I think bland cliche comments like “omg core strength” and “ID BE INJURED if I tried that” annoyingly fail to actually appreciate anything and by reducing multiple things into one cliche canned or self-absorbed angle
My brother went through his mid teens to mid twenties training pole vaulting at an almost pro level. So now in his thirties he's got the shoulder of a seventy year old, propped up by some very well trained musculature.
Remember using this kind of ballerina dummy on a hoist that I use for practicing my lifts at Royal winnipeg. It had a poor texture so it wasn't quite like gripping somebody that had enough give where you held them so you know you were gripping in a in a reinforced area on with ribs underneath or an area where there wasn't like the abdomen
That straight to vertical is insane... I mean if I thought about it obviously that's what they're doing, but seeing it without the momentum of the run/pole-plant is something else!
Back in high school in the late 80s, our pole vault training device was part of a pole attached to a large rubber ring that was hanging from a crossbar of one of our football goalposts. Had a really nice nickname that made you really want to use it to practice. Something like the donkey dick? Can’t remember exactly but similar to that 😊
I was today years old when I realized it wasn't the poles "potential energy" shooting the vaulter over the bar but their goddamn impressive as hell upper body strength.
Have you ever held a dry spaghetti noodle in between the finger tips of both hands and broken it in half and that little piece in the middle snaps off and goes flying into the air? I think their training also involves that.
I love seeing the behind the scenes craft and mechanics of skills I don't have (and probably will never have). That reminds me of a TV show called "Classic Albums", where they go back into the recording studio with the people and artists that made one specific album. And from there, they go through the nuts and bolts of the writing and recording of the songs. Just a very cool behind the curtain "on the craft" kind of show.
I love watching interviews where people take some artists work as all deep and meaningful and they were just like "I gave this no thought at all" or "42 will do"
stronomer
I can do this. And by "this" I mean the short moment when she hangs down from the pole. If someone gets me up there. With a ladder.
Clayholer
Lady go boing
darkwood1971
I'm going to have to sleep in extra tomorrow just because I watch that exercise. My back hurts.
FrolickingFrolicking
I think bland cliche comments like “omg core strength” and “ID BE INJURED if I tried that” annoyingly fail to actually appreciate anything and by reducing multiple things into one cliche canned or self-absorbed angle
OddestMouse
Rather ironic user name
userfriendly19777
I strained my shoulder watching this.
nemocares
My brother went through his mid teens to mid twenties training pole vaulting at an almost pro level. So now in his thirties he's got the shoulder of a seventy year old, propped up by some very well trained musculature.
Level21Magikarp
mt77932
I fell apart like that car at the end of the Blue's Bothers.
clamjuicecoctail
5,263. 5,264. 5,265
ChristopherWChase
Amazing. I always wondered how they isolated and practiced that specific part!
Luvlyquants
Poor girl is stuck in a loop. Someone should restart her. :)
DoctorDoctorDoctor
You sir have won the internet for the day
BananaForScaIe
Brb, I'll just plug it in, then unplug it.
fskn
Eyyyy...
LucilleWhoKnowsNot
I had no idea. This makes sense. It was hard to imagine that at their first time they just did it.
applesforjuice
Me and everyone i know just did it the first time. Never seen this exercise before.
thatwoodguy
Remember using this kind of ballerina dummy on a hoist that I use for practicing my lifts at Royal winnipeg. It had a poor texture so it wasn't quite like gripping somebody that had enough give where you held them so you know you were gripping in a in a reinforced area on with ribs underneath or an area where there wasn't like the abdomen
ourari
Suck it, gravity!
DeadyBearr
This looks both really fun and hard af
B0reas
Looks very exercisey.
nothingelsetodo
Did you notice the part with the thing?
BigJT
Looks like it would be fun until you pull every muscle in your entire body. So, like, halfway through the first try for me.
VincitQuiSeVincit
It's the exercisiest!
ugopb4me
RichardPotato
TheHumanSeason
My god! The core strength is insane!
loveThemLulz
Would you say that is ....over 9000??!
zHurk777
To be fair the training pole has to be strong so that it doesn't break.
BananaForScaIe
That straight to vertical is insane... I mean if I thought about it obviously that's what they're doing, but seeing it without the momentum of the run/pole-plant is something else!
ialwaysoverthinkthings
That hard swooping extended leg surely adds some momentum and is part of the form but goddam she strong
acetylcysteine
Back in high school in the late 80s, our pole vault training device was part of a pole attached to a large rubber ring that was hanging from a crossbar of one of our football goalposts. Had a really nice nickname that made you really want to use it to practice. Something like the donkey dick? Can’t remember exactly but similar to that 😊
Ricdesan
Physically there is SOOOOOOOOO much going on here and it all pivots off the core
DOcelot1
Impressive af
OaksParcel
Even if I could do that, I'd probably barf everywhere after doing that like 5 times
JackieTreehornProductions
Strip clubs should add this option. Could be very entertaining
Bubblewrapiscool
Holy shit that looks hard!
LarfingBoy
I want to do that except I don't want to do that.
gsand690
I can do all the down parts if contraption picks me up. OK, maybe like 1 or 2 of the down part.
kaltralliart
Or she's trying to get that first wheel nut off
FrolickingFrolicking
Also when you’re stuck using a handheld wrench when you really need a long-handle bolt breaker
KaJuN
No no, it's the last one after she's already struggled and barely got the others to come off. It's always the last one.
yeahhedugit
Crossbar fit.
SirBobby98121
Doing that ONCE would put me in traction.
Artoris
I was today years old when I realized it wasn't the poles "potential energy" shooting the vaulter over the bar but their goddamn impressive as hell upper body strength.
nemocares
Not "but", both. So they also have to train a lot at running with the pole, because it's that kinetic energy that becomes the pole's potential energy.
Artoris
Thank you kindly. I do love learning, even small things.
rchcopper
One of those things you know they must practice somehow, but aren't exactly sure how they do it.
applesforjuice
I used to pole vault and never considered practicing this specifically
DirtRockets
I know exactly how they do it. Like this. Didn't you watch the video?
theoriginaljfizz
Have you ever held a dry spaghetti noodle in between the finger tips of both hands and broken it in half and that little piece in the middle snaps off and goes flying into the air? I think their training also involves that.
fishbicyclerepairman
Friend of mine used to do it hanging off the fire escape on the back of our house
slipvyne
rchcopper
Nobody puts Kobayashi-san in the corner...
SocoFox
Yeah, this was definitely a, "Huh, that's how they do it. Cool." kind of moment.
TheHumanSeason
Were seeing behind the curtain, open your eyes sheeple!
koops
What else are big sport not telling us?
firlefranz
her sixpack:
stonecoldstevebuschemi
I love seeing the behind the scenes craft and mechanics of skills I don't have (and probably will never have). That reminds me of a TV show called "Classic Albums", where they go back into the recording studio with the people and artists that made one specific album. And from there, they go through the nuts and bolts of the writing and recording of the songs. Just a very cool behind the curtain "on the craft" kind of show.
FlyingButtPliers
I love watching interviews where people take some artists work as all deep and meaningful and they were just like "I gave this no thought at all" or "42 will do"
PourMeAPuppersPlease
Bit of a stretch but I see your point
giraffytaffy
I appreciate your dog tax here. Thank you
Barkinsons
Free skiers have full-sized ramps with a pool underneath so they can just land safely in water, also not what I expected but it makes sense
rchcopper
Gymnasts with those big foam pits, etc.
eetsumkaus
Somehow I feel like most pole vaulters learn the old fashioned way...
ROBOTvsMAN
From watching Tremors?
rchcopper
Falling off?
vegivamp
Does it get much more old fashioned than a pole held in place with some rope?
eetsumkaus
more the ability to fix it in place at a good enough angle
JCBalance
That's the easy part. Hard part is designing the pole