We Have A Winner For Most Annoying Example Of Liberals Nitpicking Something Good

It’s no wonder New York Times employees are doughy, pale cretins.

The Times published an article on Monday featuring several experts cautioning against Pete Hegseth and RFK, Jr.’s new fitness challenge. Dubbed the “Pete and Bobby Challenge,” it consists of 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups in 10 minutes or less. (Subscribe to MR. RIGHT, a free weekly newsletter about modern masculinity)

President Trump set the example by putting forth efforts to make America healthy again.

That’s why we are introducing the Pete and Bobby challenge.

100 push-ups. 50 pull-ups. 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/ppRrwqSUm0

— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) August 18, 2025

“Most people can’t even perform five strict push-ups with proper form, or a single pull-up, without compensating,” Chris Smits, a personal trainer in Toronto, told The Times. “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.”

Here’s another expert: “High-volume body weight workouts are deceptively tough. The movements themselves are simple, but when performed in the 50 to 100 rep range or more — most people aren’t prepared for it.”

I’m not actually dunking on these fitness people. They have a point in that a bunch of push-ups and pull-ups can do you dirty. The New York Times mentioned the “Murph Challenge,” named after Navy SEAL Michael Murphy, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2007 after dying a hero in Afghanistan in 2005. The Murph consists of a one-mile run, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 squats, and then another mile run to cap it off — all while wearing a weighted vest. I completed it several years ago, and it was easily the hardest physical thing I have ever done. Apparently, some monsters can do it under an hour; it took me three. It was incredibly difficult, and I wasn’t fully prepared. I was sore for weeks after.

I’m here to dunk on them; I’m here to dunk on The New York Times for being so lame and discouraging readers from getting fit.

Can The New York Times and other liberals just celebrate fitness and two government officials pushing for Americans to get in shape, without having to quote the classic ‘expert’? Is that so hard?  Why do they always have to get so nitpicky? Why do they always have to be the obnoxious teacher’s pet sitting in the front row?

Zohran Mamdani has both the politics and muscle mass of a 15 year old theatre kid

— Mr. Right (@mrrightdc) August 25, 2025

On the other hand, I love the “Just Do It” attitude from Pete and Bobby.

You don’t need to listen to “experts” if you don’t want to. You can be an idiot like me and spend literally an entire afternoon doing pull-ups, push-ups, and squats. You’ll pay for it — maybe even pick up an injury or two — but you will also feel amazing that you completed such a difficult challenge.