The hosts of Fox & Friends mocked a New York Times piece criticizing the “Pete & Bobby Challenge.”
Last week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined forces to introduce their fitness challenge, which consisted of 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups. A video was posted to Kennedy’s X account, where the men called on Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Duffy to “take the challenge.”
As expected, the New York Times brought in several fitness experts to critique the challenge, which they say is not something that every American can do. (Which might be part of the problem, if one stops to think about it.)
Dallin Pepper, a Utah-based athlete who is part of the World Fitness Project, a functional fitness competition tour, and who has competed at the CrossFit Games, said that anyone wanting to approach such a challenge should work up to it gradually.
“For the average person, I would definitely recommend building volume in these movements over three to four weeks before giving it a go,” he said.
Frontline Box gym owner Jess Hviid Skov, a former Danish military sergeant, dismissed the pull-ups done by Hegseth and Kennedy.
“That is not how you do a qualified, correct pull-up in the military.”
“Most people can’t even perform five strict push-ups with proper form, or a single pull-up, without compensating,” said Toronto personal trainer Chris Smits, pointing to the exact problem the men, along with the MAHA movement, are aiming to fix. “Pushing for such high numbers without the necessary strength foundation can quickly lead to poor form, overcompensation and a high risk of injury, including serious muscle strains or tears.”
The co-hosts had plenty to say about this assessment, though they admitted they likely weren’t able to complete the challenge themselves.
“But we know it’s a difficult routine,” Ainsley Earhardt said. “They’re saying jumping into a difficult routine, be careful. Well, we know that. I know that I’m not even jumping into that routine because I know I can’t do it. I can’t even do one pull-up. And I’m OK with that. Good for them. I think it’s awesome that they’re doing this.”
“It’s like, well, if you’re a baseball player, don’t watch the Dodgers. They’re too good at it. It’s gonna humiliate you,” Brian Kilmeade mocked.
“Yeah, you don’t want people to strive,” he said later. “If you are not good at something, don’t try it and don’t set goals. If you can’t achieve it if you are not at the top of your game, don’t even get in the game. That’s the new American slogan: ‘We don’t try.’”
“Just don’t do it,” co-host Charlie Hurt agreed.
“Also, making fun of their — those are the last chin-ups. They cheated a little bit at the end, but they started out strong,” Hurt conceded.
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