[ominous music playing]
[woman] The athletes will have 20 minutes
to complete five laps
of an obstacle course
consisting of monkey bars,
a series of walls,
and a Tyrolean traverse.
[Tommaso] None of the challenges
have been easy, and this is no different.
[Bruno] I'm starting to get anxious,
so I'm focusing on calming myself down.
[Edoardo] My goal
is to the win this whole thing,
so I just have to keep going
no matter what.
-[ominous music continues]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Athletes,
may fate be with you.
[music turns dramatic]
Go! Go, Edo!
[Edoardo] I can't do it.
[Biviano] No, look,
Edo's hurting up there.
[Edoardo] As soon as
I get on the monkey bars,
I can feel my fingers give way.
My hands are still numb
from the previous challenge.
I can't feel them at all.
[dramatic music continues]
[breathing heavily]
[Andrea] I think Tommy's playing it smart.
-[Sara] Yes, for sure.
-But hanging back a bit.
He's waiting to see how Emanuele does it.
That's it, Ema! That's it, Ema!
Come on, go, go!
[Bruno] The first lap is complete,
and it was good.
I'm ahead, I just wish it was over now.
[dramatic music continues]
[alert sounding]
[Claudio] Oh, he raised his hand.
There he goes, guys.
-[Sebastian] He's done.
-I'm done.
You feel really powerless, it sucks.
It's a feeling
I'm pretty used to in surfing,
because sometimes
you don't catch that big wave,
but the other guy does,
and he gets all the points and glory.
Nothing you can do
but stand there and watch.
[lively electronic music playing]
[Tommaso] Edoardo can't go on.
I can see Emanuele has a slight lead,
so I just try and stay close.
[music turns suspenseful]
[woman] With Edoardo out of the race,
the two remaining athletes
must continue head-to-head.
The first to complete all five laps
will win the challenge.
The loser must wait
and face off against the defeated athlete
in the second round.
[Bruno groans]
[Bruno] I slipped off the rope.
It was a dumb mistake I can't afford.
[lively electronic music playing]
{\an8}Now Tommaso's in the lead.
{\an8}It makes everything harder,
'cause I now have to catch up.
[lively electronic music continues]
Tommaso's doing a better job
of conserving his energy.
[Tommaso] By the third lap,
I can feel the fatigue
catching up with me,
but I know I can't stop.
I need to push myself
without overdoing it.
[Bruno grunts]
[Bruno] I've never
done ropes like this before.
I don't know the proper technique,
so I'm improvising.
[exhales, groans]
[Sebastian] Emanuele's gonna collapse,
I think.
He's not gonna be able
to keep up that pace for five laps.
[music turns suspenseful]
[groans]
[exhales sharply, pants]
[Bruno] I get back to the monkey bars…
and I can't grab them anymore.
My arms and hands are burning and sore.
[breathing heavily]
[yells]
[Biviano] Ema's out of gas.
-No!
-He's got nothing left.
-[poignant music playing]
-[breathing heavily]
[Bruno] I see Tommaso
getting further and further ahead.
My brain keeps saying, "Oh God, I can't.
I can't catch him. It's over."
[breathing heavily]
-[Sebastian] You got it!
-Go, go!
Come on, come on, come on!
[Tommaso] It's the last lap
and Emanuele is still on the monkey bars.
So I know I can relax, take my time,
and manage my lead without panicking
and making stupid mistakes.
[Bruno] I can't hold on.
[Sara] Look, look.
[Luca] What's he doing,
swinging like that, though?
I think it's easier.
So it's a way for him to conserve energy,
but it definitely takes longer.
[dramatic music playing]
[Bruno] Tommaso is ahead of me,
and that's when
my brain really just shuts down.
I can't think straight anymore.
My arms won't move like I need them to.
I can't grab anything with my left hand.
It sucks.
[yells] Come on. f*ck.
f*cking hand. [breathing heavily]
Now, I understand why Papa called it.
[Sebastian] Come on,
don't give up, don't give up.
Don't get upset.
[Bruno] But I don't want to quit
like he did.
I don't wanna give up.
[dramatic music continues]
Here comes, Tommy. He's done.
-Three, two…
-[Biviano] He's got it.
[cheering]
[Biviano] Look at this guy,
just showing off at the end.
{\an8}[Tommaso] I'm not usually the kind of guy
who likes to showboat,
{\an8}but to me, doing a handstand
is the best way to celebrate a victory.
{\an8}Especially one as hard-fought as this.
Good job, Tommy!
[woman] Tommaso Nisi
has won the first round,
and advances to the semi-final.
[Claudio] Well done!
[woman] For Emanuele Bruno
to avoid immediate elimination
from the competition,
{\an8}he must complete the last two laps
within the allotted 20 minutes.
{\an8}[Bruno] I see Tommaso celebrating,
{\an8}and I'm not even thinking
about the competition.
{\an8}All I'm thinking about
is finishing the circuit.
{\an8}[dramatic music playing]
[grunting]
[Tommaso] That's it, Manu! Push!
[Claudio] Let's go, Manu!
Yeah! Nicely done!
You got this. Good job.
[Tommaso] That's it!
Keep moving, keep moving, you got it!
Tommaso's doing what Emanuele did
with us in the previous challenge,
when we were a team.
[Tommaso] Hold on a bit longer
or you might fall.
-[Sebastian] That's good sportsmanship.
-That's nice.
[dramatic music continues]
[groans]
Come on, Ema! Keep going!
Last lap, you got it come on!
[Tommaso] Good, dude, you got it.
Just go one step at a time.
Good job, keep it up! Come on!
[dramatic music continues]
[exhales sharply]
-[music fades]
-[heartbeat thumping]
[Bruno] Was I ever
gonna give up on the last lap?
Not a chance. I'm getting this thing done.
[dramatic music resumes]
[Andrea] He's gonna make it.
He's got this.
-Keep it up, man.
-[Luca] Come on!
-That's it, let's go!
-[Luca] You got it!
Yeah!
-[dramatic music continues]
-[Bruno yells]
Oh my goodness.
[Bruno breathing heavily]
-[Tommaso] Don't give up, good job!
-[groans]
[Tommaso] Only a meter
and a half left, huh?
-[groans]
-You're almost there.
-[gasping]
-[Tommaso] It's yours, you're right there.
-[Sebastian] Come on!
-[Biviano] Two more!
-[Sebastian] Go!
-[Sara] Almost there!
[Pietro] Go! That's it, Ema!
Come on, now. Give it all you got!
-Good job!
-Good job!
{\an8}Yeah!
{\an8}[Tommaso] You're right there, man,
just a little bit more!
{\an8}Go, go, go! All the way!
All the way! All the way!
{\an8}Nicely done!
-[Sebastian] Good job!
-[Claudio] Hell yeah!
-You gave it your all, brother.
-Thank you, man.
-He did it, he did it.
-That was awesome, good job!
Good job.
[Bruno] I'm happy because
there've been many times in life
where I haven't given it my all.
[yells]
But today I really did.
[wistful music playing]
[Claudio] He's got
incredible mental perseverance.
If he commits to a goal
and his body gives up,
it's like his mind takes over
and pushes him to the end. Good job.
I think the next race will be better
because they're more evenly matched.
-Tommy was lapping these guys.
-[Claudio] Yeah, he crushed it.
I think the next one
might be like a photo finish.
-[ominous music playing]
-[simulated thunder rumbling]
[Ancient God] Athletes,
you are now on your starting line.
[Matteo] The only thing that scares me
about Manuel is his mental strength.
The guy's an Olympian,
and they're just built different.
Those guys have tenacity
that goes beyond us mere mortals.
[tense music playing]
[Giulio] It's the toughest challenge yet,
but I won't give up.
I need to get off to a strong start.
[Ancient God] May fate be with you.
[ominous music playing]
{\an8}♪ Break it down, go! ♪
{\an8}[Andrea] All right! Go!
{\an8}-[Sara] Come on, guys!
-[Luca] Let's go, Giulio, come on!
[Andrea] Oh! They're off to a fast start!
-[Pietro] Yeah!
-Giulio's flying, look at him!
[dramatic electronic music playing]
[Andrea] Damn, Giulio!
-[Pietro] They're whipping through this.
-[Luca] Matteo's k*lling this.
-[Claudio] He'll have to slow down.
-Don't burn yourself out.
[music fades]
[Matteo] Observe.
Breathe.
Decide.
-Act.
-♪ Energy ♪
[dramatic electronic music resumes]
[Pietro] Holy crap,
these guys are insane!
They're all gonna wear themselves out.
[Pietro] Jeez!
[Sara] Oh! Look how Matteo caught up.
[Manuel] Giulio and Matteo
are ahead of me,
and I'm already regretting my decision
to go up against them.
-[tense music playing]
-[all breathing heavily]
[Giulio] I get up on the rope,
and right away I know that it's gonna be
extremely difficult to navigate.
But there's no way in hell
that I'm just gonna give up now.
[Pietro] Wow, it's close.
They're neck and neck.
[Susy] Manuel's starting to catch up too.
[dramatic rock music playing]
I've spent the last 34 years of my life
running after a ball,
so I know how to run.
That man is a beast.
{\an8}But there's no way
Matteo can run five laps at this pace.
{\an8}[tense music playing]
Giulio's really good on the monkey bars.
I gotta make up for the disadvantage,
and I have and push myself to the max.
-[all breathing heavily]
-[tense music continues]
-[Manuel] My forearms start to get tired.
-Go, Manu!
[Manuel] I have to
put my whole heart into it
and keep pushing.
-[dramatic rap music playing]
-♪ No, not today ♪
♪ Drums hit hard, like boom, boom, pow!♪
♪ I'm the king, I'm the queen
Of the here and now ♪
♪ Ain't worried about it ♪
-[music stops]
-[breathing heavily]
[music resumes]
♪ Ain't worried about it ♪
[Sebastian] Jeez, the third lap,
and Matteo's in the lead.
The guy just don't slow down.
Matteo's flying.
-[tense music playing]
-[breathing heavily]
{\an8}[Andrea] You can see
that Manuel's starting to struggle a bit.
{\an8}[Pietro] Domi's on his third lap.
Go, Giulietto.
[Matteo] I wanted to keep my pace up
so everyone knows
I'm one of the strongest people left.
I'm not gonna be easy to beat.
[dramatic metal music playing]
[Pietro] Come on! Fourth lap.
-[Sebastian] Keep going!
-[Sara] Let's go!
If you look in Matteo's eyes,
he's so calm.
-[Claudio] Yeah, he's in the zone.
-He's not phased at all.
Giulio's been slowing down a bit in there.
[Giulio] Every second that passes,
my arms are just getting heavier,
and I have no strength
left in my hands at all.
It's brutal.
No! f*ck!
[tense music playing]
[Manuel] Giulio falls from the rope,
and that's when I realize
the most important thing
isn't necessarily speed,
but conserving your energy
for whatever obstacle
is next on the course.
-[Claudio] Manuel passed him.
-[Luca] Manuel's in second now.
I told you guys,
Manuel's pace was more manageable.
{\an8}Matteo's lapped them both.
{\an8}[Claudio] Matteo's already
on his last lap.
{\an8}[Manuel] The monkey bars
are the hardest part.
I'm just trying to catch my breath,
but I look up
and see Matteo's still flying.
This is his type of challenge.
[exhales sharply]
[Pietro] Matte is a monster! Look at him.
-Well done!
-Let's go!
[dramatic music playing]
You got this, Matte!
[dramatic music continues]
Do it for your kids, f*ck!
[breathing heavily]
{\an8}-[Claudio] Guys, Matteo's done!
-[Biviano] He did it, wow!
{\an8}-[Claudio] Good job, Matte!
-[Biviano] He k*lled it!
{\an8}[Andrea] That was impressive.
{\an8}-[Sara] Way to go!
-[Sebastian] Good job.
He deserved that, he did.
I really underestimated Matteo at first.
He's an incredible athlete.
Especially… up here.
He's got his victory on his mind,
and he can make it happen.
[gasps, groans]
During the last part of the final lap,
I kept telling myself,
"This is for my kids."
And that's what gave me the strength
to keep moving forward and never give up.
So I'm really excited for them
to see their dad
make it to the semi-final.
[dramatic music continues]
[woman] Matteo Sartori
has finished the challenge,
completing the five laps
within 20 minutes.
{\an8}Now it's up to Manuel Lombardo
{\an8}and Giulio Domi
to finish the circuit in time,
{\an8}to avoid being permanently eliminated.
{\an8}[Manuel] I still have two laps to go
{\an8}and I can't even
close my hands fully anymore.
[tense music playing]
[inhales, groans]
[Sebastian] Don't give up now, Manu.
Keep going, come on!
He burned himself
by going too fast out of the gate.
He was trying to compete with Matteo,
but you gotta do your own thing.
Come on, Giulio! Come on.
Giulio, use your legs to hang on!
[tense music playing]
Come on, Giulio!
[Claudio] Nice, Matteo's helping him out.
[Sebastian] He's coaching him.
[Matteo] Stretch out completely,
like this, bro.
Matteo is already locked and loaded
for the final, my God.
[Matteo] Quick! You can do it, come on!
[Luca] Yeah, that's the right technique.
Good job!
Come on, go, go, go! Quick, quick, quick.
Come on, he's stopped there.
Okay, now both of them are on
their fourth lap of the monkey bars.
Okay, here we go, Manu's off again.
[tense music continues]
{\an8}[Manuel grunting]
-[Andrea] Come on!
-[Sebastian] That's it. Keep going!
Come on! Come on!
{\an8}-[music intensifies]
-[breathing heavily]
[music stops]
-[Sara and Sebastian] No!
-Aw, damn it!
-[breathing heavily]
-[tense music continues]
I have to take a break and recover
or I'll never be able to finish.
My arms are dead. I have no strength left.
You gotta get the blood pumping.
-[Giulio] Nothing left.
-[Matteo] Push through.
Ah, see? Now it's all mental.
-[tense music continues]
-[Giulio grunts]
[Giulio] It's really hard,
but I've already come this far,
and I know I'll never forgive myself
if I quit now.
Come on, Giulio, come on!
[Matteo] Yeah, these are tight.
Manuel definitely overexerted himself
on the rack,
which makes it really hard to recover.
[dramatic music playing]
[Manuel] I signed up for this to win.
Even if my arms are dead,
I'm gonna keep trying.
-[Biviano] Keep fighting!
-[Susy] Let's go, Manu!
{\an8}-[Matteo] Swing, swing, swing, Manu.
-[Andrea] Come on, come on, come on!
{\an8}g*dd*mn it!
{\an8}[poignant music playing]
{\an8}Manuel and Giulio are both done.
My hands can't grip.
[Matteo] Nothing, huh?
[Manuel] By the time
I get to the last handles, I slip.
{\an8}I have to get a grip.
It's brutal. [exhales]
{\an8}I have to do it somehow.
{\an8}[dramatic music playing]
{\an8}Come on, Giulio, way to keep working.
{\an8}[Giulio grunting]
{\an8}-[Sara] Good!
-[Matteo] Careful, careful.
{\an8}Now jump!
[Giulio grunts]
[music distorts, fades]
[heartbeat thudding]
{\an8}[Biviano] That's what
I'm talking about, Giulio!
{\an8}-[Sara] Way to go, Giulio! Good job!
-[triumphant music playing]
Keep going! That's it, work!
{\an8}[Matteo] Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on!
{\an8}-[music turns suspenseful]
-[Giulio grunting]
{\an8}[Sebastian] He can't do it.
He won't make it.
{\an8}Good effort though.
-Great effort. Nice try.
-Way to never give up!
Good job! No shame in that.
[Manuel] I'm more disappointed
that I couldn't complete
the obstacle course than losing.
It really sucks.
-[breathing heavily]
-[poignant music playing]
-f*ck.
-[Matteo] Hey, you did your best.
-Too many mistakes.
-[Matteo] You did all you could, man.
-[Manuel] Well done. You deserve it, dude.
-[Matteo] Thanks, man.
We've got our final three.
I think it's gonna be
either Matteo or Tommaso.
Just my opinion, but I think
one of those two is gonna win Physical.
I think Tommaso's got it.
[woman] The final results
are about to be revealed.
Until now, the remaining athletes
are only aware
of the results of their own rounds.
[music turns dramatic]
[Ancient God] Athletes,
the first two men who will be competing
in the semi-final of Physical 100: Italy,
after winning their respective rounds are,
Tommaso Nisi and Matteo Sartori.
-Well done, guys.
-Good job!
[Tommaso] Being among
the last couple athletes in Physical,
after starting with a hundred
of the best in the country feels amazing.
[Ancient God] Edoardo Papa,
you pulled out of the race
and have therefore been eliminated.
-Nice try.
-Nice try, Edo.
[Ancient God] Giulio Domi,
Manuel Lombardo,
you failed to finish the circuit
within the allocated time.
Therefore, you have both
also been eliminated.
[dramatic music continues]
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
your heart and perseverance paid off,
and you completed the circuit.
Therefore, you are
the third semi-finalist.
-[Sebastian] Good job, Ema!
-[Sara] Well done, Ema!
Get it, Captain!
[Bruno] My chips were down,
but I still pulled it off.
-I'm ecstatic.
-A judoka in the finals.
-So a soccer player, judoka, and gymnast.
-A gymnast, yeah.
-[Sara] Nice.
-Like the start of a joke.
[all laugh]
[poignant music playing]
[Ancient God] Edoardo Papa,
Giulio Domi,
Manuel Lombardo,
your time is up.
Please leave Physical 100: Italy for good.
[music turns uplifting]
[Giulio] Congrats, you guys!
I hope that my time here
changed people's perspectives on surfers.
There's this stereotype that surfers
are just guys who chill on the beach,
drinking beers, with their beer bellies,
and hitting on girls.
Truth is we're complete athletes
that should be taken seriously.
So I leave with head held high,
and I can't wait to get back in the water.
Being a part of Physical
has been an amazing journey
of personal growth for me,
both mentally and physically.
I'm leaving with the greatest memories
that I'll carry for the rest of my life.
[Manuel] I'd have loved
to take the bust home.
Our bodies are the shell for our spirit,
so destroying it, on top of being a blow,
is a real gut punch.
[music fades]
[ominous music playing]
[ominous music continues]
[music intensifies]
[Matteo] This is it.
The three of us are competing
to get to the final.
[Tommaso] I'm pumped, but also feel calm.
I know I have what it takes to win this.
[Bruno] I'm hoping this next challenge
will be right up my alley.
-[ominous music continues]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
Tommaso Nisi, Matteo Sartori.
We began with a hundred of you,
and now only three remain.
[Giulio] Way to go, Matte!
-[Luca] Matte's in the zone, look at him.
-Let's go!
[Sebastian] Come on.
[Ancient God] We are on the threshold
of the great final duel.
But there can only be two in the final.
One still must go.
I'm not here for second or third.
I wanna go all the way.
[Ancient God] The three of you
must now give it your all
in the endless pull-up challenge.
No.
[all exclaiming]
This would've been right up my alley.
{\an8}[Ancient God] This will require
both strength and endurance.
{\an8}In the first minute,
{\an8}you will be required
to do only four pull-ups.
However, each consecutive minute
will demand an increase of two.
This will continue until you cannot go on.
I came into Physical
with a pectoral strain.
The last challenge pretty much k*lled me.
Plus, I'm standing next to Nisi,
who's a gymnast and CrossFitter,
so he can probably
do pull-ups in his sleep.
And there's Matteo too,
who's proven himself to be a warrior.
So I'm not sure how,
exactly, I'm gonna pull this off.
[Ancient God] The last athlete
doing pull-ups
will be our first finalist
in Physical 100: Italy.
The two remaining semi-finalists
will then compete in a sudden death round.
{\an8}In this round,
speed will be your most valuable ally.
Whichever athlete completes
the most pull-ups in the one minute
will be the second finalist
in Physical 100: Italy.
[Tommaso] This challenge
feels like it was designed for me.
I'm pretty good at pull-ups,
so I'm feeling confident.
[Ancient God] Athletes,
in a moment, the challenge will begin.
[Matteo] I promised my kids
that I'd win this whole thing,
and I'm feeling good because
this challenge is my bread and butter.
[dramatic music playing]
Matte looks nice and relaxed.
[Edoardo] Ema looks the most nervous
of the three.
[Sebastian] Ema's gotta think if he wants
to really go for it in the first round
or conserve his energy
and really go all in, in the second round.
-[dramatic music continues]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Let the first round begin.
{\an8}In the first minute,
you must complete four pull-ups.
{\an8}May fate be with you.
{\an8}[timer sounds]
{\an8}[tense music playing]
{\an8}[Bruno] Surprisingly enough,
I don't feel the strain in my left pec.
So right away, that's good news.
I do the first four,
my breathing's under control.
I feel good. [exhales]
{\an8}[woman] The athletes may decide
how to use the minute provided
{\an8}as long as four pull-ups are completed.
{\an8}[music turns dramatic]
{\an8}None of the semi-finalists
may see their opponents.
{\an8}But every time
the athletes hear the clock reset,
they know the challenge is still ongoing
and they must complete
a new set of pull-ups.
The athlete who completes the most sets
{\an8}will be declared the winner
of the challenge.
{\an8}[dramatic music continues]
{\an8}[timer sounds]
[breathing heavily]
[Luca] Tommaso is still totally calm.
{\an8}He's a gymnast.
He has incredible strength.
{\an8}[timer sounds]
{\an8}[dramatic music continues]
{\an8}Tommy's already being strategic. See?
He's breaking them up.
{\an8}[Tommaso] I don't want
to do all the reps at once.
{\an8}I have to manage my energy.
So I do a few and then take a breather.
{\an8}[Susy] I don't think Emanuele
should do them all in a row.
If he keeps doing them like that,
he's gonna tire himself out.
Yeah, he's gonna pass out.
{\an8}[dramatic music continues]
{\an8}[timer sounds]
Twelve probably feels like a lot.
{\an8}[all breathing heavily]
[music turns tense]
[Luca] Oh! Matteo looks like
he's struggling a bit.
-Yeah, he's looking a little tense.
-He's not extending completely.
[music fades]
[timer sounds]
Now it's time
to start being a little strategic.
{\an8}-[breathing heavily]
-[dramatic music playing]
-[Sebastian] Oh, he can't do it.
-[Pietro] No, Matte!
-[Andrea] It's a tactic, I think.
-Can they see each other?
-[Biviano] No.
-[Sebastian] They don't know who's done.
-Matteo's smart, man.
-[Edoardo] Yeah, it's genius.
{\an8}[Matteo] I decide maybe the best move is
to let my opponents wear each other out.
{\an8}[woman] Matteo Sartori failed
to complete the required pull-ups.
{\an8}He will not be the first finalist
in Physical 100: Italy.
{\an8}[Matteo] Neither of those guys
had any idea
{\an8}that I was just standing there,
biding my time.
Every once in a while,
I'd take some chalk and dust my hands
so that they'd think
that I'm still in the round.
[woman] Matteo's strategy
{\an8}is to save his energy
for the sudden death round,
{\an8}hoping his opponent exhausts himself
in the first leg of the challenge.
{\an8}[dramatic music playing]
[timer sounds]
{\an8}[Bruno] I'm starting to get tired,
I need to break up the reps.
{\an8}I do the first ten
and decide to take a quick breather.
-[inhales, exhales]
-[tense music playing]
[Matteo] I can hear
how tired those other guys are,
and I think my strategy is working.
{\an8}They're battling it out hard.
Ema. Man, he really doesn't give up, huh?
-[timer sounds]
-[Luca] Twenty!
-[Sebastian] Jeez.
-This is really brutal.
Well, we all knew
that Manuel was a mean b*stard
{\an8}and that he wasn't just gonna
lay down and die, so…
{\an8}[Tommaso] I hope someone gives up soon,
{\an8}because fatigue is
really starting to take a toll.
{\an8}But you just gotta stay calm
{\an8}and push yourself
to go as long as you possibly can.
{\an8}[dramatic music playing]
{\an8}[Tommaso and Bruno breathing heavily]
[Tommaso] I feel like
I'm back in my gymnastics days,
where it's just you and bar.
{\an8}You keep telling yourself
you can't make any mistakes.
{\an8}That's it!
{\an8}I look down, and my hands are torn up.
{\an8}They're bleeding.
{\an8}[dramatic music continues]
[timer sounds]
[Tommaso and Bruno breathing heavily]
{\an8}[Bruno] I have 22 more,
so I decide again to break them up.
{\an8}But as soon as I come down,
{\an8}I start second guessing myself,
{\an8}and thinking,
"Now it's gonna be harder to keep going."
{\an8}[dramatic music continues]
My arms are heavy.
My lats are starting to feel tight.
I think Emanuele's done.
[Bruno] I can't take it anymore.
[woman] Unable to see each other,
the two athletes await to find out
if their opponent
has successfully completed the set.
[Tommaso] I manage to pull through
and do my 22 pull-ups,
and I'm waiting for the clock to reset.
But nothing happens.
[Ancient God]
Tommaso Nisi, congratulations,
you are the first finalist
of Physical 100: Italy.
[Luca] Good job, Tommy!
[triumphant music playing]
[Sebastian] Congrats!
[crying joyously]
I'm in the final? It's incredible!
I genuinely cannot believe it.
It doesn't feel real.
-Amazing.
-He deserves it.
-[ominous music playing]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
Matteo Sartori,
your fate will be decided
in the lightning round.
Emanuele's already done
way more pull-ups than Matteo.
I can't imagine Ema
will be able to pull this off.
-But Matteo only did 14 before he quit.
-It was strategy, I'm telling you.
I don't know, man, he stopped.
[Ancient God] The lightning round
will only last one minute.
It is sudden death.
Whichever athlete does the most pull-ups
will advance and be the second finalist
of Physical 100: Italy.
My hands are k*lling me,
but there's no way I'm losing this.
Emanuele's tired.
I feel like I've got big advantage.
[Ancient God] May fate be with you.
[Matteo] It's just Emanuele and I now.
[Bruno] I'm gonna dominate this bar.
-[athletes cheering]
-Let's go, Ema! You got it!
{\an8}-[dramatic music playing]
-[Matteo and Bruno breathing heavily]
{\an8}Matteo's looking a bit tired, isn't he?
Yeah, he seems a bit slow.
{\an8}-[Sebastian] Let's go!
-[Pietro] Come on, Ema!
-[Sebastian] Come on!
-Push! Push! Go!
{\an8}[breathing heavily]
{\an8}Oh! Oh! Oh! Don't stop!
Let's go, you dirty dog! Go! Go! Go!
Come on, go!
Let's go, Matte!
-[dramatic music playing]
-[Matteo and Bruno breathing heavily]
{\an8}[both grunting]
{\an8}[music intensifies]
[music fades]
[Luca] Good job, guys.
Well done, boys! Nice!
[dramatic music resumes]
[Bruno] I gave it my all, I'm exhausted.
I'm happy with what I did.
We'll see who the better man was today.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Ancient God] Athletes,
the man who will be facing Tommaso Nisi
in the final duel,
to be crowned the winner
of Physical 100: Italy is…
-[music intensifies]
-[heartbeat thudding]
Emanuele Bruno.
Yeah!
[triumphant music playing]
-[Matteo] Good job.
-[Claudio] Nice!
[Biviano] Hell yeah!
He crushed it.
[breathing heavily] It was worth it.
I felt this horrible pain in my la--
In my lats from that last challenge.
I almost couldn't
pull myself up all the way,
but I pushed through. It's all mental.
I didn't let myself think about the pain.
I just focused on the bar.
I couldn't feel anything, but now I can.
Man, I'm just thrilled to be in the final.
This is the greatest feeling ever.
[Ancient God] Matteo Sartori,
you have proven yourself
to be a worthy competitor.
You have officially placed third
in Physical 100: Italy…
-[Sebastian] Well done, Matte.
-Good job, Matte.
…but I must now ask you
to leave the arena.
-[Tommaso] Great effort, Matteo.
-[Bruno] Good fight.
[poignant music playing]
[Matteo] Part of competing
is being able to lose with grace
and congratulate your opponents.
I'm sending love and kisses to my kids.
Daddy's coming home soon.
So, I guess that's it.
I think my kids will be proud of me
even though I didn't win this time.
{\an8}I'm leaving here today
with my head held high.
{\an8}I think the one thing I'm really
gonna take with me is the awareness that,
even when you're exhausted,
you always have a little more to give.
So no matter what happens in life,
you should never give up.
[music turns dramatic]
[music fades]
-[ominous music playing]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
Tommaso Nisi,
throughout this competition,
you have proven time and again
that you have what it takes
to overcome almost any challenge.
You outlasted 98 incredible athletes
in your triumphant journey here.
Now there is but one challenge
to determine the victor
of Physical 100: Italy
and the 100,000 euro prize.
And you will face that final challenge
seven meters above the ground.
Cast your eyes upward.
[music intensifies]
[music turns dramatic]
Ah! [chuckles]
The structure is massive.
It feels like we took a time machine
into a completely different era.
[Ancient God] You will face each other
in an epic duel
at the top of this aqueduct.
Whoever is able to conquer it,
will emerge victorious.
[dramatic music continues]
[Bruno] We'll fight it out 'til the end.
[Tommaso] There's a reason
he and I got this far.
So bring your popcorn,
'cause this is gonna be a spectacular,
exciting, and really fun duel.
{\an8}FINAL ACT
[ethereal, ominous music playing]
[Bruno] I'm thinking about
how close I am to my dream
and about all the hardships
I had to overcome to get here.
♪ The final time… ♪
[groans]
All the difficult moments
when I thought about giving up.
♪ Time… ♪
But it's not over yet.
♪ The finale time ♪
[music distorts]
EMANUELE BRUNO
JUDO CHAMPION
[dramatic music playing]
[Tommaso] Getting all the way to the final
in a competition like this is incredible.
I pushed myself beyond my limits.
♪ Follow my dreams… ♪
I'm proud of the way I fought
in every challenge.
[athletes cheering]
It was journey full of excitement,
surprises, highs and lows,
but ultimately satisfaction.
TOMMASO NISI
FIREFIGHTER
[soaring dramatic music playing]
[Bruno] Ironically, Tommaso and I,
the two finalists,
were both eliminated by our captains.
[Tommaso] I think a major turning point
in the competition
was the chariot challenge.
Yeah!
It was a moment of redemption,
but most importantly,
it gave me a huge boost.
[Bruno] I beat the very person
who eliminated me.
[yells]
I felt amazing.
[Tommaso] That's when I realized
I could make it all the way to end.
[music turns tense]
[Bruno] I'm going up against a rival
who I have a ton of respect for.
It's gonna be a hard fought battle,
because he's shown a lot of heart
and never gives up.
[Tommaso] At this point,
all I care about is winning.
It's the only thing
that matters to me anymore.
[Bruno] I came to win,
and I'm not gonna give up
until that happens.
[intense music playing]
[music turns ominous]
-[Luca] Wow!
-[Biviano] Cool, huh?
-Let's go, boys!
-Come on, guys!
Emanuele is a warrior,
and having the opportunity
to look his opponent in the eye,
I think is definitely
gonna give him a boost here.
Tommaso has this firefighter spirit
that just oozes off of him.
It's a grit that I think is unstoppable.
He has incredible strength.
Anything can happen
when two champs go head-to-head.
[Luca] Come on, boys,
bring the show, huh?!
-Give it everything!
-You got this!
-[ominous music playing]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Athletes,
we have reached the final duel.
As you can see,
you are separated by a movable wall.
You will have to push it,
{\an8}putting your strength
and endurance to the ultimate test,
attempting to force
your opponent to retreat,
until he falls off the aqueduct,
plunging into the void below.
[dramatic music playing]
The last athlete standing
will be victorious.
[Bruno] I can see victory,
along with 10,000 euros,
but more than that,
I see myself proving once and for all
that I'm the best of the best.
[dramatic music continues]
[Tommaso] There's a tension in the air,
we're both champing at the bit
to get this challenge going.
[Ancient God] May fate be with you.
[Andrea] Let's go, boys!
Get in there! Let's see a fight!
-[intense music playing]
-♪ Now or never ♪
♪ Now or never ♪
{\an8}-♪ It's now or never ♪
-[Edoardo] Go!
{\an8}-[Claudio] Fight!
-[Biviano] Let's get it!
[intense music playing]
[both grunt]
-[both grunting]
-Ah!
[tense music playing]
[Tommaso] Emanuele manages to gain
a few centimeters right off the bat,
but I know I can't give in right away.
I can't show him any weakness,
so I gotta push back,
and I gotta push hard.
[intense metal music playing]
[Sebastian] Oh God!
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
-[Claudio] Tommaso got it back!
-Yeah, they're even again.
[Sebastian] Where they started.
[Bruno] Through this glass door
I can see Tommaso.
He's really strong,
he's made for stuff like this.
-[intense metal music continues]
-[athletes exclaiming]
[Pietro] Oh sh*t!
[Sebastian] Push! Push, Tommy!
[Tommaso grunts]
This is really tough,
I feel like I'm pushing
against a cement wall.
[Bruno] Tommaso's a CrossFitter
and former gymnast,
so he has strong legs
and is pushing with both arms.
I'm a judoka, so I'm keeping my guard.
I've got my right foot forward,
and my left back as I push.
[Sebastian] Come on, Tommy!
[dramatic music playing]
[Bruno] I'm pushing with all I have.
[both grunting]
[Bruno] But it's not budging.
-[Edoardo] We're gonna be here a while.
-Who do you guys think is gonna take it?
[Andrea] That thing isn't budging.
We'll be here all night.
[Pietro] It's all gonna be
about who gets tired first.
[Andrea] Yeah, it's endurance.
-[dramatic music continues]
-♪ So have resilience ♪
♪ Move with prominence ♪
♪ 'Cause the time has come
For you to belong with the warriors ♪
[Bruno] Every minute
feels like an eternity,
because even when we're at a standstill,
we're not resting.
We're always pushing,
because as soon as the other guys rests,
we gain ground.
[Pietro] Oh my God, Tommy!
Oh my God, Tommy! Oh God, Tommaso!
[Claudio] Hold on! Hold on!
-[Biviano] Tommy's pushing hard.
-[Pietro] Damn!
[Tommaso] I'm sweating all over,
my heart is racing.
I tell myself,
"Tommaso, you have to
conserve some energy."
[tense music playing]
[Bruno] It's like any fight,
you strike when you see your opponent tire
or put his guard down.
-[Andrea] Don't give up! Go!
-[athletes exclaiming]
[intense metal music playing]
[Pietro] Hang in there, Tommy!
-[yells]
-[Edoardo] Good job, you guys!
[Matteo] Come on, come on!
Let's go, Tommy!
[Tommaso] Now it's my turn.
[music turns dramatic]
I've got this.
-[Tommaso grunting]
-[athletes exclaiming]
-[Luca] He's pushing back, look.
-There you go!
[Bruno] I don't know
how he got this second wind,
but suddenly he's got
both arms on the wall
and he's pushing hard.
[groans]
Then I slip.
-[Giulio] They're even again, guys.
-Back in the middle.
[Edoardo] These guys are both beasts.
This is gonna take hours.
I don't know who's winning.
-[Sebastian] Yeah, it could go either way.
-[Giulio] Neither will give up.
-[tense music playing]
-[Bruno grunts]
It's evenly matched.
Hard fought battle in there.
[both grunting]
[Andrea] It's gonna be a matter
of which guy gets exhausted first.
One of them will slip or get tired,
and that'll be it.
[tense music playing]
[clock ticking]
[Tommaso] An hour's gone by,
and it's probably
the longest hour of my life.
You can feel the fatigue overtaking you.
Your legs feel heavier and heavier,
and you just want it to be over.
[Biviano] They're both
pretty much collapsed
compared to where they started.
-It's pretty obvious they're beat.
-[Bruno yells]
My back is really starting to hurt.
But I just say, "You can suffer later."
"Right now, you gotta win."
[music intensifies]
[Sebastian] Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
[athletes exclaiming]
[Luca] Come on, come on, come on!
[athletes yelling]
[Biviano] How the hell did he do that?
[Bruno] Three, two, one… push!
-[intense music playing]
-[athletes continue yelling]
-[Pietro] Oh my God!
-[Giulio] Where did that come from?
-[Claudio] It's slippery.
-[Andrea] He's in the lead!
That was awesome.
[tense music playing]
[Tommaso] When he attacks,
he makes it count.
He goes in bursts, and it's working.
I need to find a way to defend against it
or he's gonna win this thing.
I can see he's tired,
so I go on the offensive.
-[Tommy grunts]
-[Luca] There you go, Tommy!
[Claudio] Yeah, come on, push! Push!
-[Luca] Let's go! Let's go! Keep going!
-[Claudio] Now! Push, Tommy, now!
[Pietro] There you go, Tommy!
[intense music playing]
[Luca] Tommy, you got it!
You got it, Tommy!
[Pietro] Holy sh*t, look at that!
-[Edoardo] g*dd*mn!
-[Andrea] What a comeback.
He got all that ground back, guys.
[tense music playing]
[Bruno] I can't believe it.
I'd gotten so far
and now I gotta start all over again.
I don't know how.
[Luca] Ema's tough,
but he may be too fried.
[Giulio] Tommy really
doesn't wanna lose, I mean…
-They're both suffering.
-[Giulio] Yeah, this looks really painful.
[Tommaso] That took a lot of energy,
and I know I need to rest,
so I lean my shoulder against the door
and start taking some deep breaths.
-[Pietro] This is so tough.
-[Edoardo] They must both be dead.
[Andrea] Yeah, but they know
victory's at stake.
[ethereal, ominous music playing]
♪ My dreams light up the night… ♪
Good job, guys!
Don't give up! Don't give up!
{\an8}[Bruno] My legs are in excruciating pain.
I'm so thirsty,
I start thinking about water.
[Tommaso] We're both totally wiped
at this point.
And we can see it in each other's eyes
by how much we're sweating.
{\an8}[Bruno] We're exhausted.
{\an8}Now it's all about willpower.
-[music fades]
-[athletes exclaiming]
-[Biviano] Push! Push! Come on, push!
-[intense music playing]
[Edoardo] Let's go, guys! Fight! Fight!
[Luca] Push harder!
-[suspenseful music playing]
-[heartbeat thudding]
[Giulio] There he goes!
-[Bruno grunts]
-[dramatic music playing]
[Tommaso] I finally
manage to plant my feet
before he pushes me over.
Come on, Tommy! Push back!
[Tommaso] I know
I have to find the strength to push back
and regain some ground.
[dramatic music swelling]
[Pietro] Come on! Go! Go!
Forward! Forward! Forward!
[tense sting plays]
Come on, Tommy!
[tense music playing]
[Bruno] I can't let him
move me back to the start again.
I turn around and see how far I've come.
{\an8}I'm close, I just need to keep pushing.
-I know I can do it.
-Watch out, watch out, watch out!
There! There you go! Push! Push!
Give it everything you've got! Come on!
[Sebastian] Empty the tank, let's go!
Come on, come on, come on!
-[Claudio] Push! Push!
-[Sebastian] Don't give it! Don't stop!
[Claudio] Keep going!
Don't stop! Don't stop! You got it!
-[Sebastian] Come on, don't stop!
-[yelling]
[Luca] Don't give up, Tommy!
Come on, dude, you got this!
[Tommaso] I can't lose my composure.
Until I fall off this bridge,
I'm not giving up!
Oh my God, guys!
[Luca] This is amazing.
[yelling]
[Claudio] Let's go, Tommy! Fight!
[Tommaso and Bruno yelling]
-[Claudio] That's it, Tommy!
-[Bruno] He won't give up.
-[Claudio] Shoulders and legs!
-[Luca] Come on!
[Bruno] I can't think
about the pain anymore.
[Claudio] Push now, go!
[Tommaso] It's not over.
If you can still push, you're still in it.
[dramatic music playing]
[Bruno] I'm telling myself,
"Don't give up."
"One more push, one more push."
[yells]
[Edoardo] He's got it! He's got it!
[Andrea] He's got him!
[Bruno yells]
Come on!
-[Edoardo] Let's go!
-[Claudio] Push! Come on!
[Luca] Let's go, Tommy! Hold it!
[dramatic music continues]
-[Giulio] Don't give up, Tommy!
-[Pietro] Fight!
[Claudio] Let's go!
[Tommaso grunts]
[dramatic music continues]
[Luca] Fight back, Tommy!
-[music intensifies]
-[Tommaso and Bruno grunting]
[Claudio] That's it! Push, now!
[intense music playing]
[simulated thunder rumbling]
[Sebastian] No!
[dramatic, poignant music playing]
[music intensifies]
[music distorts]
-[triumphant music playing]
-[athletes cheering]
[Bruno] Oh my God, I can't belie--
I can't believe it.
[Sebastian] Congrats, Ema!
[Bruno] I can't believe it.
I can't believe it.
-[gasping and laughing]
-[athletes applauding]
I told my mother, I knew it.
I told you.
-[sighs] I'm so happy.
-He really did it.
[Luca] Good job, Ema! You're the man, Ema!
[Edoardo] Congrats, bud!
[Claudio] Yeah!
[triumphant music continues]
[gasps, yells]
[yells]
[music turns poignant]
[Bruno] I promised my mom
that I wouldn't give up.
[groans]
My body was all torn up and worn out.
God, I am in so much pain.
But I never gave up.
-[dramatic music playing]
-♪ We won't give up the fight… ♪
I always believed.
I'm on top of the world.
I came in prepared.
Or at least more prepared
than I've ever been for anything in life.
You deserve it, bro, well done!
[Bruno] I earned this.
For all the times
they didn't believe in me,
I showed them exactly what I'm worth.
[dramatic music continues]
[yells]
-[ominous music playing]
-[simulated thunder rumbles]
[Ancient God] Athletes, you both showed
fighting spirit worthy of true gladiators.
You have the courage,
determination, and grit of great heroes.
-That was epic, dude!
-[Pietro] Great job!
[Giulio] Well done.
[Ancient God] Tommaso Nisi,
you fought 'til the bitter end.
You should be proud of your effort.
Good job, Tommy!
[Tommaso] It's definitely hard,
because you fight so hard to get this far,
you just want to win.
But the truth is
I gave this absolutely everything I had,
and it's a real honor
to go out swinging like that.
I can pat myself on the back
knowing that I felt like
a real fighter in there.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
you are the last athlete standing,
and have won Physical 100: Italy
and the 100,000 euro prize
that goes with it.
-[triumphant music playing]
-[athletes cheering]
[Claudio] Congrats, bud!
-Congrats, Ema!
-[Pietro] Well done!
Yeah! Boom!
A hundred thousand euros
is definitely gonna come in handy.
I think the first thing I'll do
is take my whole family on a trip,
because I owe them everything.
[athletes applauding]
-[Luca] Hell of a battle, Ema!
-[Biviano] You k*lled it!
-[Claudio] Nice try, Tommy!
-[Edoardo] Great effort, Tommy!
[dramatic rap music playing]
♪ Freedom, freedom ♪
♪ We gonna break through the chains
Freedom reigns in my veins ♪
♪ I'm a king, never change… ♪
[Bruno] I walk into the Hall of Busts,
it's much less crowded.
Ninety-nine of them have been destroyed.
The only one left is mine.
♪ I survived from the pain ♪
♪ I'm a boss 'til I reign♪
♪ With a rave from the warriors
And they all feel the same… ♪
{\an8}Every broken bust
represents someone who put up a fight.
{\an8}♪ I'm a beast for the freedom
You ain't built for the rocking… ♪
Each and every one of them were warriors.
♪ Crown the illusion
And it caught your soul… ♪
Not a single person
in this competition gave up.
♪ Freedom, freedom, ♪
♪Oh, oh, oh… ♪
[Ancient God] Emanuele Bruno,
you've managed to defeat
all of your opponents one after another,
until you were the last man standing.
[yells]
[Ancient God] You are the champion
of Physical 100: Italy.
[Bruno] It's a lifelong dream.
Something I've always imagined
that's finally come true.
I can't believe it.
[yells]
[music fades]
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01x08 - Episode
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It follows 100 competitors, including many Italian VIPs, with races full of physical challenges, but which also require skills in terms of strategy and mental strength. Only one will be crowned the winner.
It follows 100 competitors, including many Italian VIPs, with races full of physical challenges, but which also require skills in terms of strategy and mental strength. Only one will be crowned the winner.