CHEEK STRETCH

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CHEEK STRETCH

Post by nobody » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:15 pm

Mouth taping ...

You've been sleeping with your cheeks all blown up like a balloon. Do you think that eventually your cheeks will get all stretched out and flappy?


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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by carbonman » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:56 pm

...ah, the cheek or gluteus maximus.
Coming out of the saddle in combination w/the hams,
big power......if they are taken care.

Cheek stretch, you bet. Daily.
Most important, pigeon stretch for the piriformis muscle
and the dead bug pose and boat pose, all yoga positions.
Also, very specific exercises to keep them from becoming flabby.
Bridge off the floor, bridge off the stability ball, hamstring curls off the ball,
quad extensions off the ball, hinge and rows, superman off the floor
and holding a pike position for minutes at a time.

Cheek stretch...you bet. No flabby cheeks here, just raw power.

I use a ffm to promote maximum cheek recovery and strength.
"If your therapy is improving your health but you're not doing anything
to see or feel those changes, you'll never know what you're capable of."
I said that.

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by Paul56 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:59 pm

My cheeks get more stretched from the velocity I am now able to achieve on my bike now that I have a few months of xPAP therapy under my belt and the good sleep associated with it.

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by fuzzy96 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:13 pm

Imagemaybe

but then maybe somewhere else bulges

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by Ganesha » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:48 pm

Cheeky answer Carbonman
Ganesha
Hindu god of intellect and wisdom. Remover of Obstacles.
I am not a Hindu or a god, just Mark from New Jersey. But the CPAP mask makes me look like Ganesha.
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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by carbonman » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:45 am

Ganesha wrote:Cheeky answer Carbonman
"If your therapy is improving your health but you're not doing anything
to see or feel those changes, you'll never know what you're capable of."
I said that.

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by Violet » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:18 am

Some people are able to train their tongue, to prevent these blowing hot air events.

Try sticking your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by nobody » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:45 am

It's not a problem I'm looking to solve. It was a joke. BTW, I do put my tongue up like that, but once I fall into sleep it relaxes and falls away. I have dreams of being a chipmunk.
Violet wrote:Some people are able to train their tongue, to prevent these blowing hot air events.

Try sticking your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by FatiguedMe » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:29 am

As for us Females Our upper and lower cheeks tend to fall.
So any stretching will just go south!

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by preemiern » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:05 pm

Nobody...that is the cutest avatar!!

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by fuzzy96 » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:22 pm

Image

exactly which cheeks we talkin 'bout

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Re: CHEEK STRETCH

Post by JimW203 » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:29 pm

Dizzy Gillespies would probably agree were he still alive.

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I have been told the condition illustrated in the picture of him above, has come to be known medically as "Gillespie Cheeks."

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