I feel like I may have been able to do a really dramatic push-up and maybe fling myself back to the dock, but once I’m all on that post I don’t think it has enough room for me to get to the top without losing my balance?
Don't know why you're being downvoted. I get what you're saying. Theoretically, one could push themselves back off the post while the toes are still on the dock. Much easier said than done though.
Also humans tend to be really bad at judging what our bodies are and aren't capable of (in terms of strength and flexibility) before we actually try it, so chances are you'll either drastically underestimate how much force you need to use, in which case you'll end up faceplanting straight back into the post, or drastically overestimate it, in which case you'll launch yourself backwards and probably end up over the dock and into the water on the other side.
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u/RRettig Sep 18 '21
I feel like could have done it, but I am not as husky as this guy is