Lineworkers make pole climbing look like a breeze, but it takes lots of skill, strength, and practice. Lineworker Apprentice Austin Enman takes us through the gear and techniques used to climb. Don’t forget, you can see pole climbing and other competitions in action at our annual Eversource Lineworker’s Rodeo on Saturday in Berlin. | Eversource CT

1.8M views · 10K reactions | Pole Climbing Competition during BASCON Festival Basar Arunachal Pradesh | Alfred Basumatary | Facebook

360K views · 167 shares | Contestants take part in Panjat Pinang, a pole climbing competition, as part of the 2018 Asian Games festivities in Jakarta. The traditional game, in which people place prizes at the top of greasy poles, dates back to Dutch colonial days. | Voice of America | Facebook

I hear it all the time… “You made that look so easy.” 😅 Today’s workout was a plank while your partner held a pole and you had to climb it hand-over-hand—all while staying in plank form… up AND back down. And guess what? Many tried. Many slipped. Many fell. And that’s OK. Because here’s the lesson 👇🏾 Health and fitness aren’t easy, even when they look like it. What you don’t see is the years of work, the core strength built rep by rep, the discipline, the failures, and the consistency behind

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