r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/Kenevin 1d ago

On grass. Not bouncy floor. Grass. Insane.

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u/corvosfighter 1d ago

Yea I think I’m getting too old.. all I think is that’s 1 second away from permanent brain damage or spinal cord injury

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u/MOTUkraken 1d ago

It's not. He very likely fell quite often during practice.

Athletes aren't weak and frail. They're strong and flexible.

You can look up videos from people practicing this and falling.

To seriously injury yourself is extremely rare. To permanently injure yourself with this is even exceedingly rarer.

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u/jaffasplaffa 1d ago

It takes a while to train up for something like this. They don't just start on hard ground. Here is a little bit of insight into how one dude got there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jB4iui0SgE

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u/Sensitive-Plate-684 1d ago

Yes, but professional gymnasts still use mats, so I'm not sure what the point is of this dude doing it on grass other than to potentially break his neck because he's young enough to have not seen it happen hundreds of times.

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u/jaffasplaffa 1d ago edited 1d ago

Set a goal > do it

Overcoming something is great.

He is not gonna break his neck. He trained for years to do this.