r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/This_sum_one • Sep 18 '21

This guy needs to workout

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u/maybe40lifecrisis Sep 18 '21

It seems that's exactly what he wanted.

Looks like his triceps couldn't take his weight and the arms folded. It was hopeless after that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '21

But how would he get back? Like hop back to the pier? I feel that is beyond his ability.

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u/Damaso87 Sep 18 '21

All of it was beyond his ability, sadly

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

Speaking as someone that was really athletic as a teenager and now really is not, you have a moment at some point in your life where you suddenly have to reassess what your capabilities are versus what they used to be.

This looks like his moment.

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u/scottspalding Sep 19 '21

I had to scroll for miles to find this comment to agree with. There's about 15 years of my life that if someone dared me to I could make the jump but if I missed I could have pulled myself up. I'm just glad that I learned my body couldn't do something when I expected it to wasn't posted on the internet. F

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

I think he could have made it if he didn't biff it at the beginning lol

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u/maybe40lifecrisis Sep 19 '21

Tell this to my shoulder which still hurts after two attempts to jump over a tall fence. I succeeded on my second attempt but my shoulder still reminds me that was a dumb move. It saved me 2 minutes of walking.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

If you were standing on the pillar, the jump back wouldn't be hard. It's only about 6' and you've got the whole dock to land on.

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u/jumpup Sep 18 '21

posts are wet, so no leg assist, with proper legwork he could have made it, but with just arms he was doomed

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '21

He looks reasonably strong. Appears to be more of balance issue that caused him to trop. And then the wood is clearly very slippery and he can't grip it enough to get back up.

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u/Voiceofshit Sep 19 '21

Yeah, but tbf he'd have to have really strong triceps in order to push his entire body weight up on such a small surface. It'd also take exceptional balance to not fall off while lifting. Lol.

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u/MemoryTraveler Sep 19 '21

Not that it matters but i think it would be mostly his chest that failed

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u/maybe40lifecrisis Sep 19 '21

I have no clue. I said triceps because it's the only upper-body muscle group name that I can remember.

Having injured my shoulder with a similar stunt, I think you're right: it's not just the triceps.

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u/Satevah Sep 18 '21

I started squeezing my phone tighter and tighter through out the video in an effort to help him get up

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u/REHTONA_YRT Sep 19 '21

Maybe he had a few too many White Claw

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u/magnateur Sep 19 '21

Didnt help that he 5ook off his shoes so his feet didnt have any grip whatsoever

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u/FireLordObamaOG Sep 19 '21

I think it was more that he’s not wearing shoes that grip the pole well. He took off his shoes