How I Beat the Spinning Bar Scam and Won $100

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  • @BenEcho
    @BenEcho  3 года назад +6711

    Welcome to all the powerlifters in the comments 😄

    • @lowqualitymemes3721
      @lowqualitymemes3721 3 года назад +22

      😀

    • @memebandit
      @memebandit 3 года назад +10

      :D

    • @0wninguplz
      @0wninguplz 3 года назад +79

      you mean olympic weightlifters? since oly lifters use the hook grip almost exclusively

    • @Dobbie373
      @Dobbie373 3 года назад +1

      @@lowqualitymemes3721 tt

    • @thevikvids
      @thevikvids 3 года назад +2

      @ pog i have to be feeded

  • @olivernordin
    @olivernordin 3 года назад +47361

    Nice, I'll use this technique to increase my performance 64% too. That way I'll be able to hang for almost 5 seconds

    • @BenEcho
      @BenEcho  3 года назад +2978

      hahahah this guy! amazing

    • @marypoppins989
      @marypoppins989 3 года назад +1116

      thats 5 second more than my record

    • @faikerdogan2802
      @faikerdogan2802 3 года назад +142

      @@marypoppins989 😂💀

    • @rappermerch7785
      @rappermerch7785 3 года назад +63

      @JESUS CHRIST 👉😁👈 let's goo

    • @allanwink8695
      @allanwink8695 3 года назад +157

      A 64% increase from 0 is still 0 hahaha

  • @cubocraft192
    @cubocraft192 3 года назад +9257

    carnival guy sees that :
    guess I'll just make the bar thicker then...

    • @billfox847
      @billfox847 3 года назад +1387

      Carnival guy just says “fuck it” and puts razor blades on the bar

    • @tteerabeats9116
      @tteerabeats9116 3 года назад +38

      @@billfox847 😂😂

    • @michealray4895
      @michealray4895 3 года назад +143

      Don't think they can, the games commission requires the carnival challenges be achievable

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад +59

      That's what they do to make it harder. The amusement park that I go to has a bar that is really large diameter, that's why almost no one can win.

    • @michealray4895
      @michealray4895 3 года назад +21

      @@targeted1948 call a games commision

  • @Sam_on_YouTube
    @Sam_on_YouTube 2 года назад +546

    When I took my kids to a carnival recently, I explained how the scams worked and which ones looked like they'd win that they probably wouldn't. If they still wanted to play for fun, that's fine. I showed them how many rings were being thrown at the bottles. It wa buckets of rings. Literally someone tossed their whole bucket at once. But nobody was winning. The carnival people finally cheated to help someone win because they felt bad about how much money she spent on the game. We saw one or two people win for real, which shows the very low, but not impossible odds. My daughter played once and had fun but was not too surprised or disappointed she lost. We played other games with higher odds and she got some good prizes.
    When it was clear we knew how all the games worked, the carnival people got a lot more frank and honest about it.

    • @gaskamp2
      @gaskamp2 2 года назад +20

      My parents pointed out the prizes. The bigger/ more expensive the thing, the harder it is to win. I personally love the shoot the star game, it's a lot more skill based than gimmicky.

    • @Sam_on_YouTube
      @Sam_on_YouTube 2 года назад +35

      @@gaskamp2 Depends on how they do it, but it generslly has a gimmick too. Once there is only one corner left, the shots just flap the paper back. They don't have the force to tear it off.

    • @thecloneguyz
      @thecloneguyz Год назад +15

      I worked for Butler amusements for years any Carney will sell you ANYTHING on the side for a few dollars cash!?
      We were allowed to give 1 away per shift for pretty girls or disgruntled parents

    • @matty6878
      @matty6878 Год назад

      @@thecloneguyz did the girls ever give anything back as thanks?

    • @jahanbaxter
      @jahanbaxter Год назад

      I worked at an amusement park when i was younger and i had to take care of the ring toss game many times. I worked there 3 months and only had like 4 people win lol. MANY people tossed the whole bucket and that never worked. I would throw them on my down time and i never got it to not bounce off the bottle.

  • @trihorus
    @trihorus Год назад +4

    Absolutely love how this video is so straight to the point but also includes some background. Thanks a lot for valuing everybody's time.

    • @sagent
      @sagent 9 месяцев назад

      100% not straight to the point. He literally saved it to the end.

  • @TheSunMoon
    @TheSunMoon 3 года назад +9696

    Carnival owners: "That's cheating!"
    While oblivious to their own cheating methods lol.

    • @axeloverstad7383
      @axeloverstad7383 3 года назад +581

      They're the kind of people who disconnect just as they're about to lose a match

    • @abc-ze2es
      @abc-ze2es 3 года назад +138

      Does this count as cheating tho, it's more like preparation

    • @dity.
      @dity. 3 года назад +23

      Jesus loves you. Acts 2:38. Upci church locator for a church.

    • @stevenalvarado8218
      @stevenalvarado8218 3 года назад +5

      We bouta be getting payed boys

    • @MaggotDiggo1
      @MaggotDiggo1 3 года назад +30

      @@networth00 So many people misspell paid on the Internet.

  • @AlexRides808
    @AlexRides808 3 года назад +3070

    My nephew and his rock climbing friends made one of these scammers shut down, at the county fair, after they cleaned him out of 700 bucks in less than an hour.

    • @austinjrb
      @austinjrb 3 года назад +18

      😱😱😱😱

    • @kevinpatrick3590
      @kevinpatrick3590 3 года назад +411

      I love hearing stuff like this haha

    • @danielhenderson762
      @danielhenderson762 3 года назад +226

      I don't believe this made up story

    • @commissarvigil4806
      @commissarvigil4806 3 года назад +447

      @@danielhenderson762 Yeah it sounds like bs. As socrates saidin 80 Ad, "dont trust everything you hear online"

    • @sentinel6839
      @sentinel6839 3 года назад +241

      @@danielhenderson762 I know it doesnt hold much Weight, but I can vouch for this guy, I dont know him but I am a climber and we tried this with my friends (who are way better than me) who are also climbers and we all did without bigger problems.

  • @fox4dayz278
    @fox4dayz278 Год назад +11

    I'll definitely have to utilize these strats next time one of these games is available to me! The counterbalancing from gripping your thumb is seriously genius, and I like the idea of moving the weight from forearm to bicep too as it could almost reset the pain a bit, or at least recenter it so your forearms get a rest! I always knew there had to be some hidden strats to this game, and now I have been enlightened, so I thank you friend!..

  • @jessehoek6637
    @jessehoek6637 Год назад

    Best vid out there. Thank you so much this is very informative and couldn’t find anything else like it!

  • @saims.2402
    @saims.2402 3 года назад +3343

    I can imagine the Carnival Industry CEOs discussing this great loss.

    • @Kieee
      @Kieee 3 года назад +19

    • @Gasana_
      @Gasana_ 3 года назад +5

      @@Kieee what did he say

    • @realspeedghxst
      @realspeedghxst 3 года назад +6

      @@Gasana_ my guess it used invisible text/font app

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT 3 года назад +5

    • @albertoaguilar9773
      @albertoaguilar9773 3 года назад +4

      It still requires a proper weight/strength balance + the technique we just learned

  • @josephthomas4900
    @josephthomas4900 3 года назад +6436

    If you can consistently do this then you can literally have it as your day job as long as you’re prepared to chase carnivals

    • @sodoc3860
      @sodoc3860 2 года назад +942

      If u win once, theyd probably ban u from that carnival game for like 1 mongh

    • @tontobonto2073
      @tontobonto2073 2 года назад +320

      @@sodoc3860 go to another carnival

    • @BioTheHuman
      @BioTheHuman 2 года назад +302

      @@sodoc3860 Go in every carnival around the globe. Even if you're doing one carnival a day, it's 90$ which is a lot 🤣

    • @Diego-gc4lo
      @Diego-gc4lo 2 года назад +620

      @@BioTheHuman Yeah... minus the travel... shit money if you ask me.

    • @workoutxxx
      @workoutxxx 2 года назад

      WELCOME ruclips.net/channel/UC2-KQ8-tFuKiAuVToZNFjFA

  • @millicentdollhouse5252
    @millicentdollhouse5252 2 года назад +351

    I also won a trick bar and the guy was super shocked. I was a professional trapeze artist at the time, I hung off bars for a living and it was still almost impossible to do the full 60 seconds! Got $50 but it was more rewarding to see the guys face look totally confused how I was still hanging on 😂☠️.

    • @dudleydooright
      @dudleydooright Год назад +4

      Not sure I'm buying this. The challenge is usually 100 seconds. I did almost 90 seconds at my local fair last year.. first time I ever tried.. and I'm a good 25/30 lbs overweight. I saw many people getting around that number. You're a trapeze artist and it was almost impossible to do 60? Hmm....

    • @Blueway360Gamer
      @Blueway360Gamer Год назад +39

      @@dudleydooright bar was probably thicker mate

    • @acestral9467
      @acestral9467 Год назад +28

      @@dudleydooright You do realize different bars exist right

    • @dudleydooright
      @dudleydooright Год назад +2

      @@acestral9467 I do.. but my bar was quite thick as well. I remember gripping it and my first thought was how much thicker it was than the one at my local gym. So, nice theory.. but that wasn't it. Even now, I could hang from the thickest bar for 60 seconds with no practice at all. This dude was just making stuff up.

    • @jasonvoorhees5640
      @jasonvoorhees5640 Год назад +12

      and then everyone clapped

  • @sarowie
    @sarowie Год назад +20

    you are awesome! I like your humor and that you are down to earth.
    I feel like you are the guy that honestly in the gym just wants to see everyone improve and motivates people by just saying "good to see you again", giving a short tip to improve technique and then being satisfied by the duality of making a small contribution to someones progress, but which in turn is momentum for the bigger snowball of seeing results and getting motivated to continue.

    • @BenEcho
      @BenEcho  Год назад +2

      Haha this is awesome, I think that very much aligns with my mentality and approach in the gym. Thanks Michael!

  • @inb4play167
    @inb4play167 3 года назад +2016

    “Got my house mate to try just six weeks after he broke his back...” love this channel already

    • @joostdriesens3984
      @joostdriesens3984 3 года назад +4

      I bet he broke his back by kicking his bum! He does it to everyone! 😆

    • @d4ve19
      @d4ve19 3 года назад +3

      I played 5 a side a few weeks after breaking my back, the trick is to not do things while it's still broken!

    • @gabriellane8053
      @gabriellane8053 3 года назад +5

      Lol I thought he said husband

    • @weirdleaf733
      @weirdleaf733 3 года назад +1

      AND FRED STILL DID BETTER THAN THE MAIN DUDE- THATS THE KICKER

  • @thefishgolder
    @thefishgolder 3 года назад +3824

    Managed to do this at my local fair and won a giant ass teddy bear when I was 15. Didn’t use the grip but managed to just barely hang in there pretty much shredded my arms and wrists but I still got the bear sitting in the corner of my room to this day so it was totally worth it

    • @yo_utub-e
      @yo_utub-e 3 года назад +32

      fun

    • @demetriusean
      @demetriusean 3 года назад +244

      Absolute chad

    • @mrblack5145
      @mrblack5145 3 года назад +120

      You're a goldfish that won a bear, but the last time I went to a fair, I was a bear that won a goldfish. 😂

    • @yousifshamandour2169
      @yousifshamandour2169 3 года назад +31

      @@mrblack5145 ??

    • @siar073
      @siar073 3 года назад +202

      @@yousifshamandour2169 he's a bear that won a goldfish

  • @EntirelyPointlessContent
    @EntirelyPointlessContent 2 года назад +82

    Genuinely I wouldn't be surprised if this video alone has caused the carnivals to start using thicker bars to try and counteract hook grip. It's pretty powerful but just keep in mind you still need to be super strong to get the benefits! Also yeah if it's a really slippery bar it's near impossible whatever the case :(

    • @tommyvincent399
      @tommyvincent399 Год назад +5

      My local fair had a no chalking rule

    • @EntirelyPointlessContent
      @EntirelyPointlessContent Год назад +6

      @@tommyvincent399 Should be alright without chalk. Just rub your hands on your jeans / the floor and actually brushing the bar might help too if they allow that. Alternatively apply a sneaky thin layer of liquid chalk beforehand and hope they don't notice it.

    • @Gocunt
      @Gocunt Год назад

      @@tommyvincent399 he said chalk or something alcoholic that makes your hands dry out, just hand sanitize before for "covid" lol

    • @zealot777
      @zealot777 Месяц назад

      They already do...at Ren faires even!

  • @neghentropia
    @neghentropia 2 года назад

    I like that you didn't stretch the video at all. Straight to the point. Bravo

  • @iamanidiotsandwich2881
    @iamanidiotsandwich2881 3 года назад +3419

    now i need to find a carnival that has this ;-;

    • @lawrencemorgan8255
      @lawrencemorgan8255 3 года назад +22

      Belmont park had it and was making bread😂

    • @randysgt9144
      @randysgt9144 3 года назад +15

      Go to Venice Beach, LA

    • @Anonymous-vd5yd
      @Anonymous-vd5yd 3 года назад +58

      hook grip, great for deadlifts, if you dont practice it often and has no callouses from doing that, you wont hold long

    • @amandalove3368
      @amandalove3368 3 года назад +7

      It's at county fairs and night markets too if your area has them.

    • @vibingbob1846
      @vibingbob1846 3 года назад +4

      There’s one in Las Vegas at Fremont street

  • @Sxvxn
    @Sxvxn 3 года назад +6310

    I lost one of these in Legoland with 20 seconds to spare, I need to book a holiday and try again haha!

    • @sethwoodward5515
      @sethwoodward5515 3 года назад +72

      20 seconds is a lot longer then you think but with practice you can forsure beat it

    • @random5442
      @random5442 3 года назад +64

      I lost one in Texas by 2 seconds we had a crowd watching twords the end with a countdown

    • @deletcleet9771
      @deletcleet9771 3 года назад +7

      No way it's you I used to watch all your cool Fortnite builds but then I lost interest in fortnite

    • @MTREDHEADS
      @MTREDHEADS 3 года назад +13

      its called a vacation you brit

    • @sail6961
      @sail6961 3 года назад +51

      @@MTREDHEADS not everybody has to talk the same way as you buddy

  • @woodliao317
    @woodliao317 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing Ben! ❤🎉😊

  • @arjayvsthewhat406
    @arjayvsthewhat406 2 года назад +61

    I was at Knott's Berry Farm a month ago, I did the challenge and I hung up for a few seconds more than the time limit, which is a minute. I wish I've seen this sooner bc I might have won a bigger and cuter doll. The one I won was small, he's pretty cool. His name is "Gary".

    • @chubbybeastfishing
      @chubbybeastfishing 2 года назад +3

      Hi Gary!

    • @spicydiarrhea5662
      @spicydiarrhea5662 Год назад +2

      I lasted 103 seconds and got nothing because the task was to last 100seconds

    • @saltiney8578
      @saltiney8578 Год назад +1

      I used to work at that hell hole, that place has such questionable practices.

    • @matty6878
      @matty6878 Год назад

      @@saltiney8578 im there now, any tips or advice?

  • @DownToEarthYoutube
    @DownToEarthYoutube 3 года назад +1880

    The guy broke his back...
    Let’s see if he can do what we can’t

    • @curtharakaly4620
      @curtharakaly4620 3 года назад +50

      Well he did do better than the guy and tied the girls time haha

    • @vanskis7618
      @vanskis7618 3 года назад +36

      Imagine wht he can do before he broke his back.

    • @rishithakur4978
      @rishithakur4978 3 года назад +3

      @Top Noodle bruh you didn’t just say it🤣🤣

    • @alitabattleangel9403
      @alitabattleangel9403 3 года назад +7

      He must have had a date with bane

    • @niemaszglowy
      @niemaszglowy 3 года назад +8

      SPINAL

  • @wizard0fozark
    @wizard0fozark 2 года назад +3422

    I wouldn't call it a scam, I beat these everytime the fair comes to town, simply using a hook grip deadhang, head down, eyes closed, deep, slow breaths.

    • @-Sober-
      @-Sober- 2 года назад +212

      ive never seen these at a carnival or ever anywhere, I think active hangs are easier, I imagine seeing myself as if I were another person staring myself in my soul to keep going on, and when I work out I breathe how ever way gives me oxygen. im not gonna watch my breathing "oh cmon now gotta take a deep breath, ok good now out" no! im gonna be like "AHWHH AHWHHH HAWHHH HDBAHKHAHHHHHH"

    • @marcusmvpgoat1236
      @marcusmvpgoat1236 2 года назад +61

      It is a scam the bar spins and you dont beat it every time

    • @huejass9130
      @huejass9130 2 года назад +223

      @@marcusmvpgoat1236 get better kid

    • @covakoma1064
      @covakoma1064 2 года назад +32

      What if bar is too thick ? You cant have hook grip? There is trick with your belly also, i think this guy just scratch a surface of this thing

    • @KKk-zj6lv
      @KKk-zj6lv 2 года назад +76

      @@marcusmvpgoat1236 You can beat it but it’s like torturing yourself for 100bucks lol, you need like meditation type training to suppress pain

  • @cs5250
    @cs5250 Год назад

    Sweet! Going to a fair next week, will try the hook grip

  • @bidipbo
    @bidipbo Год назад +2

    It's not merely that the thumb counteracts the rotation of the bar, but also the thumb removes some of the stress on the fingers supporting body weight. It is just like when we use wrist straps to remove some of the weight of a bar when doing deadlifts, or shrug exercises in the gym with free weights. It's still the same weight, but pinning the thumb under the fingers has the effect of transferring the load from just the fingers to both the fingers and the wrists, by way of the trapped thumb. The result is that there is less load on the fingers and forearms. THIS is the reason for the dramatic increase in hang time. If it were just down to the rotation of the bar being reduced, people would not even be able to hold on for a few seconds.
    The rotation of the bar is not actually an aggravating deterrent to accomplishing the task, since it is not moving, once you have settled into your grip. That is in our heads. Its because we are all quite heavy for our hand and forearm muscles to contend. Think about it: an olympic bar is not fixed when we do exercises such as bench, military press, dead lifts, squats, etc. In the case of military and bench press, the proper grip is thumbs under (with our fingers). The thumbs are not locking the bar into our grip, and yet, we are able to manoeuvre more than our body weight without the bar rolling away from us.

  • @IslandNinja
    @IslandNinja 3 года назад +1116

    Ben: gives tips
    Me: taking notes for my new financial endeavor

  • @Xxxxxxoxx
    @Xxxxxxoxx 3 года назад +2762

    Carnivals hate him, carnivals want him silenced because he is a threat to them. Yes, im talking about Ben...Ben Polson 😎

    • @jamie10gers
      @jamie10gers 3 года назад +25

      That's the gayest comment in history

    • @akaniotevanos9861
      @akaniotevanos9861 3 года назад +15

      @@jamie10gers No U

    • @thhunteralf9398
      @thhunteralf9398 3 года назад +19

      @@jamie10gers dam that insult would of killed in 2016

    • @yeahsick123
      @yeahsick123 3 года назад +6

      Who the fuck is Ben Polson?

    • @Bear-er6xb
      @Bear-er6xb 3 года назад +3

      @@akaniotevanos9861 he got fucking DESTROYED 💥

  • @danielcalabrese5769
    @danielcalabrese5769 2 года назад

    I love how this guy talks about this and the epic music in the background all to make it seem like this is some crazy superhuman feat lol

  • @doop6995
    @doop6995 Год назад

    great video btw, esp the funny bits

  • @Set2Wumbo
    @Set2Wumbo 3 года назад +1304

    *clicking video*
    It's mixed grip
    "Mixed grip is cheating"
    It's gonna be hook grip
    *Turns out to be hook grip*
    Ayyy
    Shout-out to all my Oly lifters

    • @tobiasbrunner4720
      @tobiasbrunner4720 3 года назад +8

      this would make a cool name for a YT channel. Please dont steal my idea.

    • @ayopriede632
      @ayopriede632 3 года назад +3

      @@tobiasbrunner4720 too late :D

    • @babayaga20000
      @babayaga20000 3 года назад +3

      wassup fam i called it too

    • @alwayslookingatself
      @alwayslookingatself 3 года назад +11

      a lot of the top Sumo-style deadlifters use the hookgrip also. it's murder on the thumbs

    • @polgzz
      @polgzz 3 года назад

      @@alwayslookingatself that's what thumb tape is for. You will see it being used by many weightlifters. Of course wouldn't be allowed on a "carnival" or whatever for the 100 second challenge, but that is just only once

  • @PrinceAkaiVtuber
    @PrinceAkaiVtuber 3 года назад +3494

    Find a girl who prefers Pokemon cards over money.

    • @Josh-qh8ec
      @Josh-qh8ec 3 года назад +230

      @Mani Kantan I thought it was a pretty original and funny comment

    • @rahul-qm9fi
      @rahul-qm9fi 3 года назад +6

      You never will

    • @prod.byjango3049
      @prod.byjango3049 3 года назад +158

      @Mani Kantan u say stop commenting yet reply 3 times ._.

    • @user-ef6cz9cx3g
      @user-ef6cz9cx3g 3 года назад +116

      @Mani Kantan lol why are you so butthurt over a comment?

    • @EvilSapphireR
      @EvilSapphireR 3 года назад +55

      Found her. She just doesn't prefer me.

  • @slightcurve98
    @slightcurve98 Год назад

    When you mention that grip it makes so much sense

  • @jacquesmerdon5301
    @jacquesmerdon5301 2 года назад +1

    I just love the odd primitive humor you sprinkle in here and there, just makes the videos so much more... Well funny I guess 😂

  • @superduper7315
    @superduper7315 3 года назад +736

    if you dont feel like watching the video, he basically just tucked his thumbs under is fingers

    • @doujinflip
      @doujinflip 3 года назад +20

      That's what I guessed before he confirmed the answer. Weightlifters regularly use hook grips on barbells and dumbbells 🏋️‍♂️

    • @lupommyt7348
      @lupommyt7348 3 года назад +2

      Aren’t you meant to use your thumb hooked like that in the first place, I’ve done men’s gymnastics and rock climbing and have been told that

    • @earthdyrad
      @earthdyrad 2 года назад

      I can’t do that 😦 my hands are too small for any bar sizes

    • @thedankest1974
      @thedankest1974 2 года назад +5

      It’s a 5 min video… TikTok isn’t doing your attention span any good 😊

    • @superduper7315
      @superduper7315 2 года назад +10

      @@thedankest1974 no one cares, some people dont feel watching 4 minutes of useless garbage just to be told the answer at the end

  • @1ChristopherCampbell
    @1ChristopherCampbell 3 года назад +438

    "Just 6 weeks after he broke his back" oh so yall just all savage over there

  • @asneakylawngnome5792
    @asneakylawngnome5792 2 года назад

    Yo your friend really held In there after recently breaking his back that's awesome!

  • @ebob0531
    @ebob0531 Год назад

    I had thought about trying this grip if I ever got the chance to do this at a carnival. Its called the hook grip when you are deadlifting, it is allows you to pick up basically any deadlift without worrying about your grip, so I assumed it mustve worked for this. Im glad to see you proved me right!

  • @mrkakbuhn5781
    @mrkakbuhn5781 3 года назад +2118

    I love how so many people try and fail at these challenges, while my friend whos a boulder climber, just casually did this at a event to double his tokens (he won like 5€) 😂😂 and the best part is that he didn't know this was such a big thing and he didn't even sweat it. Dude did some pull ups at the end. Have mad respect for him since that day.

    • @RandomUser37384
      @RandomUser37384 3 года назад +284

      Is you're friends name chad by any chance?

    • @jasonk876
      @jasonk876 2 года назад +152

      @@RandomUser37384 all of my friends are named chad

    • @colbornfarms4849
      @colbornfarms4849 2 года назад +65

      Then everybody clapped

    • @friendswithbenedicts9753
      @friendswithbenedicts9753 2 года назад +214

      @@colbornfarms4849 there was nothing extraordinary about this story to warrant your response lol

    • @classymuffin4589
      @classymuffin4589 2 года назад +1

      @@re1ive456 I agree strongly

  • @ayupduck4536
    @ayupduck4536 2 года назад +932

    I tried one of these today but any grip was allowed, obviously I went with a mixed grip. Turns out the bar was split into little sections so the mixed grip didn’t help at all!

    • @MrMatejulc
      @MrMatejulc 2 года назад +58

      LOL

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 2 года назад +301

      You got played like a fiddle

    • @OatmealTheCrazy
      @OatmealTheCrazy 2 года назад +36

      Put your hands closer together so they overlap?

    • @Proten_child
      @Proten_child 2 года назад +3

      @@OatmealTheCrazy no he put his one hand in pull up and other hand in a chin up position i think

    • @roadstar499
      @roadstar499 Год назад +27

      yes it helps improve times for most,but yes most people can't hang 100 seconds on a normal bar regardless of how they hold bar...

  • @MikeyC92
    @MikeyC92 2 года назад +1

    Having had some olympic weightlifting experience I used hook grip.. but my thumbs were in so much pain from my +200lbs body after 30s that I had to try and change to regular over hand and slipped off shortly after. It could maybe work with some more practice or losing some weight..

  • @raypanotta1137
    @raypanotta1137 Год назад

    When you keep a muscle flexed it reduces the blood flow to the muscle, exhausting it. When they stop you using your hook grip you should try alternately relaxing each forearm, say on a 2 or 5 second cycle so that at any time you're only hanging by one arm and relaxing the other one. Blood will flow and your muscles shouldn't get so tired. I'd try it myself now but I don't have a suitable apparatus.

  • @So0Ound
    @So0Ound 3 года назад +790

    "won 100 Dollars"
    "and thats the reason why i am so successfull"

    • @patrickj.pilardiaz3849
      @patrickj.pilardiaz3849 3 года назад +8

      Life isn't as easy as you think and it ain't as hard as they tell you it is

    • @womp6338
      @womp6338 3 года назад +2

      this vid prob made thousands though

    • @jimmio3727
      @jimmio3727 3 года назад +2

      @@patrickj.pilardiaz3849 Glad your cards fell in such a way to make you say it ain't as hard as they tell you, cause from where I'm at? Life is hell.

    • @patrickj.pilardiaz3849
      @patrickj.pilardiaz3849 3 года назад +1

      @@jimmio3727 Well I live in a passive part in this hell called LATAM, unless you're in the Middle East or Venezuela I won't be so sure about that

  • @Jonathan-fn7ls
    @Jonathan-fn7ls 3 года назад +392

    Been using hook grip on deadlifts for a while. One time I tried to use it at a carnival a few years back but they told me it’s not allowed and is considered cheating. So it’s literally set up to make you lose, at least where I’m from lmao

    • @jsihavealotofplaylists
      @jsihavealotofplaylists 3 года назад +2

      bruh...

    • @mosesfox52
      @mosesfox52 3 года назад +104

      All carnival games are designed to make you fail.

    • @florianju5638
      @florianju5638 3 года назад +2

      What carnival game isn't?????

    • @user-tb2uz5mu8l
      @user-tb2uz5mu8l 3 года назад +3

      designed to be difficult, the spinning bar challenge is possible

    • @Emerald1
      @Emerald1 3 года назад +24

      @@user-tb2uz5mu8l they said designed to make you fail, not that it was impossible

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    @samueljohn589 2 года назад +11

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  • @alanranahan1476
    @alanranahan1476 Год назад +1

    Thinking a barbell sleeve could be used as a rotary bar, if it's placed high in the rack with a counter weight. Granted it will be a large diameter bar which will make it much harder... But apparently there's good cross over to a smaller diameter bar when Training with large. Also the width of grip is limited. Could be interesting.

  • @KevinYellow
    @KevinYellow 3 года назад +1069

    Killing it bro 👏

  • @drakebates
    @drakebates 3 года назад +330

    I saw a guy with no legs in a wheelchair actually beat this once at the local fair. He was 1 or 2 seconds short but they gave the prize to him anyways

    • @Tedisdeaad
      @Tedisdeaad 3 года назад +108

      Having no legs makes it easier as long as they let someone lift you up there. I think I'll try to keep my legs though.

    • @Patek007
      @Patek007 3 года назад +7

      @@Tedisdeaad No shit sherlock

    • @Grantb533
      @Grantb533 3 года назад +50

      @@Patek007 why so pressed?

    • @dutchdykefinger
      @dutchdykefinger 3 года назад +8

      so you could say they left some legroom margin :')

    • @Patek007
      @Patek007 3 года назад

      @@Grantb533 not pressed he’s just stating the obvious

  • @olido21
    @olido21 10 месяцев назад

    Nice technique! It works totally perfect for the 100 seconds. Thanks a lot!

  • @michaelmcintyremagic
    @michaelmcintyremagic Год назад

    Great tip on the hook grip. Will give it a go next time. Where did you get the bar from looking to buy/make one of my own? Thanks.

  • @Patriot-jr7nr
    @Patriot-jr7nr 3 года назад +262

    "The secret technique is the hook grip"
    Thumb tendons: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @matthutt7697
      @matthutt7697 3 года назад +20

      yeah, im double jointed in my left thumb and it would just pop right out.

    • @jondon3182
      @jondon3182 3 года назад +20

      @@matthutt7697 guess he forgot to add the disclaimer for all those double jointed thumbs out there

    • @Matthew-mt2fc
      @Matthew-mt2fc 3 года назад +1

      @@matthutt7697 i have eds which is thankfully mild and my thumbs were screaming when he did that

    • @workoutxxx
      @workoutxxx 2 года назад +1

      WELCOME ruclips.net/channel/UC2-KQ8-tFuKiAuVToZNFjFA

  • @benztheprotogen3502
    @benztheprotogen3502 3 года назад +674

    me who can't even hang on a non rotating bar for a minute: let's learn this

    • @dustyak79
      @dustyak79 3 года назад +10

      Ya there's defiantly more to it. I tried to hang from a regular bar thinking heck I did that easy as a kid and I'm stronger now. but I've also gained a lot more weight to hold up.

    • @v3xman
      @v3xman 3 года назад +2

      Bruh i can't even hang for more than 10 seconds

    • @Petaurista13
      @Petaurista13 3 года назад

      me who intentionally quit in every arm wrestling mach against opponent who's not clearly weaker as rise of tension in eyes may make me blind:

    • @fitmotheyap
      @fitmotheyap 3 года назад

      Minute?
      I can't do longer than 10 seconds basically

    • @osyazthegreat9093
      @osyazthegreat9093 3 года назад

      I saw one of these thumbnails and tried with a normal bar and got about the same as he did on his worst try on the rotating bar

  • @Dalrae
    @Dalrae 2 года назад +1

    You should try a reverse pullup hook grip

  • @tannerdickinson2778
    @tannerdickinson2778 10 месяцев назад +1

    I attempted the hook grip at a county fair recently and the bar was too thick so it just didn't work.
    One trick I did find useful was to start with a pull up position and ease into a dead lift.
    I managed to hang on for 50 seconds, but I plan on training all year till the fair comes in town again and making BANK.

  • @DustinIsDriving
    @DustinIsDriving 3 года назад +2639

    Hang in there! You will win eventually 😉

  • @b0mberman
    @b0mberman 3 года назад +84

    This is widely used in olympic weightlifting. You train your thumb and over repeated use, it’ll get used to the initial pain you feel. It takes time, but it does wonders in terms of maintaining grip on the bar.

    • @rel8m868
      @rel8m868 Год назад +2

      I use it for powerlifting and have deadlifted 275kg x1 and 250 x 4 with it. You really do get used to the pain, it just becomes normal, getting your thumb further under the bar and not jamming it up against the side of the bar also helps with pain.

  • @davidjd123
    @davidjd123 2 года назад

    Im no avid pull upper but When I found out about the hook grip I also came up with this conclusion for things like this once I found out how the hook grip worked.

  • @c0nc3ntr8d6
    @c0nc3ntr8d6 Год назад

    Basically shows even with a perfect grip and being in extremely good shape, it’s still very difficult.

  • @pandahsykes602
    @pandahsykes602 3 года назад +236

    Hook grip superior for everything , big weights or screwing over carnival scams !

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад +11

      The bar is too large to use a hook grip. I'm 6 feet tall & the tip of my thumb can barely touch the tip of my middle finger (longest finger) so my wrists & forearms have to keep the bar from rotating. Very hard!

    • @vincentlee7359
      @vincentlee7359 3 года назад +11

      Great in bed too!

    • @tranduyanh
      @tranduyanh 3 года назад +6

      @@vincentlee7359 hold up

    • @thomasbuysse3159
      @thomasbuysse3159 3 года назад +6

      @@targeted1948 You might just have small hands.
      I'm not that tall here in Belgium, but my hands are massive, so the hook grip works for me.

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад +9

      @@thomasbuysse3159 Try using a hook grip on a 2" (5.08 cm) diameter bar, I doubt you can hook grip that bar unless you're wearing shoes the size of Shaquille O'Neal. LOL

  • @meanmugging
    @meanmugging 3 года назад +115

    Things I loved: that look on her face when you said she's got to try the hang, the surprise charizard card, and how you pronounced it "chairizard"

  • @adydaddy
    @adydaddy 2 года назад

    Amazing, just pure creativity

  • @patrciaclemons8183
    @patrciaclemons8183 2 года назад

    5 minute video for a 30 second explanation. A well, better than those 10+ minuters

  • @jayaghera369
    @jayaghera369 3 года назад +284

    I now earn $100 every 5 minutes.
    Not a financial advice 🤣

    • @metword
      @metword 3 года назад +24

      1200$ an hour, 48,000$ on a standard 40h work week. In a year, you’ll be in the 1% making 2.5m.
      I’m taking this as financial advice

    • @anemiapwns1
      @anemiapwns1 3 года назад +4

      You have also earned over 100 likes in 3 days.
      Not a RUclips advice

    • @jayaghera369
      @jayaghera369 3 года назад

      @@metword This should be kept between us only 🤫

    • @jayaghera369
      @jayaghera369 3 года назад

      @@anemiapwns1 My personal best 😂

    • @ScorpV1
      @ScorpV1 3 года назад +1

      @@metword well you can take that 2. 5m to use for the hospital bills for your arms that are in agony

  • @Kopp203
    @Kopp203 3 года назад +494

    Additional winning secret: have a pair of legs that comprise about 5% of your bodyweight.

  • @SuperRambo111
    @SuperRambo111 2 года назад

    0:38 okay you just made me subscribe and I've never even seen you before ^_^

  • @milkman9314
    @milkman9314 Год назад

    For deadlifts I'd refuse to use overhand because of the awkwardness and always being scared I'd mess it up. I learned hook grip and after a while you get really good with it. My max overhand is 315 and my hook is 405

  • @boostbaa2882
    @boostbaa2882 2 года назад +8

    THE FIRST EVER VIDEO TO EXPLAIN THE SECRET TO WINNING. I’ve watched countless other videos where it’s just clickbait! Thank you for the short yet straight to the point video

  • @Vazic-.-
    @Vazic-.- Год назад

    Wish I would have seen this when I was still in school. Could’ve gotten the best flex hang times

  • @xxggxx5808
    @xxggxx5808 2 года назад

    U are amazing fr

  • @CamHarrisVlogs
    @CamHarrisVlogs 3 года назад +407

    There was a challenge like this when I went to Thorpe Park a few years back, except they changed it to a “Hang for 2 minutes”. I had seen these challenges before and did pull-ups regularly at home so gave it a go. I hung there until there was 19 seconds on the clock left and I fell, meaning that I hung for 101 seconds, so if it was a normal challenge I would have beaten it 😭

    • @mikatu
      @mikatu 3 года назад +11

      in the images it is also 2 minutes, not 100 secs.

    • @jordzta
      @jordzta 2 года назад

      Honestly I feel your pain, I did the same had 20 seconds left 🤬😡🤬

    • @margen2452
      @margen2452 Год назад

      They rotate the bar remotely in the last seconds making it impossible

    • @_Tao__
      @_Tao__ Год назад +1

      @@margen2452 no lol

    • @margen2452
      @margen2452 Год назад

      @@_Tao__ yes lol

  • @IslandNinja
    @IslandNinja 3 года назад +19

    The little touches are so funny man! keep up the awesome videos bro

    • @BenEcho
      @BenEcho  3 года назад +1

      Thanks legend!!

  • @fareesespieces6745
    @fareesespieces6745 2 года назад

    I'm going to try this at the local fair next weekend, hopefully it works!

  • @kyle_nguyener
    @kyle_nguyener Год назад

    Thanks bro, just watched this right before going on one and won $100 Much appreciated

  • @Mindereak
    @Mindereak 3 года назад +40

    You should've showed your friends doing it too so we could've seen the improvement in their performance.

  • @aaronottobre4865
    @aaronottobre4865 3 года назад +15

    Brilliant!!!!
    Definitely using that tip next time I'm at a carnival or something 👌

  • @rticle15
    @rticle15 2 года назад

    There's a reason they dont allow the alternating grip. The thumb tuck is the best option.

  • @michaelvrbanac6923
    @michaelvrbanac6923 Год назад

    I have used that grip for pullups forever because I have a bad/weak hand due to a childhood injury. Yep, works like a charm.

  • @brianfox340
    @brianfox340 3 года назад +102

    Is it definitely hook grip? I've seen that being disallowed on some of these.
    Yep, hook grip, with CRAZY long fingers to get around that fatty bar.

    • @robert5189
      @robert5189 3 года назад +7

      i assume somebody really played them thats why certain grips are not allowed

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 3 года назад +30

      The point is for them to make money, so the more people will succeed, the more limitations will be put in place 😒

    • @Fera-gr5mm
      @Fera-gr5mm 3 года назад

      But they do not say the bar is spinning in advance...

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    @kingsmustrise 3 года назад +414

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      @notdon245 3 года назад +1

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      @RifalDipta 3 года назад +1

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  • @qdubsvideos5459
    @qdubsvideos5459 2 года назад

    Hook grip is technically weightlifting hook grip used for the same purpose when performing the Olympic lifts such as Snatch and Clean and Jerk, Gymnastics hookgrip is with the thumb over your fingers and is used in gymnastics for more fluid transitions on high bar routines. Just a little hook grip trivia for ya 😁

  • @orange9807
    @orange9807 Год назад +1

    I recommend the right hand grip rule

  • @sebulbathx
    @sebulbathx 3 года назад +52

    Never tried it but when I saw these challenges coming up my first thought after hearing mixed grip was illegal was the hook grip. Doing some weight lifting using mixed or hook grip where both defeats the roll of the bar on your hands. Great to see that it works.

    • @whitestguyuknow
      @whitestguyuknow 3 года назад +1

      Whenever you see a scam like this in person they don't allow you to hold on like this. They just want your money period

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад +1

      Some challenges use a bar that's too large diameter to hook grip, that's part of the scam.

    • @sebulbathx
      @sebulbathx 3 года назад +1

      @@targeted1948 Yeah I suspected that could be an issue. What is the best way or trick if the bar is too thick? Or is that the point where the challenge really becomes a scam and it's almost impossible?

    • @sebulbathx
      @sebulbathx 3 года назад +1

      @@whitestguyuknow Yeah true. The small chance you have is put away a soon as they realise you can make it.
      But I really hope I encounter this challenge one day at least just to try once.

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад

      The hook grip would work on a skinny diameter bar but not on a large diameter bar.

  • @piergyo
    @piergyo 3 года назад +93

    Thank you, I'm now a billionaire

  • @X-Rei
    @X-Rei 2 года назад

    I remember doing pull-ups on a smooth spinning bar at a nearby park when I was like 12, I just used a wide grip

  • @CrOwbaRVids
    @CrOwbaRVids 10 месяцев назад

    In olympic weightlifting, the technique you use is used regularely, and is referred as the hook grip. Great video, man!

  • @highfivesumit
    @highfivesumit 3 года назад +152

    Jeff cavalier : But don't forget the facepulls

    • @timcopeland656
      @timcopeland656 3 года назад +22

      The hanging challenge is KILLING YOUR GAINS

    • @Myhandlelessgoo
      @Myhandlelessgoo 3 года назад +1

      Commenting on youtube is killing your gains

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 3 года назад

      Do full reps with good form with max weight (fake weights) or you're killing your gains.

  • @brucelee2468
    @brucelee2468 2 года назад +84

    Thanks for sharing the technique. “With great power comes great responsibilities.” I feel like the hook grip is that type of grip where your life depends on it

    • @bloodclot4629
      @bloodclot4629 2 года назад +1

      Bro I gotta have big ass hands lit tried it today and my hands are too small and there average

  • @MorfMusic
    @MorfMusic Год назад

    I’ve only just found this channel but I like this channel

  • @kabloom6776
    @kabloom6776 Год назад

    I can’t stop laughing at the kick in the end😂

  • @NinjaWarriorFanclub
    @NinjaWarriorFanclub 3 года назад +8

    You're a Legend! This will be a gamechanger at this Challange! I am sure other RUclipsrs will try this soon

    • @BenEcho
      @BenEcho  3 года назад +1

      I hope so!! Cheers

  • @BatEatsMoth
    @BatEatsMoth 3 года назад +65

    I figured it was something like this. It's a gym trick for when you don't have lifting straps.

    • @Hobosdkcheese
      @Hobosdkcheese 3 года назад +6

      @@hrsmp it’s much harder to train grip strength and takes significantly longer to see improvements than simply using hook grip.

  • @EliteZ06
    @EliteZ06 2 года назад

    I just built one of these in my back yard with the intention to ‘practice’ on it. Two huge pillow blocks and a 1.25” bar. I figure if I go out and try to improve a few seconds each day I might be able to really master it. I didn’t know about the hook grip! Can’t wait to try it tomorrow.
    But I don’t see any mention of this as a technique. By this, I mean the simple fact of practicing. Or does it go without saying

  • @MyMumei
    @MyMumei 2 года назад

    Yes. Girth and choice grip really helps....

  • @xpndblhero5170
    @xpndblhero5170 2 года назад +8

    I use the hook grip when using a bar, it's just so much easier and I can transition between grips by shifting all my weight onto one hand then adjust the other....

  • @vanezra8439
    @vanezra8439 3 года назад +58

    Liking because of the avocado juggling at the beginning which reminded me to take out my avocado from the freezer
    Thanks for saving da guac

  • @scotpak100
    @scotpak100 2 года назад

    I actually tried this exact technique at Thorpe park. Unfortunately I had deadlifted using hook grip the day before thus thumbs very pretty beat up so didnt last too long. Will give it another go if i get a chance.

  • @austinhall3937
    @austinhall3937 2 года назад +12

    I beat this challenge without any tips or tricks. Granted I climbed wind turbines for 5.5 years and could climb 150 feet on a ladder with just my arms so I think I still had an advantage

    • @arthurmorris1813
      @arthurmorris1813 Год назад +4

      Your grip strength is probably monstrous

    • @austinhall3937
      @austinhall3937 Год назад +3

      @@arthurmorris1813 I once pushed a nail into my wall with my thumb to hang a picture. I can also rip apples in half which is a fun party trick

    • @alexm3046
      @alexm3046 Год назад

      @@austinhall3937 chuck norris, is that you?

    • @austinhall3937
      @austinhall3937 Год назад +1

      @@alexm3046 not any more D:
      Desk job for 4 years after a promotion. I've lost a lot of my strength

  • @qeeranrana7030
    @qeeranrana7030 3 года назад +3

    That last kick was awesome.

  • @qbb01
    @qbb01 2 года назад +7

    I had a feeling it would be this. I use it for deadlifts and it works a charm as my grip strength isn't great.

  • @illceiling
    @illceiling Год назад

    i just found ur channel then realised that you were the guy that won Australian ninja warrior a few years ago and i remembered because i would watch it when i was in hospital after i broke my finger

  • @rickiovine2170
    @rickiovine2170 2 года назад

    Hand size makes this option difficult for those unable to overlap their thumb with the fingers. The thumb has to be secured firmly, which will not happen if there isn’t adequate overlap.
    Having said that, this does work if the hand size is correct. But, only on a rotating bar, which is rare.