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Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Chris — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:47:40 -0000

This is not France, this is a developing country. Mexico perhaps. That's not a French cop and the cityscape looks nothing like France, Looks poor.

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lukkle — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:52:15 -0000

2nd video..absolutely immense! but his name isnt scott willis...that is th video editor who compiles the video. im not sure what his real name is...but who cares he is amazing! duno where i read it but he is actualy a bit of a freak. instead of the heaviest part of his body being his hips and legs his sentre of balance is up around his chest. hence he can do those crazy ass press ups! cos not only are his arms big he doesnt need to worry bout his legs pullin him down. wierd bone structure or summin!

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Jason Davies — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:21:28 -0000

I have just been inspired to master the planche pushup. Thank you :-)

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Janelle V. — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:54:16 -0000

That is crazy!! How did those guys time when they were gonna' kick the soccer balls?!

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Zaid Rasid — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:20:36 -0000

Wow, those videos are amazing.

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Bob — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:29:26 -0000

The soccer video was shot Mexico, and I'm pretty sure Mexico City. I've hoofed around Distrito Federal (the city's core) a lot, and that green pedestrian overpass is common over El Periférico (freeway), look at the mural, the Spanish language ads on the walls, the two girls looking out the apartment, la Policía, green VW cab, ... todo

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Merry — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:43:09 -0000

Jake, you are the man!

Thank you so much!

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Alberto — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:22:12 -0000

Some of the stuff (juggling, some of the passing) is real but a lot of the other stuff is really good editing. Go ask a real soccer (football, futbol) player if this stuff is real and play close attention to his reaction.

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Luis Miguel — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:55:09 -0000

I´m positive that the guys in the first video are not french, they are mexican, that scene was shot in Mexico City. The guy who posted the video is so stupid,how can he think they were french, how in the world does that city look like any city in France, and since when do police officers in France speak spanish and are dark skined.. your intelligence really amazes me.

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Jin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:57:12 -0000

Is this REal??? OMG
Impresive all I have to say...

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ajadoniz — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:22:35 -0000

The fist video (soccer) is definitely Mexican. Brazilian teenagers don't dress like that and their police cars don't look like that either.

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Jake — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:08:22 -0000

The song is Organ Donor, by DJ Shadow, on his album pre-emptive strike.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Like it? Go see him, he's on tour.

http://www.djshadow.com/tour/

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Carlos — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:46:15 -0000

Nice vid...the soccer video is NOT Brazil, i live in Brazil and the police not use this uniform in all country :)
Supose is Mexico...
Look at parkour videos from David Belle

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Jeffery Lebowski — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:15:55 -0000

Not sure if this was mentioned yet, but:

The dudes jumping around and doing flips in the first video are real, but passing the soccer balls around were added in post.

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Merry — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:33:30 -0000

Does anyone know the name of the song on the second break dancing video...it starts at 23:40

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Allan White — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:38:06 -0000

First off, really awesome stuff. Love to watch this with my kids, inspiring! I wondered if the soccer spot was CG, it was a little too perfect. I read Motionographer (video producer) and must have missed that post.

@ David Walsh:

I hear what you're saying about "your mind is what's holding you back from ultimate abilities", but I have to disagree with the statement. In short: your body has to be able to back up your mental state, at least in sports like parkour or gymnastics (former gymnast/wrestler/bike racer speaking). If you can't 'snap' or tuck your body with enough force, agility, or speed, you are not going to make the trick, regardless of your mental state. Your mental state is crucial (inseparable) - but equal to your conditioning for achievement in these fields.

I remember the first time I nailed a giant swing on the high bar - such a rush. Cake after that.

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Norman — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:55:48 -0000

Hmmm, Tim, you seriously thought this was real ??

Anybody who has played soccer a bit instantly knows it's fake ( the first 5 seconds are enough). If you enjoyed this, you should watch "Shaolin Soccer"...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Thanks for your great blog Tim, by the way.

I am not sure if this was mentionned but the song is in Spanish.

###

I plead ignorance. I've seen too many seemingly impossible things to write it off, but I'm admit I was duped. Cool though, right? And yes, I dig the Spanish song, from the "Don't stop" to the "Se va, se fue..." Kinda catchy :)

Tim

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Daniele — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:18 -0000

Hi Tim,

thanks for the post on breakdance. It reminded me of my days of moonwalking a la Jacko and made me realise its time to go back to the gym !

Junior is insane..... a true inspiration - do you know how tall he is? I noticed his legs are quite short...

By the way how tall are you ?

Keep up the good work !

Daniele

PS: I love your posts, but the more you post, the more you get close to the 4 hours limit.... be careful ! You dont want us all overworked dudes to lose faith in the promised land !

PPS: will you be coming to the UK for the UK launch ?

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

blogrdoc — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:13:45 -0000

does anyone else think that the 2nd second video is actually being played in reverse?

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Michael — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:25:45 -0000

I grew up doing gymnastics. His routine is packed full of handstand and pommel horse tricks. I love seeing gymnastics incorporated into break dance.

This guy uses his physical attributes to his advantage. He has short thin legs compared to his upper body. That allows him to swing his legs around and hold positions that look incredible.

In the last 5 seconds this guy is doing planche pushups. Normally proportioned people can only do that with years of intense strength training. This guy would be awesome on the rings or parallel bars!

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Romulus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:54:09 -0000

In France, we got also Salah :-)
http://tinyurl.com/2ldw9e

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Lauren — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:58:56 -0000

I tried Parkour, with a Crossfit warmup. Both kicked my butt. Despite my stunt background, I can't do that stuff anymore. [I'm over 35!]

But I started doing tango after seeing the video of you in Uruguay - it looked so interesting to just walk up to a girl and dance so well.

It's harder to do Parkour like that - just doing it, although I have a friend in Seattle who does Parkour in commercials and he's just amazing. (http://tysoncecka.com/archi....

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Scott — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:13 -0000

Hi Tim,

Thanks for posting these videos; they're definitely inspiring.

Your book's on the way from BN.com. I've ordered five copies.

This post has lead me to your postings about muscle gain and fat loss. These are two areas I'm highly opinionated on. I've got free articles on these and peak performance at: http://ezinearticles.com/?e...

I really love your interview of AJ Jacobs; friggin' hillarious. The description of his "stoning" had me LMAO.

Based on your blog, I'm looking forward to your book.

Scott

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Joseph Bernard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:45:04 -0000

Oh by the way Tim your site is great to visit. Keep taking us higher,

Joseph

Re: Insane Superhuman French People

Joseph Bernard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:42:29 -0000

The human capacity is unlimited. Those athletes were amazing and so was the dancer. We have in each of us that same capacity to express the extraordinary. What amazingness in you is waiting to be expressed? Is it your ideas, your imagination, your compassion, your ability to understand, your body's potential, your creativity, you joyous nature, your soul's ability to soar?

Joseph

Joseph Bernard, Ph.D.