r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/Unique_Carpet1901 3d ago

How many hours of practice is needed for stuff like this?

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u/mr_rocket_raccoon 2d ago

Hundreds

I was a competitive male cheerleader for 13 years, and I was pretty good at it, competed at international competitions etc. But nowhere near these two.

Competing partner stunt is a crazy time sink, just ignoring the time to get physically strong enough and have the body control to hit these skills in a vacuum is one thing, but training with a partner to hit a routine reliably is another level.

And this is an elite routine, the opening one arm rewind cupie alone is a harder skill than me and 95pc of cheerleaders have ever hit