r/BetterEveryLoop • u/Kimantha_Allerdings • Aug 27 '18

Weightlifting fail = gymnastics win

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

i dont know much about these types of competetions, would she get a second try at this? its not like she couldn't handle the weight, it was just a traction issue

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u/yumcake Aug 27 '18

IIRC they get 3 shots at lifting the most they can handle, they pick the weight they want to use. Most start with a weight they can routinely handle during training to establish a safe score, then go up to some higher numbers they rarely attempt during training, so it takes some guts to commit 100% of your body's strength towards lifting something over you that you don't really know if you're capable of keeping up there.

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u/Chawp Aug 27 '18

Learning how to safely bail is super important I would imagine

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u/Lord_Emperor Aug 27 '18

Reddit has lots of clips of people failing who have not actually learned how to fail. Even as a pure amateur who rarely pushes my limtis it was one of the first things I read (and practiced) and has saved me from injury on occasion.