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Post by kangaroo on Mar 27, 2014 16:52:23 GMT -5
While remember last year Arnold almost clear stage 3 and in America vs Japan Paul Kasmier did really well in stage three as well.
At one time no one cleared the Cliff Hanger but it happened and the talent pool is greeting better and better
Just my take
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Post by kangaroo on Mar 25, 2014 13:59:59 GMT -5
Man if I did not have stuff scheduled for work that i can not get out of I would take some days of make a trip up there to watch live and cheer you guys on.
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Post by kangaroo on Mar 17, 2014 19:09:06 GMT -5
Is there a place you can simulate the spider wall trampoline between 2 walls or something to wedge yourself. From watching it seems a lot of people are not use to launching and spreading the legs and doing it with out leaning to far forward.
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Post by kangaroo on Mar 17, 2014 8:39:39 GMT -5
Weight lifting is always a good idea but you also need to make sure you are doing the best weight exercise for what you want to accomplish. Weight training helps in any sport but like anything you should try to pick weight routines that complement your sport. It is not about the big puffy muscle it is about strength.
I would hope anyone doing ANW would be doing deadlifts be it traditional, KettleBell or Dumbell and I would also suggest the one leg deadlift as well. With the warped wall and all the balance items on stage one and two and it would make the walls easier in stage 2 because if you approach it right it is a deadlift.
I would say yes you should do weight training to get stronger.
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Post by kangaroo on Mar 14, 2014 9:37:38 GMT -5
I would love to see a guy like Alex Honnold on stage three.
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Post by kangaroo on Sept 18, 2013 20:41:29 GMT -5
I think that is where the Parkour guys need to train is their grip strength something most rock climbers have built up over years upon years of climbing
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Post by kangaroo on Sept 17, 2013 15:39:53 GMT -5
Man it was great to see Brian Arnold get so far it looks like the competition and talent is getting better and the experience is starting to payoff. They may be right it may be a rock climber that becomes the First American Ninja warrior. All I know Brian was in beast mode on the climbing obstacles on and he was so close to completing the last obstacle. Loved watching him climb he looked so comfortable on the hand climb and the spider flip.
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Post by kangaroo on Sept 12, 2013 15:31:39 GMT -5
I was pissed they fast forwarded James the beast McGrath. I like watching him run he is so explosive and fun to watch.
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Post by kangaroo on Sept 6, 2013 8:33:19 GMT -5
Now that stage 1 is over with, I thought I'd see what people thought as to the most shocking fail, or fails. For me, there were several. 1. Isaac Caldiero failing the Jumping Spider: He seemed so strong throughout the obstacles, and even the landing, but as soon as he started slipping... 2. Brian Wilceszki (spelling?): Twelve Timbers fail. Completed the finals course. Need I say more? 3. David "Flip" Rodriguez: Failing the Jumping Spider, given his record in the competition, was not what I expected out of him. For me, DEFINITELY David Campbell considering I was there when he ran the course! I think he might be too old to win now . There's NO way David should have struggled on the WW. I even met him after his run, and he said his shoes slipped. I think that's also the reason why there were so many Jumping Spider fails! I thought his was so shocking because he went out last year. I thought he would rebound I wonder if that shoulder injury was also part of the issue. David also looked off in Vegas from the start which was weird he looked so good in the regional. Then Flip going out on the jumping spider like he did shocked me he looked so strong going into the competition better than in years past.
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Post by kangaroo on Sept 4, 2013 7:20:15 GMT -5
This is back to back years where roughly 50% of the people went out on the jumping spider. Crazy and it looked like on the last night some had problem with grip on the shoes and the plexiglass
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Post by kangaroo on Aug 27, 2013 14:02:09 GMT -5
Holy s***!!!! David Campbell fails stage 1 again? What is happening? He looked so sharp in the semis but he looked like he was off the entire run I am wondering how bad that shoulder was hurting him
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Post by kangaroo on Aug 27, 2013 13:56:15 GMT -5
For the record, of the 48 contestants to run so far, 11 have cleared. Of the 37 fails, 23 of them have come on the Jumping Spider. It is crazy this is the second year in a row that the jumping Spider has taken out so many people crazy stuff
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Post by kangaroo on Aug 14, 2013 10:17:50 GMT -5
Miami had a high failure rate on the Salmon ladder and the slider bar was the other obstacle that took a lot of guys out. This year has been a crazy ride to Vegas.
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Post by kangaroo on Aug 5, 2013 21:56:50 GMT -5
I dunno, when you see it up close and a couple days later see the huge plume of smoke it gives off it doesn't feel weird lol Also, knew that happened to Brent but seeing that was total WTF! But amusing thought process of mine: Upon seeing Brent's fail: NOOO WTF!? What happened!? That's one of his best obstacles A few minutes later: Hey! I beat a pro at one of his best obstacles on my first try! (referencing testing in Baltimore so same SL) I was shocked he went down but a lot of Veterans went down this year. My question is the course harder then years past ? I was amazed at how few completed all 10 obstacles compare to years past. Makes it more interesting I guess when even heavy favorites go out.
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Post by kangaroo on Jul 26, 2012 16:10:14 GMT -5
Something i noticed the people that seemed to clear the spinning bridge where using more of a high step on their run had less problems and a couple just skipped the first ball. The people that just ran and did not get their feet way up seemed to have issues slipping, catching their toes etc. Which of course was due to the ball designs. Just something I noticed while watching it this year.
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