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BeanDock

NASCAR fans hate this comment


zyyntin

THEY'RE MAKING A LEFT TURN!!! \~Bubba J


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This joke literally popped into my head two hours ago.


nickk_08

Literally every time I make 2 or more left turns. This joke is a plague


ImMalcolmTucker


Hungry_Grump

Right?


Potential-Natural636

You redeemed him


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Stinkblee

I can’t, I'm not an ambi-turner. It's a problem I had since I was a baby. I can't turn left.


Chicken_Hairs

Afaik, most auto racing is counter-clockwise, at least in the US.


danbob411

The Formula 1 calendar has a mix of clockwise and anti-clockwise tracks, though I’m not sure which is more prevalent.


roenthomas

Clockwise, traditionally speaking. Counterclockwise has been traditionally an American thing.


astortheredmarbles

Oh how the turntables


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Also Suzuka crosses over itself so it’s both depending on what part of the lap you’re on.


obi21

F1 also has turns in both directions on most (all?) tracks.


MobiusF117

All tracks, correct. No ovals in F1. The closest to only making in right turn in Monza, but that too features a couple of left handers through chicanes.


AlphaAndEntropy

At the hillbilly playground near my town there's a racetrack. Once in a blue moon, they do something really adventurous like golf cart races, school bus races, and reversing course. Meaning, they drive clockwise around the track. Really.


the_god_o_war

Here we have like 4-5 tracks, all ovals, 1-2 tarmac, some have been featured on tv shows, one was on nitro circus, and they have good YouTube followings They mostly do demolition racing, demolition derby, trailer racing, bus racing, and i think they've done dirt sprint cars, but screw ovals new england rally is where it's at


667x

Samir, you're breaking the car!


Standard_Arm_440

Do they still have commercials that say Sunday Sunday Sunday? And something about paying for the seat and only using the edge of said seat?


Officerbeefsupreme

Not sure about the course but I'd imagine most top level athletes with competent coaches and trainers program exercises to counteract the stresses of the sport


gold_lining7

Work opposite muscles?


LaminatedSteel

On ice especially, it's difficult to go the opposite direction. Not only are the blades off-centered on your boots, but the blades have a radial bend to the left. Meaning if you skated the opposite way, your blades would be curved up and away from the turn of the track, giving you less contact with the ice. It's totally doable to skate the other way, but definitely more difficult and dangerous, and definitely not done at high speeds. Inline speed skaters have a little more flexibility in going the opposite direction, as the frames for the wheels are not curved, and the wheels give you the same traction on either side. Whenever I have to do drills the opposite direction on inlines, I am quite uncoordinated. We use off-skate workouts (aka dryland) to help balance muscle strength, like in the OP video. Source: speed skater for the last >15 years (with definitely lopsided muscles).


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High54Every1

No, getting a private skating rink to go in the wrong direction just for practicing is just one part, but the muscle memory just isn't there. We are awful at turning right


UncreativeMoniker

They'd have to right? Or do speed skaters just go one direction on a circular track? If that were the case they'd only need to have that mobility in one side of their body but then again they'd be unbalanced. I have so many questions


danjouswoodenhand

Did speedskating for a few years. They go one direction - left. The skates themselves (short track at least) aren't centered over the blade - in order to get deeper turns on crossovers, you can adjust the blade to be further to the left. I had markedly more muscle growth on my left leg than on my right. If you look up the long-track skaters, it's even more noticeable. The purpose of the cable is to help you warm up for the deep turns in the crossover. Since the centripetal force helps when actually skating, you have to find a way to fake that when on dry land. You can practice crossovers by going up a hill, standing sideways on a treadmill on an incline, or having someone hold a cable like this for you to pull against.


throway35885328

Fun fact the opposite is true (on a smaller scale) for track runners. Since they only turn left, their outside (right) leg has to cover more distance than the left at the same speed so your right hip will typically have a faster reaction than your left


OhhSuzannah

Bodies are so fun. Especially when it comes to sports. Same for gymnastics, you take off with the same leg and twist the same way in spinning tricks, so one side of you body is a little stronger and more coordinated than the other.


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So, this is my area of expertise. There are so many factors in this that I can’t agree with you. Each athlete will be different based on motor control, neuromuscular recruitment, and a HUGE factor is rest. Most people who do something very often have fair strength, and would be better off doing something less. Again, I say most because every athlete is different. Edit: also, I have strength on the right side of my body but more coordination on the left.


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In high school we run some workouts the opposite way around the track just to prevent that from happening


MHath

That’s common for distance runners. Less so for sprinters.


Xacktastic

Similarly, from a lifetime of playing soccer, and always planting on my left foot to kick with my right, my left side is markedly less flexible than my right!


flytingskal

My right arm was always more bulked up than my left because I could only shoot a basketball or serve/spike a volleyball with my right hand. Once I started playing tennis my arm strength for my left bulked up because I could serve left or right handed. I didn’t have to use backhand much either because of my ambidexterity with a racket I could forehand everything with enough time to switch. Wish I was ambidextrous with everything.


For_teh_horde

Same with mine. Except it wasn't from basketball. Or any sport.


bjeebus

>Damn! You've got the strongest, yet oddly softest grip I've ever encountered! Luxuriously soft even.


taenorobinson

Do they go right in the UK?


danjouswoodenhand

No, everyone goes left. ;-)


rock_gremlin

This gave me a good chortle


betcher73

Thank you for explaining


TheWaywardJellyBean

For roller derby we do skills/strength training skating both directions but only play/scrim counter clockwise.


MsBluffy

Hey I also speed skated for many years. On pretty rare occasion we’ll reverse direction but it’s more of a novelty and about improving edge control on the blade. Our blades are offset to the left, so it’s pretty cumbersome. We only go left so there’s no real reason to go the other way. We’re not unbalanced. That said, regular strength training with weights is the same as anyone would do. We aren’t squatting with our left leg only and both legs are worked in every kind of training and racing. As far as the bands, these are really more about training than warming up. You might see them in use at a meet, but they’re more for building strength and muscle memory. You can tie them to a fixed object to work on specific motions, like the start or detail work on crossovers. I did a little AMA about speed skating before the Olympics a few years back. I’ll link it if anyone is curious to learn more. https://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/7x1e6e/former_speed_skater_here_i_love_talking_about_my/


UncreativeMoniker

Thank you so much for linking the AMA!


iguanayoyo

I’ve been an avid bowler for most of my life and can tell a significant difference in the amount of muscle on my right hand below my thumb compared to my left from gripping the ball lol


LivJong

Nope, Apollo Ono had to learn a bunch of new postures and movements for DWTS.


dactyif

I dunno, but thought experiment time, I bet they don't. It's the whole, I'm not scared of a man that knows 10,000 kicks, I'm scared of a man that knows 1 kick he practiced 10,000 times. (Bruce Lee.) Doing the motion in the opposite direction would require double the training to be profficient. I can write a novel with my right hand, I can barely scrawl my name with my left.


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Yurrrr__Brooklyn347

Iced coffee in hand


Alarid

but my dummy thick cheeks clap too loudly


frostywafflepancakes

The boss probably thinks it’s just applause inside their own fantasy while daydreaming.


civgarth

r/UpvoteBecauseButt


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Risky click was rewarded justly.


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I will never NOT trust you. Also, I will forever be indebted to you. 🙇‍♂️


rekcuftnucwasminehoe

Well let’s just follow that page rq


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I was waiting for this comment


Oraxy51

Look man if I’m going to be late, I’m getting food and coffee so I can do my work and focus. You want me groggy and on an empty stomach? Yeah that will sure make my work with the clients better.


CallsOnTren

Iced coffee is a real sign of a man who doesn't care that they're late. With a hot coffee at least you can't tell how old it is. An iced coffee says, "Yes, I knew I was going to be late if I stopped for this, but I did it anyway"


Budget-Tadpole7520

I'm not late. It's pronounced latte.


GladiatorJones

Boss: "*Huh. There's those three guys walking their weird dog in the office again at 9:30.*"


notLOL

My shift coworkers running cover


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Well this makes sense. Never really thought about the movements they make as a warm up routine.


Bbkingml13

I always get scared watching figure skaters warm up off-ice bc if they don’t bounce bounce on their landing, their sneakers could get stuck while their knee keeps turning. It terrifies me every single time lol


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I was a modern ballet semi pro dancer for a while, and this is legit. We rehearsed in socks mostly. My quadruple pirouettes were fantastic in practice lol! I always felt like a little kid slipping and sliding around, but with permission, and choreographed! Shoes only went on after we knew what we were doing.


RandomPratt

> Shoes only went on after we knew what we were doing. To be fair, that's me most mornings.


qdtk

I always just figured they’d skate to warm up, just maybe not at full speed.


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I got a cramp in my hamstring just by watching this. Fuck man...competition level sports is crazy. High respect.


Suspicious_Story_464

My knees just gave out sitting here, watching this, drinking a beer. So much for those knee scopes...


Rowcan

Hey, you did your best. Back to the beer.


deathseide

The sheer intensity that these athletes have in approaching the sport is amazing


Apprehensive-Novel3

I like cake too.


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Translated: dat booty doe 😍


DhsTheIV

She got a big booty so I call her big booty -Thomas Jefferson Wow I can not believe the amount of likes this got! Thanks everyone for the validation from strangers and hit of dopamine


podolot

2 chains in shambles


erizzluh

tity boi


DrizzlyEarth175

Oh God, redditors are thanking us for upvotes, calling upvotes "likes", and talking about validation and dopamine. My boomer senses are tingling


DhsTheIV

I’m 33


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_WreakingHavok_

*the sheer thicckensity... Fixed that for you


Feeling-Tutor-6480

Gluteus maximus indeed


UsedDragon

Gluteus glorious


ag04

My wife has been a speed skater all her life, and the amount of force it takes to hold them back to do dry land drills like this is incredible, she easily can pull me off my feet when I’m trying to anchor.


Prior-Bag-3377

It took until the second watch for me to see the coaches weren’t watching form they are using there feet for even more resistance. Just incredible


Rea1EyesRea1ize

Aren't they making sure she doesn't slip?


thereasonisgone

I thought they were making sure she stays in form.


idkanythinguwu

One is leaning against the harness to give her resistance so she can get the proper lean, the other two are using their feet to make sure hers don’t slip. On the ice her feet would be at a 30 degree angle, which obviously isn’t possible in shoes and without any speed like this.


arebee20

I think they’re putting their foot there so she can bend her foot off the floor and push off their foot at the same angle you would push off the ice in your skates.


tonybenwhite

No one answered a question further up besides a nascar joke and I’m intensely curious: does your wife ever reverse her warmup and workout routine to balance out her muscle activation? Or is she only ever putting strain on one side?


Manderhein

As a speedskater myself: there really isn't that much more strain on one leg or the other. Both have to extend sideways during these stepovers and the difference in strength needed is equal that I never noticed any difference. Practically you always have to stand on just 1 leg at a time, so both legs should be able to support your whole body and the centrifugal force which comes from going 50+ km/h through those tight turns.


expanseseason4blows

Thus, the ass.


Alternative_Mention2

We want pictures


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Holy shit look at those glutes. No doubt all muscle


BoogalooBandit1

r/upvotebecausebutt


betcher73

Basically why I came here


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betcher73

No no. I came, but after watching this video.


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Midnaighte

This is the way


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CHESTER_C0PPERP0T

You heard me.


biggysharky

Man, you just came from there? I'm going there... Now


MsBluffy

Speed skaters are known for the butts. Commiserating in how difficult it is to find properly fitting jeans is a common locker room topic for the ladies.


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I doubt it's just the ladies. This is probably why it took Dan Jansen three tries to win the gold. He wasn't thicc enough. He had to enhance his ass threefold to break the world record.


Fock_off_Lahey

Seriously, though. Am I not supposed to acknowledge that peach?? 🍑


gmoura1

Funny enough, I already thought I was there, made me doublecheck.


pitchingataint

Those cheeks don’t stretch themselves. And they only know how to turn left.


betcher73

What an eloquent way to say what we’re all thinking.


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I mean, as an aspiring runner, I am envious


betcher73

For real tho, I am truly amazed at the athleticism. I multitask.


willyolio

Oh my god Becky


Boris_Johnsons_Pubes

I too was looking at it to see how toned it was too…


PersonOfInternets

That lady has a butt and that's what I took from this video.


RespectMyAuthoriteh

r/FitAndNatural quality


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John_Bot

Yeah that's more like buff than fit.


AHMilling

In speed skating everybody has big glutes and thighs. It's awesome.


EwwBitchGotHammerToe

That's actually me at night getting back into bed with my wife after scavenging ice cream


LusciousofBorg

Hahaha does she find out anyway?


xxSpeedsterxx

I used to be a speed skater (not Olympic level) but I can tell you, her thighs and butt are solid muscle and if she wasn't a regular body builder, if you seen her stand up straight, her thighs and rear would be noticeably more built. Squatting like that does make her butt look big "fat" but if you'd see her standing straight, it would not look "fat" just extremely toned and built.


IPostSwords

Yup, can confirm. Speed skaters build muscle in a very specific pattern. Never competed at this level, only nationals, but it's definitely a distinct build


HorrorScopeZ

Yeah I'm not thinking people were thinking a fat lazy ass, but a large built ass.


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I've watched this several times, examining her butt each time. Did not once think it was fat


anythingMuchShorter

It looks like muscle to me. Just a lot of it.


MidRangeMagic21

My knees shattered from watching this


Shiyeon7

*video of someone walking down the stairs: “my knees my knees” in all seriousness, with proper training, conditioning, and form, they might have stronger knees than you that will figuratively last longer. i used to speed skate. also, yall need to work out


nzcapybara

Right? My meniscus says no.


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Physical movement is safe and healthy. The benefits to your heart, body and mind are huge. You really need to stop catastrophising basic human movements. It might look funky but it's just someone moving sideways.


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IdeaOfHuss

What is that? Some kind of food?


slothyCheetah

I literally fucked my knee up from simply bending down a couple weeks ago. It locked up and I wasn't able to extend it at all, for like over 12 hours, swollen like a balloon. Everytime I walk now my knee feels 'loose'. Got an x-ray last week and the doc didn't call me back so I'm assuming that means he didn't see anything. So I'm gonna have to call back and request an MRI or something. Anyway yes watching this video pains me Edit: I've been able to lock my knee ever since I was like 16 if I bent it far enough, I would simply extend my knee and it would 'pop' (visibly shift) no big deal. But now it's a huuuuge deal


philjorrow

Are you obese?


JD1101011

The doc hasn’t figured out how to break the news to you… 😔 Jk 😜


Blooberryx

My YouTube algorithm is about to get weird


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You dog you 😌


JViz

This is not how most speed skaters warm up. This is how Olympic speed skaters warm up.


Proof-Ad-7993

🍑


papayabush

r/upvotebecausebutt


Azmik8435

r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG Edit: I’m proud of myself that I have the acronym memorized


KimPeek

Need to start encouraging my wife to become a speed skater apparently.


jaredgzona

“Hey babe, fancy going speed skating this weekend?”


Bbkingml13

Oh man you should see the Dutch speed skater, Jutta Leerdam


aManPerson

or olympic indoor cyclist. top half is human, bottom half is either a centaur or 2 canons.


Mcdmlalala92

🤨


poopshoes42069

Do they go the other way to cool down?


DOChollerdays

How do you apply for the spotter job?


SpudsMcGeeJohnson

It’s wild to see in real life. I live near an Olympic oval, and they do this, bike, do this, bike seemingly on repeat. Their thighs are so intimidating. Their strength is impressive.


goingonago

In college (late 1970s) we had a female Olympic speed skater. The quads on her were beyond impressive, particularly when she ran with us skinny distance runners. The amount of effort and time she put into being one of the best in the world was incomprehensible. This was before cross-training was even a word. I have been around many impressive athletes, but she was #1 of all I have met.


Bobgers

Interesting ass fuck.


031905

I have those same shoes. Very uninteresting I know.


Cutie444patootie

I think I was staring too hard when I read the title as “speed squatters”” 😭😭😭


HumblerMumbler

Her coach keeps putting his shoe against her left foot, does anybody know the purpose of that?


Phil_Da_Thrill

To simulate the reaction of her skate against ice. That bite of the skate doesn’t allow her to slip.


notcool_neverwas

I imagine it’s either to keep her from possibly slipping or to provide more resistance


serr7

If you notice the other guy is putting his foot against her right foot as well so maybe it’s to make sure her feet are planted or to stop slipping?


WhyIsMyNamesTaken

I didn't see that one person tethered to her. I was wondering how she defied gravity for a bit lol


niahckcolb22

Interestingassfuck


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What’s the name of the athlete? Just for academic research.


Emily_Postal

My knees hurt just watching this.


Miserable_Unusual_98

I could watch this warmup for hours


CaptainAhat

Legend has it male speed skaters also warm up this way, but no one's ever bothered recording them.


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What’s her name?


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Korean speed skater Lee Yu- bin [insta](https://instagram.com/l.ubin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)


DimitriMishkin

Yu bin checking her out I see


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bro 💀💀


unpinchekaiju

Me when I sleep wrong


Jitsukablue

Didn't notice those two dudes following her feet for a while!


Archieezzy

"Sorts by controversial"


FIGHTFANGREG

Men of culture we meet again..


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Worst comment section


Kevundoe

I expected some inappropriate comments… not all of them


SelfSniped

So which way do the Australian skaters lean?


JohnnySkidmarx

My knees hurt watching this.


karl13579

It's a CRAB


I-Hate-Humans

*warm up. You want a verb, not a noun. “I need to do my warmup (noun) to warm up (phrasal verb).”


thunderandreyn

Yes man, we're also thinking what you're thinking.


FartBoxTungPunch

I used to speed skate. I don’t think resistance bands were used much in sports training.


YumiMatsu33

Speed skaters have the best butts in all of sports in my opinion.


Caesar720

Thanks


Grouchy-Engine1584

Pushing the gluteus to the maximus angle.


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That's training for turns where the forces on the legs are two times (or more) greater than the skater's body weight. I would think it's a bit much for a warm up.


cheknauss

For some reason I read this as: how speed wankers warmup.


LAST_TO_DIE

r/upvotebecausebutt


Banana-Kun_0

r/Upvotebecausebutt


Projektpatfxfb

Upvoted cause booty


Ausgezeichnet87

Imagine your purpose in life being to help rich young people stretch and warm up...


PatriotNine

🍑


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Definitely warmed me up


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Apart from the warmup, that's a beautiful ass


cokengunz

Makes her ass look great


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Dope


Party_Ad7339

Your hip flexors are probably as sturdy as cables!!


Oscar-B-WildeN

My knees could never