Have you watched "Extreme Fitness"? Did you know that "Extreme Fitness King" is about to become an official Olympic sport? I can't be the only one who sees such crazy news! Today, let us talk about the "Extreme Physical Fitness King"! Hiho ~ Hello everyone, I am Zhiqi. "Extreme Physical Fitness King" is a well-known "sports competition program" in Japan. It is held twice a year. In each session, 100 contestants compete to challenge a series of "obstacle levels" that are "near the limits of the human body". In its heyday , "Extreme Fitness" had ratings as high as 25% in Japan, and the craze even swept overseas. 18 regions around the world have obtained reproduction rights to produce their own versions of the "Extreme Fitness" series . At the end of 2023, the International Olympic Committee announced that they would soon Borrowing the levels of the "American version" of Extreme Physical Fitness King to replace the "equestrian" competition in the Olympic "Modern Pentathlon" and is expected to debut at the 2028 "Los Angeles Olympics". Before waiting for the arrival of 2028 , let us take the opportunity to talk about " What's the best part about "Extreme Physical Fitness King"? Who are the famous contestants and levels on the show? And how on earth is it going to become an Olympic sport? So before we start, as usual, let us enter a period of industrial and commercial service time [So, how extreme is it? 】 It is said that the challenge stage of each "Extreme Physical Fitness King" is created by the organizer "with a cost of 100 million". There will always be "four major stages". Each stage consists of multiple "levels" . Competitors must cross the finish line within a limited time to be eligible to advance to the next stage. If the time is up halfway or fall into the water midway, the challenge will be considered a failure . All they have to do is make it all the way to the "fourth" , which is the "final stage" and climb up within the time. Even if you achieve the highest achievement of "Extreme Physical Fitness King" "Complete Domination" at the top of the tower , it is not easy to become a legend. Although there are 100 players ready to go at the beginning of each game , after the "baptism" of the first stage There are usually less than 20 people left who can make the cut, and those who can make it to the final stage are often only in single digits . In the past 30 years, only 4 players have achieved the achievement of "complete domination" in "Extreme Fitness King", and every time there is only one The organizer will drastically change the level when the contestants completely break the level . Therefore, old viewers of "Extreme Fitness King" often divide the program into periods from "First" to "Fifth" based on each "complete domination" . Classic Demon King Levels: "Spider Trail" and "Peak Warrior"] In the "First Period", the Demon King Level of Extreme Physical Fitness King includes "Spider Trail" and "Peak Warrior". The classic level of these two levels makes them from the first It was used until the 40th session and has never been completely replaced. It has only been constantly revised and upgraded. The so-called "Spider Trail" is a "track" composed of two vertical walls. Players must support the wall with both hands and feet to move in addition to moving forward. Sometimes you have to go up and sometimes you have to go down at the same time, and sometimes the wall itself moves evilly up and down, disrupting the balance of the players . In the first four games, half of the people were defeated every time on the Spider Walk . "It's also crazy. The contestants have to use their "fingertips" to hold the 3-centimeter horizontal bar raised on the wall and hang their whole body weight. The "route" of the parallel displacement also needs to move up and down. There is even a gap in the middle to challenge the contestants. " "For a moment", the person who was able to support his weight with only "five fingers on one hand" was the first person to break through these barriers and let the situation enter the "second period". He was called "Hairy Crab Akiyama" [The founder of the era: the crab fisherman 】 The nickname Hairy Crab Akiyama comes from because he hangs a string of hairy crab ropes every time he competes. But his real name is actually "Kazuhiko Akiyama." In 1999, he broke through his "congenital amblyopia" in the 4th Extreme Physical Fitness King. "The obstacle of becoming the first player in history to "completely dominate" also gave the "Extreme Physical Fitness King" its first exciting climax. After Akiyama successfully dominated, he continued to compete. He even spent 700,000 yen to build it at home . A new generation of difficulty "The Towering Wall" self-training. But in the end, Akiyama never completely dominated again. Except for the inability to break through some levels, which seemed to be related to the deterioration of his eyesight year by year, Akiyama participated in the 17th session and witnessed the next era with his own eyes. The legendary "Makoto Nagano" announced his retirement after dominating the competition. [The Strongest Captain's First Appearance] Nagano Makoto, also known as the "Strongest Captain" by the audience, was originally a crew member who spent 300 of the 365 days at sea. He accidentally watched After becoming the ultimate physical fitness champion, he was inspired by the veteran player "Yamada Katsuki" and decided to compete. His first competition was the 7th competition in 2001. At the age of 28, his professional title was only "Miyazaki Prefecture's Fisherman" on the first stage. But after two games , Nagano relied on his strength to make everyone unable to forget him. Because the competition of "Extreme Physical Fitness King" is a whole day competition from day to night , Players' physical strength will gradually be depleted and they will suffer from muscle soreness and lactic acid accumulation. Especially the players who advance after clearing out most people on the first stage often have to take turns again after taking a break . Therefore, the players' achievements in participating in the Extreme Physical Fitness King are not only " In addition to "how many levels were passed", "how much time it took" is also a major attraction. The host of the competition often uses "the number of seconds remaining after clearing the level" to show the player's strength and remaining stamina. Before Nagano completely dominates, He has become the ultimate physical fitness king "the fastest hot man" many times [Extreme Speed Legend] Nagano's speed through the first stage is unmatched every time. When most people rush to the last moment to pass the stage thrillingly, he often "still has some left." "The next 10 to 20 seconds" made the audience full of expectations for his performance in the subsequent stages. From the 12th stage, Nagano almost always played with the number 100 in the finale. Since the 13th stage, there were several times when everyone was in full force on the third or even second stage. After being wiped out, only Nagano was left alone. Even if Nagano Makoto failed in his attempt to challenge the final stage, he was always the best-ranked player in the session. Some viewers said, "Every time I see No. 100 in this session, it is Nagano Makoto." "That's it." I feel like there is still hope for the game at any time. " Almost everyone thinks that he will succeed in the challenge. It is only a matter of time. Everyone is waiting for the day when Nagano will actually stand on that high tower and overlook the entire field . This opportunity first appeared in the 12th competition. At that time, Nagano only said: He was able to press the domination button within "0.11 seconds" and shed unwilling tears at the finish line. On the high platform at the finish line, the host asked Nagano if he wanted to see the scenery below, but he replied: "Wait until I really succeed next time." "Look" [What's the scenery on the tower? 】 The most classic levels in the second period to challenge for complete dominance in Nagano include "Towering Wall" and "Open Sesame". "Towering Wall" is the first stage of Demon King Pass. Players must run up and then jump onto a 4.3-meter-high Only by successfully climbing over the wall can you continue to move forward . At this level, players will not fall into the water. You can challenge unlimited times , but people's explosive power and endurance are limited. If they don't get over it in the first two times, they will often spend all their time on this level. Whether they can break through the "towering wall" is highly related to whether they can break through the second level. In the first stage , many long-term players will build a replica in their own homes to practice like "Hairy Crab Akiyama". "Open Sesame" is the last line of defense in the second stage. Players must lift 30, 40, and 30 in sequence within the time limit . 50kg wall and crossing from below. Although it eliminated not many players , it definitely consumed a lot of muscle strength. Although these two levels were not a problem for Nagano, he continued to compete until the 12th session . On the day when he finally became the second contestant in the history of the program to achieve "complete domination" in the 17th competition , the host asked again what was the scenery on the Nagano Tower? Nagano answered with tears, "At the top of complete domination, there is actually nothing." " But being able to fight side by side with all the extreme physical fitness kings" "makes me feel very happy and satisfied." That year, at the age of 32, Nagano also had the title of "Fisherman" from the very beginning. " Became the "28th Captain Kinrobimaru". No. 100, he would always watch every contestant on stage and be happy and sorry for everyone's performance . His most active years were often considered to be the discussion of the entire program. The most popular and passionate chapter [Post-Nagano Era: Taiwanese Participate in the War] After Nagano dominated the competition, he continued to participate in the competition until he was 42 years old before announcing his retirement. Although he still achieved the best results of the year on several occasions , his performance gradually deteriorated as he got older. Not as good as the 17th edition where other back waves completely dominated Nagano, a Taiwanese man also entered the Extreme Fitness King venue for the first time. This Taiwanese player is called "Li Enzhi" and is a professional rock climber at the Extreme Fitness King . Winning the first place in the "Taiwan District Preliminaries" qualified for the competition . Starting from the 17th competition, Li Enzhi participated in the competition 12 times, 10 times of which his finishing results ranked among the "top 10" in the 24th competition. He climbed to the finish line with only 4 meters left, which was the closest he came to "complete domination". He was also named "Taiwan's Hero" by the program team. The year when Li Eun-chi almost climbed up, the program happened to have the "post-Nagano era" ” Yuji Urushihara, the first player to completely dominate, is even more cruel. He once again won consecutively in the 27th session and set an astonishing record of “secondary dominance”. In recent years , even though Urushihara is over 40 years old , he can still often achieve success. "Third Stage" is considered to be the most valuable among active players [The youngest extreme physical fitness king: Yusuke Morimoto] The rising star of the new generation after Urushihara is "Yusuke Morimoto", who has been watching since elementary school The ultimate physical fitness king has always cherished the dream of competing and started exercising at a very young age . His first competition was in the 18th edition after Nagano Makoto dominated . However, Morimoto was only 15 years old at the time and was the youngest contestant in the history of the program . On Morimoto’s side While studying , he worked tirelessly to compete as much as possible . After going through his high school, university, and graduate school years , Morimoto finally succeeded in achieving his goal of "complete domination" in the 31st competition. Morimoto, who had competed many times, was the only one that year. At the age of 23, Nagano Makoto set a new record as the "youngest finisher" in the show. Just the next year, he announced his retirement from Morimoto. Just like taking over Nagano's baton, he became the player with the number 100 in every subsequent competition, carrying the audience on his shoulders. At the 38th competition in the fall of 2020, he really lived up to expectations and successfully challenged for second domination . So recently, at the 40th stage in 2022 , he was one second away from achieving complete domination again . Button after session, generation after generation of athletes continue to inspire more young people to participate in the competition. Of course, the spirit of the extreme physical fitness king has long been spread overseas and even unexpectedly attracted the attention of the Olympic Committee [2028 Olympics How to compare? ] The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will refer to the American version of the ultimate physical fitness king "American Ninja Warrior." American Ninja Warrior has been broadcast for 15 seasons since its launch in 2009. It is very popular and is also broadcast on Taiwanese TV stations . It is said that the Olympic Committee used the name "American Ninja Warrior" before the official announcement. After 4 tests on this version of the level, it was finally determined that "Extreme Physical Fitness King" can become a new Olympic event to replace "equestrian" in the modern pentathlon. The so-called modern pentathlon is a group of competition athletes that "simulate the qualifications of cavalry in the 19th century." Riding an unfamiliar horse, fighting with pistols and swords , and being able to swim and run fast enough. Five events in a row must be completed in one day. However, it is precisely because the athletes are not familiar with the horses that they have appeared in the Olympics in recent years. Incidents of injuries to horses or athletes have led to doubts about this "unfamiliar pairing" competition method . It is speculated by the outside world that this may be the reason why the Olympic Committee decided to find another event to replace the "equestrian" competition . As for the "Extreme Physical Fitness King" in the Olympics How to compare? The specific details have not been announced yet, but it is confirmed that it will be in the form of an "obstacle race". If there is more information in the future, we will find a way to update it to everyone! [Our point of view] Before entering the point of view, we would like to express our special thanks to all members of Zhiqi Qiqi. With your support and sponsorship, we can continue to operate this channel so that important issues can be seen by more people. Thank you very much! If you are willing to support us to go further, please click the "Join" button on the channel homepage to become our member , or you can also support us with a small amount of "Super Thank You". Having said that, when we were studying this topic, we suddenly felt that "The King of Extreme Physical Fitness" " It's like a 30-year-old passionate comic. Among the thousands of contestants, there are superstars with extraordinary talents, practitioners who rely on willpower to practice hard every year, the joy of success, and tears of unwillingness . Of course, there are also mentors, apprentices, and friendship. With this kind of bond , all our efforts are to conquer the last big devil, climb to the high platform and overlook the scenery of nothing. Although they are separated by the TV , to the audience, the players seem to be old friends who have known each other for many years, watching them all the way. His efforts and perseverance were silently touched to the point of chaos. When Makoto Nagano got married and his new boat was launched, the program team even had a brief broadcast, which was really heartwarming. From this perspective, "Extreme Fitness" almost perfectly matched our imagination of Olympic events . Commercially , it is highly watchable and highly entertaining. Spiritually, the players are like representatives of all mankind. Those obstacles that were like high walls in the past will always be broken through by someone , and the experience or training methods he left behind will make the next one Generations of people can stand on the shoulders of giants and pursue the next human body limit. That’s it. I really look forward to seeing the ultimate physical fitness king stand on the Olympic stage. Unfortunately, the more specific details have not been released at this stage. We can only irresponsibly speculate that the competition method will be to select a few levels and string them together for athletes to challenge. As for what will happen? Which levels? We hope there must be the most classic "Crazy Peak Warrior" and "Towering Wall"! Okay, there are still many parts about "Extreme Fitness King" due to space constraints. We have not mentioned more passionate memories of "Extreme Fitness King", so I would like to trouble all viewers to add them together! 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