Mansplaining Manspreading | Feat. Kelly Starrett | MobilityWOD

In a world of industrial design that clearly doesn't respect a Gentleman's physiology, Man-spreading should be seen for what it really is, the body-struggle for life and death. It's a personal, yet very public battle for survival in a world that wasn't built with humble lumberjack-warrior-poet in mind. Man-spreading isn't just some trendy symptom of male obliviousness. It's not some Orwellian conspiracy to take over a man's resting Junk habitus. On the contrary, Man-spreading is an emergent, almost miraculous solution to the dystopia of public transportation seating. We should celebrate Man-Spreading and teach it to our children, and our children's children. Man-spreading is the body's calling card of everyday Heroes. It's the people's posture, and it's here to stay.

Permit me to mansplain it to you.

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[SilentMike]

airing my junk is just a added benefit

[Rn-ppet]

"Imagine a Lion jumps into the train. Of course the woman would deal with it, but the man is poorly prepared ...." bwahahaha ... this is pure gold.

[oodfella]

Speak for yourself. I only manspread to show my dominance over women.

[TechnoOnyx]

I fucking love your sense of humor. 'It's about survival' Lmao. Thank you.

[TheSpiritofClumping]

OMG. I'm getting worried about all the LIONS on the trains.

[dubiossinistru]

This is useful for men too. It raises awareness on the topic of hip health and spine stability. It was also fun to watch. Great video!

[perucho]

My manspreading makes women look at my junk all the time, like if I got a third leg.

[rossiman]

Don't you guys feel really uncomfortable when sitting with your legs tight shut? It friggin hurts my nuts when I do so!!

[Haren]

I almost never seat in public transportation. When you seat you're vulnerable, you have difficulty standing up and switching position, and usually you have limited field of view. When on a bus/tram I usually stand with my back against the window, having a perfect view of the whole machine, with my legs spread just enough for stability.

[Soulshepherd]

"Imagine a lion jumps on the train." <--- This is the quote that earned you a thumbs up from me.

[realraven]

Great explanation Kelly! The sad truth is that the general public is blissfully uninformed about any matter of the spine. A lot of back problems can be traced back to lumbar lordosis which seems to be one of those things that is hard to correctly achieve for "constantly sitting" jobs. Turning it into a criminally punishable behavior as tried by the NY subway system is truly Orwellian.

[TheGrapplingMonkey]

Thank you Mr. Starret! when i catch some one talking about Menspreading i will direct them to your Video.

[jesserizzle]

It's a good explanation for why I instantly feel the need to manspread, but is there a physiological difference for why women don't seem to do this as much? Or is it just the social norm for them to put up with it or find a different way to compensate?

[VanwattGymChannel]

Can you do one about healthy reasons for adjusting my junk in said spread position thx.

[CrispyChicken]

Just want to point out, the reason I "man-spread" is because believe it or not, it hurts to squeeze your balls together. That's why we adopt a posture that doesn't do that.

[GaryCasterline]

OK. This thing has made all the difference in my case. osteoarthritis had frozen up my left hip (especially). After a couple days, rising from my deskbound position is not fraught with pain. Thank you. I've pre-ordered a copy of Deskbound.

[sebi]

Thanks for explaining man. I need to do that with sitting wider. It seems healthy

[YoureInSilico]

What about lifting your other leg on top? Not knee on knee, but rather ankle on knee, where the hip is externally rotated. Kind of like half lotus.
Is that helpful?

[Apoestasis]

Yoda ain't got shit on you, Starrett. You are the man.

[shaunpatrick]

Any man who has tried to sit on a bus with his legs together has worked this out for himself but it's good to hear some technical terms. Now we just need to get feminists to see things from a male perspective and this whole manspreading nonsense will be ended in no time. When it ends, you'll know a feminist has chosen to see something from a non-female perspective, and until then you know they refuse to.