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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    11/13/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    from across the pond: French Tecktonic. How do you learn the moves? I guess sticking your fingers in a power socket is a good place to start #aerobics
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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    11/13/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    Am I the only one who thought of this? [www.youtube.com] #aerobics
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    Image of Newsgirl Newsgirl
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    I wish I could do that. It would be the coolest party trick ever. #aerobics
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    Image of lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    They should have sent...a poet. #aerobics
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    Image of Dodai Dodai
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    I would just like to report that these are all twice as entertaining once you have had a glass of wine. #aerobics
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    11/12/09

    @Dodai: I had some wine and watched this and I can hardly keep myself from getting up and trying to dance along... help!
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/12/09

    @Dodai: [www.youtube.com]

    These are my favorite, for sure.

    I don't know how to embed!
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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    Because I am a glutton for this particular type of torture, I had to watch another one of the videos featured along the end of this one.

    If you value your time, please please please click on the Aerobic Dance Competition with the three guys. It will change your life in about eighteen different ways. #aerobics
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    Image of marvel girl marvel girl
    11/12/09

    @BetteD: OMG, RE: the three guys video: Those outfits! The cutouts so we can see their abs? I've never seen anything like that... Life officially changed. #aerobics
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    Image of greeneyedfem greeneyedfem
    11/12/09

    @BetteD: Oh. My. God. That was . . . amazing. Just when my eyes couldn't get any wider, the "y'all ready to get funky?!" part happened.

    I need to know what year this is from -- it seems much more recent than the original video, yes? I mean, are these competitions still happening? Are they broadcast on ESPN12? Are tickets sold to the public? WHAT IS THIS PLACE?? #aerobics
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    11/12/09

    @greeneyedfem: I'm thinking that they're simulcast on ESPN43 and LOGO after 1 am. Set your DVR! #aerobics
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    Image of philoclea philoclea
    11/12/09

    @BetteD: I couldn't find it. Link please? Pretty please? #aerobics
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    Image of DitaVendetta DitaVendetta
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: The bizarre thing is that my friend showed me this not five minutes before seeing this post #aerobics
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    11/12/09

    @philoclea: [www.youtube.com] #aerobics
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    Image of Dodai Dodai
    11/12/09

    @DitaVendetta: If anyone had any question why cocaine was so popular back then -- that should explain it.
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    Image of philoclea philoclea
    11/12/09

    @BetteD: Thanks! This one's also pretty superb.

    I like that it includes a woman, "Olga." #aerobics
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    Image of greeneyedfem greeneyedfem
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: This is the one I saw. #aerobics
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    Image of fluxus flucker fluxus flucker
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: SPANDEX LEDERHOSEN!!! #aerobics
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    11/12/09

    @fluxus flucker: Sweet baby James you're right!! Somebody call Dov! #aerobics
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    Image of Alohamaid Alohamaid
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: I love this entire thread so much I want to take it out behind the middle school and get it pregnant #aerobics
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    11/12/09

    @DitaVendetta: That video is the greatest thing that has ever happened to anybody in America. Period. #aerobics
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    Image of Bitingpika Bitingpika
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: Whoa. They have truly won my distressed, puff-painted, spandex respect. #aerobics
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    Image of philoclea philoclea
    11/12/09

    @Alohamaid: I have just gone through, then worked out, the three stages of watching aerobic gymnastics:

    1. Horror
    2. Fascination
    3. Trance #aerobics
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    Image of yogathug yogathug
    11/12/09

    @philoclea: "You have to look close to find her when they're moving around." #aerobics
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    Image of BytheSea BytheSea
    11/13/09

    @Dodai: "It was the early 80s! There was cocain everywhere!" -Kelsey Grammar. #aerobics
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    Image of Ineedmorecowbell Ineedmorecowbell
    11/13/09

    @philoclea: Excellent synchronicity, I give it a 6.0 #aerobics
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    Image of southwer southwer
    11/13/09

    @BetteD: god bless you. posting to facebook immediately. #aerobics
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    Image of thecameralovesyou thecameralovesyou
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    That last move (her jumping into his arms) reminds me of the spartan cheerleaders. #aerobics
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    Image of BytheSea BytheSea
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Antidepressant Needs No Prescription
    I want to force-feed them Doritos and strap them down in front of hours of Lifetime. #aerobics
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    Hating Tracy Anderson AND women who lift weights and run? Is this comment thread my own personal Valhalla or what? All we need is some beer and some punk rock, and I am in official whynotshesaid heaven. #tracyanderson
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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    That was worth watching if only to see Gwyneth dancing around like Elaine from Seinfeld.

    The question still remains as to what image-sculpting professional teaches Gwyenth her self-important half-grins. #tracyanderson
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    Image of budholly101 budholly101
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    while I think this woman is all kinds of shady, I have to admit - those bands in the video are sort of cool. Of course, I'd probably do one serious workout on them and then just use them like a grown up jungle gym. I don't think Tracy would like my lack of dedication to being "super-teeny-tiny." #tracyanderson
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    Image of midwestdesigner midwestdesigner
    10/22/09

    @budholly101: They would end up like all of my other exercise equipment: laundry hangers! In about a month, I'd totally have my delicates drying on those bands. #tracyanderson
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    Image of budholly101 budholly101
    10/22/09

    @midwestdesigner: oh, definitely, and think how useful these would be! They're already up high on the ceiling, and they're elastic so they'll spring back out of the way. I think we may be on to something here... #tracyanderson
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    10/22/09

    @budholly101: Though I hate Tracie, I love bands. Some of the most beautifully conditioned athletes in tennis and gymnastics use them.

    There used to be YouTubes of Rafa training with his bands; they're not all up there anymore.
    *cough*Not that I watched them endlessly*cough*
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    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    That is the most relatable I've ever seen Gwyneth. That video made me like her more than I did before. As much of a mess as Tracy is in her personal life, that looks like a truly kickass workout and I kind of want to try it out now. #tracyanderson
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    It never ceases to amaze me that Tracy Anderson is still working. She is such a transparent fraud. If the woman who introduced the world to the Kabbalah Center (allegedly) thinks you are fraud, you are in serious trouble. #tracyanderson
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    Image of kookoocachaw kookoocachaw
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    God, she's like the real life Sue Sylvester. #tracyanderson
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    Image of rd2uk rd2uk
    10/22/09

    In reply to 4 Fun Facts About Madonna's Former Trainer
    Dudes, I know this will not be a popular comment on here, and Tracy Andersons voice annoys me as must as the next guy...BUUUT I used some of her workout tapes when training for the London Marathon (so the training wouldnt make me bulkey, just lean) and they worked wonders. That is all. #tracyanderson
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    10/22/09

    @rd2uk: how did they work wonders? Because you were probably already pretty in shape from marathon training. #tracyanderson
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    Image of rd2uk rd2uk
    10/22/09

    @bluebears: yep i was def in shape (because iv been running for years), but those tapes gave me a nicer bum, more defined legs+arms, toned back etc. I changed nothing else in my routine! #tracyanderson
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    Image of jrhys jrhys
    10/22/09

    @rd2uk: Yeah I have to agree. I have her mat workout DVD and its REALLY good. I let myself gofor a while ended up with flabby arms and unable to fit into my clothes and it helped bring me from jelly back into great shape fast. I'm an hourglass size 10-12 and I run, so I'm hardly a dainty tiny lady, but seriously her mat workout is great. #tracyanderson
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    10/22/09

    @jrhys: @rd2uk: As a former modern dancer and martial artist (bad knees) I'd stack it up against Classical Pilates any day.
    Not having looked at her routine, I'd still guess she stole some moves from Clara and Joe.
    (The reason they use small and not big weights is because unless you train your core all the time, the human back can't support an excess amount of weight at the end of a lever like the arm or leg without strain.)

    But I was born in Indiana, so I may just be biased like that. #tracyanderson
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