the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

by **everything** on Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:32 pm

sorry, no embed...

amazing jumping ability. think my ankles and knees would be destroyed.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinter ... yometrics/

by **yeniseri** on Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:13 pm

We all have the same brain but environment, physical entrainment, mental resilience, etc trains the brans to adapt and conquer certain imbalances that is present in all of us.
One also has to have the physical musculoskeletal system that allows this 'conditioning' to take place.Just as swimmers, bodybuilders runners, etc have body type fitted to their
chosen activity.

The individual projection of physiology would not allow a "fat person" (a relative descriptive here

) to have an equal jumping capacity but recently I have seen a few bodybuilders
who can exhibit the external manifestation of gymnastic excellence but it is a rare quality! To be an excelletn Parkour enthsiast, you have to go beond the usual conditioning complex to
be part of that elite group of "jumper' skilled in their 'trade'!

One has to have a "high degree of brain integration and the corresponding body (musculoskeleteal system

) to even think of achieving the level of skill in the sport of gymnastics.

by **everything** on Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:20 pm

yes i'm definitely a "fat person" by this standard (def not by USA standards) but even at my skinniest, geez, this is really something crazy i've never seen.

by **Steve James** on Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:24 pm

The Massai do this from an early age. However, there are western trainers who specialize in improving vertical leap. A while back, there was a potential NFL prospect who trained specifically for that test. Iinm, his record hasn't been topped.

There is always a physical component, but not necessarily genetic. Genes offer the potential.

by **everything** on Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:21 pm

I remember Spud! So great!

I have no desire to dunk or even jump, but this guy seems to be a genius (and NBA trainer) for jumping and some lower body mobility in general (posted a separate thread about him already):