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    05-08-2012 08:26 PM #1
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    05-08-2012 08:33 PM #2
    Seriously amazing. Thank you for sharing.

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    05-08-2012 08:35 PM #3
    Wow! That's amazing :thumbup
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    05-08-2012 08:41 PM #4
    I'm sick and just woke up from a nap and thought I was legitimately hallucinating when the video cut to the shot of Diamond Dallas Page.

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    05-08-2012 08:41 PM #5
    wow... that is amazing.
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    05-08-2012 08:44 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by FBMphil View Post
    I'm sick and just woke up from a nap and thought I was legitimately hallucinating when the video cut to the shot of Diamond Dallas Page.
    The DDP he thanked? Yoga guru?

    I'd give it a shot with those kind of results. I'm not as bad off as he was, but I could stand to be rejuvenated.
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    05-08-2012 08:49 PM #7
    Seems the same video was posted earlier today. My bad.
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    05-08-2012 08:52 PM #8
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    05-08-2012 09:11 PM #9
    I had no clue what DDP was doing for all these years but it's great to hear he's helping people.

    That's a lot more than a lot of us can say.
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    05-08-2012 09:16 PM #10
    Absolutely incredible.
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    05-08-2012 09:40 PM #11
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    05-08-2012 09:51 PM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by rsj0714 View Post
    I had no clue what DDP was doing for all these years but it's great to hear he's helping people.
    I'd heard/read somewhere that he was big into the yoga thing but I didn't know he was having this kind of impact on people... I just thought he got into it because it was low-impact and a way to stay in shape after he (probably) destroyed his body in the pro wrestling game. Good for him.
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    05-08-2012 09:53 PM #13
    Awesome story

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    05-08-2012 10:22 PM #14
    OT delivered something worthwhile (other than boobs and Florida articles of course).


  15. 05-08-2012 10:42 PM #15
    I needed that. Thank you.

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    05-08-2012 11:01 PM #16
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    05-08-2012 11:14 PM #17
    That is ****ing amazing.

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    05-08-2012 11:16 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by barry2952 View Post
    The DDP he thanked? Yoga guru?

    I'd give it a shot with those kind of results. I'm not as bad off as he was, but I could stand to be rejuvenated.
    I've gotten into Bikram Yoga after buying a groupon with my wife. It's amazing to start to notice results, even after just a few weeks of going 1 or 2 times a week. Like, a legit 2 inches off my waist, and I only had a 34 inch waist to begin with.

    It kicks your ass, but I have so much more energy the next day. It's pretty incredible.

  19. 05-08-2012 11:22 PM #19
    That was unbelievable

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    05-08-2012 11:25 PM #20
    i have a fraternity brother who was in a similar situation. basically, he couldn't lose weight. he was closing in on over 260lbs at 5'8" tall. he couldn't run. he smoked. he drank too much. he had no self-esteem. so on his 25th birthday in late january (about 4 months ago) he decided he didn't want to die of a heart attack by his 35th birthday. he started working out. walking at first. then jogging one mailbox and walking the next. hitting the gym for a few hours a week. he quit drinking beer. gave up most junk food. has a set weekly "cheat" day to eat pizza or drink. he's now counting calories with a phone app. within a few months of cutting back to just a few cigarettes a day, he's now running 5-7 miles a few times a week. he's lost over 40lbs. he looks healthy. and he's continuing to drop 3-5lbs a week. by mid-july he wants to be at less than 200lbs...a weight he hasn't been at since his sophomore year of High School.

    its been very inspirational to me as a friend as I had long worried about his health, weight, and drinking habits. not only that, a couple weeks ago we were out at a bar, and he got a phone number from a pretty decent looking girl. its the first legitimate shot at a date he's had in several years. i feel like he's got his self-esteem back...which is great.

    this video just reminded me of all that. great post by barry (you'll note its also in the inspirational videos thread started a few days ago too).
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    05-09-2012 08:48 AM #22
    As one who has learned to walk twice, I love these stories.

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  23. 05-09-2012 08:50 AM #23
    This is great. Thanks for sharing!

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    05-09-2012 10:21 AM #24
    Yeah, that was badass..


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    05-09-2012 11:26 AM #25
    right on!
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  26. 05-09-2012 11:35 AM #26
    Love seeing stories like this - gives me hope for the human race.

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    05-09-2012 12:34 PM #28
    He should send this to the doctors who gave up on him.

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    05-09-2012 01:00 PM #29
    Quote Originally Posted by greyhare View Post
    He should send this to the doctors who gave up on him.
    won't matter they are still right in their minds and that won't change unfortunately. brainwashed they are. arrogant too. and obviously completely full of crap as usual.

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    05-09-2012 01:59 PM #30
    that was badass!

    I'm about 6 months in on my regular yoga sessions. Physically I haven't changed much but my anger management is pretty damn good right now.
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    05-09-2012 02:37 PM #31
    Awesome

    This should be inspiration for any generally able bodied person who thinks they can't do it. The human body is amazing.
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    05-09-2012 02:50 PM #32
    when someone says they cant do something, i will always remember to refer them to this video.......thanks

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    05-09-2012 02:51 PM #33
    That was a booster shot! Thx

    Finding out it was Diamond Dallas Page who helped him, priceless.

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    05-09-2012 03:22 PM #34
    Quote Originally Posted by rsj0714 View Post
    I had no clue what DDP was doing for all these years but it's great to hear he's helping people.

    That's a lot more than a lot of us can say.
    This! When they showed him in the film I did a double-take.

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    05-09-2012 04:51 PM #35
    Longer version with more commentary from both Arthur and Page:

    Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

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