Yamada's potential performances

[zoran]

Basically the premise of this is assuming Yamada makes it past the obstacle he failed in that tournament  from 14

14:S1:Warped Wall timeout,Rope climb timeout. S2:Wall lift timeout.S3:Body Prop,Curtain Cling,Cliffhanger,Jumping Bars

15:S1: Warped wall time out,Rope climb timeout

16:S2:Metal Spin 

17:S1:Rope Climb timout. S2:Metal Spin,Wall Lift timeout S3:Body Prop,Curtain Cling,Cliffhanger,Jumping Bars,Devil Swing,Pipe Slider

18:S2:Salmon Ladder

19(No Pole Maze disaster):S1:Half Pipe Attack,Warped Wall timeout

20:S1:Half Pipe Attack,Warped Wall timeout

21:N/a

22:S1:Warped Wall timeout,Slider Jump

23:S1:Rope ladder timeout,(if up the wall in one go) S2:Salmon Ladder,Unstable Bridge,Metal Spin,Wall Lift timeout

24:S1:Slider Jump,Rope ladder timeout S2:Salmon Ladder,Unstable Bridge,Metal Spin,Wall lift timeout, S3:Shin cliffhanger,Jumping bars,Hang Climb,Spider Flip

26:S1:Warped Wall,Giant Swing timeout,Rope Ladder timeout

27:S1:Rope Ladder timeout S2:Double Salmon Ladder

28:S1:Rope Ladder timeout(if fast on stage 1) S2:Cross Slider,Swap Salmon Ladder

30:S1:Lumberjack Climb timeout, S2:Cross Slider,Swap Salmon Ladder

33:S1:Fishbone,Double Pendulum,Tackle timeout,Warped Wall timeout

[tns8597]

14 - Time out on Stage 2
15 - Time out on wall due to heat
16 - Assuming he was quicker on S1, Fail Metal Spin or time out on Stage 2
17 - Fail Rope Climb because he'd likely have had to take multiple attempts on the wall before clearing anyway
18 - Assuming he was quicker in Stage 1, fail Salmon Ladder in Stage 2
19-22 - Warped Wall timeup; he failed there in 21 but he was injured so no potential for him to have gone further
23 - If he made it up the wall in one go, still probably would've failed the Slider Jump given that he failed there regardless
24 - Genuinely think he could've made Stage 2 if he hadn't choked on the wall; not sure how he would've done. Maybe Metal Spin fail?
26 - Wall
27 - Rope Ladder
28 - Second Wall
30 - Lumberjack Climb as there’s no way he would’ve been fast enough to clear
33 - Fish Bone

[darthvaderlim]

Assuming if he does make it to Stage Three from Sasuke 14 to 17, I think he might fail the Jumping Bars or the Devil Swing

[tns8597]

Don’t think he’d make it that far. I think you’re basing his potential performance off how he did in Sasuke 6 and 10 without remembering how much he declined since then.

I honestly reckon that if he were to make Stage 3, he’d fail the Curtain Cling as it really seems like an obstacle that would work against him due to his weight, and I don’t think he would’ve practiced it.

[zoran]

Nov 15, 2020 5:21:15 GMT -5 tns8597 said:

Don’t think he’d make it that far. I think you’re basing his potential performance off how he did in Sasuke 6 and 10 without remembering how much he declined since then.

I honestly reckon that if he were to make Stage 3, he’d fail the Curtain Cling as it really seems like an obstacle that would work against him due to his weight, and I don’t think he would’ve practiced it.

Paul Anthony Terek shows it is possible regardless of weight.

[tns8597]

Maybe, but I still think there's a good chance he'd choke there or the Cliffhanger, even if he did pass it beforehand.

The reason why I'm quite pessimistic is that if Yamada regressed so heavily on Stage 1 in compared to pre-retirement, validated especially by the fact that the Jump Hang and Warped Walls he failed were the exact same iterations as the ones he passed easily beforehand, then no doubt he'll have a harder time with Stage 2 and Stage 3. Stamina, speed, as well as strength, decline hand in hand when it comes to the effect of aging on the body as we've seen from other competitors. So I think there's a good chance he would've struggled much more on Stage 3 than previously. 

Sure you might argue that it was only a difference of 3-4 years compared to his last Stage 3 attempt, but clearly that made a huge difference on his performance....