As a physics student, I'm LOVING these math breakdown videos. Very much appreciated 👍

Lol chad calculates exercise

@Wolfflybynature

2 жыл бұрын

hahahahahahahaha

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

I thought I look like the complete opposite of a stereotypical "chad" 😆. Jokes aside, it's better to understand what you are getting yourself into before starting learning a move.

@aq1q

2 жыл бұрын

He's no chad...

@Victor-sk8dj

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is

@bullymaguire9389

Жыл бұрын

@@aq1q he is

Loving this new direction for your channel! Breaking down calisthenics moves from a math / physics perspective is something I haven't seen much of on youtube, but is soo useful in terms of understanding the strength requirements for different moves where other channels will just say "if you can do 10 pull ups and 10 dips you're probably strong enough" - and super well explained so we don't all need to be math geniuses! You have earned my subscription 🥳

@SomethingSordid

10 ай бұрын

Strong enough for what

So awesome. Math is complex, but well explained. 👍 Like the simplicity of functional exercise. Most definitely going to try this one. 🙏

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see your human flag, Jon! Don't wait till the full human flag, post it when you have the straddle human flag!

@jonkrause6714

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber Yes, sir, Coach. 🤘

keep this math/phsycis approach up cause its amazing and you are giving hope

This was great! The one physics aspect that wasn't touched on is the strength required by your obliques to counter the torque created by your legs around your center of gravity. But I can't do a human flag and I'm not training or one, so I can't say from experience whether this would even be an issue.

@1AmTheStig

10 ай бұрын

Also the difference in your center of gravity due to having heavier/lighter legs relative to arms. I'm not heavy but I have a 'cyclist build', having much larger legs relatively speaking.

@jameslape8656

10 ай бұрын

I have both the push and pull strength to do it but I cant becouce of my obliques at least that's what I think it is.

@TheAncientColossus

10 ай бұрын

​@@1AmTheStigPay attention in class kid. He accounted for all the bullcrap you just said at 2:47. 😂

This is a great math breakdown! Finding out one's actual relative strength needed is great for all exercises and something I've been trying to figure out for a long time. Awesome contribution to the exercise science! The next level of instructions/calculations are to calculate the stabilizing strength of the core/obliques counter the torque and keep your legs up. Would be great to have that quantified as well.

I really enjoy your content, keep this up 'cause you're one of the few that doesn't talk about "How to do a front lever? Start with 50 pullups, then be motivated and eat some vegetables". Right now i'm 6 months into my calisthenics journey and in the forthcoming months I was thinking of trying to analyze the same topic with an eye on the biomechanical aspects. I'll let you know if I end up with some interesting conclusion!

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see the biomechanics aspect of it! Do let me know if you end up with some interesting conclusions!

@Crossfirev

11 ай бұрын

I am waiting for these interesting conclusions!

Very interesting video. I have already unlocked this movement but still found your video to be both entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work!

After watching this video, I did what you stated, I could almost hold a straddle human flag right away (couldn't hold it though, I'm falling slowly) but I think it was such a huge progression. Thanks man Ur physics breakdown is amazing

You have sincerely earned my sub, thank you for bringing us worthwhile content!

Fantastic video GC! You are certainly one of my favorite youtubers!

This is awesome! I never really heard workout breakdown with math/physics!

your content deserves straight up like 2M+ views, u will get there mate.

Nice breakdown of the actual challenge for the flag - overhead pushing strength (and mobility). And good idea with that Calisthenics calc website.

Brother just earned a subscriber, seen two videos and I already love this dude

THIS IS AWESOME - love these vids!

This was really great! This feels like being a Mathematician or Physicist, applying the knowledge in real life situation!

This was really great and helpful. Thank you so much!

Really loved the video, I can also easily fullfill the strength requirements layed out here, but can't do the human flag. I also didn't practise it much yet, just tried it once, will come back to this once I practised it more. At least I watched your other video now, so I'll try again tommorrow and use the tips you mentioned

Amazing content, perfect to have on top of the more conventional tutorials! Thank you very much!

Awesome video really helped a lot

Excellent breakdown and explanations here!

Amazing info bro, thanks for sharing!!

Im just an amateur meathead and calisthenic athlete with similar allometry to yours, these breakdowns are so educational and well done. Keep up the great work!

Brilliant explanation. And yes, certainly I am limited by pushing arm strenght and the shoulder in particular.

This was amazing! I really like to see the physics and maths behind calisthenics

Love your videos

This is just golden content... thank you so much :P

would be a perfect educational example for first semester technical mechanics classes in engineering studies

I'm subscribing because of this content. More like this please.

omg why ain't I sub to you. I love your videos. Esp all the ones u done in the past.

Really nice video, you combined physics (statics), math and optimization! Also I'm surprised that you put lot's of effort by doing dexa scans, angle measurements, one arm handstand tests :D

This is great content!

Loved the video! Now I've got a reason to train arm strength again.

Superb. Found your channel by accident. Thanks.

i think u are missing the scapular stability required to hold the human flag, which is coincidentally what is mainly needed for the one arm hang and the one arm handstand. when i was weightlifting, i couldn’t do it even with .7x body weight OHP and 1.65 weighted pull-up. now that i train more calisthenics and rock climbing, i’m able to do it.

Awesome analysis!!! Much appreciated. The assumption that muscle force generation is constant is probably the most questionable point. For compound movements, (wrist, elbow, and shoulder), a lot can change! It likely won't change the optimal angle more than we can reasonably measure though!

Thank you, I enjoyed it.

thank you professor

Thank you!

Awesome man, you should start a series like this. I wonder if you can make one about handstand, cause I can do 8 reps of wall assisted HSPU with least assistance but cannot balance the handstand at all.

@jojowawa1011

Жыл бұрын

in that case, its not about your push strength, its your wrist strength and balance. learn to do handstand holds for long before atempting HSPUs, then how i learned it was just doing negatives. go down very slow, and eventually you will have the strength and balance to push back up. hope this helps u, and sorry if you've already learned it cuz its been six months since u commented.

Unusually entertaining content!!

Definitely, the most ethical youtuber ever. Thanks for the awesome content! :)

I made it to the screenshot. Thanks for doing this. I kinda knew how the vectors with leave you static but I couldn't make out your notation.

U sir, are a legend for this video

Good analysis of the three external forces acting on a rigid body. However, I suspect the factor that prevents a lot from performing the human flag is not push and pull strength of the arms but the internal forces required, particularly through the lats, abdominal and upper legs regions, to hold the body rigid when horizontal.

I love you man!!

Good job. Gonna try assisted wall handstands to make more progress

This is amazing

thank you very much for the tall guy comparison!👍

This guy is just amazing. He is a person I look up to. A genius yet so strong truly a scholar, a chad, an adonis. Love your videos man

A math video on the planche/tuck planche please

Yea bro! Thanks for posting!! Now I know it's definitely possible to defy gravity.

I can’t express my appreciation 😊

Awesome explanation! It'll be amazing if you could make one on planche in the future

Tore some thing in my arm attempting to do one (part of my bicep), heard the ripping noise really well, since my arm was close to my ear. Instantly was nauseated from the trauma. I think the big issue that caused the damage is that I jumped to get into position, so the force on my arm would be even greater than if it was just static.

2:40 LOL that took me by surprise, that's lit

Have you tried doing front lever on your fingertips - it should extend the effective length of your arm and make it easier

“Congratulations!” Lol instant subscribe

When geek in the name od the channel starts to overwhelm the climber part

Loved seeing the math! Do you have more vids of calculating calisthenics?

im sending this to my friend who's doing physics unit 1 and 2, and has just started working out.

The sudden demonstration of the human flag while being a chad math/physics guy is absolutely amazing

This was awesome

Awesome!

I'll try the wall assisted handstand and the Hang to get the human flag

Cool. I was kinda thinking about training it by doing an overhead press, where I just load weight onto one side of the bar?

I used to do a nice human flag at a variety of arm angles (including almost parallel), but that was years ago. I tried doing it again, now in my 50s, and the strain is not in my shoulders, but across my rib cage and other parts of my torso. That is, my core strength seems to have failed rather than the pushing and pulling that my arms can do.

I can do wall assisted 1arm handstand and can hang with 1arm but I cant hold a straddle flag,I know the technique and im 190cm tall. Best i can do is a bit low halflay flag. Also i love your content keep it up 😁

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

In order to make the strength requirement go over 1x, I had to add 20 lbs to my legs, and shrink my shoulders by 5 cm. If calisthenics is your sport, chances should be pretty high that you didn't focus on training your legs, and it's hard for me to imagine someone having a drastically narrower shoulder than me. If you can do a DEXA scan, I would be able to diagnose better haha. Feel free to DM me your human flag attempts on Instagram as well, I can double-check if you are getting the technique right.

@antzxy671

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber I will record my attempt next time and Ill send it over,thanks. I think my technique is correct bcs i can do a full flag with a thin band.

@raziel8799

4 ай бұрын

Same problem right now. Watched the video, 1 arm handstand easily 10-15 sec, 1 arm hang even longer, but I don't have the pushing strength when I'm trying to the human flag. Although I come bro bodybuilding and just tried this for fun, so maybe my technique is really bad.

I feel like a horizontal versus vertical bar is a relevant variable

Bro i need a video like this but with the planche 💪

Make a video on learning "Forearm stand".

Thank for video. Are you can learn V-Sit?

Very informative! 9:15 does your elbow overextend?

learing physics at school helps so much when seeing your videos. You are very good at explaining math.

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to know that you are able to follow the math along without a problem! Math and physics are very important if you intend to pursue a career in STEM!

very good and very interesting

Have you done one for L-Sit already, can you please do it?

Can you do the math an physic in depth analisis of Manna?

Does leverage and side ab strenght play a role?

What about the torque that needs to be applied throughout your torso to keep your body horizontal? I thought that was the hard part, not the arms

Hey! Great video, very interesting. Quick question. Couldn't oblique strength or hip flexor strength be the bottleneck for many people? I've tried doing the human flag many times now, but I'm not even close to pulling a straddle flag off. I can't even slow the negative. But I have absolutely no problem hanging/standing on one arm for a minute plus. I'm in pretty good shape and have been weight training for a few years. Just recently moved over to calisthenics. What could be my problem??

@santiagohuertabuenrostro9482

2 жыл бұрын

perhaps maybe even obliques? im not very knowledgeable in muscle groups and how they work but wouldnt being able to lift your torso and core be the first step before holding the legs up? (Im a newbie to the gym weighing 130 lbs, but with hip abduction i can do it with up to 220 lbs, so id imagine its the case for many ppl having strong legs even though having little to no training.)

@joelljungqvist433

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're just having problems with the technique, try to record yourself doing it and compare to some youtube tutorials and i'm sure you'll find the problem

I think your training is missing force from your lats, and i think your training for the front lever helped you more than you realize on the human flag. I can do both things you mentioned pretty easily, but I don't have lat strength, so human flag is still hard for me

Kool way to get people into mechanics and math. Personally I feel like I never could learn one arm handstand and flag because of weak core versus relatively low center of mass as I naturally have quite a bit of mass on my lower body. I never felt like I lacked strength in arms to hold these positions, but rather lacked core to keep the balance and stiffness.

@TheValinov

2 жыл бұрын

maybe your small muscles in the core arent activated... can you do head- or handstand?

@GeekClimber

2 жыл бұрын

Does the normal two arm chest to wall handstand feel easy to you?

@41BOT

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheValinov Lol, I do suspect that my core muscles are indeed small I still can headstand and handstand. I used to breakdance in the past, did it for many years. Basic handstand and especially headstand was super easy to me at that time and I was failing just the same then. I had basically no lats then though...

@41BOT

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber Almost never did handstand to wall, even when I was learning how to do handstand. I should test how long I'd be able to hold. Will report results.

@TheValinov

2 жыл бұрын

@@41BOT aside from the abs, the core muscles are small - on every human ;) maybe you just lack the pull strenght then. pull-ups?

i'm gonna train the wallassited 1-arm handstand for human flag and edit how it goes

Legend

I have the requirements but need to figure out my optimal angle.

did he ever make the site/spreadsheet he mentioned at the end?

As an engineering student this video was extremely interesting

Is there any oblique strength required to hold the legs up? Then the torque force from the legs could also be applied to the obliques.

Amazing

sick video

Can you make a video about how femur length effect the squat strength

How do you train personally (for strength)

from having tried this with friends, getting into position is drastically harder than the holding the position, all the limbs have to be in the correct position to be at a mechanical advantage and be able to produce the necessary torque...

I like maths. It helps me to understand that human flag is easier than I expected 💭

this goes beyond what weve done year 10 mech engineering, i wonder if ill understand it fully after year 11 (third year)

can do the requirements easily, but my core didn't keep up when i tried

You should do a excel where people just can put in their numbers