Why Michael Phelps Has Dark Circles On His Back
They'll try anything for an edge, I suppose. Or an imagined one - A
No, the circles are the result of cupping, a therapy technique that athletes use to help their muscles recover and perform at their best. It involves a therapist heating small glass cups, then placing them on the skin and pulling them from the body to loosen and relax the muscles.
Some experts are skeptical of the treatment's effectiveness, but Phelps has been using it regularly for a while. And the 31-year-old, swimming in his fifth Olympics, delivered on Sunday night.
In Chinese medicine cupping draws the heat out. From my own experience Chinese medicine shits all over western medicine. If you want results from an illness or low energy go the Chinese medicine route. It's 1000s of years of knowledge.