Training Extremes - and Then Some Fun (2024/111)

A mixed bag today of guys dedicated to their sports and to training for them, equipping their bodies for endurance in various ways - and then, for lighter relief, a few fun things we've come across.

A shorter post than usual today, but we have quite a few extra posts recently.

Start with a young Muay Thai enthusiast on a training camp in Thailand and enjoying (?) some of the traditional things that go with that, starting with a traditional oil massage pre-fight:

...training with his Thai friends in high temperature and humidity after the oil session...

 

...and not forgetting ice bath at the end of session...

Talking of which:

But why use your tub on a sunny day if you can put it in the snow? ... ...

Gymnast Yevgeny works on his extreme shoulder flexibility (we gymnasts call this 'Elgrip')...

More fighters now: our Azerbaijani friends first:

All fighters need strong abs:

Snow outside?

Don't you want to be IN it?

Yes, it's always fun to be shirtless in the snow:

Here's a snapshot of a day at the gym club when things didn't always go so well:

 Thanks to Mathys Jalbert in Canada for posting that.

Sometimes people have to be a bit silly. I said that we would end with some guys having a bit of fun at the end of their training...

 ...actually, that didn't go well for the fourth guy at the first attempt. But practice (however weird) makes perfect!

Remember the tee-shirt challenge?

How many back sommies can you do?

#1:

#2 

Actually, if we're counting, how many parkour vaults do you know?

Here's a combination of extreme tumbling and fun peer support in a large display:

Three large efforts from the calisthenics community next always fun to try things in larger groups:

Front levers next:

This last one was obviously filmed during Covid - fun, but could well be training for a professional act.