big boys and back flips....

[tiger88]

hey guys i hope your day is as sunny as mine and enjoying the great fall weather, anyways, i used to be a able to a do a back flip when i was much lighter and into track and field and worked on jumps all the time etc, is there any way a bigger guy can perform a back flip on flat ground? i tired one yesterday and failed and i feel being big makes it impossilbe to do one. i am around 235 (lost 10-15 lbs)( damn post cycle) i think it is almost impossible to complete a back flip when you are larger.....

any of guys who can do a back flip still do it at a heavier wieght??

 

[jeremys]

shane hammond can at 5'7 350 lbs. he can also 2 hand dunk a basketball w/ no running jump among other amazing things

look into o-lifting

 

[Synpax]

Shane Hammond??? Who is this man? Where can I read of his exploits?

 

[jeremys]

an olympic weightlifting champion. there's got to be tons of info on him around the net

 

[b fold the truth]

Still not sold that the OL lifts are going to make anyone an explosive person...

B True

 

[JOKER47]

Still not sold that the OL lifts are going to make anyone an explosive person...

B True

I agree, not by themselves. But added into an comprehensive, and explosive rotation, I think they can help tremendously.


Joker

 

[brian747478`]

is it the explosiveness that makes him a good o-lifter or the o-lifting that makes him explosive?????

 

[endpoint]

is it the explosiveness that makes him a good o-lifter or the o-lifting that makes him explosive?????

when he was a powerlifter he used to do dive bomb squats......so quick that the judges couldnt catch them...that was years ago

some people have a better capacity to become "explosive" (muscle fibre make up, activites when young etc etc) whilst most will have to develop it.


there are many ways to become explosive or powerful.........olympic lifts rank #1 they require the most power to move the weight such a distance and speed.
but there other ways

 

[PolishHammer1977]

explosion comes from within

it can not be taught

 

[dg21]

A couple years ago my brother did a back flip with no practice. He was only 235lbs then. I'm almost sure he could still do one now weighing 270, cause he can jump high as hell, much higher than when he weighed 235.

That's awesome about Shane Hammond. He's one awesome athlete.