Woman during firefighter training

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[u/ChipmunkBackground46]

I'm more confused because I've seen my local firefighters and theres no way they can do this.

And that's no shade to them because I couldn't either

[u/baddingo3 → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

thats not part of training, thats just a fun video theyre doing because being athletic is probably part of her lifestyle, as in enjoying training and working out on your own time.

[u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524 → u/baddingo3]

Which is cool. I shared a building for a year with firefighters as a paramedic and was envious of them. They get paid more, have to go out much more rarely and sleep most of the time.

When I had night shift there was something going on hourly, while they could just earn money while sleeping. And if they were needed, it was usually to break open a door with the police while we were left to deal with whatever disgusting corpse or situation lies behind.

Edit: Just to make clear, this rant isn't against firefighters in particular but the unequal pay for similar vital professions.

[u/Mister_Chef711 → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

As a firefighter family friend once told me, "I've seen 100 medics try to become firefighters. I've never seen a firefighter try to become a paramedic."

[u/Throwfeetsaway → u/Mister_Chef711]

It’s not uncommon for firefighters to also be paramedics. The fire department gets sent on med calls all the time. I’m sure it varies by location to a certain extent, though.

Source: Dad was a firefighter and paramedic, and even taught paramedic class.

[u/Pressure_Own → u/Throwfeetsaway]

Some of the firefighters in our town are also paramedics.

[u/Count_Taxula → u/Throwfeetsaway]

Same dad was also a firefighter and this was the case for him. They mostly ran interstate accident calls and acted as paramedics until the ambulance could arrive. Everyone at his station was certified as a paramedic (they got a pay increase for this as well). This was due to firefighters being the first ones on the scene in most cases for the area he operated again. Kind of neat to see that it varies from location to location.

[u/Ok-Acanthaceae-6576 → u/Throwfeetsaway]

In my city every truck that rolls out on a call has to have a medic. I assume every FD was the same

[u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524 → u/Mister_Chef711]

Ye the ultimative goal for people I met that treat the blue light jobs as their life (go to sleep with their walky-talky and wear it on some multifunctional belt all the time during days off, have profile pictures in uniform etc the full cliché) is becoming a firefighter.

[u/RykerFuchs → u/Mister_Chef711]

My midwestern city and most (but not all) of the ones around me staff with exclusively Firefighter/Paramedics. They are both and do rotations for truck and ambulance crews to stay sharp.

[u/CopterNater → u/Mister_Chef711]

There are a lot who become paramedics in hopes of getting on a fire department too.

[u/bremsspuren → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

I know a fella who's a private firefighter at a large chemical works. Pays very well, and he has even less to do.

[u/ReddiWhippp → u/bremsspuren]

That sounds like a calculation of risk. Great job, great pay, but if the shit DOES hit the fan, he could easily end up dead or disabled for life. Also true of other firefighters.

[u/bremsspuren → u/ReddiWhippp]

Yeah. A chemical plant is something else.

"Spray down that tank in the middle of the blaze to stop it exploding, but whatever you do, don't extinguish the flare on top of it preventing the highly-toxic gas from escaping into the atmosphere."

[u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524 → u/bremsspuren]

Ye I met people during my training that were aspiring firefighters and they all were fighting over the chance to work at those big, rich chemical industrial complexes. They got a gym, swimming hall and barely anything to do there (hopefully honestly) with even better pay and benefits than regular firefighters.

[u/Gold_Training_5044 → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

That completely depends on the Department. Where i live, there are no separate EMS and Fire Departments, so we are doing both jobs. Full nights sleep is an extreme rarity.

[u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524 → u/Gold_Training_5044]

Ah interesting. Here they are separate specialized jobs with different training years, exams etc

[u/Throwfeetsaway → u/Gold_Training_5044]

Same here. The whole dang rig goes on medical calls.

Edited to make the comment more fun: Folks call the fire department for lots of random stuff. For example, Dad went on a call where an old lady trapped a rat and wanted help removing it, and they were like, “Ma’am, we’re the fire department. You need an exterminator.” 😂

[u/OkDust5962 → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

Agree, it is so unfair. Medics have to do 2 years training and then they get paid like crap. I couldn't even believe it when I found out about that.

[u/JBeauch → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

Sure, as long as you throw in teachers, surgical techs, and hospital custodians. There is a ton of unequal pay for absolutely "vital professions".

[u/canman7373 → u/Fair-Cucu2mbe3r48524]

It used to be the medics were at the firehouse as well. Then cities fired them all and payed private business to do them for worse pay and benefits.

[u/Mammoth-Mud-9609 → u/baddingo3]

There is a lot of down time when they are on standby in case something happens.

[u/Bug_Photographer → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

Tacking this onto the top comment so it won't get buried in all the comments:

This is then 27-year-old Josefine Mattson who is a firefighter in Strömstad, Sweden back in 2024. Apparently, the station got challenged by Norwegian colleagues (Strömstad is near the Norwegian border) so they let her complete the task.

An interview of her (in Swedish) plus a shot showing her impressive muscles here: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/har-klarar-josefine-hangande-brandmansprovet-blivit-viral-pa-sociala-medier

[u/a_natural_chemical → u/Bug_Photographer]

Holy shit she is jacked

[u/Free_Pace_2098 → u/Bug_Photographer]

Damn girl, she's stacked. I put my GK kit on and tried to do a chin up, I could barely get off the ground. It sure as shit doesn't weigh 8 kilos. That's seriously impressive.

[u/C-H-Addict → u/Bug_Photographer]

My first thought was, "can I see her abs?" And now I have.

[u/WriterPlastic9350 → u/Bug_Photographer]

I almost want to start a fire in my house so she can rescue me, and I don't even live in the same side of the world.

[u/cb51096 → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

My friends husband is a firefighter, and I’m not saying he’s not fit enough to be a firefighter, but I would be surprised if he could do more than a few pull-ups, let alone anything close to this 😂

[u/Lou_C_Fer → u/[deleted]]

Back in 1994, I was 6 foot 4, 265 pounds and I smoked a pack and a half a day. I never ever worked out, and I had never run a mile in my life. Even with all of that, I was still scoring top 5 on the physical tests when hundreds were applying.

The trick for me is that I had the strength to make the equipment I was wearing and the heavy shit we had to move feel trivial. One test had us climbing through a roofs rafters. I watched another big guy get stuck and got worried, but again, it felt trivial to me.

My point is that I was not what anybody would consider to be in peak physical shape... quite the opposite, but I was still finishing near the top during the exams to become a firefighter... and many of the actual firefighters did not look like they could currently pass the exam.

I listened to the guy in front of me bragging about how he was a shoo in because he did well on the written exam and had all of the extra credit from being a veteran to education. Then, he missed the max time by 10 seconds and had to be taken away in the ambulance because he could not catch his breath. I think his issue was the exact opposite as me. He was in cardio shape, but he was a small guy. So, the heavy shit got to him. I'll bet that this woman did not have his problem.

[u/Lou_C_Fer → u/[deleted]]

I'm definitely that guy, but it has to be some weird alchemical mix of my parents genes. No one on either side is built like me. My parents are 5'8" and I'm the only one in my extended family over 6 feet others than second cousins with tall dads. I could beat my dad in arm wrestling easily when I was 14. So, I didn't get the strength from them, either.

I used to always joke about the milkman when people asked about where I got my height, but thanks to ancestry, I have genetic proof that I belong to both of my parents. So, I had to stop telling the joke.

[u/Geodude532 → u/Lou_C_Fer]

I'll take a fat guy that can lift someone out of the building over a guy that can run a 5min mile but can't lift a 100lb person. I'm sure it doesn't come up super often, but it'd be important when it does. I topped out at around a 180lb person when I was in shape, but I definitely wasn't able to move fast with them.

[u/Xianio → u/Geodude532]

FYI - You don't care about the 5min mile because firefighters need to run a mile. You care about the 5min mile because firefighters need to be able to effectively breath under immensely challenging low-oxygen scenarios. The sprint just recreates those conditions.

A fat guy who can lift but can't regulate his breathing under strain won't be lifting anyone very far.

[u/Horskr → u/[deleted]]

An acquaintance of mine that was an EMT was trying to be a firefighter and he'd tell us about all the crazy shit they had him doing. Running up and down flights of stairs and climbing ladders in full gear.. do you just have to pass that stuff once when you're like 22 and you're good forever after that?

lol no shade meant either I've seen some jacked older firefighters but I've seen plenty that are not in such great shape too.

[u/HurricaneK8 → u/Horskr]

Nope! They test you on the training every few years for recertification, or add more training to it, so you have to do it LOTS, all the way into your 40s and 50s! My paramedic dad who was kinda forced into being a firefighter when the departments merged just loooooved it! 😃 /s

(Also, don't underestimate the first responders. My dad was a big dude with a beer gut, but he essentially spent his 20s to his 50s deadlifting ~200 pound people onto a ~100 pound stretcher nearly every day. They might not look like bodybuilders but they got it where it counts.)

(edit: left off a word by accident :P)

[u/tia2181 → u/Horskr]

Our locals still train.. our tallest buildings 4 floors i think. What else they supposed to do when no call outs? Purely fire and rescue, no EMS too. Obviously came in useful during forest fires a few years ago.

[u/Leverkaas2516 → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

I've known both types. Athleticism is valued in the ranks, at least in my local department, and I've known three (all men) who would have no problem at all doing this and then snapping off any number of pullups.

Just like in the general public, some individuals have a commitment to excellent physical conditioning and others don't.

[u/GoldenRain → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

Its Sweden though, so the standards might be different.

[u/ramnes → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

In France firefighters have exercices like this every day. They have this thing called "la planche" which is a traditional daily physical test; they are required to pull themselves up onto a suspended wooden board at 2.40m (7.87 ft) above ground. They aren't allowed to take service if they can't do the exercise.

Edit: This is in Sweden, not France. But I wouldn't be surprised that this kind of exercise is standard there as well!

[u/Ilesa_ → u/ramnes]

No, this is in Sweden, look at the registration plaque.

But it's true that french firefighters are among the best in the world and the planche exercice is part of why, I guess.

[u/tia2181 → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

Our locals probably could, in offtime training is huge part of there lives. We live in smaller town, probably more involved in smaller issues more regularly. Still amazing when big things appear, first year I moved here, within 6 weeks teens set a 35 yr old daycare on fire. Sadly burned to ground with crews from 2 other local cities too.

[u/aoalvo → u/ChipmunkBackground46]

Yeah... Why would they need to equip themselves while the floor is lava ?

[u/sesujtrisch → u/[deleted]]

Holding your own weight with both hands is awesome, holding it with only 1 hand while gearing up is admirable indeed

[u/FlametopFred → u/sesujtrisch]

not just gearing up but gearing up in heavy fire fighting suits

[u/sesujtrisch → u/[deleted]]

Started doing dead hangs and with 2 hands I'm ok for about 2 mins but 1 hand is only about 10-20 secs. Strength is a skill for sure

[u/stho3 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, I boulder and I don’t think people realize how strong you have to be in order to hang one arm.

[u/bremsspuren → u/stho3]

Hollywood's fault, probably. We're used to seeing the damsel in distress hang onto a fraying strap or buckling railing with one hand while the hero rushes to save her …

[u/Independent-Buyer827 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks god!!! I always thought the 1-2 seconds hard was just me.

[u/throwaway098764567 → u/[deleted]]

me reading this and thinking back to being a kid i'm like nah i bet i could do that longer. wander over to my pull up bar i don't use and hang with both hands... nope lol not even gonna attempt it i don't have insurance atm and i based on how this feels don't think like it's gonna end well XD

[u/tuenthe463 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for being honest about this topic

[u/344567653379643555 → u/tuenthe463]

So brave.

[u/SkyFallingUp → u/344567653379643555]

And also serious.

[u/Mutex70 → u/SkyFallingUp]

It's truly admirable.

[u/90s-Kid-Jacob → u/Mutex70]

Honestly

[u/Savings-Cherry-1931 → u/[deleted]]

Are you being seriously honest?

[u/Savings-Cherry-1931 → u/[deleted]]

That's exactly what I said as I worked out my forearm muscle.

[u/devilfury1 → u/Savings-Cherry-1931]

Probably honestly serious.

[u/KinkyStinkyPink- → u/tuenthe463]

I'm engaging with you as a human being. Why would I deceive you?

[u/Strawberry-RhubarbPi → u/KinkyStinkyPink-]

an ecumenical stare

“Okay… alright…“

[u/Crez752 → u/KinkyStinkyPink-]

Something about the way this was worded is fishy...

[u/cracked-tumbleweed → u/tuenthe463]

I always look for that one guy who has to something like, “aCtUaLly it’s not that hArD”, even though he probably has never stepped into a gym a day in his life.

[u/siler7 → u/tuenthe463]

That thing she's holding onto? It's a ladder.

[u/FortunatoImmured → u/siler7]

It’s not just a ladder; it’s life saving equipment. And honestly? That’s impressive.

[u/worthconsulting → u/siler7]

Whoa

[u/SaluteHatred666 → u/siler7]

really?

[u/GeneriAcc → u/tuenthe463]

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[u/Big-Wait-1310 → u/[deleted]]

I would have expressed this sentiment dishonestly myself

[u/xtanol → u/[deleted]]

Not gonna lie, you choosing to be honest is so refreshing. Keep up the good work!

[u/siler7 → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, your comment is composed of words.

[u/BENNYRASHASHA → u/siler7]

And yours, honestly, are a mixture of letters.

[u/Big-Wait-1310 → u/BENNYRASHASHA]

With spaces, honestly

[u/CozyCountryLiving23 → u/[deleted]]

Strength is definitely one alongside conditioning, stamina, and endurance. Impressive feat accomplishing that right there that she did.

[u/Relevant-Team-7429 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, people dont understand how hard it is, I was doing weighted pull ups for my training and still struggled to hold with only 1 hand.

[u/EggstaticAd8262 → u/[deleted]]

Her low weight is admirable compared to her body strenght.

(Yes, I'm envious)

[u/Equal_Shallot4463]

Having served in the Army as a combat engineer, I can attests to a lot of drills that had nothing to do with any practical exercise (remember the inverted crawl), but it shows that she has enough upper body strength and grip to do something a lot of it guys can't do. Hat's off to her. Half of the point of some of these drills is to prove that you can put up with a lot of BS and still hack through a course. She did just fine and deserves respect.

[u/HakoftheDawn → u/Equal_Shallot4463]

... something a lot of it guys can't do...

IT guys catching strays

[u/KiNgPiN8T3 → u/HakoftheDawn]

To be fair I’m an IT guy and I can’t do this.

[u/KiNgPiN8T3 → u/[deleted]]

To be fair I can manhandle heavy Server/UPS’ in and out of racks/enclosures. I’m just also pretty heavy myself… Haha!

[u/3D_mac → u/Equal_Shallot4463]

something a lot of it guys can't do. 

While true, i think that undersells how impressive this is. Very few adults  can hang one-handed from a bar for more than a few seconds.  Very few can hang with two hands for even 1 minute.

A lot of us think this is easy because we haven't tried it since we were little kids.

[u/avocado4ever000 → u/Equal_Shallot4463]

The grip strength is amazing here.

[u/kino2012 → u/avocado4ever000]

Yeah, just 60 seconds of dead-hang is a lot harder than most people would expect. ~30 seconds each hand while also squirming about to put on the uniform is gonna be tough.

[u/Ill-Huckleberry9077]

I tripped walking up the stairs, earlier

[u/Moonah_Ston]

I think they would probably get to fires a lot quicker if they didn't have to hang off ladders to get dressed 🤔 /s

[u/SuperSimpleSam → u/Moonah_Ston]

This way they can get dressed on the way there.

[u/CowFishes → u/Moonah_Ston]

Agreed. Firefighters should fight fires naked!

[u/Blueberry_Mancakes]

I’m wondering if she’s a rock climber.

[u/sniperpelle → u/Blueberry_Mancakes]

She is a bodybuilder, she is from my town here in Sweden

[u/SquatSquatCykaBlyat → u/sniperpelle]

But is she a bodybuilder who climbs rocks?

[u/sniperpelle → u/SquatSquatCykaBlyat]

Her handle on IG is josefiinmattsson if you wanna check out her workouts. She post pretty frequently

[u/madmenyo → u/Blueberry_Mancakes]

Clearly she is at least a ladder climber.

[u/nobeer4you → u/[deleted]]

Oh look at you over here. All nimble and shit

[u/yuthgonwild]

In what real world situation would this task be utilized?

[u/WuWenShen → u/yuthgonwild]

I think it’s to demonstrate overall strength & coordination more than anything; also given that many types of situations may be unpredictable and something you can’t always train for. And from most of the firefighters I’ve seen, they couldn’t do this.

[u/Confident-Peak-8051 → u/WuWenShen]

Most people in general couldnt do this. Her forearm is bigger than most male redditors' arms.

[u/pumpkin-head7617 → u/Confident-Peak-8051]

I’m sure lots of redditors have large forearms

[u/CountDorkula77 → u/pumpkin-head7617]

Just probably not both forearms.

[u/SidFren → u/pumpkin-head7617]

Well.. at least one of their forearms

[u/joka2696 → u/Confident-Peak-8051]

Overall mass is actually a net negative when doing pull ups. I can do more than my two friends who are gym rats because I am skinny.

[u/Boring_Intern_6394 → u/joka2696]

Depends on what part of the body and what type of mass. Muscle mass in the arms, shoulders and back will be of benefit.

[u/Sad_Photograph_6130 → u/Confident-Peak-8051]

you can praise her without peddling lies, in no way her forearms are bigger than the avg dudes

[u/Bradadonasaurus → u/Sad_Photograph_6130]

Honestly, she gets an advantage by being tiny, less weight to hold up.

[u/ChefMonkey2 → u/Bradadonasaurus]

This is why lean people can just hammer out pull-ups compared to a big/strong person. I’ve seen more than one woman crush a guy at a pull-up competition.

[u/copper_rooster → u/ChefMonkey2]

Like that video years ago of the small girl beating a marine in a push-ups contest. He was built like a brick shithouse too. Atleast we know he's not afraid of fighting a losing battle.

[u/YakResident_3069 → u/Sad_Photograph_6130]

Just have to look at rock climbers. Not big per se but sinewy.

[u/METRlOS → u/yuthgonwild]

Back when I was qualified for rescue training we would do races to get into full gear from street clothes. The methods we used would never, ever be used for an actual rescue, like somersaulting off a table into the gear.

The guys who did these races were able to properly gear up about 15 seconds faster than the rest of the guys could, even though we all did regular practice as well. Knowing what parts of the gear snag on your body in a rush, how much leeway the fasteners you couldn't properly reach had, etc. There are so many little things that don't come up in regular practice that become obvious in stress tests.

Maybe she finds a one handed technique for her jacket that saves 2 seconds, or maybe it's just more fun than doing chin ups for a work out.

[u/Charming-Border7429 → u/METRlOS]

Yep, former Army Ranger; we had a lot of downtime. When we got bored, we would come up with all sorts of stupid games and contests that were related to strength, fitness, and combat skills. It was invaluable for developing skills and confidence in new guys.

Tell a squad we have to do 15 iterations of cardiac hill for afternoon PT. They are going to bitch and moan.

Get them to play a game that involves buddy-carrying each other up and down three flights of stairs, with everyone wearing RBA (with both plates), and they are going to be exhausted with some awesome stories.

I always thought of it like a jam session for musicians or professional athletes playing a no-rules pickup game with friends.

[u/erroneousbosh → u/Charming-Border7429]

So a bit like when I say to my six-year-old "I bet you can't finish your breakfast before I get the bikes out of the shed", kind of thing? :-D

[u/Charming-Border7429 → u/erroneousbosh]

Yep, and back to this video. There is no reason in the world why someone would need to put on their turnout gear while hanging from a ladder....

But the pirmary skill for a new firefighter is hose and nozzle management. They are lugging around hoses that can weigh hundreds of pounds when charged. The nozzle reactation can also be hundreds of pounds. They control these hoses with their hands.

Grip and forearm strength and stamina (and skill) are the difference between getting those hoses and water where they need to be or standing around helplessly while people who are depending on you are wondering where their water is.

[u/readingcerealboxes → u/yuthgonwild]

Obviously when the floor is lava

[u/HoBo-on-crack → u/yuthgonwild]

In my bed room

[u/Extreme-Clerk-7333 → u/HoBo-on-crack]

in your dreams more like

[u/keefkola → u/Extreme-Clerk-7333]

Let’s hope so cause I’m on fire right now.

[u/nipplequeefs → u/keefkola]

What a wonderful day to be bisexual.

[u/DragonflyGrrl → u/nipplequeefs]

Username... Checks... Out..?

[u/Sofia_9356 → u/keefkola]

Penicillin and all the std cream

[u/DiscombobulatedLamp → u/keefkola]

This is so hot.

[u/ChronosFFBE → u/HoBo-on-crack]

Firefigther roleplay huh?

A man of culture.

[u/cateyesarg → u/HoBo-on-crack]

I'd say in that situation it should be the inverse, but granted, you can't train that in there

[u/zyywiec → u/HoBo-on-crack]

So that she can get dressed while escaping through emergency staircase?

[u/Excellent-Word-5148 → u/HoBo-on-crack]

Wait, why are people looking to add clothing in your room?? How cold is it in there?

[u/irwtkyrm → u/yuthgonwild]

Actual fire fighting is a last resort, first they try to beat it psychologically by making it think it can't win

[u/echoskybound → u/yuthgonwild]

It's probably more a matter of having them build dynamic core strength and grip strength. Just hanging on is one thing, but hanging on while moving around and doing a coordinated task is another. It's probably also about having them do full-body strenuous activity while in their gear.

[u/Septaceratops → u/yuthgonwild]

That's like asking why people in the military do pushups since people don't just do pushups in combat. Training and testing don't have to have a direct correlation to something performed in the line of duty to have value.

[u/Reginald_Sockpuppet → u/yuthgonwild]

It's not. This isn't training. It's just fucking around at the station between calls.

[u/Ruckus2026 → u/Reginald_Sockpuppet]

It can be both. She's simply demonstrating grip strength, balance, and coordination. Definitely good things to train.

[u/VP007clips → u/Ruckus2026]

They are good skills, but your average person, even your average firefighter, wouldn't be able to even try doing this. It's too high level to be anything more than showing off and messing around.

I doubt even the guys on underground firefighters team at my work site could do it, and their team is usually the highest rated rescue team in the world in competitions and rankings.

[u/Inevitable_Top69 → u/Ruckus2026]

Can be, but it's not.

[u/TKtommmy → u/Ruckus2026]

This is not training because there is no situation in which she is going to be gearing up while hanging from a ladder. Jesus fuck.

[u/nu_pieds → u/Reginald_Sockpuppet]

Yeah, I was gonna go with "This isn't training, this is either hazing or a bet."

[u/Ruckus2026 → u/yuthgonwild]

Can't you envision the need for grip strength, balance, coordination?

[u/Squidkidz → u/yuthgonwild]

None most likely, but it’s a fun workout to improve overall strength and dexterity, and become better at manipulating your gear confidently in difficult situations

[u/craignumPI → u/yuthgonwild]

That's not the point...it's showing the ability to go above and beyond. Like you going from your desk to the restroom.

[u/biohazard951753 → u/yuthgonwild]

It’s not. It’s not fire training at all and no house would ever have anyone do this. It’s for internet clout.

Still impressive as fuck tho.

[u/emopest]

Edit: My brain smoothed out for a bit and I misread the title several times. Anyway, the clip is from Sweden, if you're interested. 

[u/Alpha1Niner → u/emopest]

The Swedish license plate and the Swedish looking woman lend credibility to this theory

[u/Loko8765 → u/Alpha1Niner]

Also, well, the fact that everyone is talking Swedish including the people in background noise.

[u/Affectionate_One_700 → u/Loko8765]

China spares no detail in its spy training!

[u/Rich_Baby9954 → u/emopest]

They’re all speaking Swedish flawlessly so my assumption is that yes, they are all Swedish.

[u/peruna0 → u/Rich_Baby9954]

Question was about OP, video is obviously Swedish...

[u/breesyroux]

My mind is blown that every comment thinks this is actual training and not just goofing around

[u/Same-Suggestion-1936 → u/breesyroux]

My mind however is decidedly not blown knowing what comments people were going to make and how few of them are just admitting how impressive this is

[u/Ferret-mom → u/breesyroux]

They do train to put their gear on. But the requirement is that you can get it all on in under 2 minutes… with both feet on the ground.

[u/Equivalent_Wait1147 → u/breesyroux]

it says training in the caption

[u/VictoryVee → u/breesyroux]

I feel like they're just calling out the inaccurate title that says it is training

[u/HumbleResolution7099]

Damn that’s strong and skilled.

[u/dollar_to_doughnut]

Jesus. She's a champ! Hats off!

Speaking for myself, I can barely hang on for a few seconds.

[u/J_10]

I pulled a muscle in my side while rolling over in bed 3 months ago and it still hurts when I take a deep breath.

[u/RogueCereal]

10/10 would let her princess carry me out of a burning building, I'd be twirling my beard and giggling the whole way

[u/Rob-vH]

Yeah this belongs to r/nextfuckinglevel

[u/Vydrah]

I am probably barely able to do it not hanging.

[u/BigCrustyTits]

One year I dressed as a firefighter for Halloween at a bar event and a woman came up to me and said she was a firefighter and wanted a photo to send to her crew. At a later date I thought maybe she was interested in me and I should have chatted her up a bit.

[u/chikhan → u/BigCrustyTits]

Good job fumbledore!

[u/Kor_Phaeron_ → u/BigCrustyTits]

Ah, don't worry. We men are idiots. I didn't get the signals my now wife send me. I first met her at university and it took 6 weeks of me being unable to read social cues. What saved me: One day she walked to my table in a cafe and said "We go out today, pick me up at 6pm". I was dumbfounded, because until this very moment it hadn't even occurred to me once that she was flirting with me for weeks.

[u/Subject_Translator71]

There isn’t a stopwatch precise enough to clock how fast I would have fallen down trying this.

[u/ApprehensiveSugar584]

To be fair, I can't put one leg in any of my clothes without falling sideways.

[u/CoolMississaugaDad]

Lame title. Her being a woman has nothing to do with how impressive this feat is.

[u/Powerful-Formal7825 → u/CoolMississaugaDad]

This is impressive for a man. Extremely impressive for a woman.

[u/GoodgirlTiffany → u/[deleted]]

Technically weaker everything

[u/AGH8 → u/[deleted]]

Some of those hanging tasks werent done correctly. Some people locked elbows through the bars while others did a full vertical hang. Had they specifically did a full vertical hang for everyone more women would have held on longer. Still a very cool show though

[u/steddy24 → u/AGH8]

The show has many issues where the challenges were not thought through logically. But check out the first challenge in the new Italy physical 100 for the planking. I probably am done with the show as it’s too repetitive now lol

[u/fantakillen → u/CoolMississaugaDad]

It does lol, I do calisthenics and I will meet multiple men in the gym on any day that can do 20+ pull ups or 10+ muscle ups. But I meet very few girls that can get even close to that level. That is not a coincidence.

[u/ProteusRift]

Well damn. Her arm strength is 🔥

[u/Obvious-Farmer8836]

“You go - we go!”

[u/DarkBlue222]

I know a few male firefighters. None of them could do this.

[u/VegetableCommand9427]

Fuck yeah, woman!

[u/BackwoodButch]

Always gotta some fucking man shitting on a woman doing literally anything. Calling her grip strength “okay” when she’s not only holding her own body weight for an extended period of time single-handed for most of it before switching to the other hand but then also adding on the base layer of gear, manoeuvring it around and still holding to the bar, and then attempting two chin ups with added weight (which based on a cursory search suggests the jacket, pants, and boots are about 30-35lbs).

Yeah, sure, her grip strength is just “okay” 🙄

[u/BigEasy1981]

Not sure what they’re training her for?!?

[u/edjumication → u/BigEasy1981]

Its obviously not part of any official training. Its just an impressive skill video for views.

[u/Grabatreetron → u/edjumication]

Local man discovers stunts

[u/KCtrainingposture → u/BigEasy1981]

Coordination and cognitive load while one arm hanging?

[u/TrueAdeptness3136]

I can only dream of what that grip strength is capable of

[u/Lingotes → u/TrueAdeptness3136]

Grating a whole cheese in one go comes to mind

[u/ChattahoocheeBend]

Firefighter Tik Tok video.