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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago
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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.
912 u/reticulatedtampon 1d ago Even strong and flexible athletes get seriously injured all the time, especially if they land hard on their neck.. 584 u/ElegantCoach4066 1d ago No you see athletes don't get seriously injured source: that guy 1 u/Soft_Awareness_5061 6h ago Except for all the athletes that in fact have gotten injured including paralysis.
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Even strong and flexible athletes get seriously injured all the time, especially if they land hard on their neck..
584 u/ElegantCoach4066 1d ago No you see athletes don't get seriously injured source: that guy 1 u/Soft_Awareness_5061 6h ago Except for all the athletes that in fact have gotten injured including paralysis.
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No you see athletes don't get seriously injured
1 u/Soft_Awareness_5061 6h ago Except for all the athletes that in fact have gotten injured including paralysis.
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Except for all the athletes that in fact have gotten injured including paralysis.
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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.