pretty new to jiu jitsu especially 10th planet and im about as limber as a dead tree, so any advice on ways to stretch to get my flexibility up asap?
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pretty new to jiu jitsu especially 10th planet and im about as limber as a dead tree, so any advice on ways to stretch to get my flexibility up asap?
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Some people say to make sure to warm up properly, which is good advice. Let me give you better advice. Make sure the muscles your stretching are on FIRE from warming up. This helps to prevent injury during the deep stretching you'll be doing to get the double lotus, full butterfly, and eventually foot behind the head type flexibility. It also hurts a lot less when you stretch with warm/hot muscles. You'll be able to get the stretch much deeper and more comfortably than stretching cold. As a rule of stretching cold, never, ever ever do it. You're just tearing muscles and possibly injuring yourself.
Trust me, you don't want to be in this guy's situation.http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/2...1/4EsNzYUl.jpg
Fuck no... Baseball sucks!
haha yeah thanks man that makes sense. trying to get the double lotus but i know that takes time.
It's like Eddie has said before, you can get there in 2 years, or 2 months.
When you're sitting around watching TV, talking with friends, or whatever-
think about stretching all the time, better yet, don't think about it, do it.
stretch by yourself... do stretching classes, yoga etc.
you should be warming up before doing intensive stretching. otherwise you're prone to injury.
You have to be red hot before stretching is effective or you will cause micro tearing which is harder to breakdown. This is the number one reason for stubborn areas of flexibility. Believe me, once I stretched only when I was hot i.e. immediately after my rolling at the dojo, or after a workout or running ect, thats when I made the most gains. Its essential in my honest opinion
alright ive heard most of this but it is reassuring to hear it from others. do minor stretches when im immobile - workin on that now. make sure ive got a good sweat goin and my blood is pumping before i stretch to get more flexible - got that. ive been told that you cant get hurt going into a stretch only out, is this true?
I don't know, but I doubt it....think of jumping into the splits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Austin Jones
done that, by accident. on the way up my groin popped and i was on crutches for 2 months :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen G.
it was cool, gave me something to talk to the bitches about
No matter what type of stretches you do, think about this. Dedicate yourself to it and you will be the guy that gets there in 2 months. Put if off and you'll be the longer guy.
It's just like training, it will improve quicker with the more effort you give. However, as with anything, over training is bad too, it's about finding that perfect mix!
Thank you - this explanation sunk in for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by FRANK BARCA
Frank's right. In fact, they've even got a type of Yoga where the room is like a sauna....it's pretty epic
yeah thats what i invisioned in my head, didnt wana question my coaches word though. i think he might just be saying that so we wont be worried about going into deep stretches like a pyschology thing
if you search the boards for the word "flexibility" you will find a hundred threads with great info in them, including some videos of eddie which are top notch
being new to the art and in need of improved flexibility I was happy to see the helpful advice given in this thread. This morning I decided to put this into action. After I did my workout on the Elliptical I decided to stretch. I noticed a major improvements over what I was able to do in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by FRANK BARCA