Symmonds on American Ninja Warrior

Fnfndnfnfnnfdn wrote:

Hold up wrote:

What fat guy ever completed the course?

Said Random fat guys get further than stage 2. Not complete course silly

I am a random fat guy and get all the honies.

I think you're confusing the second obstacle with stage 2. They did stage 1 on the first show. But your ignorance of the show is probably why you seem to be confusing it with your local mud run. Again, please provide a link to any fat guy having success completing stage 1. It is possible that some big NFL players could get up the warped wall, but they aren't random fat guys, and they probably wouldn't make it to the warped wall.

The Prize was $500K in previous years but it has been bumped up to a $1,000,000 this year. Someone almost got the $500K last year so we'll see about this year.

Rock climbers seems to do best at this, due to their grip strength.

As for Track & Field athletes I think a good pole vaulter would have the best chance.

Kudos for Symmonds for even trying. I am sure he got the red carpet treatment just to show up, as opposed to most rookies who would have to wait in line for up to week just to try out.

it's all out there wrote:

Fnfndnfnfnnfdn wrote:

Said Random fat guys get further than stage 2. Not complete course silly

I am a random fat guy and get all the honies.

I think you're confusing the second obstacle with stage 2. They did stage 1 on the first show. But your ignorance of the show is probably why you seem to be confusing it with your local mud run. Again, please provide a link to any fat guy having success completing stage 1. It is possible that some big NFL players could get up the warped wall, but they aren't random fat guys, and they probably wouldn't make it to the warped wall.

Sorry bro... Didn't know you took the ninja show so seriiuz

You mad bro?

Rock climbers and gymnasts tend to do well at ninja warrior. ..high relative strength and grip strength.

Random fat guy would never get over warped wall...which is a stage one staple.

Alan

This is good news for track, because he didn't need to be wasting his time on trashsports that he is no good at anyway. Track's his thing. Embrace it.

YOU DO REALIZE by fat I meant lrc fat?... So a bmi of 22.

Dang never knew so many people take American ninja contests so seriously. No wonder xfit is so popular

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

Yeah don't neglect grip strength.Ever since I started lifting hard and haven't had a lack of girls since then I had to train grip strength separately. Farmers walk is my favorite exercise with it...

took me a minute, but I now I understand. good one!

NinjaRoadRunner wrote:

As for Track & Field athletes I think a good pole vaulter would have the best chance.

Quite a few pole vaulters have done the show!

Jessie Graff was a pole vaulter for Nebraska.

Paul Terek did the Japanese Ninja Warrior, before there was a US version.

Levi Keller was on the show maybe 2-3 years ago?

I have a list of a bunch of other vaulters that have done it, not sure how far they got. I don't have TV and don't follow the show very closely.

Meagan Martin - vaulted for Vanderbilt, now a pro rock climber - completed stage 1 last year, and and went farther than any woman in Las Vegas. I would think that the body control required to vault, combined with the grip strength from climbing, would be a good combination. Mix in some parkour and you have a contender.

It's great that the success of our Olympic Team last year means less Symmonds hijinx. His side gigs were just sad. (Beer race, ninja race, book)

jjjjj wrote:

This is good news for track, because he didn't need to be wasting his time on trashsports that he is no good at anyway. Track's his thing. Embrace it.

umm, Nick Symmonds need to be an opposite Ryan Hall, go marathon training and lose 10lbs at least,

American Ninja Warrior is a small men sport/activity, I saw the U.S. vs Europe vs Japan show, and 2 of the top guys happen to be a 5'3", 115lbs Japanese manlet, and a 5'6" , 130lbs Irish rock climber with skinny legs..

long distance guys that can do at least 20 pull ups should fare well.

How do you guys dig up these 18-month-old threads anyway? I could see if they were classics like the two miles every hour thread or anything from the 430 miler, but why this random junk?

Beevie wrote:

How do you guys dig up these 18-month-old threads anyway? I could see if they were classics like the two miles every hour thread or anything from the 430 miler, but why this random junk?

Nickie Poo ( if Paris can use his pillow name so can I) became relevant when someone on the Club 4x800 relay thread said he would whip off a 1;:42 leg.

polevaultpower wrote:

NinjaRoadRunner wrote:

As for Track & Field athletes I think a good pole vaulter would have the best chance.

Quite a few pole vaulters have done the show!

Jessie Graff was a pole vaulter for Nebraska.

Paul Terek did the Japanese Ninja Warrior, before there was a US version.

Levi Keller was on the show maybe 2-3 years ago?

I have a list of a bunch of other vaulters that have done it, not sure how far they got. I don't have TV and don't follow the show very closely.

Don't pole vaulters do a lot of gymnastics work? Much more than just 20 pull ups.

I think the biggest factor in doing well at Ninja is a really good ratio of weight vs grip strength. You gotta be light and very strong. Agility being the next factor and then balance. Most runners are klutz's and weak! Poll vaulters seem to be do the best from track & field. Gymnasts do well but rock climbers are definitely the best at it. The only million dollar winner is a rock climber specializing in bouldering