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Are there a lot of backbenders on MFP?

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  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
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    BOOOOM!
  • Just2Bhappy
    Just2Bhappy Posts: 113 Member
    <---- Maybe
  • TheLuSir
    TheLuSir Posts: 1,674 Member
    <-- Totally fell down trying...
  • ssteinbring677
    ssteinbring677 Posts: 158 Member
    I didn't know this was a "thing." Interesting :P
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    Use to be able to backbend and walk my hands and feet in till they almost touched. I took gymnastics when I was a kid and was able to hold that position for the longest.

    Now I can do the basic backbend but I can't hold it as long as I used to. I'm lucky if I can hold that position for longer than 5-10 seconds before I crash to the ground! haha
  • hdjjones
    hdjjones Posts: 130 Member
    Can't do it, won't try. Don't understand the attraction/need to do it.:smile:
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    So much win in one thread; just2bhappy :love: & Icelandicsaga ftw
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    My backbend:

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    **trying to resize :S

    Also nutso awesome!!
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    <-- Managed! Such a far cry from my back handspring days though. :sad:
  • emily356
    emily356 Posts: 318 Member
    Ha! I was just curious if I could do this, and I could!!! Ha!! Haven't tried since I was a kid!:happy: :happy:
  • Lt_Starbuck
    Lt_Starbuck Posts: 576 Member
    My backbend:

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    **trying to resize :S

    that's great progress!! I was so excited when I was finally able to put my feet flat - omg - then I started practicing crawling under myself!!!
    god im such a kid

    ETA: in case you arent trying to do a flat foot backbend, I apologise and thats beautiful exactly as it is :flowerforyou:

    #terrifiedofsayingthewrongthingallthetime
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    Iiii don't think you guys wanna see me in my yoga pants.

    But great job, all around!
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    <--- Avi is my closest approximation to what it would look like if I tried.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Is this like "planking" or "tebowing" or "owling" or something?
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    I tried this when I was 262lbs to see if it was as hard as it looked (it wasn't):

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    I tried it again yesterday, and I can still do it (and probably a lot better), but didn't take a pic.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    Is this like "planking" or "tebowing" or "owling" or something?
    I propose we call this burthuttzing.
    Very burthuttzing if you fall.
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    It's nice to see so many flexible people.

    I'm gonna have my son take a pic of me later! YAY!
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    Also see ticker of me doing a upsidedown pretzel over a volcano
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    You crazy kids.
  • SlickFootAnna
    SlickFootAnna Posts: 611 Member
    Nope... I'm a waterbender though!!!!! :P
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Is this like "planking" or "tebowing" or "owling" or something?
    I propose we call this burthuttzing.
    Very burthuttzing if you fall.

    :laugh: sounds fair to me.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Hawaii ziplines:
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    See video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nj9p4uhKzE&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UUHq80_bCJTJPG7s5qNB1rlQ
  • InnerConflict
    InnerConflict Posts: 1,592 Member
    Also see ticker of me doing a upsidedown pretzel over a volcano

    Sounds like the making of a great meme, but I am not tech savvy enough to create it.

    "I don't always do backbends, but when I do it is over a volcano"

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjvodey29VFpFvx4k-45awPE7c5g3ySWuWgm9_DsHGQMyynN9Z3cs-OBZI
  • TheLuSir
    TheLuSir Posts: 1,674 Member

    Sounds like the making of a great meme, but I am not tech savvy enough to create it.

    "I don't always do backbends, but when I do it is over a volcano"

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjvodey29VFpFvx4k-45awPE7c5g3ySWuWgm9_DsHGQMyynN9Z3cs-OBZI

    ^This
  • Lt_Starbuck
    Lt_Starbuck Posts: 576 Member

    Sounds like the making of a great meme, but I am not tech savvy enough to create it.

    "I don't always do backbends, but when I do it is over a volcano"

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjvodey29VFpFvx4k-45awPE7c5g3ySWuWgm9_DsHGQMyynN9Z3cs-OBZI

    ^This

    triple this
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    I can totally do a backbend but I'm not sure how to post pics and not sure how to take a pic while in a backbend! any advice???


    upload the pic on tinypic.com
    choose the forum/message board option
    copy and paste the code
    Change the and brackets to no caps [img][/img]

    Thank you so much! I have asked and never gotten a response. :bigsmile:
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
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  • 0xbalthamosx0
    0xbalthamosx0 Posts: 154 Member
    Wonder how many of us who can't do it actually tried and fell over after reading this

    I didnt.. I swear. ;)
  • Icelandic_Saga
    Icelandic_Saga Posts: 2,926 Member
    Also see ticker of me doing a upsidedown pretzel over a volcano

    Sounds like the making of a great meme, but I am not tech savvy enough to create it.

    "I don't always do backbends, but when I do it is over a volcano"

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjvodey29VFpFvx4k-45awPE7c5g3ySWuWgm9_DsHGQMyynN9Z3cs-OBZI

    That made me lol
  • ptjolsen
    ptjolsen Posts: 365 Member
    If I tried this I would probably end up in the ER :blushing:
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