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U . S . Service members tested

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themselves by participating in the

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french physical fitness challenge .

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Shall negra or Thin Cat ? The term Thin

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Cat is commonly used by french soldiers

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to refer to someone who is physically

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fit and agile . The competition is

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derived from a french Officer school

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tradition and has become a regular

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occurring event . Americans are

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encouraged to participate alongside the

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french soldiers every six months when

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the event is held , The thin cat

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challenge consists of 50 pull ups . Mhm .

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6 20 ft rope climbs . Yeah , 100

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push ups , 100 sit ups , a

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400 m run carrying a £66 sack And

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finally 10 £135 bench prices ,

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all of which must be completed and

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under 35 minutes . If you want to be

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sure negra pretty much all upper body .

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It was more than that was actually

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prepared for . But I made it through it

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if you want to do it , trained for it

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and just keep in your mind , you just

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got to keep moving in the next thing .

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Keep on trucking reporting from

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combined Joint Task Force Horn of

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Africa . I'm Petty Officer Jeremy

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Brandt