Coolest representations of calisthenics in movies, animation, video games and other media?

[thomaslowrens]

@rj786 So not the safest stunt to perform in real life without special effects but pain has not stopped people from doing more extreme stuff.

 

[grizzlymonkeh]

@thomaslowrens I'm pretty late to this party but I just saw someone do almost this exact move in a pole dancing competition. It is definitely possible I'd say!

This youtube video starting at 2:58.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@grizzlymonkeh Cool, they are legit. Also interesting that I replied to someone with Doom in the username and another Doom person has replied to me.

 

[esterlyn]

@thomaslowrens Cool Hand Luke (one of the older movies in this list, 1967). Some guy in prison does one arm pushups to show Paul Newman how cool and strong he is. Good movie too.

 

[ayeensavedbygrace]

@thomaslowrens I can’t find a video but Nicholas Cage does handstand push-ups in a prison cell in The Rock.

 

[zannie90]

@thomaslowrens

This whole movie Peaceful Warrior.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@zannie90 Interesting theme. It would be harsh to risk losing the chance to do what you love, you'd have to do your best trying to rehabilitate or you'd have to find a new passion.

 

[chickenbaltiriceandnaan]

@thomaslowrens In The Office, Dwight mentions calisthenics once:

Dwight: Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

Darryl: You don’t have to say it if you’re doing it.

Dwight: [laughs] Remember how you said that you were looking in the office to do calisthenics and aerobics?

Darryl: Uh weight lifting yeah.

Dwight: Well today’s your lucky day. I have opened in this very office building Dwight Schrute’s Gym for Muscles. You wanna take a look?

Darryl: I’ll take a look.

Dwight: Your path from obesity begins right here!

Which is not surprising considering it is the greatest creation of all human history, now and forever.

 

[keepyyy]

@thomaslowrens Watching those scenes in Rocky now (don't get me wrong, I love Rocky!) it's kind of.. Cringy? I don't know, it just looks weird.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@keepyyy I love the parodies 1, 2 by Remi Gaillard.

 

[chickenbaltiriceandnaan]

@thomaslowrens Le Rémi qu'on ne méritait pas mais qu'on a eu quand même

 

[thomaslowrens]

@chickenbaltiriceandnaan Sorry I don't speak French, can you translate? Are you saying something like he's not what he used to be?

 

[chickenbaltiriceandnaan]

@thomaslowrens It's a literal translation of the "the hero we need but do not deserve" meme, the running gag on /r/france is to literally translate every meme even if it sounds terrible and loses all appeal

 

[thomaslowrens]

@chickenbaltiriceandnaan Cool, got it.

 

[dawn16]

@thomaslowrens Stalder/bent arm press thing and hespu on nails in the Ninja Assassin training scene

 

[thomaslowrens]

@dawn16 Cool stuff, you probably need a tough skin to do it.

 

[carlwest275]

@thomaslowrens Always kinda liked the Statue of Liberty scene from Remo Williams.

 

[dawn16]

@thomaslowrens Ben Stiller in Heavyweights.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@dawn16 Cool, a bar (or tree branch) pullover is practical to show off.

 

[dawn16]

@thomaslowrens Ben Affleck doing crossfit in Batman v Superman