COLD flexibility

RaceTheSun · Dec-26-06, 01:30 PM

i want to have a good cold flexibility but i have a problem.
since i've been stretching my cold flexibility is nearly at the same level. i want to increase my cold flexibility so that i can kick high oder go down into a split without a warm up.
do you think it will help if i do sometimes stretching without a warm up??

thanks for your help

Wesker · Dec-26-06, 01:35 PM

read jujis stretching tutorial !!!!

Cold splits are usually achieved after you're very comfortable in the splits.

Dec-26-06, 03:16 PM

Don't stretch without a warm up, please. Stretch upon waking up, or after breakfast/showering if you prefer.

jkarate212 · Dec-26-06, 06:08 PM

personny i can NEVER stretch in the morning or before 10:00, even with a warmup. i have much less flexibility for some reason

keri · Dec-27-06, 02:50 PM

Same. Midday is when I can get splits, but when I wake up, my legs only make like a 140 degree angle.

Ashtar · Dec-27-06, 05:56 PM

You should train when warm, even if the goal is cold flexibility. Even though training allows you to take on measured risk, there are no solid theories or testimonials on how training cold might improve your cold flexibility.

Getting very flexible with warm stretching, doing it very often and becoming good at relaxing, until you can reach your max RoM in less and less time, is good.

Then, once you can get it in zero time, you can do shorter warmups and get that down to zero time to test what you're capable of.

Stretching warm is still the best way, you just do it cold to TEST your current levels, in case you ever had to do it cold.

Of course... being able to stretch cold indoors with the heat turned up probably doesn't mean you'd be capable of stretching cold out on a winter night if you got jumped or wanted to throw down.

short gorilla · Dec-28-06, 12:11 PM

Good cold flexibitily usually comes from good dynamic flexibility. Make sure to do then enitre spectrem of flexibility training, not just the splits.

wynnema · Dec-29-06, 08:45 AM

you can kick cold by develpoing your dynamnic flexibilty. twice a day for 10 weeks should be sufficient.

Lobo · Dec-29-06, 09:34 AM

There's really no practical advantage in being able to do splits cold, unless you have some obscure reason for having to do so.

TKD_Andy · Dec-29-06, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lobo

There's really no practical advantage in being able to do splits cold, unless you have some obscure reason for having to do so.

you're an idiot. Seriously, you are.

no practical advantage of having superior flex cold? Seriously, do you even think these things through befor posting them?

how about i give you a reason to get you thinking:

ZOMG! if i can do splits cold then im waaay less likely to pull the muscles used to to splits!!! lololol.

anyway, to the people who actually posted useful things in this thread; wynemma you're spot on

please, post something about my supposed crossdressing dad, my fantastically emo hair, my extremely pale skin, my black belt being worthless, or something along those lines.

Dec-26-06, 01:30 PM	#1
RaceTheSun I kill stuff! User status: Offline Location: Austria / Tirol Posts: 11 Age: 21	COLD flexibility i want to have a good cold flexibility but i have a problem. since i've been stretching my cold flexibility is nearly at the same level. i want to increase my cold flexibility so that i can kick high oder go down into a split without a warm up. do you think it will help if i do sometimes stretching without a warm up?? thanks for your help

Dec-26-06, 01:35 PM	#2
Wesker Girls like icecream User status: Offline Location: Sweden Posts: 577 Age: 24	read jujis stretching tutorial !!!! Cold splits are usually achieved after you're very comfortable in the splits.

Dec-26-06, 03:16 PM	#3
Zeff Guest User status: Posts: n/a	Don't stretch without a warm up, please. Stretch upon waking up, or after breakfast/showering if you prefer.

Dec-26-06, 06:08 PM	#4
jkarate212 Chucks! User status: Offline Location: New Hampshire Posts: 202 Age: 20	personny i can NEVER stretch in the morning or before 10:00, even with a warmup. i have much less flexibility for some reason

Dec-27-06, 02:50 PM	#5
keri Member User status: Offline Posts: 107	Same. Midday is when I can get splits, but when I wake up, my legs only make like a 140 degree angle.

Dec-27-06, 05:56 PM	#6
Ashtar Dark Lord of Chaos User status: Offline Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,113 Age: 23	You should train when warm, even if the goal is cold flexibility. Even though training allows you to take on measured risk, there are no solid theories or testimonials on how training cold might improve your cold flexibility. Getting very flexible with warm stretching, doing it very often and becoming good at relaxing, until you can reach your max RoM in less and less time, is good. Then, once you can get it in zero time, you can do shorter warmups and get that down to zero time to test what you're capable of. Stretching warm is still the best way, you just do it cold to TEST your current levels, in case you ever had to do it cold. Of course... being able to stretch cold indoors with the heat turned up probably doesn't mean you'd be capable of stretching cold out on a winter night if you got jumped or wanted to throw down.

Dec-28-06, 12:11 PM	#7
short gorilla BANANA SUSHI User status: Offline Location: Michigan Posts: 1,760 Age: 25	Good cold flexibitily usually comes from good dynamic flexibility. Make sure to do then enitre spectrem of flexibility training, not just the splits.

Dec-29-06, 08:45 AM	#8
wynnema Member User status: Offline Posts: 89	you can kick cold by develpoing your dynamnic flexibilty. twice a day for 10 weeks should be sufficient.

Dec-29-06, 09:34 AM	#9
Lobo No. 1 Falco Fan User status: Offline Posts: 1,921 Age: 24	There's really no practical advantage in being able to do splits cold, unless you have some obscure reason for having to do so.