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readthewholelibrary In reply to TheAngelPhantom [2010-07-21 22:53:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Me too, on the contortionist thing. I haven't heard of Doug Jones before. He looks cool, you don't see many extremely flexible guys. I know of two fairly famous male contortionists, an absolutely terrifying Russian kid who may be the bendiest person I have ever seen, and Daniel Browning Smith, who is pretty awesome himself.

Sure! Stretch every day, alternating between pushing yourself and just going a bit past warming up. I have a routine of stuff I've found works the best that I can send to you, if you want.
And you may have a bit of trouble getting started, and you may not see improvement right away, due to the working out, but you'll find that that will eventually work in your favor because you'll have the muscle to control your flexibility.

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TheAngelPhantom In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-07-22 05:24:47 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see your routine!
I'm a very patient person and can wait for the physical results later on.
I've never heard of them; I will have to look them up!

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readthewholelibrary In reply to TheAngelPhantom [2010-07-22 19:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I will note it to you now! And that's good, patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to stretching.

Have you seen any acts by Irina Kazakova, or from Cirque du Soleil?

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TheAngelPhantom In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-07-22 20:35:34 +0000 UTC]

I've heard about Cirque du Soleil and I've always wanted to go!
I have never heard of Irina Kazakova. Is she (I presume?) a beautiful contortionist?

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readthewholelibrary In reply to TheAngelPhantom [2010-07-23 01:47:28 +0000 UTC]

Ah! You have to! Rent one of the DVDs they have of their shows. I recommend Quidam, Alegria or Varekai.

She is an absolutely amazing rhythmic gymnast and contortionist. Have a link! [link]

Hey, can I send you tons of links of some of my favorite contortion acts?

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TheAngelPhantom In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-07-23 02:13:22 +0000 UTC]

I will try to find one of those!

Tch, of course you can!

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readthewholelibrary In reply to TheAngelPhantom [2010-07-23 02:21:08 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

[link] - Contortion act from Alegria.
[link] - Handbalancing from Varekai. I love this one.
[link] - Possibly the most flexible person I have ever seen. The act actually starts a couple of minutes in, but seriously. Scary.
[link] - Contortionists from Kooza. One of my favorite acts ever!

And I shall leave it here for now, because I just don't have the energy tonight to hunt down everything.

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TheAngelPhantom In reply to TheAngelPhantom [2010-07-21 19:01:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh! After about my first two weeks of working out, I am finally able to touch the ground; and when I'm sitting and stretching my legs, I can finally grasp my foot with hand.
I'm proud of myself.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to ExtraMedicationNowXD [2010-04-13 22:24:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

I often can't walk in a straight line either. Falling over and running into the wall right after I get up is a common occurrence.

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ExtraMedicationNowXD In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-13 22:31:13 +0000 UTC]

What is your goal with all the stretching and such?

I'm the same.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to ExtraMedicationNowXD [2010-04-13 22:43:21 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to be able to sit on my head, I want to be able to do contortion and aerial routines, would like to go to circus school, etc. Stuff like that.

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ExtraMedicationNowXD In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-13 22:46:30 +0000 UTC]

I thought as much.

I think you'll get there in no time.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to ExtraMedicationNowXD [2010-04-13 22:49:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm hoping that in a year or two I'll be good enough to do contortion routines at festivals and stuff. The intensive training I'm planning for this summer should help.

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ExtraMedicationNowXD In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-13 22:51:34 +0000 UTC]

Go nuts, hun.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to oinkie13 [2010-04-12 18:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Upside down!

Thanks!

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oinkie13 In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-13 00:16:19 +0000 UTC]

ALGEBRAIC!

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readthewholelibrary In reply to oinkie13 [2010-04-13 01:06:09 +0000 UTC]

GEOMETRIC!

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readthewholelibrary In reply to eniap [2010-04-12 18:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Yay, thanks!
I have a weird tendency to bite my lips when I'm concentrating, which I really have to pay attention sometimes, especially in tumbling class.

How's your contortion going, by the way?

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eniap In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-13 12:38:03 +0000 UTC]

I grit my teeth so i don't bite my toungue when i'm in difficult postions.

Contortion is going well thankyou, I'm practicing more because I'm trying to get into a circus school when I finish A-levels.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to eniap [2010-04-13 19:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Doesn't that make your jaw hurt?

Awesome, good luck!

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eniap In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-14 19:14:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and not really - not as much as a bitten toungue.

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readthewholelibrary In reply to LAPhotonet [2010-04-12 16:55:25 +0000 UTC]

That's me!

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LAPhotonet In reply to readthewholelibrary [2010-04-12 17:05:54 +0000 UTC]

yay! Go girl go! lol

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