Today, Houston’s Official “Fitness Czar” Samir Becic announced the next step in his extreme fitness challenges: walking 3 miles while wearing a 200 lbs weight vest.
After finishing a 464-mile hike while carrying a backpack weighing 55lbs+, I am now ready for stage 2 (to celebrate my 4 years as Fitness Czar of Houston): carrying a 200lbs weighted vest for 3 miles; beating my 2016 record of 200lbs for 2.87 miles. https://t.co/Bxej7g2Mxv
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) July 6, 2022
This summer has been one of action for Samir- he just got back from a 464-mile hike while wearing a 55lbs+ backpack in Aspen, CO in celebration of his 46th birthday. This new challenge would best his last attempt in 2016, when he walked 2.87 miles while wearing a 200 lbs weighted vest. Back in 2016, he not only lived for 6 weeks at an obese weight, but he trained for months to be able to accomplish his goals- first, he wore a 120lbs vest, then a 150lbs vest, and finally a 200lbs vest. After that, in 2018, he successfully completed 8 marathons in 8 weeks while wearing compressed weights equivalent to 73.5 pounds weighted vest.
Here is the full video of his grueling 2.87 miles while wearing a 200 lbs weighted vest:
You can read up on his previous challenges here:
