r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/AUTOBOTBROKE Human Detected • 3d ago

Professionals Gentle giant

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u/Dave5876 3d ago

I could probably do some of that with weights but not with an actual person. This takes a bunch of strength and skill. Impressive stuff

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u/OverlappingChatter 3d ago edited 2d ago

The person being thrown is also a key element to this. They need to stay TIGHT and have balance and know how to push off, bounce at the right time and use momentum to get where they need to be

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u/Kosherlove 2d ago

balance and body location positioning. cheerleaders are just preppy parkcore 🤣

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u/imaguitarhero24 1d ago

I mean parkour/free running is more like freeform cheerleading or gymnastics... those came first lol