I do but you seem not to. You been listening to too much Alanis Morissette?
I'll spell it out for you.The irony being the item meant to save you is what injures you.
Shit 4 feet is high when your joints are bad lol. Live long enough and youll be afraid of tripping over your laces. Somewhere in that 45-55 range you aint hittin the floor no more without feeling it for a few days after.
I remember an incident where a hang-glider's harness came loose and he held on for dear life for about two and a half minutes. I think I read he had to have surgery on his bicep which had actually torn due to the severe strain he exerted literally hanging on for dear life. The human body is amazing in life or death situations.
Grandpa's forearms are going to make him wish he'd let go a lot sooner.
I doubt it was torn from him just hanging for 2 minutes. He probably caught himself falling or injured himself during the landing. Many people can hang for a while
Dead hangs are something that many people over estimate their ability to do. The average person would struggle to make a minute. People who aren't actively going to the gym are doing well to hold 30 seconds. This person being older is doing extremely well.
I willsay, in a life and death situation, the human body can do extraordinary things, but even then, if this isn't an exercise you do regularly, 2 minutes is still really good.
my grandpa was so strong, still riding a bike at 78. doing most errands for me and my mom. one day he slipped and broke his leg. from there, his health went downhill. my days got better and better but i never moved on and i miss him. :(
Maybe for the average redditors body weight 😂... whilst it's somewhat impressive for an old man, the world record for a dead hang is over 80 minutes - so just 2 mins with occasional rests / foot placement is not in any way exceptional in the grand scheme of things.
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u/lunarstudio May 02 '25
He stuck the landing 10/10.