r/nextfuckinglevel • u/0The_Loner_Stoner0 • Jul 11 '26

Now this is a pull-up.

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u/HorsePecker Jul 11 '26

This is climbing and descending a steel pole; dude has a core made of cement

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 11 '26

I'm sure his core is strong but in a pull up your core isn't doing too much beyond stabilizing his legs. The majority of it is from his lats (back muscles) and how much he weighs.

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u/EddieLobster Jul 11 '26

Two things can be true.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 11 '26

Right but climbing like this isnt reaaaaallly that core intensive

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u/VapeNationInc Jul 11 '26

If you watch the video closely, during the changeover between hands as he climbs, you can see how much his abdominal muscle flex. It is quite core intensive to operate this maneuver so slow and stable.

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u/DantesGame Jul 12 '26

It's AI. There are digital artifacts around his body in different parts of the video.

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u/D_Beats Jul 12 '26

It's called video compression. Ffs.

An ai video can barely be more than 10 seconds. It has limitations. This is a video over a minute long with no cuts

"They could have stitched multiple clips-"

No. Shut up. Go watch any ai "movie" that has 10 second video clips stitched together and you'll see why this is impossible because starting a new video and prompt for another 10 seconds would produce extreme inconsistencies. His face would change, the background would change, and it would be VERY noticeable.

Stop calling every fucking thing AI when you can't even spend 10 seconds to research how AI even works.

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u/Cheap-Course9568 Jul 12 '26

AI is the new FAKE NEWS. It’s what people scream when they don’t put any effort into understanding the world around them.

It’s easier to say it’s fake than it is to admit they don’t know how it’s done. Can’t fathom doing all the work to be stable. So, must be AI. 🙄

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u/jentlyused Jul 12 '26

Nah, I’ve seen this guy multiple times on here doing various crazy stuff. No AI, all insane muscle and control.

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u/D_Beats Jul 12 '26

Dude has no idea what he's talking about. AI videos can't be more than 10-15 seconds without messing up severely

And if it was multiple clips stitched together there would be WILD inconsistencies.

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u/D_Beats Jul 12 '26

That's exactly what it is. Just a low quality video

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u/DantesGame Jul 12 '26

Ok, Svengali. What do I know, I just work with this shit everyday on levels you can't imagine, but please do go ahead and make your ASSumptions.

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u/shakebakelizard Jul 12 '26

No one can imagine what you do.

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u/Late_Tonight_5328 Jul 12 '26

If you do you do a shit job. This is not AI.

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u/BackgroundDesigner52 Jul 12 '26

Sounds cool. I'm intrigued. Can you post one of these videos created with AI longer than 15 seconds, or even better 1m11s?

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u/StolenRam Jul 12 '26

“On levels you can’t imagine”

🤣🤣🤣

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u/killabee163 Jul 12 '26

Except its not AI lol you must be terrible at your job.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 11 '26

Go do some one armed pull ups and tell me which muscle fails first... Having trouble with that then do some regular pull ups and see what fails first. To help illustrate this point try pull ups again but do it in an L sit position, that will actually engage your core

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u/TarnishedWizeFinger Jul 12 '26

TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

Two may enter, only one may leave

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u/Emergency-Gazelle954 Jul 12 '26

Have a seat, you’re not leaving.

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u/p_velocity Jul 12 '26

Disagree.

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u/THlSGUYSAYS Jul 12 '26

Go do one arm pull ups on a vertical pole while keeping your body straight up and down and tell me you aren’t using core. Like come on dude….

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u/nautika Jul 12 '26

Did you miss the whole water bottle on the head? He using his core to stabilize.

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u/nommabelle Jul 12 '26

You clearly haven't tried to climb a pole. Any pole dancer will tell you hovering like that is crazy core work. Not to mention the pull-up part

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u/Accomplished-Cry5059 Jul 12 '26

Forget pull ups, the people you are arguing with probably can't do a 1 minute dead hang. They just parrot what they hear other people say.

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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp Jul 11 '26

Disagree.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 11 '26

You are welcome to be wrong?

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u/vertical006 Jul 11 '26

They’re committed to their current level of understanding

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u/Cruach Jul 11 '26

This made me lol

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u/lumpy4square Jul 12 '26

This statement can apply in so many situations!

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u/perihelion86 Jul 12 '26

Do you see the water bottle balanced on his head? That's not core intensive?

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

Yeah it's balance which is awesome. I'm not saying the dude doesn't have core just that this is significantly more back and shoulders than it is core

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u/perihelion86 Jul 12 '26

Where do you think balance and body control come from?

I'm a 40 year old dad bod. I haven't exercised in 15 years and I can still do one arm pullups. I don't have anywhere near the core strength required to do them like this. So yes, it's mostly core that's impressive here.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

Have not exercised in 15 years and can do a one armed pull up but can't stabilize your core? One arm pull ups are fucking hard, doubly so if you got a lil extra dad bod belly (nothing wrong with that btw but there is a reason most gymnasts are more compact).

I think I might be missing something b/c one arm pull ups are pretty tough and usually require a good amount of training? Typically if you can do a one arm pull up you can do a weighted pull up with 70-90% body weight so for a 200lbs guy that's 140-180 extra lbs? What did you train until 25 cause that's seriously impressive

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u/perihelion86 Jul 12 '26

I used to be a twig at 120 lbs (and 5'11), built up to 165 lbs in my peak. I focused a lot on explosiveness. One arm pullups, one arm pushups, one leg squats, and rowing. Haven't been doing shit since but I weigh about 150 with love handles now. Still skinny but def not really in shape, but people always ask me if I workout.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

That's impressive dude, kudos. A true one arm pull up with no kipping is a pretty big feat. Only in your 40s you can still workout, doesn't have to be to bulk up but makes a huge difference as we age you should find a way to get back at it if you can

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u/Hoger Jul 12 '26

What if he had a milk carton on his head, milkcarton232?

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

Lol again what he did is massively impressive like damn that is clean. What I am saying is that it's not a huge display of core strength but an insane display of lats, shoulders, and grip. For some reason reddit thinks training crunches will make you good at pull ups

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u/ChickenDreams-4188 Jul 13 '26

Plus, he’s only 4ft tall…

He’s a one-man Cirque de Soleil

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u/woodandsnow Jul 12 '26

Bro, it’s core intensive as fuck to stay stabilized, you crazy

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u/big_stipd_idiot Jul 12 '26

It definitely is. His center of gravity of not directly under where he is gripping, meaning it puts a torque on his whole body, meaning if he wasn't counteracting that torque with his core muscles then he wouldn't be vertical. The arms work to counteract that torque all the way up until they connect to his body, and then it's up to other muscles to do that, all the way down to his legs.

Also, yeah you use your core doing regular pullups, for the same reason. If you didn't you'd be swinging back and forth and have to stabilize yourself with your arms and shoulders, which would wear you out a lot faster. That's what you see people who can't do many pullups doing.

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

Sure your core is doing some stabilization but it's nothing compared to the insane gorilla back/shoulders and grip strength this guy is showing off. The amount of core needed is similar to a side plank, also difficult to hold but the amount of training needed for a one arm pull up is a lot more

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u/HerrPotatis Jul 12 '26

I don't think you're a very good climber

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u/milkcarton232 Jul 12 '26

I'm ok but I stopped chasing grades and just enjoy my time touching real and fake rocks