Physical: 100 winner

Meet the competitor who outperformed 99 contestants on Netflix's 'Physical: 100' · So who is Woo Jin-yong? · The athlete was almost eliminated multiple times ...

Woo almost lost in the first challenge and barely beat ice-climber Kim Min-cheol, who was then eliminated, by a fraction of a second. In the first challenge where muscle-strength is key, contestants were attached to one another with a rope tied around their waist and padlocked. He added that he hoped his appearance on the show would inspire people to take interest in the sport. "Power-wise, I believed Jung Hae-min was stronger. He was also a former coach of the country's snowboarding national team, as per JTBC. To win, the contestants had to reach for a key in front of them to unlock the padlock.

The extreme survival show whittled down 100 contestants to crown its winner on Tuesday's finale. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Never mind that he was one of the oldest among the 100, the 47-year-old put his experience to good use in a team quest, which involved hauling a 1.5-tonne ship up a ramp. In his final Tail of Ouroboros challenge, which involved four competitors running in a loop to tag the one in front, it was obvious that every step he took was agonising. And there was a singular moment that proved the 32-year-old’s steely determination. His popularity surged after the victory and he even appeared on an episode of popular K-variety show Running Man (2010 to present). If this were a contest of pure willpower, this petite bodybuilder-turned-fitness YouTuber would beat all the beefier contestants hands down. They made it to fight another day in the challenge involving hauling a huge ship, but ultimately lost by mere minutes. Despite being eliminated after a team challenge, she managed to claw her way back as one of five survivors in a bonus round, which saw contestants holding up 40 per cent of their body weight by a rope. Devastatingly, he was narrowly defeated in a five-way tug-of-war which was a test of strength, not skill. The unassuming 30something, who is also a national team ice climber, aced the Wings of Icarus challenge. He quickly became a hot favourite among the female contestants. Unlike many of the other contestants, the mountain rescuer’s muscles were honed not for show, but for saving lives. Jo’s adorable toddler son also frequently appears on his Instagram feed, with the two of them striking cute poses.

(Warning: Contains spoilers.) The participants on this Korean competition show approach their arduous tasks with collegial spirit. They're also very hot.

Several of the challenges are called punishments (holding up the rock was ”The Punishment of Atlas,” and there’s another in which contestants roll a 100-kilogram boulder up a hill called “The Punishment of Sisyphus”). He is neither the largest nor the strongest of the bunch, and he is never framed as a favorite, but he perseveres through sheer tenacity against opponents with far more dominating physiques and impressive résumés. Seeing it awoke a desire in me — a naturally small and unathletic person — to experience the physicality of flipping a person over my shoulder and pinning them to the ground. Nevertheless, the challenges showcase what these women are capable of in terms of strength, endurance, and leadership against their male counterparts, and it’s impossible not to root for them, even as they are eventually eliminated one by one. There are a handful of contestants who are not Korean, including Nigeria-born dancer Miracle Nelson and American baseball player Dustin Nippert, but the show is distinctly Korean — and American audiences have proven to have a strong appetite for Korean cultural exports. Female wrestler Jang Eun-sil, who leads a team of underdogs (generally women and men with smaller frames) in several games, became Netflix’s hit reality series Physical: 100 concluded yesterday, with one athlete — crumpled on the ground on knees and elbows, panting in exhaustion and in agony — beating out 99 competitors who went through a series of intense physical challenges to determine who among them has the best physique. The show’s older participants, like 47-year-old mixed martial artist Choo Sung-hoon (aka Yoshihiro Akiyama), are respected for their wisdom and experience, and team leaders take charge in group challenges with little drama. In Physical: 100, contestants put on uniforms and are herded into a room where an ominous voice announces game rules as a projection of a blue, glowing orb looms over them, invoking the Eye of Sauron. The throbbing soundtrack makes it feel as if they’re all going to wrestle and have sex. Everyone on the show is painfully hot and capable. The competition has a dark tone, reminiscent of Netflix’s Squid Game.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the “Physical: 100” finale CrossFit athlete Woo Jin-yong won Netflix's survival show “Physical: 100,” beating 99 ...