Oneell Ballo Leg Training Teen Nationals Prep

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[maldorf]

Anyone else noticed all of the red spots on his back?Looks like injection sites or something. 5 circles on each side of his back running down along the backbone. Strange. Its at around 15 minutes.

 

[nicocujo]

It looks like "cupping therapy".

 

[maldorf]

It looks like "cupping therapy".

Yes, I think youre right.

 

[Mr. Malice]

Anyone else noticed all of the red spots on his back?Looks like injection sites or something. 5 circles on each side of his back running down along the backbone. Strange. Its at around 15 minutes.

 

[Dugbet]

Lately it is very common to see these marks, it seems that more and more are using these recovery therapies

 

[maldorf]

Lately it is very common to see these marks, it seems that more and more are using these recovery therapies

I've heard of it before. Forgot all about it. That's definitely not going to help sore muscles. Effects would all be limited to the skin where it's applied.

Cupping therapy - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Dugbet]

I've heard of it before. Forgot all about it. That's definitely not going to help sore muscles. Effects would all be limited to the skin where it's applied.

Cupping therapy - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And why the hell do these lifters use it?

 

[maldorf]

And why the hell do these lifters use it?

Placebo effect. There is no scientific evidence or logical reason why doing that to your skin is going to give any benefit to your muscles.

 

[maldorf]

The Ridiculous And Possibly Harmful Practice Of Cupping

Cupping is a procedure where someone puts glass cups on your skin and sucks the skin up into them, which causes bruising and breaks capillaries. Proponents claim it treats pain, but there's no evidence that it works. Welcome to "integrative" medicine.

www.forbes.com