A Brief Explanation Of Cupping - A.K.A Those Weird Purple Blotches On Michael Phelps
A Brief Explanation Of Cupping - A.K.A Those Weird Purple Blotches On Michael Phelps
No, they're not just giant hickeys
No, they're not just giant hickeys
Your Uninformed Friend
Whoa, did you see Michael Phelps last night?
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
I know, right?! 21 Olympic gold medals! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Your Uninformed Friend
No! I mean the giant purple blotches all over his body. Zika????
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
Maybe he just got some congratulatory hickeys the night before lol
Your VERY Informed Friend
Allow me to explain, Olympic imbeciles!
Your Uninformed Friend
Whoa, what's with the attitude?
Your VERY Informed Friend
Sorry, I've been up all night watching men's boxing and women's beach volleyball.
Anyways, it's called Cupping
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
Pretty sure my cousin saw that in a Tijuana donkey show
Your VERY Informed Friend
Trust me, that is NOT what your cousin saw. Cupping is a physical therapy treatment to increase the blood circulation
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
My blood circulation increases every time Phelps takes his shirt off ;)
Your Uninformed Friend
Heyo! Nice one!
Your VERY Informed Friend
Back to what I was saying... Small glass suction cups are heated and applied to the skin, pulling it up
Your VERY Informed Friend
Some physical therapists don't believe it works, lumping it in the "alternative medicine" category
Your Uninformed Friend
21 gold medals seems like a pretty solid testament
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
Word!
Your VERY Informed Friend
It's been practiced in China for thousands of years and while it looks painful, swimer Nathan Adrian described as "more of a queasy feeling."
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
Weird... I kinda want to try it now
Your VERY Informed Friend
It's becoming the hot bandwagon for Hollywood celebs like Jessica Simpson, Justin Bieber and Lena Dunham
Your Uninformed Friend
That's it, I'm signing up for it right now! I have a softball game Sunday and CAN'T lose
Your Equally Uninformed Friend
Yeah, because you're clearly on the same level as an Olympic athlete
Your VERY Informed Friend
LOL