AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
Anyone watching it? I just watched the episode where Meagan Martin just killed the course. I want the females to kick butt again like last year!
And the Wolf pack were so smooth doing the run. The fitness level and agility that these athletes have are amazing.
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And the Wolf pack were so smooth doing the run. The fitness level and agility that these athletes have are amazing.
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No but this is how I would do the course. Meow.
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Yeah, I literally jumped up and down when she hit that button!0
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Ought to be good tonight. I believe Kacy Catanzaro runs tonight.
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She did. I was sad to see her early fall.Ought to be good tonight. I believe Kacy Catanzaro runs tonight.
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Sam Sann (sp?) sure has changed a lot, no?
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Yeah, that span she had to cover on that swing was wide for her. She'll make the wild card though because she's such a big face on the show. Sam Sann looked pretty good although you can tell he's favoring that ankle he's injured twice on the show.
She did. I was sad to see her early fall.Ought to be good tonight. I believe Kacy Catanzaro runs tonight.
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Sam Sann (sp?) sure has changed a lot, no?
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What about the skinny nerd that took first place? The announcers were like "he's in total disbelief." I was like, dudes, how can you presume that? He looked pretty confident to me. I think it was the announcers that were in total disbelief.
I saw the dude training, then when I saw how that guy was built, I was like, he's gonna get through. The type of upper body strength needed for the course is quite a bit about upper body endurance. He showed them!0 -
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She did. I was sad to see her early fall.Ought to be good tonight. I believe Kacy Catanzaro runs tonight.
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Sam Sann (sp?) sure has changed a lot, no?
Love her, so sad to see her fall early. I love this show, kind of addicted to it if I'm being honest
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Do they always have different obstacles in different cities during the qualifying rounds? I noticed Meagan Martin did an entirely different course than Kacy (aside from the first and last obstacles). Do the competitors know in advance what they will be facing, and if so, can they choose to try out in a city which has obstacles they'd find "easier"?
Clearly Kacy was having difficulty getting any kind of momentum off that net contraption. I don't know if it was because of her light weight (while the male gymnast was only an inch taller than she was, he was 25 pounds heavier). The net seemed to be rocking differently, snapping her backward, when she was swinging. It reminded me of a seesaw when two people of very different weights are on either side. Other competitors didn't seem to have that issue. In any case, I think her timing on the release was also a little off, so I don't put the blame entirely on the equipment.
I do love this show. I love that women and men, athletes of all shapes and sizes, and from all different backgrounds, compete on equal footing. And I love that the competitors are all so supportive of one another. Sportsmanship at its best.0 -
I love this show - sad to hear that Kacy fell. I DVR it and haven't watched the latest episode yet. I wonder if I could work my way up to being able to go on in the next few years? Would be amazing!0
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I hated to see Kacy fall. She was so determined. She is a motivater, especially for me. I am also 5' nothing and I think if she can do it, so can I. I do think that the ladies don't seem to have as much hand grip as the men. Hopefully they will strenghten their hands.0
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Courses are different city to city. They change obstacles from year to year too so people can't totally adapt to just one obstacle or totally mimic it in their training (which is why this show is so great).Do they always have different obstacles in different cities during the qualifying rounds? I noticed Meagan Martin did an entirely different course than Kacy (aside from the first and last obstacles). Do the competitors know in advance what they will be facing, and if so, can they choose to try out in a city which has obstacles they'd find "easier"?
Clearly Kacy was having difficulty getting any kind of momentum off that net contraption. I don't know if it was because of her light weight (while the male gymnast was only an inch taller than she was, he was 25 pounds heavier). The net seemed to be rocking differently, snapping her backward, when she was swinging. It reminded me of a seesaw when two people of very different weights are on either side. Other competitors didn't seem to have that issue. In any case, I think her timing on the release was also a little off, so I don't put the blame entirely on the equipment.
I do love this show. I love that women and men, athletes of all shapes and sizes, and from all different backgrounds, compete on equal footing. And I love that the competitors are all so supportive of one another. Sportsmanship at its best.
The greatest advantage go to those that run the course later because this way they get a chance to assess the mistakes that those that fail on an obstacle make.
And yeah she's only one hundred pounds at 5'0. So while her grip strength and agility at that weight make it easy to carry, if the apparatuses that require swinging are just as much in counter weight, she's not going to get much momentum.
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Upper body strength does seem to be the advantage for the men over the women, but that's natural based on physiology. I will say that if a man is 180lbs and up and is under 6'0" tall though, grip strength may end up being an issue. Lots and lots of men failed on the tilting thingy last night.nanaoftwo0614 wrote: »I hated to see Kacy fall. She was so determined. She is a motivater, especially for me. I am also 5' nothing and I think if she can do it, so can I. I do think that the ladies don't seem to have as much hand grip as the men. Hopefully they will strenghten their hands.
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Last night's episode was pretty insane. That I beam crawl and transition looked crazy! And the one female just barely missed making it to the warped wall.
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Course was so tough this week, only one completed it.................and he was a rookie. Lots of the favorites were stunned as a female outdid most of them making it the 9th obstacle (out of 10) and they got ousted on the 8th.
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She did such a fantastic job! This course was insane.0
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However the hour glass obstacle is part of the Mount Midoriyama (Finals course) and if they can't pass it in the preliminaries, then they'd certainly fail in the finals.amyrebeccah wrote: »Jackie0Marie wrote: »She did such a fantastic job! This course was insane.
It really was, very proud of her. On another note, I'm not all that thrilled with a course that was designed so that nearly everyone went out on the same obstacle. It's not about being challenging at that point, and it makes for a dull episode.
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But that new invisible ladder is NUTS. Especially the placement. I don't see many people finishing that period sides the dumpster diver0
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Another great episode!!!! Was bummed that Megan Martin didn't do well though.
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ISAAC CALDIERO is the very 1st AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And $1,000,000 richer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took 7 years for someone just to get to stage 4!
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Actually Isaac isn't the 1st American Ninja Warrior. Geoff Britton is the 1st Official American Ninja Warrior as he was the 1st to complete Stage 4. Isaac ended up being the one million dollar winner by finishing with a faster time but Geoff will always be able to say he was the 1st. Of course I would rather have the money.0
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Yeah, technically you're right. Geoff Britten did finish the 4th stage first, but it was due to Caldiero opting to go second. Really doesn't matter to me. For years I was hoping someone would finish the course before the show lost it's appeal.Building_Bulk wrote: »Actually Isaac isn't the 1st American Ninja Warrior. Geoff Britton is the 1st Official American Ninja Warrior as he was the 1st to complete Stage 4. Isaac ended up being the one million dollar winner by finishing with a faster time but Geoff will always be able to say he was the 1st. Of course I would rather have the money.
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Thanks!Peter_Brady wrote: »
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