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Riley Loos turns an iron cross into an anatomy lesson

His only new upload explains the xiphoid process, with a tent pole helping illustrate what happens during the hold.

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Why Does My Chest Look Like This? 🧐 #gymnastics #gymnast #calisthenics #ironcross #anatomy #muscle

Holding an iron cross is hard enough without stopping to explain your skeleton. Riley Loos does both in his new Short, pointing out the small protrusion at the bottom of his sternum that becomes visible while he holds himself between the rings.

He identifies it as the xiphoid process, then contrasts the rings footage with a shot of himself simply standing. His explanation: the tension through his chest and abdominal muscles makes it stand out like a tent pole beneath fabric. An anatomical diagram supplies the classroom detail; an actual tent image makes the comparison rather easier to picture.

That was his only new upload this week, and it has reached roughly 315,000 views. Beneath it, viewers are making Iron Man arc-reactor comparisons, discussing the anatomical name and admiring the iron cross itself. A strength demonstration has given them something besides the difficulty of the hold to talk about.

The channel added a thousand subscribers over the week, though growth was slower than its past month's pace and daily views are below their usual level. Even so, Riley drew the largest weekly audience among his nearby fitness-and-training peers; Jeremy Miller also had a substantial week.

The anatomy Short is drawing the strongest daily audience of Riley's active uploads. Older challenges remain busy too: "Which Generation is the Strongest? 😳 #gymnastics #calisthenics #ironcross #olympics #strength" and "Impossible Wall Push-up Challenge 😳💪🏻 #calisthenics #gymnastics #pushup #strength #gymnast #skill" are both continuing to attract views.

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What viewers say

Bros got a great iron cross
@ben.tolmanSee it on YouTube
Looks like the generator from iron man in that one modle
@cristinazeretzke379See it on YouTube
Xiphoid comes from the Ancient Greek word xiphos (ξιφος), which translates directly to "straight sword"
@rileyloos37See it on YouTube

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Bro should be in an anatomy text book
@ianguntherSee it on YouTube
Nobody's gona talk about arc reactor of iron man 🦸🏻‍♂️
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