Guy Wins 50,000 Subscribers Completing Fitness Challenge

Unsuspecting, Johannes arrived at Browney’s studio thinking they were in for a day of fun challenges. And he was, but it was more than just that. For the Two Million Subscriber Challenge, Browney had lined up a number of events — all challenges that Johannes needed to complete. But there was a twist. For each challenge he lost, he’d also lose a life. And for each challenge he won, he’d gain a life. These lives would help him out in the final challenge, but this was a secret.

Dead hang challenge

First up, a fitness challenge classic. You've probably seen this challenge on show many times. It’s the dead hang challenge. The rules: hang from the bar for the allotted amount of time. The prize? $100.

Unfortunately, after completing over half of the 100 seconds allocated, Johannes’ hands couldn’t take it any longer. And he lost a life.

Martial arts board breaking

Next up was board breaking. Arjen led the way, teaching Johannes the technique to use. He made it look far too easy. Johannes needed to complete four levels. The first two were easy enough. For level three he needed two attempts but still passed. And then it went downhill at level four. His knuckles were bright red, but he tried to soldier on. Unfortunately, he couldn’t complete the final level and lost another life.

Question round

A simple round with a simple premise. Browney asked a question, and Johannes answered. If he got it right, he got a life. Out of the three questions he got one answer right and won one life.

Fun fact: a 90-day challenge is in fact 91 days long. I’d have slipped up on that one too.

Grab the bar

In Browney’s studio he has a bar that’s the height of an official basketball hoop. All Johannes had to do was grab it in 60 seconds, which he did with time to spare. Another life in the bank.

Grab the bar - part two

With Johannes making the bar grab challenge look so easy, Browney upped the stakes. Johannes had three attempts to grab the bar, with no run up. And if he did this, he’d win $1,000. Let’s just say Johannes left with a fuller wallet than when he arrived …

Biceps curls

This challenge didn’t have any rewards in terms of lives; it had something much better. Money.

All Johannes had to do was bicep curls with a 2lb dumbbell (which translates to roughly 0.9kg) for as many reps as possible. One rep was one dollar. He didn’t gain any lives, but he was $543 richer.

Press-up challenge

Browney loves a press-up challenge, and this one was particularly hard. Johannes had to complete press-ups in line with a song for three minutes and 30 seconds. Sadly, he lasted only one minute and 38 seconds and lost another life.

100m space hopper race

This challenge looked like it might provide some light relief from the other gruelling challenges of the day. Wrong. 100m is a lot further than it looks, especially on a space hopper.

With no lives up for grabs, the round was simple. Beat Arjen. And he did. He then received something that would prove invaluable later in the challenge. If you’ve watched popular TV quizzes, you’ll be familiar with the “phone a friend” lifeline. If you don’t know the answer, you ask your friend to help. And the prize for beating Arjen was similar. He received an “Arjen Joker card”, which he could use in the final challenge.

Basketball

Johannes is a basketball player, so this one was easy. Or at least it was before Browney applied the pressure. All Johannes had to do was score from a distance of 3m. But if he failed, he’d lose the $1543 he’d made so far as well as all of the lives he’d accrued. Luckily, he made the shot and gained a life in the process.