I wore Rock Lee's leg Weights for TWO WEEKS, did I get faster???

I've been waiting 17 years for the chance to make Rock Lee's leg weights so I can finally answer the question: would they actually make me faster?

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[stromagedon]

Rock Lee is the only ninja in that entire anime everyone else is a wizard pretending to be a ninja

[ericluscher]

Alternate title: Feeling what it’s actually like to run in a dream

[crowtunnel]

As someone who has personally used ankle weights while training martial arts, I can testify that it's incredibly effective for speed and coordination if used in very short time periods (30 minutes or less), make sure you're careful using correct technique with footwork and kicks, DO NOT OVERDO IT OR YOU WILL HURT YOURSELF

[James-iukm]

Ex-Metal Drummer here. Was a drummer for a 3 years, before I really got into a Metal Band, and the band... and me too... wanted me to be able to be that fast double bass running (I.E. Lombardo From Slayer). So... while I could match the pace, I couldn't maintain that speed for a full 5mins for a song, much less a 30min-1 hour set... So I did this _Basically..._

I put 10lbs on each leg, for 20lbs total, at the ankles... and then went to work everyday where I was the Fastest and main sandwich maker at a Wendy's. That kept me moving all the time, which is what I think was missing the most from this vid. I was still using all the smaller muscle giving me finer control over my legs, rather then *_WADDLING_* everywhere like he was doing.

Within 4 weeks of doing this, my legs were machine guns, sadly the band never really went anywhere and now I have a 13piece Drum kit just collecting dust for over a decade.

[SheNeverCared]

i will never forget when rock lee dropped those weights, i was in grade 7 and my mind was blown... i thought gaara wouldn't stand a chance after that.

[shelfless]

“50 pounds is more than twice of twenty” fellas, we may have a genius on our hands

[FractalPterodactyl]

This is for sure the right conclusion, it works but inefficiently. I had lipedema for 25 years, got the surgery this November, they removed 20 lbs of tumors from my legs, and when I got into the gym again I basically had super powers. But I probably would have BETTER super powers if I just worked out for 25 years without all the leg problems.

[OfficialChrissums]

all these years later and that Rock Lee weight drop still gets me just as much as it did when I was 12.

[colindionne]

Lee pullin off his weights is one of the coldest scenes in Naruto hands down

[charliesaunders]

Can we appreciate that this guy walked around looking like he was on house arrest for 2 weeks

[GGCannon]

The thing with people trying this weighted training I've noticed is how big the jumps in weight are with how little adapting time there is.
There hasn't been a single proper test of this weighted training yet.

For a proper test of effectivity, you need to increment the weight very little at a time and continue with your normal training.
You increase the weight just enough that it doesn't affect your dexterity at all and do your training like normal besides your daily life.
When you can't notice the weights anymore, then you increase again just until you notice without it affecting your dexterity again.

To properly test this, it wouldn't take weeks, but possibly over a year or more to do it properly and actually check the results.

[aquamarinerose]

Others have said it already, but I'll also add it myself that you'd probably be a LOT better off with something like a weighted vest over weights on your legs, both because of what the trainer noted about knees and hips, but also more generally because what you want/need is greater overall resistance.

[Infinity-has]

Rock Lee taking them weights off was the day everyone started taking him seriously

[sauromatae]

ah, so that's how a character with full inventory feels.

[metatech]

I knew a kid who used to wear ankle weights to play basketball. It was maybe about 10lbs total but that kid was ATHLETIC AF. Thank God he never took them off 😅

[kyfisher]

i train with weight vests and here's my 2c, IT WORKS!
don't load up too quick or you will get injured and end up going backwards, 2kg more every 2 or 3 months is a good pace for most and slow it down once it starts getting difficult.
the benefits come after a long time, dont rush it and enjoy the process. check out ruking and weighted calisthenics to have some fun with it.

[beni]

“Doctor you’re telling me I’ll never be able to walk again?”

[stevenporter]

Well to be fair to Rock Lee he spent a couple of years or so building up his strength before putting on insanely heavy weights

[Chico]

Kudos to you. Sir, that was the most well placed sponsorship ad I've seen

[Dmhlcmb]

When I went from circuit training to free weights I noticed a big improvement in my dexterity. I firmly believe that handling heavy weights builds the smaller muscles more effectively which is why you feel that “improved agility and dexterity”.