Comments on: Basic Stretching Exercises : Leg Extension Stretching Exercise

By: wallosis

wallosis — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:34:32 +0000

thank you honey it works for my frisbee freestyle-

By: Classikev

Classikev — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:07:39 +0000

>>well she may have problems in her joints etc. but does not talk about it. Many of the problems may not have yet manifested themselves. Finally she is not & I know CANnot do that training now because she probably has caused scarring to the point that if she tried to do those type incorrect stretches regularly it would tear the scar tissue up inside the muscle that she already built up from years of doing bad ones. If people use CORRECT stretches you can use them all your life, not only 15 yrs.

By: Classikev

Classikev — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:59:13 +0000

When you stretch correctly it does not HURT. If you feel discomfort or pain in any stretch then damage is occuring. Pain means there is damage occuring. Those microscopic tears I talked about (microtrauma) can take 2,3,5,10 or 20 years to finally display the greater problems they’ve developed into..such as osteoarthritis in the knees/ankles/hips not to mention tenosynovitis,compartment syndrome,plantar fasciitis etc.etc. YOu said your Mom’s friend trained that way for 15 years and no problem>>

By: masha5maria1965

masha5maria1965 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:23:57 +0000

ok all i’m saying is that some people are flexible and take rhythmic gymnastics for example when i stretch splits(we have to stretch from the chair) the part under my knee hurts and its like that to all those rhythmic gymnasts out there and its normal coaches know ok. yes it herts but we are used to it and guesss what theive been hearting while i stretch like that for 6 years and guess what no problems my moms friend used to train like this for 15 years now shes almost 50 and shes all fine.

By: Classikev

Classikev — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:11:07 +0000

>>cont) you are PULLING on the hams and probably feel the pull also behind your knees which is very BAD for your knee capsule & means your miles PAST the ham stretch as the hams are already flexed. If they are flexed they cannot stretch, impossible, because they are working,expending energy & cannot relax into stretch. What you are getting as you feel a ‘release’ in this position is an ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION not a stretch. So, when you sit back up, guess what? > The hams tighten right back up!

By: Classikev

Classikev — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:06:41 +0000

If you are ‘flexible” this much naturally/genetically..then you do not need to stretch your legs if you are active.
Further, whether flexible or not, rounding out the back is bad for the lower lumbar and can cause sciatic and peroneal nerve damage. Another thing is that when you with your genetic flexibility PULL as she does you run the risk of causing thouands or PERMAMNENT microtears in your muscle tendon junctions which scar. This adds up over years. Finally using her metod here>>

By: kissmyshoesx

kissmyshoesx — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:06:40 +0000

probably not so great.. from personal exprience i would recommend bending forwards keeping your back straight with your arms stretched out in front of you. don’t pull on your feet in order to stretch further. you’ll get the same stretch on your hamstrings whether you curve your back or not so you might as well keep it straight and not hurt yourself.

By: SwornSister

SwornSister — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:10:48 +0000

my back hurts when i do that, is that bad or good?

By: masha5maria1965

masha5maria1965 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:57:47 +0000

actually its fine to some people who are used to that not new btw for example me i’m totally not new to this its yoga and gymnastics its what they always do their, and gymnastics is a lot of pressure so its different to all poeple its just the flexiblility that matter ok!

By: Rtystic

Rtystic — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:13:10 +0000

Lastly…masha maria..I could mention several other things she is doing wrongly here..but I will leave with this one. She says to flex the toes or feet…..this is not good at all. When stretching the muscles being stretched and the other muscles of that limb should all be totally RELAXED. Only by relaxing into a stretch do you allow for the proper sliding-elongation of sarcomeres(muscle fibers) to relax into a true stretch giving you a new current resting length of the muscle. Relax the feet.