flexibility tips?

[Karim Graham]

I don't know, but I doubt it....think of jumping into the splits.

done that, by accident. on the way up my groin popped and i was on crutches for 2 months
it was cool, gave me something to talk to the bitches about

[Jay Chow]

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!

[Michael Sioda]

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

Thank you - this explanation sunk in for me.

[Jay Chow]

Frank's right. In fact, they've even got a type of Yoga where the room is like a sauna....it's pretty epic

[Austin Jones]

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

[Matt "Gumby" Glach]

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

[Michael "Mikey" Bunten]

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

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.