The obstacles favor rock climbers, lots of pulling, using back muscles and grip while slim. I want to see Ninja Warior change it up a little with more all rounder obstacles, more pushing, dead lifts, legs and flexibility. The Japanese version purposely did this so you get so tired that no one wins. I grew up watching older japanese shows like this and it's just common that no one wins. But also being in the america for the other half of my life, it was strange and a big let down when participants didn't win, for multiple years straight, but they kept making the course harder.
The original japanese Ninja Warrior was the best When I got older, I was surprised to see people talk about the American spin-off like it was the only one
@@DarkDoughnutsVidsyeah japanese wasnt so strenght focus, and didnt had so many "impossible" courses, it was more about agility and speed. It was more enjoyable, but i thik they are very distinct, nowadays ninja warrior is almost about who can finish the whole course instead of who cna do it faster
It was so nice to see the kids being supportive to people they presumably just met. Compared to other spaces where it’s just full of toxicity and competition, it’s refreshing to see people actually lift up others who are new to the sport.
@@jangdi. oh I didn’t mean in ninja warrior or parkour. I’m not too sure about what it’s like in those sports. I meant in contrast to places like gaming where if you’re bad or new to the game you’re sure to get told “you suck” followed by a slur. It’s just nice to see folks being supportive is all :)
@@Linkolite Uh I've been to places like the one in the video where things can get pretty toxic when it comes to people. Stop with the false narrative that the internet doesn't reflect real life.
It's amazing how easy it looks until you do it. I walked in at my local place thinking it would be easy but little things like grips and handhold on certain obstacles humbled me real quick. This video brought back fun memories. Thanks for recording it.
@@hectormejia5090 so I went with a colleague who is amazing at bouldering and he struggled a lot just as much as I did. But he does indoor bouldering tho. So I don't know if you do outdoor rock climbing, I don't know if you have a greater advantage. I dunno how it works lol. Pls report back tho 😊
@@hectormejia5090 The grip strengths aspects of the course, you will have no issues, but the explosive aspects of this course is what will drain your energy
I don't know why, but I thought that this was just you and your gymnast buddies just goofing. Imagine my surprise when you said Asher was 6th best in the world, not in your gym, or even in your country, but the world?! 🤯
Yes, he competed at the world championships in Liverpool this year and placed 6th in the indivual all around. Another American gymnast, Brody Malone placed fourth.
These would've been like all 3rd stage obstacles in the original Japanese Sasuke program. What made the 3rd stage difficult was having these grip challenges one after another. You have to train specifically for that, and maybe the sport with the best carry-over for these is rock climbing.
@@jar5498 as the previous commenter said, if all of the obstacles were these ones related to grip strength, it would be difficult regardless of the actually obstacle difficulty
I used to work at a trampoline park with a mini ninja course. The upper body strength seemed to be key for every user. It's all arms and grip strength. I enjoyed was the body builders fall first try while smaller people like the kids made it across.
@@nemiw4429 It's relative. Their body weight is to them roughly what ours is to us. To us, they weigh nothing and we think that's how they perceive it, but I doubt it.
@@HickoryDickory86 light weight humans/animals have an advantage, because gravity has a less effect on lower weight. Also muscle relative to mass gets stronger, the lower weight something is.
I've just read in wikipedia that Asher is 1 day older than me and he is 6th best gymnast in the world. Not state, country but world. How hardworking people they are.
You guys are insanely talented and incredibly skilled. I am inspired by many different gymnasts with their ability and dedication to their sport. Thank you guys for sharing your journey with us and helping inspire us to continue to grown and improve.
What I tend to find in movement is that people who specialise become comfortable in their linear field, some can adapt really well and be all round movers... but most of the time they tend to be soo strong within a set of limits. Like using a certain piece of apparatus, and if that apparatus changed in any way it completely changes what they're able to do, it can be seen in boxers too, simply by removing the gloves they can be beaten by guys no where near their level simply because they've spent 15 years doing it with gloves and are soo refined that any change disrupts their ability. Artem Lobov a 7 win 15 loss mma fighter beats Paulie Malignaggi in bare knuckle when Paulie is 30 fight wins multiple time World champion, simply because he doesn't have gloves now. What I always loved about ninja warrior was it forced people to adapt, they couldnt really specialise they just had to be amazing everywhere, Jack of all trades master of none.
I actually do Ninja warrior as my Sport/Hobby and you do need good grip strength but most of the obstacles in this video aren’t super advanced obstacles
Gymnasts are incredibly strong. If you paired that strength with the coordination and grip strength of a climber, nearly all ninja obstacles would be easy.
I was thinking about how much more developed these guys' upper bodies were than their legs. Then, I realized that it's mostly about moving yourself with your arms and legs muscles would just be more weight to move.
A little practice and experimentation would make the swinging rope-style events a dozen times easier. With the inclined ring climb, practice will let you go upward (the first half) quite quickly if you go backwards, and then turn and go down forwards. With your arboreal strength, you'll be able to do it at walking speed.
It's all tough I can't lie, it definitely takes a few tries to get the technique on some obstacles. But the salmon ladder is way beyond, it is so hard dude lol
That one would have gotten me, too. Thinking back to my days as a kid and imagining what I would have done, I probably would have flipped myself up onto the bar and then climbed the bits that the bar was supposed to go on. That probably would have gotten me disqualified. But I probably would have done it that way quickly realizing that I couldn't do it as planned so improvising would have been necessary to get the job done.
It would probably be a bit easier if the obstacles would have been higher, so you wouldn't have to hold your body so close and could let your legs free.
I was thinking about how this would have been so much easier as a child. Less weight to carry around, but also not having to lift yourself up to not touch the ground. Being able to relax and swing freely would have made it so much less difficult.
It definitely doesn't look easy, good job. Fun video. Also I have been binging your shorts and i missed seeing a few guys like koai and Riley, not sure if I got the names but I am curious how they would do on this too. Thanks Ian 🖖
These are actually hard. For me, it was my grip strength in my fingers that was my weakness. I couldn't last the course because my fingers are "weak crybabies" (in Arnold's voice) and must be broken and made into iron tentacles.
This looks like so much fun! I would have loved something like this when I was young. I didn't have a gymnastics gym. And I was never 6th best anything in the world. But I had trees to climb and ropes and clothesline poles to swing from and climb. I would have loved to have tried something like this. I think being kid sized would have helped.
I genuinely thought that would be easy for a gymnast. As in, sure, difficult to learn the skills and fluidity, but not THAT physically demanding. Quite surprising to see it was tiresome.
Gymnastics isn't actually the best crossover for this course, since it's so grip-stength-dependent. Gymnastics just doesn't work the grip strength intensively compared to rock climbing or aerial! (Though I suppose, for men's gymnastics, the rings do work it somewhat--for women's there's really nothing grip-intensive at all).
That the kids are being supportive and cheering you on is so wholesome
The obstacles favor rock climbers, lots of pulling, using back muscles and grip while slim. I want to see Ninja Warior change it up a little with more all rounder obstacles, more pushing, dead lifts, legs and flexibility. The Japanese version purposely did this so you get so tired that no one wins. I grew up watching older japanese shows like this and it's just common that no one wins. But also being in the america for the other half of my life, it was strange and a big let down when participants didn't win, for multiple years straight, but they kept making the course harder.
Yes, I agree!
The original japanese Ninja Warrior was the best
When I got older, I was surprised to see people talk about the American spin-off like it was the only one
@@DarkDoughnutsVidsyeah japanese wasnt so strenght focus, and didnt had so many "impossible" courses, it was more about agility and speed. It was more enjoyable, but i thik they are very distinct, nowadays ninja warrior is almost about who can finish the whole course instead of who cna do it faster
@@wolololer I miss world records in OG ninja warrior.
It was so nice to see the kids being supportive to people they presumably just met. Compared to other spaces where it’s just full of toxicity and competition, it’s refreshing to see people actually lift up others who are new to the sport.
Tell me exactly where the other spaces are? Havent seen any toxicity competitve spaces at all my whole life.
@@jangdi. oh I didn’t mean in ninja warrior or parkour. I’m not too sure about what it’s like in those sports. I meant in contrast to places like gaming where if you’re bad or new to the game you’re sure to get told “you suck” followed by a slur. It’s just nice to see folks being supportive is all :)
@@legowolfie123 You need to get some sunlight and stop getting all your social experience from the internet. :)
The little bros coming up now are cool dudes.
@@Linkolite Uh I've been to places like the one in the video where things can get pretty toxic when it comes to people. Stop with the false narrative that the internet doesn't reflect real life.
It's amazing how easy it looks until you do it. I walked in at my local place thinking it would be easy but little things like grips and handhold on certain obstacles humbled me real quick.
This video brought back fun memories. Thanks for recording it.
As rock climber I can't help but think I'll smoke a lot of these
@@hectormejia5090 so I went with a colleague who is amazing at bouldering and he struggled a lot just as much as I did.
But he does indoor bouldering tho. So I don't know if you do outdoor rock climbing, I don't know if you have a greater advantage. I dunno how it works lol.
Pls report back tho 😊
@@hectormejia5090 The grip strengths aspects of the course, you will have no issues, but the explosive aspects of this course is what will drain your energy
@@mcdrums3988 explosive grip strength?
@@mcdrums3988 wouldn't campusing boulders with jumps, "dynamic campusing" ig, be harder than this?
One year later, we're watching Asher in Paris at the Olympics.
How's he doing?
Oh shit
I don't know why, but I thought that this was just you and your gymnast buddies just goofing. Imagine my surprise when you said Asher was 6th best in the world, not in your gym, or even in your country, but the world?! 🤯
Yes, he competed at the world championships in Liverpool this year and placed 6th in the indivual all around. Another American gymnast, Brody Malone placed fourth.
I mean, it was just him and his gymnast buddies goofing around. But they're really good gymnasts!
@@Traumerei-BRODEEE!!!
You guys, this is so hard! I have a ninja warrior course at my gym and it’s mad intense. And I’m a professional Circus aerialist!!! 😮😂🤣💯💯😱
And goofy Khoi is number 2 in the world on vault and pommel horse 😅
These would've been like all 3rd stage obstacles in the original Japanese Sasuke program. What made the 3rd stage difficult was having these grip challenges one after another. You have to train specifically for that, and maybe the sport with the best carry-over for these is rock climbing.
It's the only sport that truly prepared you for it
The 3rd stage obstacles would have been way harder than these, these are pretty easy as far as ninja warrior obstacles go
@@jar5498 as the previous commenter said, if all of the obstacles were these ones related to grip strength, it would be difficult regardless of the actually obstacle difficulty
@@Vladumere sorry but no, for even a somewhat good ninja warrior athlete that's an easy course
@@jar5498 huh well thats impressive
I used to work at a trampoline park with a mini ninja course. The upper body strength seemed to be key for every user. It's all arms and grip strength. I enjoyed was the body builders fall first try while smaller people like the kids made it across.
Little kids are stupid strong, especially when it comes to grip and upper body strength and throwing around their body weight like it's nothing.
@@HickoryDickory86 because their body weight is nothing.
@@nemiw4429 It's relative. Their body weight is to them roughly what ours is to us. To us, they weigh nothing and we think that's how they perceive it, but I doubt it.
@@HickoryDickory86 light weight humans/animals have an advantage, because gravity has a less effect on lower weight. Also muscle relative to mass gets stronger, the lower weight something is.
@@HickoryDickory86 That makes no sense at all.
They may not have done it but you see how well they do on their first try. It shows how well gymnastics can transfer
Aw, the kids watching are adorable
I've just read in wikipedia that Asher is 1 day older than me and he is 6th best gymnast in the world. Not state, country but world.
How hardworking people they are.
If these gymnasts with their strength, flexibility, and balance can’t do it in one go then I with noodle arms won’t make it past the first obstacle.
I coach and train at a ninja gym. It is definitely a humbling sport, haha. Awesome job to all of you!
You guys are insanely talented and incredibly skilled. I am inspired by many different gymnasts with their ability and dedication to their sport. Thank you guys for sharing your journey with us and helping inspire us to continue to grown and improve.
What I tend to find in movement is that people who specialise become comfortable in their linear field, some can adapt really well and be all round movers... but most of the time they tend to be soo strong within a set of limits.
Like using a certain piece of apparatus, and if that apparatus changed in any way it completely changes what they're able to do, it can be seen in boxers too, simply by removing the gloves they can be beaten by guys no where near their level simply because they've spent 15 years doing it with gloves and are soo refined that any change disrupts their ability. Artem Lobov a 7 win 15 loss mma fighter beats Paulie Malignaggi in bare knuckle when Paulie is 30 fight wins multiple time World champion, simply because he doesn't have gloves now.
What I always loved about ninja warrior was it forced people to adapt, they couldnt really specialise they just had to be amazing everywhere, Jack of all trades master of none.
So Ninja Warriors must have some off the charts hand and grip strength
I actually do Ninja warrior as my Sport/Hobby and you do need good grip strength but most of the obstacles in this video aren’t super advanced obstacles
Yes, I do ninja warrior on a competitive team and some of my teammates are insane
Gymnasts are incredibly strong. If you paired that strength with the coordination and grip strength of a climber, nearly all ninja obstacles would be easy.
Not u casually bombing us with the fact that ur friends with number 6
This looks like torture for your forearms
dude it is, its hard to hold your water bottle after a run, and this is only like an 8 obstical course ive done 14-16 obstical courses
As a kid I used to fantasize this
The fact that I see your successes and fails make this a great video.
I love the kids cheering him on
I was thinking about how much more developed these guys' upper bodies were than their legs. Then, I realized that it's mostly about moving yourself with your arms and legs muscles would just be more weight to move.
I loved all the “yuh”’s from ian
JR got the best back muscles
Even a great gymnast like them struggles, shows how good the NINJA WARRIORS PARTICIPANTS handle it with speed and precision😤
I could do it with my feet tied behind my toes
What😂
Ive always wanted to see gymnasts try this. Yep. Yall took to it like a duck to water
I love how you guys are having so much fun. I would love to do an obstacle course someday
I was holding my breath watching JR do his turn and boy it was so close.
Me thinking in my mind that this is super easy and I can do it first try 😂😂😂
A little practice and experimentation would make the swinging rope-style events a dozen times easier. With the inclined ring climb, practice will let you go upward (the first half) quite quickly if you go backwards, and then turn and go down forwards. With your arboreal strength, you'll be able to do it at walking speed.
Rock climbers: allow me to introduce myself
It's all tough I can't lie, it definitely takes a few tries to get the technique on some obstacles. But the salmon ladder is way beyond, it is so hard dude lol
That one would have gotten me, too. Thinking back to my days as a kid and imagining what I would have done, I probably would have flipped myself up onto the bar and then climbed the bits that the bar was supposed to go on. That probably would have gotten me disqualified. But I probably would have done it that way quickly realizing that I couldn't do it as planned so improvising would have been necessary to get the job done.
I do this sport! It’s always great when gymnasts come in and say hi!
It would probably be a bit easier if the obstacles would have been higher, so you wouldn't have to hold your body so close and could let your legs free.
I was thinking about how this would have been so much easier as a child. Less weight to carry around, but also not having to lift yourself up to not touch the ground. Being able to relax and swing freely would have made it so much less difficult.
Awesome job, all of you!! Blessings for everyone, ALWAYS!! 😁🤗
Great Vid brows! Nice to see Asher Hong
Do another video 1 year later have you improved clearly this is a a great exercise for your all do more videos thank you
It definitely doesn't look easy, good job. Fun video.
Also I have been binging your shorts and i missed seeing a few guys like koai and Riley, not sure if I got the names but I am curious how they would do on this too.
Thanks Ian 🖖
I'm a highly athletic person and I can tell you this would be extremely difficult.
Not that one kid in the background screaming, “WE DON’T TALK ABOUT BRUNO, NO NO NOOOOOOOOOO!”
It’s at like 3:50 btw
Okay so we need them to do this video again now that they’ve all gotten even better 😊
It's not grip strength, it's grip stamina.
Inspirational youngsters 👏 👏 👏
Not me over here unable to do a single pullup just mouth dropped! Nice job!
Now you guys need to try and find a Wipe Out course!
These are actually hard. For me, it was my grip strength in my fingers that was my weakness. I couldn't last the course because my fingers are "weak crybabies" (in Arnold's voice) and must be broken and made into iron tentacles.
wow! inspiring for the kids watching as well
This looks like so much fun! I would have loved something like this when I was young. I didn't have a gymnastics gym. And I was never 6th best anything in the world. But I had trees to climb and ropes and clothesline poles to swing from and climb. I would have loved to have tried something like this. I think being kid sized would have helped.
Oh god just watching this is making my palms sweat. You guys did amazing.
The fall at the beginning should count for Asher, he had already touched the apparatus. So it was 4 falls not 3!
Im just happy to see you shirtless
NO WAY I WAS JUST THINKING OF HIM DOING THIS VID YESTERDAY AND IT POPS UP! I DO THIS SPORT IRL TOO
This is harder than any American ninja warrior course I've seen
This looks as hard as it is. Tried this once and got sore for a week. I'll stick to boxing haha.
Just video just made me realize ninja warrior is the most advanced game of the floor is lava.
4:20 damn perfect reps of Crossfittin' Ups
dude i love asher
Amreican Ninja warrior is basically only winnable if you’re a gymnast or a climber
Tarzan has entered the room
🧠, superb watching you all trying this course amazing 💪👊⚡️
Those skinny little 8 years olds humbled y’all real quick😭😭
Daaammnnnn, nice job guys! Where is JR'S channel?? And where my boy Khoi at?
Aye that’s my gym!
My toxic trait is thinking I can do that shit no problem
I dont understand yalls relationship with gravity. She interacts with me in a deeply different way.
Thats looks like so much fun!
This is why rock climbers always win these
That guys ripped
I wouldn’t be able to do any of this probably lol but it looks fun and I’d like to try it!
I think that's a perfect attitude to have about something like this. 😊
Like playing a platformer in real life... They should try placing this over water...
Is there a video of someone flawlessly clearing all of them?
I genuinely thought that would be easy for a gymnast. As in, sure, difficult to learn the skills and fluidity, but not THAT physically demanding. Quite surprising to see it was tiresome.
Rock climbers are probably the best suited for this. Forearm and grip strength all day. Maybe arm wrestlers 2nd.
Try out storror ‘ s ghost chili back flip challenge ?
You guy’s probably made such a big impression on those boys! I hope they’ll be inspired from this
And the boys were inspirational to them as well, cheering them on the whole time. This video is just wholesome.
@@HickoryDickory86 that’s so true. How sweet!
Nice moves! Im a Ninja out of Houston! And that place just got put up right, at your gym?
Dude get a life, this shit hasn’t been popular for years
@@Linkolite 🤣 aw poor baby you must be so insecure, that you have to come on here and try to talk shit to people in the comments.
Give these men some chalk and I'm sure they'd get through the whole cousr
This was a normal PE class back in the 20th century
Dunno why I think Jackie Chan would be able to do these 👀
Gymnastics isn't actually the best crossover for this course, since it's so grip-stength-dependent. Gymnastics just doesn't work the grip strength intensively compared to rock climbing or aerial! (Though I suppose, for men's gymnastics, the rings do work it somewhat--for women's there's really nothing grip-intensive at all).
I feel like if I lost 100 lbs and only worked out my wrists/forearms I would do ok.
Tell me why my muscles tense up and my palms get sweaty watching stuff like this. 🙃
Lmao, I could never.
Your palms get sweaty watching another guy run an obstacle course over pads on UA-cam? This generation is fucked!!
asher is sooo good and I was cheering for him but donel took 2nd
They should do a video with rock climbers.
What gym is this? 😮❤
Dude do rock climbing now
Where’s peppa 😭
I think you guys can do this easily if it was something that you are competing in.
Not gonna lie, the view was great 😅
Is there a course like this on campus?
Asher slayed.
Hi, JR
Good job guys
Fun fact, we all think we can do this😂
Nah, I know I can't anymore. But I think I could have as a child. I think that still counts. 😅
Is that HGA?
I'm sure all these guys could get good at this with practice.
Let’s go hga! My gym
JR ❤❤❤
Are JR and Peppa related?
Everyone: [fails]
Me: yeah i prolly could do this first try