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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Hosts crown “My First Muscle” winners and debate form controversies
- Shaan Puri and Sam Parr review listener submissions for the “My First Muscle” challenge—100 burpees, 100 pushups, and 100 squats for time—and react to standout performances and videos.
- They compare their own times (34:40 for Shaan and ~20:15 for Sam) to surprisingly fast entrants and discuss how rep-breaking strategy seemed to affect speed.
- They identify a major judging tension around movement standards, especially pushup form, because the only stated rule was “nips to the ground.”
- They award the top speed prizes (cold plunges) to Will Braun for fastest male (8:06) and to Jenna Stark and her friend for the women’s winner amid a form controversy.
- They also select Nike Strength gear winners for inspiration (Abby post-surgery), best costume (Rhett Porter “Manifest Cowboy”), and best/most creative video (Ben Ferguson’s drone mountain shoot).
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasThe episode is a results-and-reaction roundup of the “My First Muscle” community challenge.
The hosts describe the challenge as 100 burpees, 100 pushups, and 100 squats “as fast as you can,” and say thousands of listeners participated and posted submissions for them to watch and react to.
Loose rules made form the biggest controversy in judging.
Sam Parr says the only explicit rule was “nips to the ground” for pushups and burpees, and both hosts note that form became the main debate when reviewing top times, especially around how pushups were performed.
Even the hosts’ strong efforts were outpaced by many entrants.
Shaan Puri shares he did 34:40, and Sam Parr says he predicted just under 20 minutes and finished around 20:15; both express surprise at how fast many entrants were compared to their expectations.
Top winners were chosen primarily by speed, with an explicit nod to form disputes.
They name Will Braun as the fastest male at 8:06 (earning the cold plunge), and they award the female cold plunge to Jenna Stark and her friend after noting Jenna had the fastest submitted time (8:58) but her pushup style was controversial, while her friend’s 9:44 showed “perfect push-ups.”
Separate “honorary” prizes rewarded inspiration, costume, and creativity—not just speed.
They highlight honorable winners for Nike Strength gear: Abby (two months post-surgery, doing one-legged pistol squats and finishing in 18 minutes) as the inspirational pick; Rhett Porter “the Manifest Cowboy” as best costume; and Ben Ferguson for the most creative video featuring drone footage on a mountain and a weighted vest.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesI like the challenge 'cause no matter what level of fitness you have, it's just super hard for you at, like, if you're really fit, going fast makes it harder. If you're not fit, just finishing it makes it hard.
— Shaan Puri
I'm shocked how fast people were.
— Sam Parr
The delta between his actual fitness and body versus his profile picture.
— Shaan Puri
She beat your time with a broken leg doing one-legged pistol squats.
— Shaan Puri
This guy, he came in so honest. Didn't speed up the video. Just said, "Here's every rep. Take it or leave it, sucka."
— Shaan Puri
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Shaan Puri
hostCo-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur/investor.
Sam Parr
hostCo-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur (founder of The Hustle).
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