I’m having a rest day today. Only thing I’ll do is stretching. Found this hour long P90X stretch video. It’s a pretty good top to bottom routine. So let’s suck at stretching together. Exercise List: Sun Salutations Neck Stretch Back Up the Car Head Rolls Expand Chest Shoulder Stretch Forearm Flex Dreya Stretch Cat Stretch Glute […]
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Hip Opener Stretches for a better Squat
Here is Jarlo with some very useful hip mobility stretches. As always, flexible people make it look way too easy. via Bret Contreras
Overhead Squats for Inflexible People
Greg Everett answers a question about Flexibility for Overhead Squats. First, overhead squat all day every day, even if it’s ugly and shallow. Fight to achieve the correct position and sit in as far as you can in that correct position, hold for a few seconds, then reach a bit further even if you feel […]
Starting Stretching – Beginner Stretching Routine Cheat Sheet & App
Here is a cheat sheet of the earlier mentioned Starting Stretching beginner stretching program. Update: Now available as iphone app. Here is another one
Middle and Front Split Stretches
While we’re talking stretching, here are some more tutorials on how to do middle and front splits. Flexible people always make it look so easy… But there are no miracles or secrets here, except for putting in time. Middle Split Tutorial Front Split Tutorial And here is his stretching routine.
Stretching for Higher Kicks
Here are some videos showing you stretches to develop better flexibility (not only) for higher kicks. Because there is no such thing as having too much active flexibility. Static Stretches and middle split Standing side stretches with rubber bands use a pulley to do standing stretchesElevated fron splits How to improve your splits Simple DIY […]
What would you do differently?
Whenever you read posts like Bob Young’s Things I Would Do Differently you probably recognize a pattern. Most of them mention the following points: I would do more recovery stuff… I would do more stretching… So take that advice to heart and do your mobility work 2 times every day. What would you do differently?
Homemade Stretching Device
Not just for kicks. Here is a video showing you how to use a simple homemade stretching tool to increase your flexibility and strengthen your hamstrings, psoas and glutes at end ranges. Material: stick or PVC pipe PVC pipe T connector rubber band
How to Develop Flexibility for Splits
A hot chick showing you various stretches to develop front / middle splits…