Six Flags 90 Second Bar Hanging challenge

[stoneyoda]

Can most people really not hang for 90 seconds?
weight and upper body strength determines how long you can hang
but when i went with my 5 friends a few weeks ago
only one of my friends (Jacob) could beat it, hes 190lbs and 5'11
hes far more in shape then i am, he did basically 110 seconds.
i'm 124lbs and 6ft and i went for 8 minutes and 48 seconds. my question is, is it really that hard to hang for even 90 seconds?

i get this is a "brag" or whatever but i didn't realize most people can't hit that mark.

if you've tried it, what was your score and how tall/how much do you weigh
im genuinely interested to see if this is abnormal or if my friends just don't have
much upper body strength.

as a side note i did do gymnastics for around 7 years (from 8 yrs to 16 yrs) so i guess that plays a major part in it

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I lasted 12 minutes and 38 seconds.

[stoneyoda]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Nostradamus Shannon:

I lasted 12 minutes and 38 seconds.

thats impressive, my arms were killing me after like the 8 min mark

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

I can usually hang on for about 26 minutes.

[stoneyoda]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ṼṏẌṏḭḊ:

I can usually hang on for about 26 minutes.

if that's actually true... jeez

[stoneyoda]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ha:

I'm 178cm 73kg currently, and I think I couldn't do it. I can do muscle ups, handstands and other advanced cali moves, but I really struggle with hanging and pull ups, funny isn't it. Probably has to do a lot with body anatomy and genes, my leanest bodyfat percentage is 16%, I can't go lower than that ever, that probably also adds to the challenge.

Also, you're like 40kg, isn't that anorexic level for 183cm? What's going on there

yeah i kinda think holding yourself up is really dependent on how your weight is distributed
and how much upper body strength you have. also since i did rings, balance bars, spring boards/handspring boards, tumbles, tap swings, amanar etc etc for basically half my life (well like 40% or so) i suppose im not totally an average person in that aspect

also i am 56kg witch is 123lbs, when i last weighed myself around a month ago.
according to gov (BC) BMI calculator i am 17.2 witch is slightly under weight for my height
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html

i'v been this same weight since i was 17, i'm now 21
it's close enough to the average that it's not "unhealthy"
i eat pretty decently, i definitely do not eat 2500 calories a day but i usually
intake anywhere from 1300-1700 depending on what i'm doing.
i haven't really gained or lost weight in 4 years and the physician i'v been seeing for the last few years every now and again says, that everything looks fine but recommends i try to get atleast 2k calories each day if possible. Sometimes i try to but i can't force myself to eat if i'm not hungry
i feel great and have alot of energy everyday so i'v been just sticking to what i usually do mostly
i'm just a little close and they do recommend i try to get upto 130lbs

ether way. they think everything is "fine" just not optimal
lastly my body fat percentage is 6%

[Devsman]

I dunno, I don't think I've ever tried hanging for duration. No idea how long to guess I'd last.

[MassMortar]

pretty pro

[Decathect]

I could do it, all my strength is in my arms/hands. I'm really good at arm wrestling, its like "my thing" I've had a big guy that would enter those strong man competitions pull on my arm with literally both his hands while standing and still couldn't budge me.

So I'm strong, and can do all the usual hand strength goofy tests (Breaking walnuts with my thumb, crushing apples 1 handed) but I'm heavy, 220lbs, so that might give me issue over a period of time.

[Samwise]

In last season of Big brothet they had a team competition of trying to hang as long as possible. One guy literally hung for over 30min. It has a lot to do with technique.

If its hanging arms straight i fail because of grip strength, not because of lack of upperbody strenght.

[Fajita Jim]

I'm still hanging on, brah.

[ZAP]

I don't know about you hoes but I do pull ups the whole time and get the supreme treasure

[𝕎𝔸𝕃𝕋𝔼ℝ]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ṼṏẌṏḭḊ:

I can usually hang on for about 26 minutes.

Not possible.

[White Knight]

We did this in gym class like a hundred years ago. No idea what "Six Flags" is .

However, the hanging from a bar "test" is a trick that has everything to do with your size. Big guys always fail quickly, while the skinny nerds can hang there all day long. This "test" only exists to make skinny nerds feel better about themselves.

[Affronter]

I was only able to do just over 17 minutes.

[Drab]

I lasted for 702 years during the Dark Ages.