SaiFightsMS Posted November 29, 2001 Posted November 29, 2001 Ah no, did I neglect to mention that you are laying on your back and your legs are against the wall? . I see I did. Oh well what you end up doing is doing the splits while laying on your back. The wall helps keep your legs in position to maintain your form.
KickChick Posted November 29, 2001 Posted November 29, 2001 Very nice. Yes, I like that one. That gives it a bit of an isometric resistance in working the stretch. I do something similar in our cooldown in kickboxing. We stradle our legs between 2 wavemasters...we then bend chest to thigh on left/switch to right...then bend at waist, exhale and go down in front...holding this stretch for a bit. I tell the class to relax the legs and imagine them melting into floor. People tend to tense up as they stretch which doesn't allow for muscle fibers to elongate properly.
CTpizzaboy Posted November 29, 2001 Author Posted November 29, 2001 Sai, thanks for making it alot clearer. Heeeelloo, Kickchick(hot mama). Canh T.I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversations.
SaiFightsMS Posted December 1, 2001 Posted December 1, 2001 I have seen a few people do this stretch then roll over in total amazement at how "hard" it was. Yes I can see how it would be tempting to tense up doing this when unfamiliar to the technique. It probably doesn't look as silly against wavemasters as it does to find a group of people lined up against a racketball court.
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