stretching advice.
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i know the importance of stretching,
but i seem to recall that some forms of stretching are bad if you perform them before your jog/HIIT.
seems to make you even more prone to injury instead of lessening it.
so basically, we gotta do SMR before our exercises and what kinda other types of stretching? some of the terms in the stickies are a little confusing. haha. like i tried googling some but they ended up in even longer articles.
so would SMR + 5BX be fine before our running? -
You also have to do activation exercises like miniband clamshells, Scapular Cobra exercise and so on.
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Depends on the activity. If he's doing cardio, probably won't need cobras, but more lower body movement prep. Clamshells would be good as a isolated activation, followed by mini band side walks for integrated activation, both for the glutes. Of course, also depends on what's tight and what's weak. If he doesn't have inhibited glutes he wouldn't need to do these. Again, impossible to tell w/o an examination.
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Ok i think i shall ask my qn here
I have damn tight hamstrings to the extent that it is mildly spastic.
Are there any particular stretching exercises that can help?
Also i find it quite tiring to keep streching my hamstrings. As in my arms start to sore and sometimes i get lazy due to so. -
Originally posted by davidche:Ok i think i shall ask my qn here
I have damn tight hamstrings to the extent that it is mildly spastic.
Are there any particular stretching exercises that can help?
Also i find it quite tiring to keep streching my hamstrings. As in my arms start to sore and sometimes i get lazy due to so.
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cool, any others?Originally posted by Simon Dean: -
Some might be out dated though. -
do the army style stretch lor
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namely the quads, calf and hams stretches?Originally posted by Simon Dean:
Some might be out dated though. -
Most of these are crap for a number of reasons that I am not going to get into here.
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I know you said that if my hamstrings are tight i should exercise and build up muscles connected to it? Like my butt and/or calf.Originally posted by OPT:Most of these are crap for a number of reasons that I am not going to get into here.
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If your hamstrings are tight it is likely your antagonist muscles(the glutes) will be weak and inhibited. Probably not always the case, but likely.
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Can any1 point me to websites or thread with the procedure for SMR?
Preferably one with diagram. -
search at youtube!Originally posted by biangz:Can any1 point me to websites or thread with the procedure for SMR?
Preferably one with diagram. -
cool. I always have sudden cramps in my butt while doing some awkward poses.Originally posted by galapogos:If your hamstrings are tight it is likely your antagonist muscles(the glutes) will be weak and inhibited. Probably not always the case, but likely. -
you can learn yoga.