Memorial Day ‘Murph’: Could you complete this military fitness challenge?

Fox news ^ | 05/25/2025 | Angelica Stabile

[ChicagoConservative27]

I don't think I ever could have done this.

[frank ballenger]

If I ever have to face vigorous exercise I lie down a few minutes and the mood passes.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Haha

[SuperLuminal]

Is there a section for us 92-year-olds?
I can do 5 pushups...😢

[HonkyTonkMan]

The Murph workout is a high-intensity CrossFit workout named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in action in 2005. It’s a Hero WOD (Workout of the Day) designed to honor his memory and test physical and mental endurance. The standard Murph consists of:

• 1-mile run
• 100 pull-ups
• 200 push-ups
• 300 air squats
• 1-mile run

[SkyDancer]

Yeah, like I have a dog named “Five Miles” so I can say I walked five miles every day ... that’s it.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Ha

[ChicagoConservative27]

Yikes

[kawhill]

1-mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1-mile run
I wonder if I can do that at my age? I probably better not try, someone could injured.

[Mariner]

Not even 1% of the population under 40 years could do this.

[laplata]

Good for you!!

[laplata]

Lol

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

100 true pullups is insane. There was a time I could have gotten the pushups and air squats, but never 100 actual pullups at once. I was content to get my 20.

That being said, I just checked out videos of some people supposedly doing this, and I'll just say that I'm skeptical of some of them being able to get 5 pullups, much less 100.

[Clutch Martin]

Right out of boot camp I was a pull-up machine... they stopped me at 30 to get other boots through the testing... I think O could have given them 45-50. I always hated running though... I nordic’d and rowed and swam for my cardio, now I squat about 60 or so throughout the day, and walk occasionally.

This test is balls-to-the-wall crazy!

[BipolarBob]

I do squats every day because I placed my beer on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for the exercise.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Of course not.

I am a middle aged short female with a bum knee. I do well to do my gardening. Can't see very well either although that is going to be fixed shortly.

[Myrddin]

My son was in USMC boot camp in 2001. He had to do 20 pullups. I tried to match that. I made it to 19. Ok for an out of shape 45 year old.

[raybbr]

I did this 5 years ago at the age of 60. Without the weighted vest. Took me about 45 minutes. I can’t do it now due to shoulder pain in my right shoulder but I could still do it.

[trebb]

I wonder if the pushups and pullups were single events...I used to be able to do 125 pushups but only 42 pullups at single shots - would have taken me a few goes to get to 300 and 200 - the squats and running would have been a piece of cake.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Wow