The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth

Much better than the abysmal Functional Fitness (2016), with higher production values and more interesting plot lines, but also with an inflated run-time. The event consists of 4 consecutive days of ultra-gruelling activities; what is suspiciously missing in this documentary is a description of how the athletes recover every night to come back and compete the next day (a few quick shots of ice baths, notwithstanding) and also what do they eat and what do they drink, to be able to perform at such high level for 4 consecutive days. It makes it quite hypocritical to throw Ricky Garard under the bus for using PEDs, because there is absolutely no way for all other athletes to perform in a super-human fashion for 4 straight days while being 100% natural; the human body is simply not made to function like this, to carry a lot of lean muscle mass with very little fat and to perform the intense activities that are showcased in this documentary. It is common knowledge that drug testing can be easily beaten, with the help of professionals. Drug scandals are rampant in sport, e.g. the Olympics, body building competitions, cycling, baseball, football, etc. I repeat: Drug test can be easily passed with the help of the right professionals.

Every few seconds, the LOUD MUSIC came on, and had to adjust volume. Barely hear the talking, so add subtitles and barely helps. These movies are always annoying to watch. Turn volume up to hear them blabbing, then I'm in kitchen drinking water, EXTREMELY LOUD MUSIC COMES ON, run over to turn volume down, so neighbors don't wake up! So ANNOYING! Also, the description indicated they would test them for steroids but didn't! I KNOW these girls and dudes are taking drugs. Not all, but some are! You can't have a beautiful female like katrin davidsdottir have big blocky abs and is natural. But do I still love Katrin davidsdottir and want to snuggle with Her and make babies with Her?! OF COURSE! Is she taking steroids? Maybe. Want to watch movies like this but they REALLY need to stop fluctuating the audio so much. STOP WITH THE EXTREMELY LOUD MUSIC! Turn their mics up so I can hear them.

So right off the bat you know the movie is propaganda. Do people think steroids and PEDs don't make you physically stronger/faster and more agile? Because they 100% do and are used by the best, that's why they're the best. They took it to another level, this documentary pretends drugs don't help their best athletes. What a joke of a documentary, how can I take it seriously after an opening like that?

Despite what the naysayers are saying, I thought this documentary was excellent. Well produced. Good story lines. You can feel the emotion of the athletes. Makea me want to get out there and exercise, which is basically all I was looking for.

This is a very good film, one which I have watched quite a few times but as other reviewers have stated every now and then the film talk to the makers of Crossfit about the use of drugs in the sport and all the time they are saying no that none of the big names are taking something, they are, 100% they are taking performance enhancing drugs. It would have been better if they had said yes we know most of the athletes are taking something and we are trying to stamp it out. Stop treating the audience like idiots.

2017s Fittest on earth documentary was great! It was focused on the events and we all received a lot of insight on what was going on in the athletes mind during these events. Now this years documentary was about everything else but the actual events and it was terrible! I do not know why they decided to focus on everything but the events and the athletes! Very disappointed