Hey! Thanks for watching. Loved how this episode turned out. You can find all of the resources I used in the show notes. I see a lot of angry comments, but remember, the question was should YOU wear weighted clothing. Goku is a super buff alien and he can obviously pull it off, but would using our Earth-version of weighted clothing give you similar benefits? Keeping that in mind, I stand by my conclusion. -- KH

"You should only be wearing weighted clothing during training, and not all of the time".... That's where the comparison went wrong. Goku trains ALL THE TIME!

"vertical leap improved only 4 inches" This is actually quite a nice gain.

The weights we need to investigate are rock lees weights

This video has better CGI than Dragonball Evolution!

You're much better off just doing a hundred pushups, 100 situps, 100 squats, and running 10 km a day

why is Thor educating me

Krillin is my favorite DBZ character. Pure human and still hangs. Respect the no nosed guru, man.

The DBZ characters also had several several YEARS of training with them, from young ages. The time span alone could compensate their bodies into recognition of the weight. All of what you said is true, if you're sloppy while wearing them you'll get hurt. But flexibility training, and constant focus put on those exposed joints would be a lot like doing a workout till absolute failure. So long as you dont let your weights to get too heavy too soon you should be fine. Remember Goku was stronger than a grown man before he could walk. So the point of this practice is to have constant tension put on his body to make him have to constantly watch what hes doing. It helps his focus and control over his body. So that even if he took them off, or was fighting he WASNT just swinging around radically and losing control over his joints, tendons, etc. If you dont train or wear them the RIGHT way with your focus and alert on high at all times like every second you're wearing them you'll get hurt. You have to focus on not hyper extending at any time. Constant working out, hes not just wearing them like clothes, every move he makes is planned out. So that when he does lift his arm for something small like scratching his head or holding a cup hes making sure his whole body is in on it and making the conscious effort to move around without putting too much strain on his shoulder, rotator cuff, and elbows. His whole body is moving around with insane amounts of control. The more your body acclimates to that level of focus, the better off you'll be doing this training. Side note, goku is an alien who's body literally doubles its ability with every last rep and battle. So this training is literally perfect for his race. Humans would not be able to advance that fast without doing the training at a very young age. And of course with much lighter weights. If the body is used to being that heavy it'll compensate, if you focus on all of your movements and dont fling around willy nilly you should be fine. But again that's a "every second of every day" kind of thing. 24/7 focus, no matter what.

I once tried to use instant transmission, but accidentally used special beam cannon.

"Only 4 inches" that's the difference between being able to dunk or not

I was wearing my armor! - Vegeta (DBZ Abridged)

Used to do breakdance, my instructors made me use ankle weights for some minutes during training to make me kick more strongly and get more inertia to get all the crazy rotation stuff. I think, as studies say, it s very good for agility based training but nothing more.

“So, nudity makes you stronger?” “No, we’re wearing weighted clothes.” “Of course.”

I wore a backpack half my weight. I ended up with a terrible posture.

This is interesting. I was actually planning on doing an experiment that included a weighted vest, ankle weights and shoulder weights (biceps really) as well as a weighted belt. The weight would gradually go up, rather than be conistent. Up until now I deemed this as merely another experiment among many but I see now I must do this for the benefit of science! Very motivating to say the least!

thats why 10+ years ago when I was practicing martial arts almost fulltime, i only bothered with ankle and wrist weights. I only wore them outside of the actual training times. the point was to make every little action: walking, cooking, working, etc an extra effort by itself, to not let my arms and legs just drop, to make every movement consciously and purposefully. The end result wasnt to make my muscles grow or anything like that, but make some muscles around my joints more durable. I found that my joints were able to withstand higher impacts/recoils from my own punches and kicks. But that was then, and here i am now. more than 10 years later. Suffered an injury that theres no way to 100% recover from. Spinal nerve damage. I had to give up martial arts. I can do most activities but with some limitations and every once in awhile my legs or parts of my legs would go numb and then Id have to use a cane to keep my self from dropping to the ground all of the sudden in front of people.

Yeah but you forgot one thing....Goku isn't human. Not poking holes, I'm just..... Saiyan

I always take off my clothes before a fight - they run away every time. Must be the power level boost.

I always thought Goku got so strong that his weighted clothing started to feel like regular clothes to us. That’s why he doesn’t take it off anymore lol.

TLDR: A weighted vest helps, but wrist and ankle weights are very dangerous for your joints.

Captain America: I can do this all day. Goku: Can you do it for twelve episodes and a movie special, though? Captain America: ...........

'slight improvments in agility' Yeah. But when you plateau at the highest level of fitness, small improvements go a long way. Especially when you are competing.

10:54 10 tons x 10 because he was training on King Kai's planet.

2:04 DrDisrespect reference. Ripped from head to tippy toe

I wouldn't antagonize Krillin too much. He's always got that destructo-disc to fall back on, and that's no joke.

Hey Vsauce Thor here

I think the biggest problem is that wearing weighted gear all the time maybe doesn't give your muscles sufficient time to regenerate their muscle fibers, which is why it's better to train smart and not necessarily just hard.

“Ripped out of his mind from head to tippey toe” 🙏 Love the reference.

4 more inches vertically and 10 more push ups are actually quite impressive.

dude, a few weeks of training and u can run 1 second faster, 10 more push ups, 4 inch higher vert??? thats amazing. do u know how much a second counts in sprinting? and how much 4 inches is in a jump? those r huge increases in short amounts of time

*Wear 8 shirts and 4 wrist bands all soaked in water (or coconut oil).* I think that those increases in numbers are actually pretty good given that it takes so long to see gains when you’re already close to your max gains. I was 440lbs, and when I got to 340lbs I felt skinny and as light as a feather walking around, even though I was 340lbs lol... Having that extra weight definitely helps for training.

As someone who's a huge dragonball fan, I really appreciated all the effort that clearly went into making this as accurate to the series as possible! Thank you so much for the awesome videos!

It’s alright Lee.. Take them off 👍🏻

"Its cold out here, its like im in a frieza" - Thor with diploma 2019

I want to say, I love these videos and this channel in general. Love it. I've thought about this video specifically, and while I surely agree with everything said as it's pretty plain and simple, it occurs to me, even though this may or may not be specifically mentioned in the Dragon Ball series, that the weights worn, specifically the ankle and wrist weights, could be a matter of forced control in movement. Considering the strain (as mentioned) put onto joints while wearing the extra weight, a small amount of additional weight would force the use to move that much more slowly to essentially not break or damage themselves. What this would be doing would obviously not be a matter of substantial strength gain, but would instead force the wearer to be slow and controlled. And, if the wearer could move ultra fast whilst carrying the specified amount of extra weight, their movements could be substantially speedier upon removal of the weight. This part of the weight wearing makes sense. It seems to just be kind of a way to demonstrate, "Oh hey, I'm this strong and fast while wearing all of this extra weight...let me take it off and you'll see what I can REALLY do." Since by comparison, even if they were super fast, they'd be moving like a slug compared to what they could do without the weight. I think Rock Lee from Naruto still holds the absolute best weighted clothing/speed reveal in all of anime/manga history; maybe forever. I do imagine that very slow or isometric (static) training with ankle or wrist weights could be effective. Natural movements or holds, and long time under tension. Also, I know my comment is about 2 years late here. 😂

This is amazing! I really appreciate the way you correlated the training from a popular Japanese cartoon with real life data and research.

Hah imagine the damage Goku tossing his boots would cause - Here, catch! - Uargh!

Already wearing them. They're call fat.

I actually tried this for three weeks. If you're interested, here's how it went down... I've been training for years, Boxing, Muay Thai and MMA. A couple years back, just before COVID, I got invited to fight in Strelka. I hadn't had a fight since my late twenties and I was one of the oldest fighters on the roster, so to get the edge over the younger competition, I thought I'd give it a try. I lived in (at home only) and trained with 2-2kg wrist weights on each forearm, the same on each leg and a 30kg vest strapped to my upper body. At home: Doing regular shit, like frying an egg was beyond frustrating, because all the gear would just get in the way. Eventually, I started walking around the house like a crab, so I didn't knock shit over and that included my kids! After a couple days, I started keeping my forearms bent in a semi-curl position without realizing, because I wasn't feeling any beneficial resistance on the muscle groups I was trying to target. After about a week, I had to keep them like that to relieve the strain off my rotator cuffs. I could feel some minor benefit in my core, because I had to WORK to keep a solid posture at all times, but in general, I could feel the unnatural position actually changing my posture for the worse. In terms of legs, I didn't really notice a difference. MMA and crossfit are pretty leg intensive, so maybe I didn't use enough weight or walk around enough, but I definitely felt it in the ligaments in my feet (and not in a good way), because I constantly had to correct my center of balance. I didn't try weighted sleeping, but I'm pretty sure it's a bitch! During training: Training was more frustrating than day to day life. Weighted training gear has it's benefits, but when you strap weights onto places that don't need them, they seriously get in the way! For example, pushups are nearly impossible with wrist weights, because your wrists can't bend. Sit-ups are awesome with wrist weight's but the vest restricts you from fully sitting up. Funny enough, I found bag and pad work to be the most counter-productive of the lot! I actually thought I'd gain in this department. The weights kept flying back and forth when I punched, especially with jabs and crosses. I had to keep resetting them, which took more time then the actual training itself! With kicking, I could feel some benefit with teeps, but with roundhouse kicks, the weights flung me off balance and stopped me from following through into my target and once again, just like with my wrists, it restricted joint movement in my ankles. The vest just got in the way of everything. There's my personal account. I hope that gives some insight to all the potential SSJ's out there... Weighted training gear isn't gonna miraculously help you achieve the transformation! They don't simulate extra gravity (like you think), because the extra weight isn't evenly distributed throughout your body. Give it a bash, maybe you'll get so angry from trying to live and train in them, that you'll explode and your hair will turn yellow 😀 Personally, all I gained was wasting three weeks of crucial training time. To be honest, you'll probably gain more by jogging with a barbell... Brilliantly done vid, I laughed my ass off 🤣🤣🤣

This was a beautiful introduction to your channel! This was fun and educating, thank you so much for your hard work!

2:26 *"Its like I'm in a frieza"* Me: *"Its like I'm in a cooler"*

1:51 Krillin owned count: 37

The improvements from weighted clothing were pretty good considering how long it takes to improve those feats under normal circumstances. The improvements were really good for a week only.

I just really admire the creativity in this. Make more stuff please.

No, all the cool kids wear Rock Lee leg braces.

Clearly weighted boots and wrist bands are dangerous for humans, but due to Saiyan's "special" ability to get stronger every time they survive an injury, wearing workout equipment that regularly inflicts small joint injuries may actually be very useful for Goku.

Can you do a video just on their weighted gravity training? Would it be possible to keep working out in "x" about of gravity until you became comfortable with it and then continuely slowly add more gravity to then recieve strength and speed goals when you return to normal gravity?

7:48 yeah you've gotta introduce it along with what he says after

I did actually use to wear a 20lb vest while doing no impact cardio and some lifting. I thought it was fantastic. Made me feel great and I had more and more control of my body.

When Vegeta was training in like 14x gravity it literally inspired me to workout! 40 yrs old and I still love that damn anime..😑

2:30 was like i had a mixture of thor and ace ventura in front of me 😂😂

"Like he was living in the surface of jupe-jupe" I CANT *B R E A T H E*

Thanks for this now I’m going to wear weighted clothing until September 20 so when I Naruto run into Area 51 I can reach light speed

Some say the backpacks full of books in school is the same.

Years ago I used to wear wrist and ankle weights when training karate, particularly kata, and it made me noticeably faster when sparring in the dojo. The look of shock I received about how quick I was hasn't left my brain 20years later

The thing about saiyans is is that they heal a lot different than humans every time there body is damaged it comes back 2x better if a human hurts a joint it’s hard to come back from

Morale of the Story: Weighted clothing is useful and smart aslong as its within training and giving your body rest time (Time dependant on your fitness level).Don't go trying to put on weight equal to your own body weight and begin training....No your not physically ready, you have to work your way up as you do in any type of training.A perfect example of a similar scenario is the military, you run in heavy boots aswell as a 45 pound ruck in a course of 2 to 3 months and over the course of time (Not just 2 weeks of slounging around like the study he mentioned) you will get stronger because your body is adapting to a new workload.In conclusion weighted clothing is useful for the physically fit looking to get even more fit now unless your a pt god (which your probably not if your watching this video, including myself just yet)you have to be able to understand your limits and what your body is capable of, otherwise you ineveitbly will hurt yourself.

Goku's shirt is totally plausible if you take the Mythbusters' approach and try to replicate the results. 190 cubic inches of tungsten is about 60kg. The shirt Goku wore definitely looks much thicker than a regular shirt, and there's nothing saying it has to be made like a regular shirt, requiring a specific fabric with an enormous density. If you were able to disperse the metal over the shirt's surface area, you can start to get an idea of how thick the shirt would have to be. I think you could store the weight across the shirt by having a cell/quilted like structure, holding crushed tungsten. Much like weighted blankets are made. This would hold the weight, as well as allow for movement flexibility. You can quibble about specifics, but this is the general idea. Based off of one of my shirts, I used a surface area of 1000 sq inches, because that was a good deal smaller than my 1200 sq inch large shirt I used as a reference. If you divide that 190 cu inch by 1000, the tungsten would be .19" thick, uniformly across the surface area of the shirt. Since this is if it was a solid sheet, I assumed that 25% of the shirt's area would be taken up by the quilting pattern. This would consolidate the tungsten to 75% of the surface area, pushing up the thickness a bit. Meaning that the shirt would be about .25 inches thick. We don't see a quilted pattern. So let's assume, like a weighted blanket, that there is a durable exterior layer that masks and protects the structure underneath. I think Goku's shirt could totally pass for 1/4" thick and would be flexible, yet difficult enough to move around in to explain his difficulty taking it off. There you have it, a 60kg tungsten weighted shirt that is a plausible solution for Goku's training undergarment.

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My understanding on weighted vests is that when fighters cut weight they add the vest to there workout to match their previous weight so as to not lose the power from the legs and such that comes from losing weight which results in muscle loss as well. It helps keep the speed of your new weight while keeping the muscle in your legs of your previous weight and come fight day the difference in weight won’t affect your fighting style

Goku wore those weighted clothes his entire life. Not just a few weeks.

Why does Thor have a UKposts channel ?

I used to wear weights for 2 months, removing them to sleep and if I was exercising the area the weights are to avoid injure. What I noticed is a huge development in my control of the muscles, the constant increased tension on my movements forced my brain to make my movements more efficient and improve nerve-muscle connectivity. Be careful though, DO NOT use weights around the day if you are not already fit or you'll injure yourself, joints take a long time to strengthen and you can only increase their load 2-3 times a year by a bit.

When I saw the title I thought you were talking about someone wearing the exact weight of Goku’s weighted clothes. Me realizing that that was not the case being happy that you were not going to test if putting on clothing that weighs tons was healthy or not

10:47 Oh boy. You DO NOT want to see a Goku vs the Avengers debate.

When I was younger, I was inspired by DBZ and bought weights for my ankles and wearing them all the time including when I was training for sprinting. My trainer told me that I was overdoing it and might damage my legs, and well he was right. Over 15 years later I'm still having long term effects that make me sometimes have a slight limp when I walk...

i spent 1 year wearing a 20lb weighted vest and 10lb wrist and ankle weights all the time. when i started doing things without the weights on my body would overcompensate the amount of force needed to do things for the first few hours of removing them. i went for a sprint and yes i was faster, but i was bounding like a gazelle more than running and almost tripped bc i was not expecting to feel soo light after removing the weights. however i also noticed that with all that muscle conditioning and over exertion my heart rate was skyrocketed. not safe when used that way but for basic strength training id say yea

increasing your vertical leap by 4 inches and a second off a 40 time if that was the distance is pretty significant actually. You also wouldn't expect your endurance (how many pushups you can do to be effected as much) as how much weight you could push.

5:30 vertical jump increased 4 inches?? That’s a great improvement! Why is he downplaying that? Especially since the studies he mentioned were only conducted for a few weeks

Nah bro *Push Ups* *Sit Ups* *And a whole lotta juice*

14 seconds in and already love the explosiveness and effects of this video. SUBBED!

Kyle is my favorite person ever. there will be no further questions.

When I was younger I tried Weighted training. Weights consisted of: * Kevlar vest if substituting Kevlar for metal plates can simulate a weighted shirt. It's bulky but I have done this. * In addition leg ankle weights (not very healthy for your ankles) and wrist weights. * ADD to that a 50lb rucksack and you will feel the G. It was around 100 extra pounds. Now should you do this? I don't recommended. I did this for a little over 5 years starting when I was around 13 and the side effects where that: * While I was a lot stronger than I looked due to my bones and muscles becoming denser. * When I started having back pain, my chiropractor, who I visited later after years of training , informed me that my spine had compressed and the back neck pain that I felt was due to serious bone compression in my mid back, lower back and neck. More specifically It was between the disks that would handle the natural curvature of the spine and support most of the weight when shifting and siting. * Those same disk ligaments had calcified a bit and my range of flexible motion had been reduced by 30%. * Another side effect was that my body got used to the weight and when I stopped wearing the weights after years of training my body would want to consume food to reach the weight it was used to. * I also gained Hypertension or high blood pressure from these compounding factors. If you are going to weight train don't do it for extended period of time and when you do have a certificated trainer and visit a physical therapist to monitor these side effects. I would not recommend weight training until after puberty when you reach your growth peak around age 21-23. Otherwise you can hinder your bone growth or damage your spine.

4 inches onto a vertical leap is huge

Wearing weights is something that needs to be eased into. I used a method of starting very small and working my way up to larger weights. I used wrist and ankle weights starting at 2.5 lbs each and over the course of 2 years worked my legs up to 20lbs each and wrists at 5lbs each (the unfortunate factor of the size of the weights make the wrists very difficult to get away with in a normal day, going to work/school so the increase just couldn't be practically done). Whenever i started to feel like the weights weren't there anymore I bumped up the weight, naturally being extremely careful whenever doing this and training. After a while the punches and kicks felt normal and I could pick up the speed/power, even started to spar with the 20lb weights having to really pull my kicks whenever kicking at someone so I didn't hurt them. Finally I took them off when I started to compete and I can tell you with the ankle weights specifically I felt incredibly fast, to a point where it was difficult to control. I believe the excess strain can be caused by being headstrong and starting with high weights, something like this takes time. I would imagine that Goku didnt just decide to throw on all that weight at once, or maybe he did... he is a bit of a psychopath...

Actually, in a fight, those narrow margins at high level fighting are actually very beneficial and can change the outcome of a fight. So I'd say that's the only applicable use if yoou are careful.

Hey kyle. Did you assume gokus t shirt was as thin as a typical t shirt? I believe his blue shirt always looked pretty thick. It could hold weighted material in the thickness of the shirt because it definitely doesnt look as thin as a regular shirt.

Hey Kyle, I went through your videos and noticed something very sad. I’m appalled, APPALLED I SAY, that you haven’t done a video on the physics of the helicarrier. You must rectify this with haste! Back to the video, you are correct. In exercise physiology, it is all about internal adaptation to external work, defined as W=FxD. In that regard, his muscles would definitely have to increase in CSA to adapt. With that being said, it’s not humanly possible to hit this for one reason: CSA. In studies comparing body builders to recreational lifters and sedentary individuals, body builders and recreational lifters have no difference in cross-sectional area but both are significantly higher than sedentary. The difference between body builders and recreational lifters is an increase in fiber count. It could be hyperplasia but that is still a hypothetical based on limited evidence. Even with inhibition of myostatin, the “brake system” to muscle growth, there is still a physiological ceiling. I’m also happy you brought up the articles showing no meaningful effect of weighted clothes. Similar to the “altitude simulating masks” and sauna suits, the training adaptation is mitigated by reduced training capacity, to wit, you’re restraining your training and therefore minimizing adaptation. Not to mention, they look like fools. ...Helicarrier! Do it! Do it now!

I know this was posted a year ago but in order for bodies to get used to altitude they have to acclimate, for instance people who climb the Himalayan mountains take time to get their bodies adjusted to the higher altitudes. You were talking about how if you wore ankle and wrist weights it has potential to cause serious harm, now I say this as a weight lifter, it’s not about the weight it’s about the reps, adding let’s say 1 Lbs on each wrist but not ankles and purely ‘acclimate’ the muscle movements to this new weight and build from there. The more you work a muscle the stronger it becomes; I had an injury pertaining to my ball in socket, it was dented in the front and back and they highly recommended surgery, I declined surgery and opted for muscle rehab and spend 3 months strengthening both shoulder muscles. I feel that there is a safe way to doing this

Okay. I have actually done this. In military training, we wear heavy backpacks, and often have fitness events where we walk with them. It's hard, sweaty work. To prepare for this, I used a weight vest, ankle and wrist weights. There is NO WAY anyone should try jogging, running, or any other activity except walking. You'd just be asking for sprained ligaments and tendons, wrenched vertebrae, and potentially permanent damage. Martial arts katas?! Please folks, do not take fitness advice from a cartoon character! With an hour's brisk walk twice a week, I did find some benefits. Front of the deltoid, biceps, quads, hamstrings, calves, and the external obliques got a good workout. Lots of sweat, I'd estimate it burns 300 calories. If you're expecting to carry a heavy backpack, as in mountain climbing or cross-country walking, then yes, I can recommend this training. Wear the weights only for that hour's walk, and remove and clean them promptly after -- do not wear them throughout the day! The legs and obliques may bulk up a bit, so pair this with a good upper body weight regimen. Every body is different. I would not recommend this if you have joint problems or if you're already packing a lot of extra pounds; stick to walking, bicycling and swimming. Also I strongly discourage this training until you're fully grown. Heavy backpacks on children can lead to spinal injuries. Stop training immediately if you feel any discomfort in the joints, especially the rotator cuffs, spine, or knees. As this is rough on the joints, allow plenty of recovery time -- no more than twice a week. Be certain to walk on a strictly level surface. With all that weight, you increase the possibility of stumbling and spraining an ankle. A running track is ideal. Well padded combat boots will help support the ankles, while giving their own workout to the front and side ankle muscles. Wait for a cool day, and have water available. This is not a gentle exercise and it's very specialized, but with these guidelines in place, carefully try it and see if it's right for you.

Goku is an Alien. Therefore, human data is not 100% relevant or accurate. Humans should not train like Goku. (Period)

Ah now that you mentioned it. Does hyper gravity room thing that multiplies gravitational pull could affect your inner biology? Like blood flow and stuff? I've heard that even when you upside down for too long, you will experience some problems in blood circulation to your heart that eventually lead to unconciousness and even death.

Wicked strong campus on that Rockwall! Good shit man!!!

Can we please acknowledge that Krilin deserves more respect? Sure compared to Goku he is weak, but Krilin is one of the only humans to hold their own among the Z fighters. He is up against all of these over powered alien... it's not like he's Yamcha!

I want to put my 2 cents in: So at one point, i was training for the ninja warrior competition, and to help me, my work let me wear some ankle and wrist weights. Each one had a total of 10 lbs. I didn't do anything too strenuous, just did the usual walking around, lifting up my arms as needed, etc. After about 8 hours of constant use, i gotta say the effects were amazing. I took them off and immediately i felt as light as a feather. Each step, my legs felt like they had much more power behind them then they usually did that i almost felt like i was just about to break into sprint with each step. Now the downsides: 1. They are very clunky. It may just have been the brand i was using, but it had cloth with pockets for sand packets to increase that weight. Almost looked like the cusps you would see in old cartoons that came with ball and chains. This made some delicate tasks very hard to do. Not to mention they weren't very tight, so they would slip up and down your arm as you moved it around. 2. The cloth was very irritating. To increase their durability they were made with the same stuff you would see on laptop bags or backpacks. Which made it very scratchy and irritating on your skin. 3. Running was practically impossible. With the irritating cloth, the constant movement up and down your legs, not to mention the clunky style, they would constantly hit against each other as you run, and even set you off balance a lot.

0:18 you Got to love how UKposts's closed captions get SO much shit wrong. Slow down time it's self, becomes "Slow down Terbart Shelf" LMAO.

I enjoy your channel. You're definitely my kinda nerd. But I'd like to say you are one heck of an artist as well. I love your animation and drawings!

Well moderation is a thing, steadily increasing the weight over time through training and conditioning your body until that weight diffrence isnt a factor than upping the weight would be more efficient

Why you picking on krillin when Yamcha is RIGHT THERE!

I remember as a teen putting weights of 1-2kg each inside my backpack, walking to school on foot with weights in my back. Nobody understood why my backpack was so heavy, or those weird metal sounds when I'd pick it up. Those old times I tried to become a super saiyan.. ugh.

+4 inch vertical leap is actually insane

Actually, wearing wrist and ankle weights could possibly have some benefits, but only if they were EXTREMELY light. Remember that although Goku wore 20 kg boots, at that time he could lift well over 2 tons, which makes each boot less than 1% of the maximum load on his body. Hence, an average martial artist that could deadlift 100 kg would wear ankle weights of less than a kilo. To a trained person with strengthened bones and ligaments, such a minor weight wouldn’t cause any strain if used carefully, but would make their kicks slower, just like in DBZ.

Quote of the day “Ki ain’t Free”

I lift and grapple, and because of that I'm being asked all kinds of (often silly) fitness questions at my workplace way more often than it should be reasonable. This is probably most frequently asked one, so I'll just link this video from now on haha. Thanks!

If anything, the more weight he dropped by removing the training gear, his speed increased. Punching with wrist weights you not only fight the force of gravity to keep the arm straight, but the repetitive punches would have a jack hammering effect on the fist (or wrist and hand bones). Us if you threw a punch and missed then theweight could potentially dislocate the shoulder, strain the elbow and/or hyper-strain the wrist with the sudden stop.

Yes I have a question: so, if it's the nitrogen in our atmosphere that makes the sky blue, and the chlorophyll that makes grass green, then what would create the green skies and blue plants like we see on Namek? Keeping in mind that the atmosphere on Namek is still relatively safe and breathable for humans!

Actually, the first mention of weighted clothing appears before in dragonball. Goku and Kulilin used weighted turtle shells for their first training with Kame Sennin.

I grew up mostly skinny, became obese and moved to a school across the city. This particular school had a lot more work than I expected and my bookbag often weighed 20-30 lbs and it was exactly tall enough to put a 2 year old into. This intense weight on my legs and back made me bulky as all hell with no exercise outside of it and destroyed my knees

I feel like you had WAY too much fun doing this video. Lol I REALLY enjoyed it though!!!!!!