“100%, physical!” : who won the 225,000 euros in the Netflix competition?

After several series of tests, the candidates who took part in

from one hundred to five before the grand finale.

Since this South Korean reality show went online on January 24,

has been gradually releasing episodes at the rate of two per week.

For the past month, the program has aroused a very unexpected enthusiasm all over the world, especially here in France where it has never left the top 10 of the most watched series on the platform.

For this extraordinary competition aimed at crowning the best physique, one hundred athletes residing in South Korea competed, renowned high-level athletes as well as ordinary citizens.

After several individual and collective tests designed to solicit a wide range of their skills (strength, endurance, balance, agility and mentality), five candidates were able to reach the final:

• Jo Jin-hyeong

   : This car salesman, a true force of nature, won the “Atlas punishment” where you had to hold a 50-kilo ball on your shoulder for as long as possible.

• Park Jin-yong

   : this luge champion, as athletic as he is fast, distinguished himself in the “Torch of Prometheus” speed race.

• Kim Min-cheol

   : member of the national climbing team, he outclassed the challenge of the rope "the wings of Icarus" by combining dexterity and endurance.

• Woo Jin-yong

   : a CrossFit enthusiast, he emerged victorious in the "tail of the Ouroboros" event, a resistance race on a circular track where he had to catch up with his three opponents.

• Jung Hae-min

   : the cyclist took up the challenge of the "punishment of Sisyphus" where he had to push a 100-kilogram ball on either side of a dune for as long as possible.

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““100%, physical!”

is a study in finding the best in physique

,” ​​the show’s voiceover said after the ultimate test, an endless and grueling tug of war.

The winner of « 100%, physical!

», Rewarded with a nice check for 225,000 euros, paid tribute to his parents and his 99 opponents.

,” the voiceover concluded, paving the way for a very likely sequel to this competition.