Do you think this gal will end up here chatting with us some day??? This vid gave me the willies....
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, Sep 25 2007 02:44 AM
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Posted 25 September 2007 - 02:59 AM
Hopefully not. I don't know about this girl, but the Cirque du Soleil (sp?) has contortionists in its midsts. I remember watching a "behind the scenes" doc on the Cirque...the contortionist was talking about the sheer amount of work that goes into being able to do that. Part of it was genetic, but she spends like 4-8 hours a day JUST stretching (I think)!! Then there was the strength training, working out a routine, etc...mind boggling!
If I remember correctly, after a certain point they lose the ability to do that kind of thing...but I could be wrong.
If I remember correctly, after a certain point they lose the ability to do that kind of thing...but I could be wrong.
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Posted 25 September 2007 - 07:33 AM
darrel, on Sep 24 2007, 09:31 PM, said:
gives a new meaning to "kiss your ass good-bye"
Of all the words, of tongue or pen, the saddest, are these: "what might have been".
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Posted 01 December 2007 - 03:14 PM
That is so so so CRAZY! it's the first time i see someone who can do this i agree with Cheshire maybe she really spends about 4-8 hours just for warming up and stretching! i learnt ballet before but in just 1-2 hours of stretching, i'm exhausted....i still can't believe it!~
Edited by lonely_para_girl, 01 December 2007 - 03:15 PM.
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Posted 01 December 2007 - 04:02 PM
mmm,
Me thinks that she has a connective tissue disorder too...
Probably EDS,..maybe a mixed connective tissue disorder. Lots of contortionists do..I speak from experience..
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Just to add that Micro traumas and overstretching can occur in people with this type of flexability. In my case, I did Ballet and Gymnastics to a high level and to the point that my joints became very unstable. Its all very well when you can command this type of thing at will and bring your limbs etc in and out at will, but the problem is when it happens when you don't want it to, and all the time. Of course, there is also pain associated with the microtrauma to the joints and muscles over long periods and pain ++ when dislocations then occur.
I hope that she continues to feel and be ok, if that is the case.
Me thinks that she has a connective tissue disorder too...
Probably EDS,..maybe a mixed connective tissue disorder. Lots of contortionists do..I speak from experience..
K
Just to add that Micro traumas and overstretching can occur in people with this type of flexability. In my case, I did Ballet and Gymnastics to a high level and to the point that my joints became very unstable. Its all very well when you can command this type of thing at will and bring your limbs etc in and out at will, but the problem is when it happens when you don't want it to, and all the time. Of course, there is also pain associated with the microtrauma to the joints and muscles over long periods and pain ++ when dislocations then occur.
I hope that she continues to feel and be ok, if that is the case.
Edited by kewlcatkez, 01 December 2007 - 04:26 PM.
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Connective tissue disorder & associated paralysis.
Connective tissue disorder & associated paralysis.
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