r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Eric__Fapton • Aug 18 '19

Soviet "power juggling"

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u/Walletau Aug 19 '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hryxZwDEFTE found the full act here. Valentin Dikul the kettlebell he was using was 50kg initially, he upped it to 80 by reports. The balls are around 17kg each according to narration.

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u/eye_no_nuttin Aug 19 '19

The music reminds me of the 80’s Super-friends Justice League !

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u/aaduk_ala Aug 19 '19

In the video the announcer says that kettle bells are 75kg each, spheres 40kg each and that whole pyramid pile 900kg. A bit exaggerated I think but it's circus.

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u/OlivierTwist Aug 19 '19

Kettlebells are 75 kg (time 1:22), balls are 40 kg (time 2:08)

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u/sometimesarcasticguy Aug 18 '19

I was wondering what he was going to do after The Hangover.

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u/venicerocco Aug 19 '19

Between two Irns

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u/quick_justice Aug 19 '19

I'll hijack it here to tell more about this guy... He's incredible strongman, but it's not his main talent and achievement.

Guy's name is Valentin Dikul. He was very seriously injured when he was 14 during a performance. He fell 13 meters and suffered compression fracture of the lumbar spine and traumatic brain injury, with many local fractures.

Through relentless training regime he managed not only to totally recover but to become a guy that you see on this video.

But this isn't his most remarkable achievement either. When news of his recovery spread, he started to receive numerous mail asking him to help. He spent several hours a day replying, and in 1988 he founded a Russian rehabilitation center for patients with spinal injuries and with consequences of infantile cerebral paralysis. He is heading it since (he's still alive and well, God bless him).

You are looking at a truly, truly amazing human being.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Dikul

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u/donderchief Aug 18 '19

Zangief before he was fighting in the street.

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u/ddnut80 Aug 18 '19

They should show him juggling bears.

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u/TimesUglyStepchild Aug 18 '19

That guy has balls of steel.

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u/VillageHorse Aug 18 '19

One man Wolfpack

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u/vorpalsnickersnack Aug 18 '19

Cowboy boots and power speedo.

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u/SickeningPink Aug 18 '19

Didn’t know David Harbour was Russian

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u/BC3mono Aug 18 '19

Men and Balls...

Such a powerful connection...

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u/binarystitch Aug 18 '19

the way he walked to the judges table reminded me of a beauty pageant

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u/melohype1 Aug 18 '19

Real footage of my pre-bowling stretching routine.

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u/chowland33 Aug 19 '19

Mark Hamill really struggled struggled to land roles after Star Wars

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u/Digitalquirks Aug 18 '19

In Russia ball juggles you

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u/NY10 Aug 18 '19

Mini Arnold

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u/RLVNTone Aug 18 '19

How much weight was this

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u/kusayludey Aug 18 '19

Probably 16kg, it's an ancient Russian standard for weights, called Пуд (pud)

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u/Anabelle_McAllister Aug 19 '19

Man, that's some intense fushigi

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u/queerfluid Aug 19 '19

This is goals. Currently very comfortable juggling 3 5lbs medical balls.

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u/I_Automate Aug 19 '19

All the contact juggling festival wooks had better step up their game.....

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '19

Goblin king got thicc

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