How I Beat the Spinning Bar Scam and Won $100

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  • @BenEcho
    @BenEcho  Před 2 lety +6712

    Welcome to all the powerlifters in the comments 😄

  • @olivernordin
    @olivernordin Před 2 lety +47345

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

  • @cubocraft192
    @cubocraft192 Před 2 lety +9245

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

    • @billfox847
      @billfox847 Před 2 lety +1385

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

    • @tteerabeats9116
      @tteerabeats9116 Před 2 lety +38

      @@billfox847 😂😂

    • @michealray4895
      @michealray4895 Před 2 lety +143

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

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +21

      @@targeted1948 call a games commision

  • @Sam_on_YouTube
    @Sam_on_YouTube Před 2 lety +543

    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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

    • @jahanbaxter
      @jahanbaxter Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +3

    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 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @TheSunMoon
    @TheSunMoon Před 2 lety +9696

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

    • @axeloverstad7383
      @axeloverstad7383 Před 2 lety +581

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

    • @abc-ze2es
      @abc-ze2es Před 2 lety +139

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

    • @dity.
      @dity. Před 2 lety +24

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

    • @stevenalvarado8218
      @stevenalvarado8218 Před 2 lety +5

      We bouta be getting payed boys

    • @MaggotDiggo1
      @MaggotDiggo1 Před 2 lety +30

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

  • @saims.2402
    @saims.2402 Před 2 lety +3343

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

  • @fox4dayz278
    @fox4dayz278 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

  • @josephthomas4900
    @josephthomas4900 Před 2 lety +6429

    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 Před 2 lety +941

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

    • @tontobonto2073
      @tontobonto2073 Před 2 lety +320

      @@sodoc3860 go to another carnival

    • @BioTheHuman
      @BioTheHuman Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +619

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

    • @workoutxxx
      @workoutxxx Před 2 lety

      WELCOME czcams.com/channels/2-KQ8-tFuKiAuVToZNFjFA.html

  • @AlexRides808
    @AlexRides808 Před 2 lety +3061

    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 Před 2 lety +18

      😱😱😱😱

    • @kevinpatrick3590
      @kevinpatrick3590 Před 2 lety +410

      I love hearing stuff like this haha

    • @danielhenderson762
      @danielhenderson762 Před 2 lety +226

      I don't believe this made up story

    • @commissarvigil4806
      @commissarvigil4806 Před 2 lety +447

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

    • @sentinel6839
      @sentinel6839 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @woodliao317
    @woodliao317 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing Ben! ❤🎉😊

  • @sarowie
    @sarowie Před rokem +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  Před rokem +2

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

  • @inb4play167
    @inb4play167 Před 2 lety +2016

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

    • @joostdriesens3984
      @joostdriesens3984 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @d4ve19
      @d4ve19 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +5

      Lol I thought he said husband

    • @weirdleaf733
      @weirdleaf733 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Sxvxn
    @Sxvxn Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +72

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

    • @random5442
      @random5442 Před 2 lety +64

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

    • @deletcleet9771
      @deletcleet9771 Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @MTREDHEADS
      @MTREDHEADS Před 2 lety +13

      its called a vacation you brit

    • @sail6961
      @sail6961 Před 2 lety +51

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

  • @millicentdollhouse5252
    @millicentdollhouse5252 Před 2 lety +347

    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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +38

      @@dudleydooright bar was probably thicker mate

    • @acestral9467
      @acestral9467 Před rokem +26

      @@dudleydooright You do realize different bars exist right

    • @dudleydooright
      @dudleydooright Před rokem +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 Před rokem +12

      and then everyone clapped

  • @EntirelyPointlessContent
    @EntirelyPointlessContent Před rokem +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 Před rokem +5

      My local fair had a no chalking rule

    • @EntirelyPointlessContent
      @EntirelyPointlessContent Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

    • @zealot777
      @zealot777 Před 2 dny

      They already do...at Ren faires even!

  • @thefishgolder
    @thefishgolder Před 2 lety +3823

    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 Před 2 lety +32

      fun

    • @demetriusean
      @demetriusean Před 2 lety +244

      Absolute chad

    • @mrblack5145
      @mrblack5145 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +32

      @@mrblack5145 ??

    • @siar073
      @siar073 Před 2 lety +202

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

  • @wizard0fozark
    @wizard0fozark Před 2 lety +3420

    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- Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +61

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

    • @huejass9130
      @huejass9130 Před 2 lety +223

      @@marcusmvpgoat1236 get better kid

    • @covakoma1064
      @covakoma1064 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +76

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

  • @neghentropia
    @neghentropia Před 2 lety

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

  • @tannerdickinson2778
    @tannerdickinson2778 Před 9 měsíci +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.

  • @iamanidiotsandwich2881
    @iamanidiotsandwich2881 Před 3 lety +3420

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

    • @lawrencemorgan8255
      @lawrencemorgan8255 Před 2 lety +22

      Belmont park had it and was making bread😂

    • @randysgt9144
      @randysgt9144 Před 2 lety +15

      Go to Venice Beach, LA

    • @Anonymous-vd5yd
      @Anonymous-vd5yd Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @vibingbob1846
      @vibingbob1846 Před 2 lety +4

      There’s one in Las Vegas at Fremont street

  • @DownToEarthYoutube
    @DownToEarthYoutube Před 2 lety +1878

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

  • @olido21
    @olido21 Před 8 měsíci

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

  • @jers2532
    @jers2532 Před 8 měsíci +2

    How to build the bar so that it spins? I’m looking to make one

  • @PrinceAkaiVtuber
    @PrinceAkaiVtuber Před 2 lety +3495

    Find a girl who prefers Pokemon cards over money.

    • @Josh-qh8ec
      @Josh-qh8ec Před 2 lety +230

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

    • @rahul-qm9fi
      @rahul-qm9fi Před 2 lety +6

      You never will

    • @prod.byjango3049
      @prod.byjango3049 Před 2 lety +158

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

    • @user-ef6cz9cx3g
      @user-ef6cz9cx3g Před 2 lety +116

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

    • @EvilSapphireR
      @EvilSapphireR Před 2 lety +55

      Found her. She just doesn't prefer me.

  • @Xxxxxxoxx
    @Xxxxxxoxx Před 2 lety +2762

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

  • @CrOwbaRVids
    @CrOwbaRVids Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @cs5250
    @cs5250 Před rokem

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

  • @IslandNinja
    @IslandNinja Před 2 lety +1117

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

  • @superduper7315
    @superduper7315 Před 2 lety +736

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

    • @doujinflip
      @doujinflip Před 2 lety +20

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

    • @lupommyt7348
      @lupommyt7348 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

    • @thedankest1974
      @thedankest1974 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @superduper7315
      @superduper7315 Před 2 lety +10

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

  • @arjayvsthewhat406
    @arjayvsthewhat406 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

      Hi Gary!

    • @spicydiarrhea5662
      @spicydiarrhea5662 Před rokem +2

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

    • @saltiney8578
      @saltiney8578 Před rokem +1

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

    • @matty6878
      @matty6878 Před rokem

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

  • @JoshuaWhitesinger
    @JoshuaWhitesinger Před 8 měsíci

    My local carnival didn't allow this grip. 😂

  • @Set2Wumbo
    @Set2Wumbo Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @ayopriede632
      @ayopriede632 Před 2 lety +3

      @@tobiasbrunner4720 too late :D

    • @babayaga20000
      @babayaga20000 Před 2 lety +3

      wassup fam i called it too

    • @alwayslookingatself
      @alwayslookingatself Před 2 lety +11

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

    • @polgzz
      @polgzz Před 2 lety

      @@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

  • @1ChristopherCampbell
    @1ChristopherCampbell Před 2 lety +438

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

  • @Blake.Spider
    @Blake.Spider Před 8 měsíci

    tried this and my thumb couldn't reach my fingers, any tips on how to get slightly bigger hands?

  • @jacquesmerdon5301
    @jacquesmerdon5301 Před 2 lety +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 😂

  • @So0Ound
    @So0Ound Před 2 lety +790

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

    • @patrickj.pilardiaz3849
      @patrickj.pilardiaz3849 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @womp6338
      @womp6338 Před 2 lety +2

      this vid prob made thousands though

    • @jimmio3727
      @jimmio3727 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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

  • @ayupduck4536
    @ayupduck4536 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +58

      LOL

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 Před 2 lety +301

      You got played like a fiddle

    • @OatmealTheCrazy
      @OatmealTheCrazy Před 2 lety +36

      Put your hands closer together so they overlap?

    • @Proten_child
      @Proten_child Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @roadstar499
      @roadstar499 Před rokem +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...

  • @danielcalabrese5769
    @danielcalabrese5769 Před 2 lety

    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

  • @robbedpigeon3886
    @robbedpigeon3886 Před rokem +6

    1:11 really??? Why do no one tell me?

  • @Patriot-jr7nr
    @Patriot-jr7nr Před 2 lety +262

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

    • @matthutt7697
      @matthutt7697 Před 2 lety +20

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

    • @jondon3182
      @jondon3182 Před 2 lety +20

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

    • @Matthew-mt2fc
      @Matthew-mt2fc Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @workoutxxx
      @workoutxxx Před 2 lety +1

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  • @Jonathan-fn7ls
    @Jonathan-fn7ls Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

      bruh...

    • @mosesfox52
      @mosesfox52 Před 2 lety +104

      All carnival games are designed to make you fail.

    • @florianju5638
      @florianju5638 Před 2 lety +2

      What carnival game isn't?????

    • @user-tb2uz5mu8l
      @user-tb2uz5mu8l Před 2 lety +3

      designed to be difficult, the spinning bar challenge is possible

    • @Emerald1
      @Emerald1 Před 2 lety +24

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

  • @michaelmcintyremagic
    @michaelmcintyremagic Před rokem

    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.

  • @slightcurve98
    @slightcurve98 Před rokem

    When you mention that grip it makes so much sense

  • @DustinIsDriving
    @DustinIsDriving Před 2 lety +2639

    Hang in there! You will win eventually 😉

  • @drakebates
    @drakebates Před 2 lety +329

    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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Tedisdeaad No shit sherlock

    • @Grantb533
      @Grantb533 Před 2 lety +50

      @@Patek007 why so pressed?

    • @dutchdykefinger
      @dutchdykefinger Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @Patek007
      @Patek007 Před 2 lety

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

  • @Dalrae
    @Dalrae Před 2 lety +1

    You should try a reverse pullup hook grip

  • @MikeyC92
    @MikeyC92 Před 2 lety +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..

  • @KevinYellow
    @KevinYellow Před 2 lety +1070

    Killing it bro 👏

  • @jayaghera369
    @jayaghera369 Před 2 lety +284

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

    • @metword
      @metword Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @jayaghera369
      @jayaghera369 Před 2 lety

      @@metword This should be kept between us only 🤫

    • @jayaghera369
      @jayaghera369 Před 2 lety

      @@anemiapwns1 My personal best 😂

    • @ScorpV1
      @ScorpV1 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @X-Rei
    @X-Rei Před 2 lety

    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

  • @ebob0531
    @ebob0531 Před rokem

    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!

  • @meanmugging
    @meanmugging Před 2 lety +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"

  • @benztheprotogen3502
    @benztheprotogen3502 Před 2 lety +674

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

    • @dustyak79
      @dustyak79 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @Petaurista13
      @Petaurista13 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

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

    • @osyazthegreat9093
      @osyazthegreat9093 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @davidjd123
    @davidjd123 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @doop6995
    @doop6995 Před 11 měsíci

    great video btw, esp the funny bits

  • @mrkakbuhn5781
    @mrkakbuhn5781 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @kingsmustrise
    @kingsmustrise Před 2 lety +414

    OOOOOH ITS A SEEECRET

    • @ohhellnah2325
      @ohhellnah2325 Před 2 lety +2

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    • @jjwatt2007
      @jjwatt2007 Před 2 lety +3

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    • @notdon245
      @notdon245 Před 2 lety +1

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    • @jawa9376
      @jawa9376 Před 2 lety +1

      whats up checkmark

    • @RifalDipta
      @RifalDipta Před 2 lety +1

      Are you itsbirdy?

  • @bidipbo
    @bidipbo Před rokem +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.

  • @Ban00
    @Ban00 Před 8 měsíci

    I'd have to go back for my revenge

  • @b0mberman
    @b0mberman Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +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.

  • @boostbaa2882
    @boostbaa2882 Před 2 lety +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

  • @raypanotta1137
    @raypanotta1137 Před rokem

    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.

  • @adydaddy
    @adydaddy Před 2 lety

    Amazing, just pure creativity

  • @aaronottobre4865
    @aaronottobre4865 Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @pandahsykes602
    @pandahsykes602 Před 2 lety +236

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

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +11

      Great in bed too!

    • @tranduyanh
      @tranduyanh Před 2 lety +6

      @@vincentlee7359 hold up

    • @thomasbuysse3159
      @thomasbuysse3159 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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

  • @R-2205
    @R-2205 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you bro❤

  • @pursuing222
    @pursuing222 Před 8 měsíci

    Did this challenge two days ago at the Manitowoc county fair. It's for 2 minutes. Only made it 57 seconds! I'm determined next year to beat it. I did the underhand grip as I thought that would be best.

  • @CamHarrisVlogs
    @CamHarrisVlogs Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +11

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

    • @jordzta
      @jordzta Před 2 lety

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

    • @margen2452
      @margen2452 Před rokem

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

    • @_Tao__
      @_Tao__ Před rokem +1

      @@margen2452 no lol

    • @margen2452
      @margen2452 Před rokem

      @@_Tao__ yes lol

  • @austingutierrez4701
    @austingutierrez4701 Před 8 měsíci

    Illinois state fair is 120 seconds i tried the thumb grip and it hurt my thumb and didnt really help my time i got 7 seconds left yesterday and today when i used this video technique i still had 11 seconds left when i lost grip amd my thumb was killing me felt like someone ran it over lol

  • @Kopp203
    @Kopp203 Před 2 lety +494

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

  • @brianfox340
    @brianfox340 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @asneakylawngnome5792
    @asneakylawngnome5792 Před 2 lety

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

  • @kabloom6776
    @kabloom6776 Před rokem

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

  • @piergyo
    @piergyo Před 2 lety +93

    Thank you, I'm now a billionaire

  • @Mindereak
    @Mindereak Před 2 lety +40

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

  • @kyle_nguyener
    @kyle_nguyener Před rokem

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

  • @DJSt3rling
    @DJSt3rling Před rokem

    do you have to hang from the center of the bar? Will it make a difference if you favor one side, placing one hand right up near the edge of the bar?

  • @highfivesumit
    @highfivesumit Před 2 lety +152

    Jeff cavalier : But don't forget the facepulls

    • @timcopeland656
      @timcopeland656 Před 2 lety +22

      The hanging challenge is KILLING YOUR GAINS

    • @PrioritySI
      @PrioritySI Před 2 lety +1

      Commenting on youtube is killing your gains

    • @targeted1948
      @targeted1948 Před 2 lety

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

  • @IslandNinja
    @IslandNinja Před 2 lety +19

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

  • @MarkC1685
    @MarkC1685 Před rokem

    How about twisting one wrist the opposite way and holding bar from both sides at the same time ?

  • @LIONKILLER1986
    @LIONKILLER1986 Před rokem

    Where did you get that pull up bar to practice?
    Thanks

  • @xpndblhero5170
    @xpndblhero5170 Před 2 lety +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....

  • @HeyMattyM
    @HeyMattyM Před 3 lety +37

    Ooooo secret grip! 🤣

  • @austinhall3937
    @austinhall3937 Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +4

      Your grip strength is probably monstrous

    • @austinhall3937
      @austinhall3937 Před rokem +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 Před 11 měsíci

      @@austinhall3937 chuck norris, is that you?

    • @austinhall3937
      @austinhall3937 Před 11 měsíci +1

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

  • @dudleydooright
    @dudleydooright Před 7 měsíci

    That would have to be one small bar. We have an average size spinning bar at our local park and I tried this (with average-sized hands). I couldn't tuck my thumb under my other fingers at all. It just wasn't happening.

  • @qbb01
    @qbb01 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @BatEatsMoth
    @BatEatsMoth Před 2 lety +65

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

    • @Hobosdkcheese
      @Hobosdkcheese Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @orange9807
    @orange9807 Před rokem +1

    I recommend the right hand grip rule

  • @EliteZ06
    @EliteZ06 Před rokem

    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

  • @brucelee2468
    @brucelee2468 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @sebulbathx
    @sebulbathx Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @sebulbathx
      @sebulbathx Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @JFroMG_YT
    @JFroMG_YT Před 2 lety

    Can you try the hook grip with palms inward and see it that does any better

  • @dwmaddawgs
    @dwmaddawgs Před rokem

    Boss level. Add superglue to the chalk! 🤣

  • @vanezra8439
    @vanezra8439 Před 2 lety +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

  • @boliusabol822
    @boliusabol822 Před 2 lety +20

    one other factor, some have to jump onto the bar.. so you'd have to jump on and into that grip!

  • @MyMumei
    @MyMumei Před 2 lety

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

  • @alanranahan1476
    @alanranahan1476 Před rokem +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.

  • @oORegularKevOo
    @oORegularKevOo Před 2 lety +10

    1:28 why did I laugh so hard at this 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣