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Adults also appreciated Vicky's act, probably even more than children did, since adults could better understand the effort required to perform this astounding feat of strength and endurance.

On second thought it was probably difficult even for adults to comprehend the strength required to do this act. Let one imagine oneself hanging from two rings with two hands while attempting to pivot the body up and around the shoulders. This would be a very difficult feat. Then picture doing this hanging from one arm. This would require stupendous strength. Then imagine doing it for 100 revolutions! This is almost beyond the imagination. You might have noticed that during the part of the video where she does the swingovers the audience is pretty quiet. The reason for this may be that they cannot comprehend or believe what they are seeing. This clip should be mandatory viewing for those who still believe that females cannot develop upper body strength.