A Brief Explanation Of Cupping - A.K.A Those Weird Purple Blotches On Michael Phelps

No, they're not just giant hickeys

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On Mar 29, 2017

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

Whoa, did you see Michael Phelps last night?

Your Equally Uninformed Friend

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

I know, right?! 21 Olympic gold medals! U-S-A! U-S-A!

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

No! I mean the giant purple blotches all over his body. Zika????

Your Equally Uninformed Friend

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

Maybe he just got some congratulatory hickeys the night before lol

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

Allow me to explain, Olympic imbeciles!

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

Whoa, what's with the attitude?

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

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

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

Pretty sure my cousin saw that in a Tijuana donkey show

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

Trust me, that is NOT what your cousin saw. Cupping is a physical therapy treatment to increase the blood circulation

Your Equally Uninformed Friend

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

My blood circulation increases every time Phelps takes his shirt off ;)

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

Heyo! Nice one!

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

Back to what I was saying... Small glass suction cups are heated and applied to the skin, pulling it up

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

Some physical therapists don't believe it works, lumping it in the "alternative medicine" category

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

21 gold medals seems like a pretty solid testament

Your Equally Uninformed Friend

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

Word!

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

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

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

Weird... I kinda want to try it now

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

It's becoming the hot bandwagon for Hollywood celebs like Jessica Simpson, Justin Bieber and Lena Dunham

Your Uninformed Friend

Your Uninformed Friend say

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

Your Equally Uninformed Friend say

Yeah, because you're clearly on the same level as an Olympic athlete

Your VERY Informed Friend

Your VERY Informed Friend say

LOL

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