American Ninja Warrior chick

[lincolnboy]

females are more agile then males. I would like to see a 100 lbs crossfit guy do the A.N.

[Z06killinsbf]

San Antonio

https://www.facebook.com/#!/KacyCatanzaroAthlete

[Silverback]

They should test her for PEDs

[BLAKE]

I dont think weight matters...its all proportional. Most women that run the American Ninja Warrior dont come close to finishing.

Weight (and proportion) absolutely matters. That's why the winners of that are all little bitty acrobat guys. Just look at world class rock climbers, they're all very skinny. Strong and efficient for sure, but you don't see muscle heads competing in this stuff for a reason.

[Nash B.]

Yeah, every pound of muscle (or fat) that they aren't using is an extra pound they have to carry.

[8mpg]

Weight (and proportion) absolutely matters. That's why the winners of that are all little bitty acrobat guys. Just look at world class rock climbers, they're all very skinny. Strong and efficient for sure, but you don't see muscle heads competing in this stuff for a reason.

So if a 200lb guy can bench his bodyweight vs a 100lb woman benching her body weight, she has an unfair advantage?

[Baron Von Crowder]

So if a 200lb guy can bench his bodyweight vs a 100lb woman benching her body weight, she has an unfair advantage?

He said strong and efficient.

[tribaltalon]

I like how this is just now going viral when the Dallas ANW episode was like.. a month ago.

[BLAKE]

So if a 200lb guy can bench his bodyweight vs a 100lb woman benching her body weight, she has an unfair advantage?

When it comes to moving your body weight in acts of acrobatics and climbing, yes. The average male olympic gymnast is about 5'5". There are of course exceptions to the rule, but physics is what it is, and a smaller person is inherently more efficient when the thing you are lifting is yourself.

[tribaltalon]

speaking of olympic gymnast they had johnathan Horton (male US olympic gymnast) on ANW and he fell on the rings. he's only like 5'2 and 150 lbs if that.

[yellowstang]

So if a 200lb guy can bench his bodyweight vs a 100lb woman benching her body weight, she has an unfair advantage?

Depends on how big her boobs are. The bigger they are, the less room she has to lower the weight to touch her chest, so less downward pressure during the rep's.

[Silverback]

I like how this is just now going viral when the Dallas ANW episode was like.. a month ago.

The Dallas Finals when this happened, aired Monday.

She was the first woman to climb the warped wall, then 3-4 made it.

She is the first woman to finish both stages

[Big A]

depends on how big her boobs are. The bigger they are, the less room she has to lower the weight to touch her chest, so less downward pressure during the rep's.

tpiwwp.

[yellowstang]

tpiwwp.

At work, can't post any!

[Broncojohnny]

So if a 200lb guy can bench his bodyweight vs a 100lb woman benching her body weight, she has an unfair advantage?

It isn't an unfair advantage as long as you are comparing folks around the same weight. That is why powerlifting and wrestling have weight classes. Check out records for the 148 lb class in powerlifting versus the 275 lb class. Their efficiency per pound is a lot different.