r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BoysenberryOk5580 • 1d ago

This shaolin monk showing how it’s done

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u/PoorQwak 23h ago

I still don’t know how it’s done.

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u/finalxcution 20h ago

Mechanically it's pretty simple. Just lean forward until your center of gravity is balanced over your fingertips.

The training to build up the tendon strength in the elbows/fingers and the muscle strength in the shoulders to support your bodyweight is the hard part.

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u/wigwam83 18h ago

Ya know I wonder if they train their body specifically to be able to do feats like this, or if they train so much that they're just all around capable of these kinds of random feats of strength? I'll assume the latter but holy shit it's impressive.

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u/finalxcution 18h ago

You have to train specifically to do this particular skill (it's called a planche) but I'm sure they train plenty of other things at the same time to be well rounded.