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#412407 - 11/30/08 05:10 PM Inceasing flexibility
Aesir Member Registered: 07/17/07 Posts: 397 Loc: Croydon, UK	I am looking for some stretches to increase my overall flexibility but specifically my hips, shoulders and hamstrings basically to improve my O-Lifting. I am unsure as to what sort of stretches I should be doing for this and for how long. anybody got any good links or stretches they can recommend?
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#412408 - 11/30/08 08:44 PM Re: Inceasing flexibility [Re: Aesir]
Saisho more than just a pretty face Registered: 06/26/06 Posts: 620 Loc: Dayton, Ohio	In general, if you feel a stretch and not pain, you are doing a decent stretch. A muscle needs between 90 seconds and 2 minutes of total stretch for any benefit. Any less than 90 seconds is not as beneficial and anything over 2 minutes is no more beneficial. I typically have my patients do 4 sets of 30 seconds. Doing under 15 seconds is not as beneficial. _________________________ Tony Partlow Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Minamoto Shibu Dojo http://martialartsfriends.com/Shogen
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#412409 - 11/30/08 11:55 PM Re: Inceasing flexibility [Re: Aesir]
Ames Veteran Registered: 05/29/05 Posts: 1117	The best book I've ever read on this subject is 'Streaching Scientifically' by Thomas Kurtz. Check it out if you can. --Chris _________________________ "Seek not to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." --Basho
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#412410 - 12/01/08 01:20 PM Re: Inceasing flexibility [Re: Ames]
Aesir Member Registered: 07/17/07 Posts: 397 Loc: Croydon, UK	Cheers I will try to get my hands on a copy
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#424495 - 01/21/10 09:16 PM Re: Inceasing flexibility [Re: Aesir]
dongdwaeji Newbie Registered: 12/18/09 Posts: 14	I couldn't even touch my toes and was stupidly inflexible. A few home sessions of a 45 min beginners Hath Yoga workout on DVD and now I can now not just touch my toes but put my palms flat on the floor... Not just that, yoga makes you feel GREAT all over physically and mentally.
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#424509 - 01/22/10 01:15 PM Re: Inceasing flexibility [Re: dongdwaeji]
LifesFist Member Registered: 05/27/07 Posts: 127 Loc: Above Is Heaven, Down Is Earth	The Art Of Expressing The Human Body, Bruce Lee, good source too. _________________________ Fellow Of Life
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