifting meet
At 17:06 I was ready to cry. I never cry, but I wanted to.
From the moment you can hear your girlfriend yelling encouragement to the end of the run, whew, just great fuck-up-your-feels content. Who knows if you will be able to capture this magic again, but I would like to watch you try.
What's your best / preferred running distance?
He called an umbrella a parasol what a ridiculous country
The " farther Ted's " of CZcams fitness 🤣🤣 " I hear your a racist now Fitz "
You definitely need to run first before squatting, that will be worth a big chunk of time
Maybe some sauna would help? Idk man, I would never run like that so very impressive
Is there anyone who has actually been able to do this?
How about some kind of rowing machine challenge, your running form is rough and pounding away on the roads isn't fun for the body,
Training is like marriage. One is gpp for the other.
Lemme program for 12 weeks lol
So google tells me that a 5 minute mile is what elite marathoners run. Daire’s goal is at the end of spectrum for strength and endurance. 💪🏽🏃♂️
Cut weight and go 400lb , 4 minute mile. Is that a reality ? I’ve no idea I’m not a runner
600 lb squat and 6 minute mile perhaps?
How heavy are you, fitz?
Squat looked sub maximal, body weight could come down a bit to help the run possibly? You’ll have thought of I presume though
Why do you want to achieve both of these simultaneously? Running s fast mile and squatting heavy don't go well together haha. Fiber type right?
Not many can do this challenge naturally.
I'll say it again: Ikea end table assembly in five minutes. You can prep tools and parts beforehand, but assembly to completion must be within 5:00. Personally, I think you'll destroy it.
2:48 Jesus christ put that dump truck away there are kids present
Nothing keeps you humble like failure. Good man, the Sikastani ministry of drug enforcement should increase your stanozolol rations.