Can somersault is always a memorable achievement. However, it could somersault though it lost one leg certainly more impressive.
Adam Starr gymnast who lost a leg due to cancer in 2009 could do it for fun and have proof post it to YouTube. With the title "The First Time Back At The Gym", recorded in Northfield Gymnastics Club in Minnesota, USA, showed loss of limbs for 21-year-old man was not a barrier for performing amazing things.
The video begins with scenes of Adam who was wearing a false leg play-mutarkan body and legs with both hands alternately resting on a pedestal tube and finish it with a big smile at the camera. Then, surprisingly, he then took posisisi on the mat and ... salto backward. Not only that, then he melombat on a trampoline. Prosthesis is removed, then Adam did somersaults forward and backward.
Adam lost his leg after suffering lymphangiosarcoma, a rare cancer of the lymphatic vessels. He made the video in the hope might inspire others who have also been amputated, and he loves to impress people.
He said, as quoted MailOnline, Friday (07/15/2011), "I hope to show to friends and my family what I could do again, but I also hope other people will enjoy it amputated. I have been inspired by videos of other people who have been amputated on YouTube, like Sarah Reinertsen. "
Adam was trained as a gymnast for 11 years. On the day he recorded the video, it was the first time he tried to somersault again since he lost his leg. He said, "I think, I feel strong enough to do somersaults with one leg, (but) it did not happen until this week when I finally go to the gym to try it!"
Landing may be the hardest part. It was all about balance! "I've tried to stay active since my amputation, but the recovery is very long process. However, I was back skiing, swimming, and cycling."
Action akrobatnya an incredible spectacle and have drawn many compliments from visitors to YouTube. "You people are awesome, that's all I can say, 'one user's comment on YouTube videos. Another said," Kudos to you who have come back and face the challenges that you have with a big smile on your face.
Selasa, 19 Juli 2011
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