Flexibility progressions

Rahf · Jan-11-07, 03:40 PM

Now I know Juji has an excellent section on the TT page for flexibility and trust me I have read it twice to make sure I didn't miss anything.

My questions are as follows:

How flexible were you when you started stretching as a means of improving flexibility?
How much time did it take to reach say, full splits and 'face on knees' with a standing hamstring stretch?

What different stretching techniques did you use?

I'm going to start getting some serious stretching done and was thinking of starting out with relaxed static passive stretching.
Moving on to dynamic when I have actually progressed abit on my overall flexibility.

Tips, Chastizements (how the hell do you pronounce it?) or general hunky dory attitudes are most welcome.

shengoikee · Jan-11-07, 04:22 PM

i see this as another "how quick till i can do the splits?" threads

although it differs from person to person, id be surprised if you didnt get the splits all 3 ways if you stretched correctly 6 days a week for 2 months. not long!

Gusch · Jan-11-07, 04:56 PM

do you have a link to it, username?

shengoikee · Jan-11-07, 05:00 PM

http://download.yousendit.com/25F65BC07EABC658

personally i prefer a full body routine but this would be ok for lazy peeps.

short gorilla · Jan-11-07, 05:02 PM

Like I mentioned before I am naturally inflexible. I used to be a big fat guy with severe chronic asthma. So when I got into the martial arts anything that I became good at I had to work hard at. I wasn't the worst case scenario, but I wasn't very well off. It wasn't for a year or so into my training that I gave any serious thought to flexibility. I'd say it took me a year to achieve a full split, factoring in injuries from being over-zealous and regular training injuries.

For the first few years that I could do the splits, I had to work really really hard to maintain that level of flexibility. But then as time progressed, and I kept training, my body started to really adapt to the training. Now, after about a decade of training, I can hit the splits almost cold. My right leg is a little tighter because of past injuries, but I'm working through it.

My biggest tip for flexibility is to make it part of your lifestyle. Don't treat it as a chore or something you do to get it out of the way. I stretch whenever, wherever I can. At school, at work, in the shower (dangerous if I'm in the school shower though), etc. It's an integral part of your training, and training for martial arts should be a lifestyle, nothing less. If you half ass your training, you'll get half an ass worth of results.

Now $5 says we get another thread like this within a week.

AJCN · Jan-11-07, 07:32 PM

It's takes time a month is too good to be true.

CusTuM · Jan-11-07, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahf

Now I know Juji has an excellent section on the TT page for flexibility and trust me I have read it twice to make sure I didn't miss anything.

My questions are as follows:

How flexible were you when you started stretching as a means of improving flexibility?
How much time did it take to reach say, full splits and 'face on knees' with a standing hamstring stretch?

What different stretching techniques did you use?

I'm going to start getting some serious stretching done and was thinking of starting out with relaxed static passive stretching.
Moving on to dynamic when I have actually progressed abit on my overall flexibility.

Tips, Chastizements (how the hell do you pronounce it?) or general hunky dory attitudes are most welcome.

whats wrong with improving dynamic flexibility while u improve passive... u'll need dynamic flexibility anyways if u trick and passive flexibility won't really help u there. (Juji's flex tutorial probably says that too)

Zyndrof · Jan-12-07, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CusTuM

whats wrong with improving dynamic flexibility while u improve passive... u'll need dynamic flexibility anyways if u trick and passive flexibility won't really help u there. (Juji's flex tutorial probably says that too)

ehem... You need static passive flexibility to bee able the get the range of motion needed for high kicks...

Rahf · Jan-12-07, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyndrof

ehem... You need static passive flexibility to bee able the get the range of motion needed for high kicks...

Quoted for truth, doing sidelifts with hardly any static flexibility is not advisable.

wynnema · Jan-12-07, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJCN

It's takes time a month is too good to be true.

ditto!

Jan-11-07, 03:40 PM	#1
Rahf Middleweight User status: Offline Location: Sweden Posts: 4,524 Age: 24	Flexibility progressions Now I know Juji has an excellent section on the TT page for flexibility and trust me I have read it twice to make sure I didn't miss anything. My questions are as follows: How flexible were you when you started stretching as a means of improving flexibility? How much time did it take to reach say, full splits and 'face on knees' with a standing hamstring stretch? What different stretching techniques did you use? I'm going to start getting some serious stretching done and was thinking of starting out with relaxed static passive stretching. Moving on to dynamic when I have actually progressed abit on my overall flexibility. Tips, Chastizements (how the hell do you pronounce it?) or general hunky dory attitudes are most welcome.

Jan-11-07, 04:22 PM	#2
shengoikee Member User status: Offline Posts: 11,031 Age: 22	i see this as another "how quick till i can do the splits?" threads although it differs from person to person, id be surprised if you didnt get the splits all 3 ways if you stretched correctly 6 days a week for 2 months. not long!

Jan-11-07, 04:56 PM	#3
Gusch yaarrr User status: Offline Location: Taipei, R.O.C. Posts: 728 Age: 27	do you have a link to it, username?

Jan-11-07, 05:00 PM	#4
shengoikee Member User status: Offline Posts: 11,031 Age: 22	http://download.yousendit.com/25F65BC07EABC658 personally i prefer a full body routine but this would be ok for lazy peeps.

Jan-11-07, 05:02 PM	#5
short gorilla BANANA SUSHI User status: Offline Location: Michigan Posts: 1,760 Age: 25	Like I mentioned before I am naturally inflexible. I used to be a big fat guy with severe chronic asthma. So when I got into the martial arts anything that I became good at I had to work hard at. I wasn't the worst case scenario, but I wasn't very well off. It wasn't for a year or so into my training that I gave any serious thought to flexibility. I'd say it took me a year to achieve a full split, factoring in injuries from being over-zealous and regular training injuries. For the first few years that I could do the splits, I had to work really really hard to maintain that level of flexibility. But then as time progressed, and I kept training, my body started to really adapt to the training. Now, after about a decade of training, I can hit the splits almost cold. My right leg is a little tighter because of past injuries, but I'm working through it. My biggest tip for flexibility is to make it part of your lifestyle. Don't treat it as a chore or something you do to get it out of the way. I stretch whenever, wherever I can. At school, at work, in the shower (dangerous if I'm in the school shower though), etc. It's an integral part of your training, and training for martial arts should be a lifestyle, nothing less. If you half ass your training, you'll get half an ass worth of results. Now $5 says we get another thread like this within a week.

Jan-11-07, 07:32 PM	#6
AJCN Feel the Burn of Sun Bed User status: Offline Location: England Posts: 847 Age: 23	It's takes time a month is too good to be true.