My Return Year

It seems like Mat Fraser is training hard again. In this video, the five-time Fittest Man on Earth takes on one of the most talked-about challenges in fitness right now, and it is exactly what you would expect from Mat.

Oct 12, 2026

100 back squats, 100 bench presses, and 100 deadlifts, all at bodyweight, followed by a one-mile run for time. It sounds simple enough on paper, but this challenge has been humbling athletes across the internet for good reason. 

The volume alone is no joke, but what makes this challenge particularly brutal is the order. By the time you get to the deadlifts, your legs and back have already taken a serious beating from the squats, and your upper body is cooked from the bench. Then you still have to run a mile. There is nowhere to hide, and no amount of fitness covers up a bad pacing strategy on this one.

Watch the full video to see how Mat gets after it.

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