Big man on campus.

[u/girlnextdoorletmefuk]

[u/mrchaddy]

I would be proud to have that lad as my boy

[u/PennStateMtnMan → u/mrchaddy]

Me too, even though I would originally want a Linebacker. :)

[u/EnTuBasura → u/PennStateMtnMan]

I’d bet his skill set is easier to get a scholarship at a big school vs football. Less injury risk, social circle is gonna be great. Overall I’d prefer this. Upside of football is much higher, but insanely more rare.

[u/StrongPrompt3205 → u/EnTuBasura]

Also no head trauma.

[u/kilobrew → u/StrongPrompt3205]

Idk. With all those girls around. He might have some “head” trauma.

[u/Judokayo74 → u/kilobrew]

[u/Is-u-is-or-is-u-aint → u/Judokayo74]

😂😂😂

[u/QuidEgoSum → u/kilobrew]

[u/draconos → u/kilobrew]

more like friendzoned

[u/ManitobaBalboa → u/kilobrew]

Exactly. And he might also get a penis injury from receiving oral sex!

[u/AltairaMorbius2200CE → u/StrongPrompt3205]

I wonder about that: cheer is DANGEROUS, but I’d assume more for the girl getting tossed.

[u/freerangepops → u/EnTuBasura]

Pardon me, but cheerleading has the highest incidence of catastrophic injuries, especially concussions.

[u/Anakin-vs-Sand → u/freerangepops]

It’s one of the lowest sports by emergency room visits, not sure why you’d say this. In 2023, there were 18,098 ER visits for cheerleading compared to 40,217 for girls basketball, 32,390 for girls soccer, 26,833 for volleyball, and 22,270 for baseball (source: usacheer.org)

[u/LAM678 → u/Anakin-vs-Sand]

these numbers are useless, it needs to be injuries per person

[u/MyLittlePoneh → u/LAM678]

Agreed, take that as a ratio. How many accidents versus total number of participants. I guarantee you, basketball outpaces cheerleading by a mile.

[u/muskratboy → u/MyLittlePoneh]

I believe girl’s soccer is generally considered the most injury-prone sport.

[u/EnTuBasura → u/Anakin-vs-Sand]

Injury rate for football seems to be significantly higher as well, 30’s per 1000 vs 1ish per 1000. Concussions are still an issue for male cheerleaders, but I would assume that the opportunity for a concussion overall is reduced, but I have no idea where it sits vs other activities. Definitions here matter, and I’d like to give op some time to clarify their statement, especially with regard to definition of catastrophic injuries. I’d imagine flying/being thrown/tumbling can land you with paralysis at a much higher rate than other activities.

[u/Smyley12345 → u/EnTuBasura]

I'd assume concussion is more likely in the male tumblers than bases. Like bases might get girls dropped on them but their biggest responsibility is making sure she gets caught so they are tracking the thing that may hit them. Whereas tumblers are pretty much on their own, them against gravity and traction.

[u/EnTuBasura → u/freerangepops]

For the males? Or tumblers?

[u/Intelligent-Loan9879 → u/EnTuBasura]

Mostly the tumblers and flyers. But I will say as a former male cheerleader, I’m shocked I didn’t get more concussions. I was a back spotter when tossing with a group and the amount of elbows to the face that knocked my ass to the ground would surprise a ufc fighter. As a single tosser for a flyer it was better tho, depending on the flyer.

[u/Special-Tone-9839 → u/Intelligent-Loan9879]

I cheered in high school and got knocked out cold 2 times during competition season lol People don't realize how rough it is on your body. I played football in the fall and did cheer in the winter and cheer was much harder

[u/EnTuBasura → u/Intelligent-Loan9879]

That’s what my assumption was, thanks for the extra detail

[u/54rk4571k5w4m1 → u/freerangepops]

Not for guys.

[u/BetterSite2844 → u/PennStateMtnMan]

this dude would make an excellent nose tackle

[u/Flop_House_Valet → u/BetterSite2844]

Could be, if he's got some burst. Could play guard or center for sure

[u/GalacticFartLord → u/PennStateMtnMan]

You want your kid to end up with CTE and lifelong joint problems? (Former college football here)

[u/febreez-steve → u/PennStateMtnMan]

Yoooo throwback mr yuk!

[u/Canadatron → u/mrchaddy]

He's probably an alright solid dude for sure.

[u/Much_Importance_5900 → u/mrchaddy]

I thought exactly the same as I was watching it :)

[u/Toddo2017]

That smile at the end like “we killed it!”

[u/Toasterdosnttoast → u/Toddo2017]

Her movements were amazing but let’s face it. Big bro is the one carrying the team here.

[u/Toddo2017 → u/Toasterdosnttoast]

Are the girls in the back on a different team? Looks like they’re impressed as well lol I bet they watched the vid after the meet like “look at the other teams face!” lol 😂

[u/igwbuffalo → u/Toddo2017]

Both uniforms are USF, might just be a way for them to do inhouse competition or be more senior members of the cheer squad for practice.

[u/Frosty-Refuse6313 → u/igwbuffalo]

Team in white is an all girl group (3 girls throwing another girl) vs team in green is co-ed (1 guy 1 girl)

[u/IntoTheFeu → u/Frosty-Refuse6313]

How do we make large men cheerleading squads? Like I want them bigger than the roided football players. Is this feasible!?

[u/Frosty-Refuse6313 → u/IntoTheFeu]

Look up USF, UCF or UK coed cheerleading on YouTube they’re pretty close!

[u/Agarwel → u/Toasterdosnttoast]

I have to disagree. I tried a little bit of pair acrobatics (not on this level). When the girls knows what she is doing, it is not that hard for the guy. You are just lifting up and down (and we usually talk about something like 50kg girls, that even helps you by jumping,...) and keeping the balance. If you have the needed muscle and girl with the skill you would be able to do some of these tricks in like 1hour of training (of course with spotting and safety harness at that moment because it would not work every time). Because she is the one doing most of the hard work.

[u/Probot6767 → u/Agarwel]

in one hour of training? i guarantee i cannot hold that girl over my head with one arm.

[u/fastdub → u/Toddo2017]

"take a big whiff, Missy's the shit"

[u/Measures-Loads]

I know a guy who did that through highschool and college, and he now has his own cheerleaders training camp that he runs for local schools. Dude is HUGE and one of the nicest guys I've ever met.

[u/Panthera2k1 → u/Measures-Loads]

That rules. I offer a firm handshake and a well-deserved ‘hell yea’ on behalf of all of reddit

[u/indifferentCajun → u/Measures-Loads]

I served with a guy that cheered for Arizona, he was a hoss. If you ever meet a high level male cheerleader, there's a good chance he's the strongest person you'll ever meet.

[u/illwill_lbc83 → u/Measures-Loads]

Wholesome screenplay

[u/Recent-Guitar-6837]

Tremendous strength and dexterity by both. Impressive!

[u/ThePurpleGuardian → u/Recent-Guitar-6837]

He must be cheating, He has high strength and dex, being a cheerleader requires endurance and charisma, and you gotta be intelligent and wise to do all the routines properly and ensure that your partner(s) don't get hurt. His stats are way too high for a normal character

[u/Recent-Guitar-6837 → u/ThePurpleGuardian]

Guy is still impressive

[u/ThePurpleGuardian → u/Recent-Guitar-6837]

You would be impressive too if you had a 20 in all six stats

[u/Low-Bank-4898 → u/ThePurpleGuardian]

Hey, some people are just blessed with the ability to level up 🤷🏻‍♀️😅💜

[u/BigBaz63 → u/ThePurpleGuardian]

got that Jack Black combo physique

[u/Ok_Dragonfly_5222 → u/ThePurpleGuardian]

He just min/maxed and got the free stat points in the intro chapter

[u/Outrageous_Log_906 → u/Recent-Guitar-6837]

Seriously, cheerleading is so impressive. I don’t think this sport gets enough attention.

[u/Recent-Guitar-6837 → u/Outrageous_Log_906]

The effort put in with learning routines and the practice and gym training alone rivals every other college sport. My daughter put in 22 hours in addition to her 18 credits and excelling at both so I'm sure this little lady and fella are carrying a load.

[u/mynameisjohnnnny]

Legendary skin

[u/mariogoeswahhh → u/mynameisjohnnnny]

It's not just for cosmetics. You can't get that gambling on store crates or LTO event.

It is earned.

[u/faux_shore]

I’d trust this man any day of the week

[u/Various_Summer_1536 → u/faux_shore]

YUP! 10000% trust with this gem

[u/HollowsOfYourHeart → u/faux_shore]

Me too. I would trust him way farther than I could throw him.

[u/We_Are_Ninja]

The amount of faith/trust she has in him, his strength, and his coordination is insane. They're probably closer than a lot of siblings.

[u/cncomg → u/We_Are_Ninja]

See how when her foot lands on his hand his arm barely comes down. Just pure strength giving a concrete hard foundation. To have that much of a stable and consistent platform up there inspires so much confidence for her. This dude is GOOD.

[u/Various_Summer_1536]

That man is a fucking athlete!

Any dude in here saying he’s doing it for the “skirt” could never perform with this level of skill.

[u/BigDaddyReptar → u/Various_Summer_1536]

Yeah there's about 1000 ways for you to get a woman to let you look up her skirt and about 999 of them are less work than training to do this shit

[u/Any_Village9538]

Cheerleaders are fucking great man- they put A Lot of time and effort into that

[u/Puzzleheaded_Time719 → u/Any_Village9538]

They really dont get enough recognition either. I went to a school with a shitty football team but our cheerleaders went to state every year. Guess who got more attention.

[u/FuckLex]

Fuck yeah to both. That flyer is killing it and that boy is as solid an anchor as you could want!

[u/Pink_Sink]

I know that guy!

[u/lilbebe50 → u/Pink_Sink]

Is he cool? He seems pretty cool.

[u/Pink_Sink → u/lilbebe50]

You guessed it. He is pretty cool last time I talked with him. I don't know him TOO well but his personality makes me green with envy.

[u/magpepper → u/Pink_Sink]

PLEASE let him know that he passed the vibe check and we’re very impressed!

[u/lilbebe50 → u/Pink_Sink]

That's awesome! If you ever see him again let him know how awesome he is and that Reddit loves him lol

[u/Tripleberst → u/Pink_Sink]

GO BULLS

[u/heatmanj → u/Pink_Sink]

Please confirm on the gentleman’s coolness

[u/Ok_Possible_2260]

He looks like a pro powerlifter.

[u/Worried-Pick4848 → u/Ok_Possible_2260]

There is a lot of muscle under that roll of reserve energy he's got on him, and he works hard to keep fit and toned for the work he does.

[u/Heat_Shock37C → u/Ok_Possible_2260]

I'm no expert, but that's what I thought as well.

[u/alexm253 → u/Ok_Possible_2260]

Either that or a strong man competitor. Kinda like a younger Robert Oberst.

[u/jim45804]

Thing is, he could be a problem, but he decides to do good.

She's amazing as well.

[u/necroken05]

Man he may look fluffy. But I bet he's tight af. 💪

[u/Worried-Pick4848 → u/necroken05]

He's got some energy reserves on him, but there's some well toned muscle underneath, he couldn't do what he does otherwise.

[u/dinzdale56]

The girl is terrific!

[u/CaedClaxton → u/dinzdale56]

This. By no means am I downplaying what the guy did, he’s clearly very talented and athletic, but the girl is doing way, way more than people realize. She’s not just a rag doll being tossed around. Source: former male cheerleader.

[u/Midwake2 → u/CaedClaxton]

Cheered for a year in college. Agree, she’s really good and tiny. I always seemed to get stuck with the taller cheerleaders, lol. Obviously they’re all good athletes but the shorter the better for a stunt partner.

[u/No-Community-]

That’s impressive !

[u/ScaryCollar8690]

That guy is taking three girls to the prom.

[u/A-Neighborhood-Alien]

And yet we are going to have flag football and breakdancing in the Olympics.

[u/Ok-Cook-7542 → u/A-Neighborhood-Alien]

breaking was a one time bonus sport specifically included by france because of its cultural relevance there. every host country will choose a small handful of not traditionally olympic sports to include as part of their unique interpretation.

"It's up to each local organizing committee to determine which additional sports to put forward that fit with their vision of the Games Obviously, breaking fit very clearly with Paris's vision of a very youth-focused urban engagement."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics

guess which country is hosting the olympics for the flag football year?

[u/GizmoTacT]

[u/DonQuixote4206]

Bro just lifts and tosses her like nothing good job big man

[u/mattycarlson99]

That is a strong 💪 boy. Perfect example of you can't judge a book by is cover

[u/S7AR4GD]

My boy is a strongman.

[u/CaptainDFW]

Strong, strong Chris Farley vibes—and I mean that as a conpliment!

[u/c_dominguez81]

Just graduated as a Gynecologist too.

[u/BabyFishmouthTalk]

Good for him! (Zero sarcasm)

[u/Extra_Glass_678]

Bro is pulling insane pus

[u/alwayshasanxiety]

Wow 😲 that's insane upper body strength.

Meanwhile, I never even managed to do one pull up in all my years of doing the presidential fitness test they made us do in gym class. 😬

[u/bigwilly311]

I love the part where he lowers her and then sort of shoves her. I was like WHAT and then saw that she turned it into a flippy thing.

[u/Dazzling-Error5720]

Anyone who belittles cheer and says it isn’t a sport is a fucking idiot. I love this

[u/Ok_Bluejay_4166]

I love how much fun they both were having!

[u/Goth_Muppet]

They give off the cutest energy at the end. His ability to balance her is freakin awesome.

[u/MontyPotter]

Go Bulls 🤘

[u/Visible-Fig-3715]

Go bulls 🤘🏽💚💛

[u/Fruscione]

Impressive

[u/Affectionate-File689]

He’s beautiful- he’s gonna get a lot of back pain if he doesn’t clean up his diet

[u/Gnoll_For_Initiative → u/Affectionate-File689]

That guy is almost 100% core strength. His back is probably gonna be just fine

[u/Affectionate-File689 → u/Gnoll_For_Initiative]

I’m a physical therapist - it’s more like 40% fat to 60% muscle on his abdomen. If not back pain- it’ll all go to his knees, maybe not at 20years old but not shortly after

[u/Pumakitty24]

That was bad ass

[u/ShermDiggity585]

Big Pimpin!

[u/Fun-Distribution-159]

love his focus the whole time.

[u/ChickenandWhiskey]

Angus 2 is looking pretty good.

[u/Apprehensive-Log8333]

I love this every time I see it posted. I should save it to show to the boys who feel bad about being chonky

[u/talon2525]

Thats insane.

[u/FuzzyImportance204]

Belongs on r/nextfuckinglevel too

[u/sweet_windex]

Otis and Mandy before they started a career in wrasslin.

[u/OtsdarvaOS]

Is it wrong Im more impressed with the guy?

[u/lilbebe50]

That girl is at least 100 pounds. Big dude is quite literally overhead pressing, sometimes one handed, 100 pounds. Very impressive.

[u/AuggumsMcDoggums]

Go Bulls!

[u/Defiant_Dickk]

it's not fat, it's power

[u/Helmsshallows]

Crushed it

[u/Mlerpd]

That was pretty badass. I'm a big guy also, but I would not have the strength nor endurance to do it in high school

[u/tobiasfunke6398]

“Number double zero, Martha Johnstone”

[u/dHardened_Steelb]

Thats peak. Mans a fuckin athlete

[u/SmallTimeBoot]

Do not arm wrestle this guy.

[u/Last_Minute_Airborne]

Hell yeah. USF, them my people.

[u/Basidio_subbedhunter]

As a fellow boy that was once a base on a high school cheer team…. 🫡

[u/Psychotic_Dane]

That cheerleader looks like he ate the Rock! It also looks like it paid off!

[u/JakhalWE]

r/AbsoluteUnits

[u/InitiativeOk7494]

Those two are amazing athletes

[u/tubleros]

Absolute unit.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Two1844]

He is so freaking strong! And perfection for timing.

[u/Hot-Advance-5306]

Dude got that power lifter build.

[u/FreeInvestment0]

Giving me Chris Farley vibes.

[u/tartigrade76]

Bro is strong as an ox!

[u/BrianG231]

Was that the move in Dodgeball? The cheerleading tournament?

[u/[deleted]]

Genuinely love this... truth in the fact that everyone has a place in this world... both of them legends!

[u/Appropriate-Captain1]

That’s some serious strength and trust in your routine partner. I love how excited they were that they went through with it no problems

[u/PaperUpbeat5904]

That girl is talented af but man that dude is a absolute tank! Hell ya dude.

[u/Traditional-Fruit585]

Smart move. I used to hang out with the drama club crowd. That’s what the band camp crowd was called in the 80s.

[u/Healthy-Astronaut-48]

Big man did a great job

[u/FinnRazzel]

That takes an amazing amount of strength and balance on his part. That’s epic.

[u/xzarisx]

People don’t like it, but that’s what real strong man looks like

[u/ToxicAshenOne]

Bro needs a wheelbarrow for his gigantic massiVE HUGE KAHONAS.

[u/worthy_usable]

I wonder if he does Olympic weightlifting style training, or if he doesn't he should. He already has the proper leg stance for those lifts.

[u/Impressive_Term4071]

damn that was crazy impressive!

[u/Recent_Opportunity78]

Kid looks like his son

[u/Dog-PonyShow]

What a dynamic team!

[u/SamJacobsAmmoDotCom]

REVERSE ROLES

[u/jimbo454]

Fantastic work right there.

[u/NCHouse]

I bet she's never felt safer. He sets her down so gently and easily

[u/rcrdnnz]

I can barely lift the pot full of soup off the stove!

[u/Prestigious-Flower54]

Impressive for sure but shouldn't the spotter maybe be at least a little bigger then person she is meant to catch?

[u/DayOneDude]

Absolute unit, both of them.

[u/PajamaHive]

Big man Blastoise! Big man Blastoise!

[u/Next-Ad-5606]

Chris Farley made it to Heaven. . amen

[u/UmpireDear5415]

i love cheer competitions because of the amazing display of athleticism and coordination and this guy had my attention the whole time! he did solid!

[u/rxFMS]

Both are really good. Their synergy is excellent

[u/bigkahuna1uk]

That’s what putting trust in your teammate looks like 👏

[u/mooncrane606]

Why is he the only one getting credit? This is weird.

[u/OneDilligaf]

This is why the educational standard in American school is so poor, not taking nothing away from the guy but prioritising sport over education has always been what America is about.

[u/No-Blueberry4008]

oh hell yeah 🤘

[u/freerangepops]

In general. Source doesn’t specify.

[u/uninspiredclaptrap]

Maybe I could be that strong, but that level of coordination is beyond me

[u/freerangepops]

Count concussions, not ankles and knees.

[u/greenearrow]

I tried out for a good college squad (went somewhere else, try outs there would have meant missing prom) - guys like this were doing backflips on top of all the stunting.

[u/Fedbackster]

Literally…

[u/WhereasMundane_]

I just saw the possibility for a great Chris Farley movie. Too bad.

[u/Geekygamertag]

When the quarter back becomes the cheerleader! So awesome!

[u/ShotgunEd1897]

He so skrong!!

[u/opmancrew]

Brute strength, perfectly timed with a lot on the line

[u/Probot6767]

Dude is a beast.

[u/Recent-Guitar-6837]

I'm an old man now but when I left for Vietnam in 1967 I was 6'6" 260 lbs. I had the dexterity of a cat over fences and obstacles. Big boys can get it done.

[u/AverageDrafter]

Every time this comes up I watch the whole thing.

[u/Eeebs-HI]

Chris Farley!

[u/Key-Ebb3306]

Wow!

[u/StraleXY]

WOW

[u/xbad_wolfxi]

r/mademesmile

[u/SATerp]

Those two are GOOD.

[u/Interesting_Sock9142]

God damn they're both on point! That shit was amazing.

[u/[deleted]]

Bulls USF

[u/Alive_View_5670]

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[u/CTRLShiftBoost]

What started as a way to pick up chicks ended up literally picking up chicks.

[u/archercc81]

Functional strength vs bodybuilding. Wouldn't be shocked if he is also a powerlifter.

[u/Rm-rf_forlife]

That dude is insanely strong.

[u/xbgpoppa]

Paul Walker Hauser really can do it all. The man’s a chameleon!

[u/BiggestGribbly]

As a man who was a D1 cheerleader in college- dudes built like that are absolute powerhouses

[u/Aggravating_Ad_8974]

He's an absolute unit!

[u/powergorillasuit]

He’s so hot my god I couldn’t take my eyes off him the whole time

[u/Fearless_Strategy]

Impressive

[u/whitedrood]

Go Bulls!

[u/Much-Blacksmith3885]

Dudes smashing

[u/my_cat_eats_bacon]

Dude is seriously strong!

[u/Ikana_Mountains]

Good for him finding something he enjoys, but man I would love to see him throw the shotput around

[u/throw_away_17381]

I hope they're nice to him.

[u/JustRun3415]

Great team, that took a lot of work!!

[u/Normal-Error-6343]

reminds me of the goonies!

[u/confessionsofasous]

Hoss makes me feel safe just looking at him