Stretches you use all the time

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Ad McG, Jun 15, 2007.

  1. Ad McG

    Ad McG Troll-killer Supporter

    What stretches do you use all the time?

    I personally use the lunge hip flexor stretch quite a lot as well as a number of other dynamic movements. Anyone got any that were particularly useful to them?
     
  2. TheAngle

    TheAngle Valued Member

    Are splits concidered stretching?
     
  3. kenwen

    kenwen Valued Member

    Only if you're doing them voluntarily...

    RE: Useful stretches, definitely the hip flexors, doing a lot of IT band stretches as well and shoulder/upper back stretches
     
  4. nready

    nready Verifying DMI pool....

    How to begin owe i see here this is nice an boring way to!
    Bodybuilding.com

    They have some of the ones i do here oddly they do not have the one i practice for helping with the rubber guard.
    Hamstrings

    This is OK for arm again certain ones left out that i consider most important.
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Traps
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Shoulders
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Triceps
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Biceps
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Forearms
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretches.php?MainMuscle=Lats

    These must be by people that did not study the body that much cause i be no type of exercise guru but man that is some short left off so many tings. I would suggest find a yoga place that has more stretches than this page just the beginning exercises. Of course they could be saving the others for there super azzkickin training that cost 19.95 per minute. Or possible i just expect to much an all these years of martial arts might mean i am a guru of the stretch. nah! :p
     
  5. El Tejon

    El Tejon MAP'scrazyuncle

    Anything with the hips and back (yes, I'm old and I need to): Pigeon, Warriors, Big Wheel, side splits, front splits, twists.
     
  6. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    What is the best stretch for the TFL IT band? As mine is realy tight. Ive been doing the this one

    IT Band/Tensor Fascia Latae Stretch http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=04-016-training

    How do I make sure I stay in posterior tilt when I do the warrior hip flexor stretch? do you use a broom and make your back flat against it.
     
  7. nready

    nready Verifying DMI pool....

    Yea, when i hit about 35 years old i started noticing that my hip flexors needed a lot more stretching to get the job done. I mean i started having to stretch more than once a day to maintain my same level of stretching.

    The shoulders are a hole different ride they're actually harder for me to stretch always incomparission to my legs.

    Flaming those sound like nice standard routine on T-Nation. Each sounds like it would take only about 30 to 40 minutes a day.
     
  8. Socrastein

    Socrastein The Boxing Philosopher

    I touch my fingertips behind my back all the time, randomly throughout the day, to keep my shoulder ROM up.
     
  9. Lily

    Lily Valued Member

    Daily:
    1. Hip flexor lunges
    2. Marjari asana (cat stretch)
    3. Hala asana (plow pose with variations, knees behind head)

    Plus I like the Warrior poses if I have time amongst my workouts.
     
  10. TheMightyMcClaw

    TheMightyMcClaw Dashing Space Pirate

    Lots of butterflies, straddle stretches, and splits. I really want to be able to do the 180 degree side splits (I'm pretty close at the moment). I'm quite proud of my exceptionally flexible groin.
     
  11. Lily

    Lily Valued Member

    McClaw - don't like those butterflies. On cold days I tend to pull a muscle even though I'm flexible and can get my knees to the ground.
     
  12. El Tejon

    El Tejon MAP'scrazyuncle

    Lily, do you do other stretches before the butterflies?

    At my age, I hate the splits but I find that if I stretch my quads first, it helps tremendously.
     
  13. nready

    nready Verifying DMI pool....

    As i get older i have to stretch a lot more and that requires that i do more stretches than just the few mentioned. I do start out cold stretching i just do that to warm up in its self. Than i do certain types of workouts related to martial arts. Than i do stretches again after i am done. Work the hip flexor(SP?) in several different directions. Also do yoga as part of the buildup to the martial arts workout.
     
  14. SickDevildog

    SickDevildog Lost In The Sauce

    This is part of the warmup I learned at the kwoon, I added in some of my own, mostly hip flexor and shoulder stuff:

    Elbow to toes 10x
    Pendulum leg stretch 10x
    Side leg stretch 10x
    Outside wheel kick 10x
    Lying leg stretch 10x
    Front/side combination kick 10x
    Back kick 10x

    Chinese Toetouches x20
    Groin Stretch
    Side split holding ankles 1 minute
    Sit back, lean to left then right 1 minute each
    Head to left then right toe 1 minute each
    Lean forward 1 minute
    Front split left then right 1 minute each
    Mermaid x1min
    Hip Flexors 3x1min
     
  15. Roual

    Roual Eternally curious...

    Yep, I'm with Ad on this one, I use the lunge hip flexor stretch pretty much every day, it's helped with my deadlifting and squatting alot. Apart from that, mainly my neck and shoulders, should do more, but never seem too...
     
  16. SickDevildog

    SickDevildog Lost In The Sauce

    Is that the Samson Stretch you're talkin about?

     
  17. Roual

    Roual Eternally curious...

    Yeah, that sounds about right.
     

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