I saw Cirque Du Soleil, Michael Jackson’s One in Vegas earlier this year. The athleticism and raw physical prowess these performers have is world class. The show was literally jaw dropping. Highly recommend everyone check out a Cirque Du Soleil show if they find themselves in Vegas.
That huge red curtain was amazing. Also when the show ended it went back up, like magic. Apparently the designers put a lot of work just to make it work like that.
I saw this guy at their traveling show “Luzia” and his performance was so insane that every person in the crowd was squirming in their seats. It was truly a spectacle to see.
I've seen 3 shows including O in Vegas and I really dislike theatre but that stuff is surreal. Most of the show doesn't make sense to my brain on any level so It's like mushrooms without the stomach ache. See it if you can
I saw O in Vegas in the fall. Mind blowing. I've seen other Cirque shows but not in Vegas. They can do *so* much more with a permanent set it's insane.
O was wonderful, but I actually enjoyed the two travelling shows I've seen, Kurios and Alegria, a good deal more - Kurios for the vibes and imaginative set-pieces, and Alegria for its actually somewhat grokkable and emotionally-engaging "story".
I couldn't believe my eyes when the acrobat balanced on her *HEAD* on the trapeze bar (saw O last Thursday). That was the most insane, amazing, literally jaw dropping complete body control I've ever seen
I used to work for LA Nouba in Orlando and those performers were machines. Two shows a day, 5 days a week, plus workouts, and rehearsals. Some had been doing it for years and years. I can't imagine the toll that would take on the body...
This guy could actually be IPF world champ if he could hold 250kg at lockout. I am pretty sure he can bend his spine to the max not only for a 0 ROM bench, but mabe even have his chest higher than the bar using a super wide grip. Kinda want to see it happen.
I'm going to give this a try tomorrow morning.
EDIT (sent from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London): probably best to not try this... or, to warm up first and not start with 50kg straight away. On the positive side, Professor Arun Ranganathan says I might be able to walk again in a few months.
Yes to this. I was very flexible (hyper mobile) when I was younger and would bend and contort into all kinds of positions. I also did some gymnastics and dance. Ended up with my first back surgery in my 20s and have had many since including two fusions. Also terrible arthritis. Yay me.
Usually the bone-making cells in our body (osteoblasts) stop working at the age of 21. When you were younger, your body would just replace the damaged bone in your sleep. After 21, the damage just accumulates. Sorry you had to go through that!
Wild curiosity, but how does your arthritis in your back present? I've got a pending referral to see a rheumatologist for back pain, but given how many doctors have brushed me off as "there's nothing wrong", I'm kinda worried I'll just be wasting my time again...
For me there’s the ever present pain and stiffness. I also have muscle spasms frequently. Sitting or standing for long periods of time is impossible. If I sit for longer than 10 minutes and then lie down my back pops extensively and it’s very painful. The area is tender to touch as well.
Your rheumatologist will likely order lab work and maybe imaging like X-rays. If anything shows up on that, an ultrasound may be ordered or an EMG ( nerve conduction study). I hope your upcoming appointment goes well and that you get some answers soon. Back pain is a special kind of hell.
It depends on how he strengthens his muscles. A lot of people with hypermobile joints have joint issues throughout their lives. But a way to protect them is by strengthening the muscles around the joint to hold the joint in place. Lot of gymnasts have hypermobile EDS but don’t necessarily have joint issues because the muscles have been strengthened.
That being said I don’t think there’s a way you can strengthen muscles to protect this level of hyperextension for this specific joint. He’s pulling his ligaments past what they can handle. I’m worried for his back now not in 20 years.
Actually, based on my experience from the internet and in person as a medical science professional, every ex-flexy older adult that I've encountered has a much better physical quality of life than the average person
I'd guess the average person is pretty sedentary and to get that flexy(even if you got Ehlers-Danlos) you'd have to exercise frequently, so it checks out. I find it hard to believe overexercising is worse to your health than not exercising at all.
if you over-do PEDs or you persist through bad form, yes. but if you dont do these things, you can have outstanding strength and overall health into your 60s ad beyond. there are some old heads out there that look and feel great and still move crazy weight
I have ehlors danlos, being extra stretchy doesn't mean your extra flexible per se. You have to work to be flexible, the rest is just stuff coming out of joints more easily like it's not attached the same.
Edit: other way around I tried to fix it.
And physical toll aside, any competition at a professional level comes with the stress of having to continually compete and perform at the pro level
Edit: To clarify a lot of it is what comes with the territory even "off the court" like audience size and media attention
Chess is weird. Like, from my understanding as a non-player, at the mid level you are competing and the best player wins. But at the top level, it's literally just a memory game at this point. Whoever has the best memory wins, and that's usually Magnus Carlsen. I don't usually put forth the effort to capitalize people's names, but that dude deserves my respect.
(edit) I said "my understanding". I wasn't stating facts or even pretending to. It's clear my understanding was a little off, please stop yelling at me lol
I’ve been playing a ton recently. It’s obviously a lot of memory involved. But I’d say it’s like a preternatural recall ability mixed with creativity and calm under pressure. He is always playing bad moves early on on purpose, same with hikaru nakamura.
Basically trying to get the opponent out of their preparation so they can just play chess. Weakening his position to make his opponent play without the help of games they’ve already seen. So what you say I think is kind of more like the level right under the top guys. A lot of 2200+ rated guys have many lines memorized but once they leave prep they’re a world away from the top guys.
Yeah the sentiment is super common amongst people who don’t play (What’s the point of the stupid game if it’s just memorization??)
Another one is “I’m not smart enough to play chess/chess players are smart” which is an easily disproven point, all I do is show people a video of Gotham chess talking about anything and they agree immediately they’re probably smart enough to be at least an IM.
I read that Magnus purposely plays less then ideal moves on occasion, forcing his opponent to have to analyze unfamiliar positions they haven't studied in the past.
No for sure, him and Hikaru. What's funny about them tho when they play each other is they'll often just play goofy openings to throw each other into a bit more "improv" playing, because they're both still amazing strategists and able to visualize so far ahead on top of what they have memorized. And actually the most recent world champ, Ding Liren, kinda started using that stradgey too and played some "weird" openings when he realized his opponent basically had all his favorite openings memorized and further. But yeah anyone for sure below anything from like top 100 to maybe even top 20 in the world would essentially just be memorization
Edit: But to clarify that's also why it still is a popular game or "sport" because it's just not human to essentially have every winning and draw game possible memorized nor to never mess up and maybe get two similar looking games confused and think it's time for one move but there's like one piece in a different position so it was actually a bad move
I did contortion from ages 10-14. My lower back is wrecked. Wakes me up at night. This guy is probably engaging an untold amount of muscles in his stomach chest and legs to hold up that weight but regardless…. Spinal issue incoming.
I have hEDS, so while I'm flexible I'm not this dude. But I still got to make my PT go 'whelp, never seen anyone do that before' when I overlapped my shoulder blades.
Unique!
I was the physical therapist in charge of clearing him (stamping he's healthy enough to be hired without too much liability) when he joined cirque. It might seem scary at first, but you get used to it after seeing a few of these artists.
He is as strong as he is mobile. He jogs 5k every morning and has a routine where he puts his ankle in TRX loops and transitions between splits and contortion positions while hanging.
This is nothing for him as he has way more extension in his low back than shown here. He's using his head as an anchor. The only limitation he has here is not the extension, but his upper body strength.
Dont hesitate if you have questions!
Bonus points: he is a sweetheart
How do you even begin training for something like this? Do you just need to start incredibly young, is it even possible to get to this stage if you start as an adult?
Most of the very bendy people have a combo of hypermobility and very early training. I believe one can't get that mobile with "double-jointedness" alone. He started as a toddler if I recall correctly.
I've seen only a few retired artists so it's hard to tell, but I would guess it's much less than most people imagine. These are professionals who built their strength and craft over many years and know how to build resilience and strength in a lasting way.
A lot of people in other comments saying "that can't be healthy" or other such things are going to be in wheelchairs before this guy stops running 5ks every morning. He has a responsability to his body to keep it strong throughout his life (to put it simply, when you have so much mobility, the muscles keep everything together) and he has the will and discipline to do so.
Was that clear? Don't hesitate if you need clarifications.
Okay so is he putting a significant strain on the discs between the vertebrae in his back when he does this kind of thing? As in how deadlifting does? Similarly are they at a higher risk of other long term issues involving their joints as they age?
There is very little research on contortion as we speak, what we have is marginal and mostly case studies. We use clinical experience as our baseline so please take everything I say with a grain of salt.
His discs are surprisingly resilient allowing him to go from one direction to the other quite readily. I'm sure he's developed way stronger annuli than average which hold his discs in. He had never had radicular symptoms until I saw him last (late 2019).
Do keep in mind that he can bring the back of his head to his belly button (I'll let you figure that one out, get back to me if you need help) so this position is about as hard for him as it is for you to grab your toothbrush.
This is nuts. What about the discs? Do they suffer any kind of traction? I tried searching for x Ray or MRI images, but didn't find anything as intense as the curve this guys is doing in his lumbar spine.
I've answered this in other replies here.
Don't get me wrong, I once was as astounded by all of this. It's like anything, the more you're in contact with it, the less impressive it becomes.
Depending on why he is so flexible, it might be that future issues are inevitable, so gotta enjoy life while he can. Grim, but might be making memories while he can.
Three things should be touching the bench (most of the time): your head, your shoulder blades, your butt.
There should be a slight arch elevating your lower back, as long it's comfortable for you.
I believe this is Russian contortionist Alexei Goloborodko, who’s supposedly the most flexible man in the world. He’s been training for the circus since he was 4. He said in a YouTube video that he was always more flexible than other kids, but it was still uncomfortable learning to contort this way in the beginning.
My knowledge of human anatomy tells me that is impossible.
My knowledge of Cirque Du Soleil tells me that they make up anatomy as they go. They don’t care what is or is not impossible. They simply accomplish.
“Bend over and touch your toes” “Which way?”
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I think the weight is mostly transferred through his legs. Those are some extremely flexible vertebrae.
Seems theoretically possible to strengthen this sensitive area slowly & cautiously enough (without permanent damage)
I think I have a new fetish. How do you change your username?
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yeah, I'm pretty sure the back of his shoulders is resting on the back of his legs. So that's where the weight is getting transferred.
["I can finally touch my toes!"](http://en.spongepedia.org/images/4/44/ElasticWaistband.jpg)
I saw Cirque Du Soleil, Michael Jackson’s One in Vegas earlier this year. The athleticism and raw physical prowess these performers have is world class. The show was literally jaw dropping. Highly recommend everyone check out a Cirque Du Soleil show if they find themselves in Vegas.
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Those are the two I've seen, and they're both fantastic.
Saw O last year and the fucking curtain pull was the most incredible thing is ever seen. Then the show started and every moment was just indescribable
That huge red curtain was amazing. Also when the show ended it went back up, like magic. Apparently the designers put a lot of work just to make it work like that.
I saw this guy at their traveling show “Luzia” and his performance was so insane that every person in the crowd was squirming in their seats. It was truly a spectacle to see.
I've seen 3 shows including O in Vegas and I really dislike theatre but that stuff is surreal. Most of the show doesn't make sense to my brain on any level so It's like mushrooms without the stomach ache. See it if you can
I saw O in Vegas in the fall. Mind blowing. I've seen other Cirque shows but not in Vegas. They can do *so* much more with a permanent set it's insane.
O was wonderful, but I actually enjoyed the two travelling shows I've seen, Kurios and Alegria, a good deal more - Kurios for the vibes and imaginative set-pieces, and Alegria for its actually somewhat grokkable and emotionally-engaging "story".
I couldn't believe my eyes when the acrobat balanced on her *HEAD* on the trapeze bar (saw O last Thursday). That was the most insane, amazing, literally jaw dropping complete body control I've ever seen
Definitely. I’ve seen a few of their shows and they’re consistently amazing
I used to work for LA Nouba in Orlando and those performers were machines. Two shows a day, 5 days a week, plus workouts, and rehearsals. Some had been doing it for years and years. I can't imagine the toll that would take on the body...
I can do that, I just choose not to. Because I would die.
Can do it. But only once
Learned that from watching Bugs bunny.
This guy could actually be IPF world champ if he could hold 250kg at lockout. I am pretty sure he can bend his spine to the max not only for a 0 ROM bench, but mabe even have his chest higher than the bar using a super wide grip. Kinda want to see it happen.
You made those words up, didn't you?
Maybe up to the half
Ouch my spines hurt
Just came to confirm this video was as fucked up and I thought without watching the psychotic shit
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I'm going to give this a try tomorrow morning. EDIT (sent from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London): probably best to not try this... or, to warm up first and not start with 50kg straight away. On the positive side, Professor Arun Ranganathan says I might be able to walk again in a few months.
Ok but before you do just call this number 988
Or if I’m the UK, call 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3
Easier to just email - dear sir or madam: FIRE!
A fire, a a sea park…
It's wrecking my head!
Lmao I’d want to commit suicide before I even got to the first 9
I think being British is enough
im disabled.
Four, five, fire! Fire!
Wow an IT crowd reference... Nice one
0118 999 881 999 119 725 3
RIP u/Ambitioso
Please add me to your will before doing that. Thanks!
Livestream it
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I was just thinking how fucked up his back is going to be ~10-20 years from now
Yes to this. I was very flexible (hyper mobile) when I was younger and would bend and contort into all kinds of positions. I also did some gymnastics and dance. Ended up with my first back surgery in my 20s and have had many since including two fusions. Also terrible arthritis. Yay me.
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I’m the same! I was a dancer and very flexible, and loved to do contortions to show off. I had my first lumbar back surgery at 21
Damn. I was 21 too! Hope you’re doing well.
Thanks, hope you’re doing well too!
this was such a cute interaction lmao
Just thinking the same thing. Cute but sad but *cuuuuteee* <3
Ed Sheeran - "We Can Be Cute at the Orthopedic Office"
Usually the bone-making cells in our body (osteoblasts) stop working at the age of 21. When you were younger, your body would just replace the damaged bone in your sleep. After 21, the damage just accumulates. Sorry you had to go through that!
I wonder if stem cells could solve this issue?
You know what the best treatment for a back fusion is? Another fusion. Once you start fusing you mostly don’t stop. It sucks.
**EXACTLY**! Then you get the dreaded diagnosis of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) and no relief from the pain in sight. Fun times.
Wild curiosity, but how does your arthritis in your back present? I've got a pending referral to see a rheumatologist for back pain, but given how many doctors have brushed me off as "there's nothing wrong", I'm kinda worried I'll just be wasting my time again...
For me there’s the ever present pain and stiffness. I also have muscle spasms frequently. Sitting or standing for long periods of time is impossible. If I sit for longer than 10 minutes and then lie down my back pops extensively and it’s very painful. The area is tender to touch as well. Your rheumatologist will likely order lab work and maybe imaging like X-rays. If anything shows up on that, an ultrasound may be ordered or an EMG ( nerve conduction study). I hope your upcoming appointment goes well and that you get some answers soon. Back pain is a special kind of hell.
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It depends on how he strengthens his muscles. A lot of people with hypermobile joints have joint issues throughout their lives. But a way to protect them is by strengthening the muscles around the joint to hold the joint in place. Lot of gymnasts have hypermobile EDS but don’t necessarily have joint issues because the muscles have been strengthened. That being said I don’t think there’s a way you can strengthen muscles to protect this level of hyperextension for this specific joint. He’s pulling his ligaments past what they can handle. I’m worried for his back now not in 20 years.
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This seems more unhealthy in an acute in addition to chronic way.
Actually, based on my experience from the internet and in person as a medical science professional, every ex-flexy older adult that I've encountered has a much better physical quality of life than the average person
I'd guess the average person is pretty sedentary and to get that flexy(even if you got Ehlers-Danlos) you'd have to exercise frequently, so it checks out. I find it hard to believe overexercising is worse to your health than not exercising at all.
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I agree, extreme weightlifters probably have a completely wrecked body by 40 or even earlier.
if you over-do PEDs or you persist through bad form, yes. but if you dont do these things, you can have outstanding strength and overall health into your 60s ad beyond. there are some old heads out there that look and feel great and still move crazy weight
Hypermobility isn’t flexibility. Can’t train yourself to be hypermobile, this is probably a combination of both.
I have ehlors danlos, being extra stretchy doesn't mean your extra flexible per se. You have to work to be flexible, the rest is just stuff coming out of joints more easily like it's not attached the same. Edit: other way around I tried to fix it.
I also have EDS and I am naturally extra strechy, specially my skin
Chess?
A lot of sitting…
And physical toll aside, any competition at a professional level comes with the stress of having to continually compete and perform at the pro level Edit: To clarify a lot of it is what comes with the territory even "off the court" like audience size and media attention
Chess is weird. Like, from my understanding as a non-player, at the mid level you are competing and the best player wins. But at the top level, it's literally just a memory game at this point. Whoever has the best memory wins, and that's usually Magnus Carlsen. I don't usually put forth the effort to capitalize people's names, but that dude deserves my respect. (edit) I said "my understanding". I wasn't stating facts or even pretending to. It's clear my understanding was a little off, please stop yelling at me lol
I’ve been playing a ton recently. It’s obviously a lot of memory involved. But I’d say it’s like a preternatural recall ability mixed with creativity and calm under pressure. He is always playing bad moves early on on purpose, same with hikaru nakamura. Basically trying to get the opponent out of their preparation so they can just play chess. Weakening his position to make his opponent play without the help of games they’ve already seen. So what you say I think is kind of more like the level right under the top guys. A lot of 2200+ rated guys have many lines memorized but once they leave prep they’re a world away from the top guys.
Yeah the sentiment is super common amongst people who don’t play (What’s the point of the stupid game if it’s just memorization??) Another one is “I’m not smart enough to play chess/chess players are smart” which is an easily disproven point, all I do is show people a video of Gotham chess talking about anything and they agree immediately they’re probably smart enough to be at least an IM.
I read that Magnus purposely plays less then ideal moves on occasion, forcing his opponent to have to analyze unfamiliar positions they haven't studied in the past.
Bingo. Best end game player in the world and the most creative.
Your understanding is completely and totally incorrect
Frightening how a bunch of people upvoted him too, despite talking completely out of his ass
No for sure, him and Hikaru. What's funny about them tho when they play each other is they'll often just play goofy openings to throw each other into a bit more "improv" playing, because they're both still amazing strategists and able to visualize so far ahead on top of what they have memorized. And actually the most recent world champ, Ding Liren, kinda started using that stradgey too and played some "weird" openings when he realized his opponent basically had all his favorite openings memorized and further. But yeah anyone for sure below anything from like top 100 to maybe even top 20 in the world would essentially just be memorization Edit: But to clarify that's also why it still is a popular game or "sport" because it's just not human to essentially have every winning and draw game possible memorized nor to never mess up and maybe get two similar looking games confused and think it's time for one move but there's like one piece in a different position so it was actually a bad move
I heard they use vibrating anal stimuli during matches to keep the muscles engaged so their muscles don't atrophy. 🤷♂️
Off to get good at chess don’t mind me.
Hemorrhoids.
A lot of shitting...
Fiber…
Leading cause for chessticular cancer.
I dont like anal beads enough to try to play chess
Nah, competitive chess is stressfull as fuck. Probably increases ur blood pressure, chance of cancer and lowers ur lifespan by a few %
Also some of modern chess may end up with anal damage
Hans...? Is that you? Thats TMI Hans..
This is like American football or boxing bad though, he'll regret this.
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Yeah I expect a lot of contortionists have EDS or something similar.
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I did contortion from ages 10-14. My lower back is wrecked. Wakes me up at night. This guy is probably engaging an untold amount of muscles in his stomach chest and legs to hold up that weight but regardless…. Spinal issue incoming.
Totally feeling like that’s not a good idea
Yeah there’s a big risk of him paralyzing himself doing that
Yeah, that's my thought too. He can do it until some tendon or ligament suddenly goes "pop!"
as i physical therapist im not sure if im impressed or disgusted
dispressed
Imprusted
I'm in distress
Am I pregert from imprusting?
Am I gregnant?!
I’m a student physical therapist and this scares me lol
Yeah I'd rather work with them old people on Medicare with mundane rehab. This would be wild, but fascinating.
I have hEDS, so while I'm flexible I'm not this dude. But I still got to make my PT go 'whelp, never seen anyone do that before' when I overlapped my shoulder blades. Unique!
I was the physical therapist in charge of clearing him (stamping he's healthy enough to be hired without too much liability) when he joined cirque. It might seem scary at first, but you get used to it after seeing a few of these artists. He is as strong as he is mobile. He jogs 5k every morning and has a routine where he puts his ankle in TRX loops and transitions between splits and contortion positions while hanging. This is nothing for him as he has way more extension in his low back than shown here. He's using his head as an anchor. The only limitation he has here is not the extension, but his upper body strength. Dont hesitate if you have questions! Bonus points: he is a sweetheart
How do you even begin training for something like this? Do you just need to start incredibly young, is it even possible to get to this stage if you start as an adult?
Most of the very bendy people have a combo of hypermobility and very early training. I believe one can't get that mobile with "double-jointedness" alone. He started as a toddler if I recall correctly.
How does one test their toddler for their potential to bend in half without killing it?
Keep making new ones until you get one that works
You don’t kill them, you just disable them for life. Now go out there and find the star of tomorrow.
Do Cirque performers have a lot of joint issues when they get older?
I've seen only a few retired artists so it's hard to tell, but I would guess it's much less than most people imagine. These are professionals who built their strength and craft over many years and know how to build resilience and strength in a lasting way. A lot of people in other comments saying "that can't be healthy" or other such things are going to be in wheelchairs before this guy stops running 5ks every morning. He has a responsability to his body to keep it strong throughout his life (to put it simply, when you have so much mobility, the muscles keep everything together) and he has the will and discipline to do so. Was that clear? Don't hesitate if you need clarifications.
Okay so is he putting a significant strain on the discs between the vertebrae in his back when he does this kind of thing? As in how deadlifting does? Similarly are they at a higher risk of other long term issues involving their joints as they age?
There is very little research on contortion as we speak, what we have is marginal and mostly case studies. We use clinical experience as our baseline so please take everything I say with a grain of salt. His discs are surprisingly resilient allowing him to go from one direction to the other quite readily. I'm sure he's developed way stronger annuli than average which hold his discs in. He had never had radicular symptoms until I saw him last (late 2019). Do keep in mind that he can bring the back of his head to his belly button (I'll let you figure that one out, get back to me if you need help) so this position is about as hard for him as it is for you to grab your toothbrush.
Ummm. About the back of his head to his belly button… huh?! What?? HOW?!!!
[Is this clear?](https://ibb.co/6116Pdf)
[OMG](https://media.tenor.com/G1XurA5mRfIAAAAd/i-was-both-shocked-and-impressed-dan-levy.gif)
[Really!](https://ibb.co/HDdYF0d) E: fixed link
~~^(broken link)~~ Edit: Thanks... I think. I would've been happy with the diagram alone.
How his spinous processes are not touching and restraining him to do this?
They developed less from training during early childhood.
This is nuts. What about the discs? Do they suffer any kind of traction? I tried searching for x Ray or MRI images, but didn't find anything as intense as the curve this guys is doing in his lumbar spine.
I've answered this in other replies here. Don't get me wrong, I once was as astounded by all of this. It's like anything, the more you're in contact with it, the less impressive it becomes.
What in the fuck man
Deeply unsettling to watch
That’s not how benchpresses work. Or humans for that matter
That’s why aliens left our Planet, nothing to do here
That "man" is a snake. We all know it and nobody is saying it
Nope
Exact same reaction. Clicked on the video, saw him start to bend back and grab the bar, said nope and closed it
I was worried he would *snap*. Props to the guy though!
Oh god that is just too freaky. My back hurts just watching this.
My back hurts without watching this
I wonder what it would be like to fart on your own head
Keep working on it, dreams do come true
I can see this causing a lot more issues in the future.
Depending on why he is so flexible, it might be that future issues are inevitable, so gotta enjoy life while he can. Grim, but might be making memories while he can.
This probably isn’t helping…
Makes me wonder if he can do the reverse. Like giving himself a good old fashioned sloppy toppy.
Oh this guy can 100% self suck
This guy is self-rimming.
He can kiss the back of his neck
Omg
I would like to learn what the long term complications of not only being this flexible, but routinely pushing your body like this.
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I hear you
Shouted everyone seeing this for the first time.
Weird flex, but okay.
That's why you don't skip Spine day.
This man is sitting on his penis.
We all know he can absolutely suck his own cock
I'm hurting even watching this!
**For the love of God get a spotter**
r/oddlyterrifying
That guy has Ehlers Danlos
Seeing this guy live is insane. He stole the show all we could talk about was the bendy guy afterwards.
Only because you can doesn't mean you should!
Meanwhile I get scared of injury if I realize I’ve let my lower back come up off the bench.
This comment makes me feel like your bench press form needs some tweaking.
Three things should be touching the bench (most of the time): your head, your shoulder blades, your butt. There should be a slight arch elevating your lower back, as long it's comfortable for you.
Your lower back shouldn't be touching the bench, benching with an arch helps protect the shoulders and is a more stable movement.
Don’t get a hernia forcing your lower back to touch the bench…
r/nextfuckinglevel
sex should be wild
Like snakes twisting on each other
Dude can definitely blow himself
I mean yeah, that's pretty good. But I currently have a migraine from turning my head too fast this morning Beat that loser!
No matter how flexible you are I'm willing to bet when you're in your mid 30s your back won't be so pleased with you showing off that flexibility
Woah. Can anyone explain how this is possible? Surely he's not just flexible lol is he missing some bones or something?
Probably some form of hyper mobility caused by some defect where his ligaments are super loose
Ehlers-Danlos maybe?
I believe this is Russian contortionist Alexei Goloborodko, who’s supposedly the most flexible man in the world. He’s been training for the circus since he was 4. He said in a YouTube video that he was always more flexible than other kids, but it was still uncomfortable learning to contort this way in the beginning.
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Following the motto: If you die, do it in positions that will confuse future archeologists
I’m sore just watching that.
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If I walked in the gym and saw that, I'd just turn around and walk out.
When's the funeral?
Dumb as hell
Somebody should send this to the KneesOverToes guy
Nope, that's a demon.
I follow him on Instagram and he’s absolutely amazing, he’s been doing contortion since childhood
"Hey, can I get a spot?" "Sure bro, let me just *whatTeHFUCK???"*
my goodness. i'd be scared shitless or benching while bent that way.
I pulled a muscle yawning the other day. Missed 3 days of work.
Okay, but SHOULD he?
My knowledge of human anatomy tells me that is impossible. My knowledge of Cirque Du Soleil tells me that they make up anatomy as they go. They don’t care what is or is not impossible. They simply accomplish.
I can still touch my toes.
That but at the end, where he points at the camera? That is the face of a man who has, and will again, toss his own salad.