Backbend Training 2008 to 2009

[breakdancerQ]

dammit I really really need to be this flexible but this is so hard on me mentally,why?

[anakrousis]

@breakdancerQ It's a big investment (including mentally) when one is not simply "naturally flexible". It has taken a lot of years for me.

[breakdancerQ]

@anakrousis Yeay,I naturaly have like no flexibility in shoulders or in back,or in front bending so it's a little frustrating to see my friends being so flexible naturaly. But I will die trying to get decent flexibility tho!

[stkildag]

it annoys me when people talk about "learning" to do these poses. its 90% genetic and 10% training. no "learning" involved.

[anakrousis]

@stkildag This is not true for everyone...for the hypermobile, yes,,,but I am not. I have dedicated many hours per week for the past 18 years!

[vexion15]

Lol how do you get so many views?

[Daniea3]

How in the world are you counterposing this? Just Unreal. I think even the most dedicated would have difficulty with this.

[98desaray]

that is so wired i cant even do that

[nericlau]

you have the most amazing body ever!

[NuclearNympho]

that is so cool...

[jeffreydfaust]

Wow! That is very impressive! You are the only person I know more flexible than me haha

[OMGitzly]

i wanna learn

i ok flexible but my back is no where near your what are some stretches you do to do that pls and thank you ^^

[markrobinault]

So two years ago, you were not able to do this?

[anakrousis]

I have been practicing yoga for a long time...but these are all clips from the last 2 years, when I have been focusing on training my backbend.

[Hanly100]

I like your backbend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MirkoPL]

mmmmmm..bellissimo...i like you...

[TalesTheShapeShifter]

I swear you are Dhalsim from

Street Fighter.

[fernandodudka]

GREAT JOB!!

[SytheClaw]

omg ur amazing good 2 see more male contortionists ive been practicing for a while but i still got a ways 2 go keep it up

oo im going 2 practice right now =D

[xoxoemily734]

Oh okay! Well thats amazing!! :)

[xoxoemily734]

Wow that is AMAZING. 2 years??? I've been doing yoga for almost 3 years now and im no where near doing that! Lol.

[anakrousis]

Two years of video clips...I have been practicing for over 15 years.

[sandalwise86]

it was funny I went through half the clip and then realized I could've been watching this in HD the whole time!

[jumpgirls]

i can't believe you just took 2 years to do those!

[anakrousis]

Well I didn't LEARN it all in two years, the clips are just from a 2 year span, to be clearer.

[CerulianTiger]

Thanks for sharing this with me! Looks like you've made a lot of progress!

[dancersrgreat]

Wow... man, you are truly amazing... I wish my back could bend like that....

[csebrigh]

ilove.....i always think its amazing watching you...thanks for your amazing videos.......your fan always

[alilou64]

You are stunning. You are the best !

Thank you for posting videos.

I hope you have and will have everything you want in your life. You certainly deserve it.

Thanks again...

[jaramon]

Superb, better and better as good wine.

[boodiba]

Beautiful as per usual!!! I love watching your clips.

[loseer2]

You are amazing. I miss you. Wish we could hang out :-(

[anakrousis]

Maybe I will suddenly strike it rich and jet off t' visit ya. ;-)

[yurec777]

That is impressive! Are you make compensation for back bends with antagonistic exercises in your everyday training? What are you doing for that?

[anakrousis]

I am a yogi, so yes...I do forward folds, twists after backbend practice.

[TKKORYO]

Nice! You almost did a triple fold! Those are such a pain to do

[AllanP2009]

How old are you?

[anakrousis]

I'm 30.

[natarembada]

very good! congratulaions !

vas muy bien camarada

[Heartlessiceboy]

OMG I can't believe how much you improved since I started watching your videos you are AMAZING<

[anakrousis]

Thanks, Gustavo...how's singing? I am becoming more interested in being a male soprano myself. I hope aerial is going well too!

[isforbliss]

are you familiar with the work of Dr. Douglas Graham?

[anakrousis]

No...what's that about?

[isforbliss]

Nutrition and Athletic Performance - "foodnsport" on youtube. Great for musicians especially singers b/c diet is low/no mucus forming

[isforbliss]

Bless you for showing what's possible!

[jamesters]

Only 2 years? I thought you've been stretching much longer than that. You're progress is incredible!

[anakrousis]

:-)  Two years of videos. I have, of course, been stretching for forever.

[jamesters]

I remember you saying you started late though, like late teens or early twenties, right?

[anakrousis]

...early teens, but I am older than I look. :-P

[jamesters]

@anakrousis

Wow, have you seen grassy2000? Those girls are so so so sooooooo talented, and apparently some have only had like 1 year of training. It amazes me they could get that good that quickly. I'm curious about their training methods.

[aceyave]

Holy Fuckin Shit !!

Good Stuff Man

~Chaos

[limbado]

Great contortion!

[natcomber13]

Your backbending is jaw dropping :O

I am a gymnast, so obviously I have other moves and areas to work on aside flexibility; but i would really like a more flexible back. I would be really interested to know firstly how often and how long you stretch; and secondly how flexible your back was before you started, so if you have any natural flexibilty.

Other than that, you are really amazing; keep it up :)

[anakrousis]

I work on other things too, though not as many as a gymnast obviously, as well as flexibility areas not involved in gymnastics. Professionally I am a musician. More than a predisposition, I think it would be a natural non-resistance to flexibility. I am not hypermobile, so it takes a lot of work. I answered JAMESMCCULLA below on schedule.

[JAMESMCCULLA]

incredible as always.

wondering what your diet is like...and how much time per day do you devote to your training?

very impressive

[anakrousis]

Thanks, James! My diet is pretty "normal"...since childhood I sort of instinctively have avoided red meat (nothing but poultry and seafood), carbonation and artificial sweeteners. Vegetarian diet has never worked for me for long.

[JAMESMCCULLA]

how much training per day?

last question...for the time being

[anakrousis]

1-2 hours every other day...sometimes less often according to work schedule...sometimes I push for daily if I am not busy.

[missogi]

amazing...

[ssmuscle]

A fantastic compilation!

You're still the best - such patience and determination.

Happy Christmas!

:0)

[arnodiender]

very nice!

grtz Arno.

[lifeinkansas]

nice improvements. you can see a lot with your middle and upper back.

[weydenbear]

gerat !

you are best

[YouGottaCThis]

it looks like camera tricks... unreal