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Kip-up to handstand (i.imgur.com)

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[–]paperballs 275 points276 points ago

i was just about to order pizza, think ill just put this phone down now and go cook some lean chicken.

[–]greycubed 258 points259 points ago

I was about to eat pizza rolls. Now I will eat pizza rolls and feel a little guilty about it.

[–]hattalk 52 points53 points ago

I was about to use pizza sauce to dunk my quesadilla in. I'm depressed.

[–]shpongolian 108 points109 points ago

Dude. You're eating quesadillas dipped in fucking pizza sauce. Your life is awesome right now.

[–]tenhotuisku 8 points9 points ago

I don't know if this has anything to do with not being American but.. what the fuck is "pizza sauce"?

[–]Silversol99 23 points24 points ago

Pasta Sauces are thin and the major flavor profile is going to be Basil.

Pizza Sauces are thick and the major flavor profile is going to be Oregano.

Source

[–]MisuseOfMoose 1 point2 points ago

It's pretty much just marinara sauce.

[–]tenhotuisku 0 points1 point ago

Actually marinara sauce is another american word. I know the sauce is from italy and it's eaten world wide but I've only heard it referred to as marinara sauce in the U.S, just like Neapolitan.

[–]MisuseOfMoose 1 point2 points ago

TIL Americans use fancy words for things to falsely imply authenticity.

[–]zerojrg -1 points0 points ago

French fries

[–]Silversol99 0 points1 point ago

Even the word fancy itself. Nothing says fancy like "pump compatible".

[–]ceramicfiver 2 points3 points ago

To supplement what everyone else is saying: Many pizzas in America come with extra sauce for dipping, especially when you order breadsticks or cheese sticks. This is more typical with chain restaurants and delivery. The sauce normally comes in the box with the breadsticks.

See the Dominos menu for more info, and possibly cardiac arrest.

Edit: I'm imagining that hattalk had pizza for delivery along with breadsticks. He and his buddies ate all the pizza and breadsticks but there was extra sauce. All his buddies went home, and he's left with the dipping sauce. Two hours later, he got hungry again, wanted to make a quesadilla, made the quesadilla, noticed the extra pizza sauce, got an idea, and chowed down.

[–]hipposarehxc 3 points4 points ago

The tomato sauce under the cheese on pizzas.

[–]tenhotuisku 5 points6 points ago

Oh. So basic tomato sauce. That's kinda anticlimactic, I was expecting something you dipped pizza in.

[–]Iwokeupwithoutapillo 4 points5 points ago

You can dip pizza into more pizza sauce and it tastes great. Another thing I've seen is this, like, garlic and melted butter you can pour on your pizza and that tastes great as well.

[–]CatchThisDrift 1 point2 points ago

Pizza Pizza's creamy garlic dipping sauce is better than the melted butter thing that some places do. It should come with a stent.

(I've just Googled, and it would appear that Pizza Pizza only exists in Canada. I'm sorry.)

[–]Iwokeupwithoutapillo 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, I learned that from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Sounds delicious.

[–]BigNikiStyle 0 points1 point ago

Thst garlic dip is the only thing I consider edible from pizza pizza.

[–]markycapone 0 points1 point ago

I don't know how this started but I put apple sauce on my pizza, tastes good.

[–]nickateen 1 point2 points ago

DUDE... Every pizza day in elementary school...

I am hereby commissioning ordinance that would request your participation in the highest of fives.

[–]chronoflect 0 points1 point ago

Essentially seasoned tomato sauce.

[–]WrongSubreddit 0 points1 point ago

Vegetable juice

[–]glassex 13 points14 points ago

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[–]ChaoticAgenda 1 point2 points ago

You can still eat those pizza rolls! I'm sure that guy eats a ton of (actually healthy) food to keep up with how hard he works. You just need to eat those pizza rolls and then do 500 push-ups.

[–]wellactuallyhmm 1 point2 points ago

Don't make him have a heart attack.

[–]ChaoticAgenda 1 point2 points ago

His arms will give out before his heart does.

[–]Daygus 5 points6 points ago

try Dominoes bacon pizza

[–]FlyingPasta 2 points3 points ago

Dat protein.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Pizza is a vegetable I don't know what you're talking about.

[–]gliscameria 1 point2 points ago

I just got back from the gym, feels like a complete waste. Smoking a cigarette...

[–]WhatIfItWereTrue -1 points0 points ago

Girl, look at that body,

[–]AhJaySquirrel 58 points59 points ago

Yeah that's cool and all... But can he balance a beer can on his stomach?

[–]beef_creature 95 points96 points ago

He can probably balance his whole body on a beer can...

[–]Twl1 10 points11 points ago

No, but he can open six long-necks at once by putting each of their caps between an ab and then flexing.

[PROOF]

[–]haiku_robot 18 points19 points ago

Yeah that's cool and all... 
But can he balance a beer 
can on his stomach?

[–]I_make_things 5 points6 points ago

I love you, haiku_robot

[–]wolfram_tungsten 2 points3 points ago

I love you, I_make_things

[–]tdh360 1 point2 points ago

i love lamp

[–]lamptastical 2 points3 points ago

:D

[–]tdh360 1 point2 points ago

love you, buddy

[–]Schroedingers_gif 88 points89 points ago

It's not fake, it's Cato. Cato can do anything.

Sauce.

[–]Apostolate 22 points23 points ago

This guy has amazing.. uh... rotation muscles? Torsional skill? He rotates well? Damn.

[–]Killfuck_Soulshitter 36 points37 points ago

Magic. He has amazing magic.

[–]maxisawesome 0 points1 point ago

He must be, if I tried that, I would've ate shit instead of catching myself for the handstand.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 14 points15 points ago

He does pushups and drinks redbull.

[–]gkow 8 points9 points ago

Caution: Don't watch if you have any self esteem problems or are currently shirtless.

[–]Karl_Marx_ 6 points7 points ago

Holy crap. I feel so inadequate.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 14 points15 points ago

/r/parkour /r/tricking

Join usssss.

[–]the_androgynous_name 7 points8 points ago

When did Hammer pants become the official clothing of parkour participants? Seems awfully impractical.

[–]gnarlysaurus 6 points7 points ago

I do parkour, and refuse to wear that shit. It is impractical, but it's a trend.

[–]In_it_for_awesome 0 points1 point ago

attenuate movement provide some padding and are cheap.

[–]the_androgynous_name 1 point2 points ago

I get the freedom of movement idea but that low hanging crotch just seems like a recipe for disaster for guys who are frequently jumping over stuff.

[–]FlyingPasta 1 point2 points ago

You are a parkour connoisseur, dear Schroedingers? +1 awesome.

[–]DaanFag 3 points4 points ago

I would die so quickly if I attempted any of these things.

[–]bushiyigesanmingzhi 6 points7 points ago

He can't spell "watching." That means there's officially one thing I can do that he can't do!

[–]dirty_banana 4 points5 points ago

Same can be said for rubbing doodoo all over your lips.

[–]b34tgirl 0 points1 point ago

TIL Cato is a Swede - yay!

[–]xXShatter_ForceXx 0 points1 point ago

Well, Fuck I am working on my handstand and that is hard. This new challenge will prove to be tough.

[–]latetini 0 points1 point ago

Is it wrong that I thought he would be Asian?

[–]deejay_reich -3 points-2 points ago

ಠ_ಠ http://i.imgur.com/uI7jb.jpg

[–]BerickCook 42 points43 points ago

I love that there are people like him who push the boundaries of what is physically possible

[–]_Particle_Man_ 50 points51 points ago

so the rest of us dont have to?

[–]TitusAndroidicus 87 points88 points ago

I'm currently testing how many Milk Duds I can shove in my food hole because I'm too lazy to cook dinner. I'm testing the boundaries of what is physically possible. I am a martyr for science.

[–]thatsdapper 18 points19 points ago

next you should try to see how many liters of red bull you can fit in your drink hole

[–]Rude_Canadian 8 points9 points ago

liters

of red bull

mfw

[–]_Particle_Man_ 6 points7 points ago

Godspeed brave soul, Godspeed!

[–]Apostolate 4 points5 points ago

It's good to know there is someone else who will stuff themselves with candy so they can avoid heating something for 10 minutes. Why don't I have diabetes...?

[–]Iwokeupwithoutapillo 2 points3 points ago

I ask myself that every time I suck down an Arizona Fruit Punch and a whole bag of Chewy Spree for the third night in a row.

[–]TitusAndroidicus 1 point2 points ago

Oh god, I feel sick. I must continue. For science.

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[–]MadroxKran -2 points-1 points ago

I bet he has a higher fast twitch ratio than most people. Either that or he does plyometrics all the time.

[–]ClamLiaison 20 points21 points ago

If I could do that I would dress up like batman and free run around the city at night. Little kids would shit their pants.

[–]miskatonicrich 4 points5 points ago

Like Nightrunner...the free running member of Batman Inc?

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[–]miskatonicrich 1 point2 points ago

if you are comparing Dark Knight Strikes Again to Batman Inc, I firmly disagree. otherwise I may be "missing the joke".

[–]luftwaffe808 0 points1 point ago

There are much easier ways to get little kids to shit their pants.

[–]DankFrank 8 points9 points ago

TIL it's Kip-up and not Kick-up

[–]kduffball 15 points16 points ago

The most athletic move I've ever seen. Bravo! I'm in awe.

[–]TooJays 5 points6 points ago

I saw a video of a guy hanging from a high bar with one arm, then swinging up to completely vertical, still on one arm. That was crazy. Can't find it now though :(

[–]Ramdar 8 points9 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj48SlxgU1Q

[–]TooJays 3 points4 points ago

Yes, that's the one. My favourite part is it seems so routine just by the lack of people around. I can imagine the first time he'd go to all his buddies and be like "Hey guys, come check out this crazy shit I'm gonna try, it's gonna be off the chain".

But nah, just on his own with a camera for Youtube.

[–]Space_Bungalow 6 points7 points ago

Aztec Push-ups

Not as much "eye-candy", but by god they are hard.

[–]midnightsbane04 17 points18 points ago

For the so inclined.

[–]Mapes[S] 16 points17 points ago

90 degree push ups

[–]Joseph_KP 5 points6 points ago

I see your aztec pushup and raise you one planche pushup.

[–]bo87 -1 points0 points ago

I see your planche pushup and raise your the scorpion diamond pushup

[–]sawem 3 points4 points ago

Planche is harder... much harder.

[–]Brickarick 1 point2 points ago

Well. Well damn.

Did not even consider that a possible variant of push up.

If I did one of those, I'd be damn proud.

[–]midnightsbane04 1 point2 points ago

I made it to three before the tears started. Yay, fitness! cries softly while holding torn abdomen

[–]hazmat_suit_guy 2 points3 points ago

holy shit

[–]In_it_for_awesome 2 points3 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhpUZBr1-d0&feature=plcp another of the guy's moves

[–]akadashay 4 points5 points ago

Holy Hell, those two are hard enough to do separately let alone together. How are his arms not breaking?

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[–]protell 4 points5 points ago

fluffy_hair_"aliens"_guy.jpg

[–]wharthog3 3 points4 points ago

this is better than the picture.

[–]SunnydaleJazzBand 5 points6 points ago

I can do that. I just choose not to.

[–]Genmaken 1 point2 points ago

I'm happy to live my life knowing I could do that. I just won't ever try.

[–]myztry 2 points3 points ago

I think I could do this easily.

Tell me which game it is so I can get a copy and try it out...

[–]miskatonicrich 2 points3 points ago

.....holy shit. color me impressed.

[–]Twitchh 17 points18 points ago

I can't, the only crayon I have left is "burnt sienna"

[–]aperturo -1 points0 points ago

here...use my white crayon. It's practically brand new.

[–]runaway491 2 points3 points ago

whaaaat!!

[–]Inamanlyfashion 2 points3 points ago

Owwwwowowow...my wrists don't bend that far. I'd break something.

[–]NZ-EzyE 2 points3 points ago

Serious question, for those who know: How do you go about training to be able to do something like this? Where do you begin? How do you progress?

[–]SecretSnack 0 points1 point ago

Think about it before bed. Go to sleep. Try it in your dreams. Wake up. Repeat nightly until you're super good at it. IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS!

[–]watson-c 0 points1 point ago

Plyometrics I imagine. With a solid base of strength. Also having the right body type.

[–]nohiddenmeaning 2 points3 points ago

Try and focus on his heels. The break the speed of light halfway through the gif.

[–]watson-c 5 points6 points ago

I remember a time when this trick was purely theoretical.

[–]dratini147 1 point2 points ago

The "omega bomb," if I'm not mistaken.

[–]huytn89 3 points4 points ago

I believe the term is omega bomb.

[–]watson-c 0 points1 point ago

I remember a time when this trick was purely theoretical.

[–]HeresWhyYouSuck 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, you already said that

[–]Alphabet85 1 point2 points ago

O_O ::Looks down at gut.....cries::

[–]xBaddie 1 point2 points ago

And if anyone hasn't noticed. He kisses the ground at the end. What a badass!

[–]ThankGodForInnernets 1 point2 points ago

I wonder how many times he pounded his face into the ground before he got that right.

[–]Jeebus4 1 point2 points ago

I can do that.. I just don't want to.

[–]shit_master 1 point2 points ago

Original Video, this fucking guy can do anything.

[–]AdamYoo 1 point2 points ago

Life goal.

[–]ThinkinFlicka 1 point2 points ago

TIL that cool thing I can't do is called a kip-up

[–]xxgtfoxx 1 point2 points ago

Wonder how many times this dude busted his face until he got it right.

[–]mikkeii 1 point2 points ago

I did not know our arms were designed to do this.

[–]Landon9191 7 points8 points ago

okay :(

[–]LogicalAce 1 point2 points ago

Please tell me this is reversed...

[–]Mapes[S] 29 points30 points ago

It's amazing either direction!

[–]FloTheSnucka 3 points4 points ago

My god. I'm no internet detective, but fuck, it actually looks legit to these eyes both ways.

Edit: I watched the video. But it still looks good in reverse.

[–]Delfishie 2 points3 points ago

It actually looks scarier this way, like he's landing on his neck and is only one misplaced angle from a wheelchair.

[–]amandawong 1 point2 points ago

I wish I knew how to put the two (normal and reverse) together so I'd have him perpetually flipping from one side to the other.

[–]iRateSluts 9 points10 points ago

Open in photoshop, duplicate all frames, use "reverse frame order" on the second half of the frames, delete the one extra frame in the middle and on the end, save as .gif.

Flippin!

http://i.imgur.com/QCs2T.gif

http://i.imgur.com/Sr2nm.gif

It's too bad I used the refersed gif with the watermark instead of the original. Oh well.

[–]amandawong 1 point2 points ago

Love it! Thanks for this. Somehow it makes me notice that split-second, gravity-defying move he does to swap into a handstand from the kickup.

[–]varemia -5 points-4 points ago

This one looks a lot more reasonable to me. I kept watching the way his body accelerated and rotated and stuff, and something just seemed off. This one everything checks out in my brain after watching dozens of other humans do flips and shit.

[–]DarkRider23 3 points4 points ago

It looks a lot more reasonable when you see that the gif cut out the first second of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5VdJumA9jk

[–]varemia 1 point2 points ago

Ah, now see, I don't know why I was downvoted. I had not seen that he gathered energy for a second before his move.

[–]SilentLettersSuck 5 points6 points ago

But this one is a backflip off a handstand pushup. That requires CRAZY amounts of power.

[–]heretik 9 points10 points ago

What difference would that make?

[–]LogicalAce -2 points-1 points ago

Seems like it would be easier to flip to back from the handstand position... Maybe thats just me overthinking tho.

[–]heretik 29 points30 points ago

Well I just tried it. I'd say it's about equal. By that I mean I destroyed myself twice.

[–]LogicalAce 1 point2 points ago

lol i feel like I should apologize... I appreciate the report tho man!

[–]tobeson 0 points1 point ago

Came here expecting this O.O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dyIuL1DZwU

[–]BigNikiStyle 0 points1 point ago

This is the fittest thing I have ever witnessed.

[–]michaelsong55 0 points1 point ago

my body hurts from watching this

[–]toughbananas974 0 points1 point ago

I don't think I should be this attracted to another man...

[–]ScorpionsSpear 0 points1 point ago

Dat muscle.

[–]trollinby 0 points1 point ago

i wonder how many times he landed on his face till he perfected it

[–]FlamingCereal 0 points1 point ago

Unbelievable strength...

[–]In_it_for_awesome 0 points1 point ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhpUZBr1-d0&feature=plcp this is his latest move.

[–]Lt_Oblivious 0 points1 point ago

I bet he gets a lot of vagina. Unless he is gay then he probably gets a lot of penis.

[–]heatmakerr 0 points1 point ago

i wonder how many times the guy faceplanted before perfecting this move

[–]pure_concentrate 0 points1 point ago

I wonder how much times he slammed his face into the ground when he was practicing.

[–]madzappa 0 points1 point ago

Cato Aspmo is a complete beast. No question about it.

[–]rmm45177 0 points1 point ago

I had a karate instructor a long time ago who was able to do this. I remember him practicing it all the time until he finally got it down. He fell on his face all the time.

Sadly, he died a few years ago.

[–]BarryZune 0 points1 point ago

I watched this play 20+ times, and just became more in awe each time.... The speed at which he has rotate around must cause just massive force to catch with the handstand.

[–]typical_reddiot 0 points1 point ago

your workout is my cool-down.

[–]Blusteel 0 points1 point ago

Why the fuck is everyone talking about pizza?

[–]SplodeyDope 0 points1 point ago

I'd bet he parks like an asshole just because he can.

[–]Chimpanseeyoulater 0 points1 point ago

Hahahaha! Wtf?! Cato and I hung out in high school (or atleast the age when americans go to high school).

[–]nitroks 0 points1 point ago

I was amazed.

[–]livers 0 points1 point ago

Why is it called a kip-up?

[–]Cubcake1 0 points1 point ago

I could do that. I just don't wanna.

[–]burntham77 0 points1 point ago

I can do that. In the pool.

[–]blind_zombie 0 points1 point ago

someone should loop it so it goes back and forth instead of restarting the gif every time.

[–]andario 0 points1 point ago

I never saw Bruce Lee do this.

Myths age poorly.

[–]kalarooka 0 points1 point ago

1001, 1002, 1003... I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand

[–]Derpeh 0 points1 point ago

So how did this go from a super awesome ninja .gif to a conversation about pizza?

[–]kurtp69 0 points1 point ago

Mom?

[–]harpalt 0 points1 point ago

This guy is actually from my small home town in Sweden. He's called Cato Aspmo and is amazing at parkour and all that stuff. Here is a link to the video where the gif is from.

[–]GuitarGuru253 -1 points0 points ago

Notice how he kinda just stops mid-air and rotates....

[–]Exaskryz 0 points1 point ago

He's a wizard.

[–]Spaceman4Life -1 points0 points ago

easy as fuck

[–]FuriousFapmaster 0 points1 point ago

Why is there a slight pause midway through the action? It's like gravity is suspended for a second. I don't want to call out fake too early, but something is fishy about this.

[–]ominoustoad -2 points-1 points ago

While this is AMAZINGLY impressive regardless... It looks like he catches himself with his chin rather than doing this completely on balance alone.

[–]Sykotik -1 points0 points ago

Am I the only one who thought it was called a "kick-up"? TIL

[–]apullin -1 points0 points ago

meh I can do that

[–]buddybonesbones -1 points0 points ago

he had to push off the ground with his face. what a wuss. :-p

[–]kneaders -1 points0 points ago

if this guy was an atheist, had an over attached girl friend, a cat, played skyrim and smoked a lot of pot he would basically rule the internet for the next 1,000 years.

[–]zelars -1 points0 points ago

Who is this? I want him to be my Sensei.

[–]charleattack -5 points-4 points ago

If you look at his feet closely there's like this slight second where it looks like he is pressing his feet off of a mirror or something.

[–]Jonthrei -1 points0 points ago

this is the part where fat people try to rationalize their feeling of inadequacy.

[–]passwoed 2 points3 points ago

That, regardless if they're fat or not, was really unnecessary.

[–]Jonthrei 0 points1 point ago

I'm not a fan of watching some random internet kid try to poke holes in what is an incredible display of skill.

No, there isn't a goddamn mirror there, his head would have passed through and shattered it literally a fraction of a second afterwards.

[–]KarstonVT -3 points-2 points ago

i call shnanagains

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