Flexibility Pearls — zaichik
Full-body stretching routine for flexibility
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How to stretch all the muscles in your body in one training session. Is this even possible? Full-body stretching routine for flexibility. How to stretch all the muscles in your body in one training session. Is this even possible? There...
Stretching before sleep. Yes, or no?
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Stretching before sleep. Yes, or no? It is important to understand what this question is asking. This is not a question about whether stretching before sleep is beneficial to your flexibility. This is a question about if stretching is beneficial...
Flexibility Training Program: Is it most beneficial standalone or with other fitness activities? [Case Study]
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When I do my EasyFlexibility programs can I also do other fitness programs in one training session, at the same time? The question that often comes up is “When I do my EasyFlexibility programs can I also do other fitness...
Side Split: 9 Flexibility Training Mistakes. What Is Preventing You From Getting Your Full 180 Degree Side Split.
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Flexibility training mistakes you are currently making that are preventing you from doing a 180-degree side split. What is preventing you from getting your full split? Is it the training frequency? Improper warmup? Random flexibility training? Or is it something...
Shoulder Injuries? Scapula mobilization may be the reason why…
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Overhead shoulder flexibility training and shoulder injuries when the scapula is not properly mobilized. This blog post is in response to questions about the previous blog post where I talked about shoulder flexibility and correlation to neck and head pain....
What is the best one hamstrings stretch?
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Paul, just give me one good stretch for the hamstrings! That I can use with my students. This is a question that I got from a martial arts instructor who has purchasedmultiple programs and has seen success with them for...
Can My Hamstrings Get Flexible Without Stretching?
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I heard that you can get your hamstring flexible without stretching it. Is that true? Many people are interested in the hamstring flexibility and this question of “Can my hamstrings get flexible without stretching?” has been asked numerous times over...
Tight hamstrings? Are your hamstrings very tight? This special stretching technique will release them!
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
Special stretching technique for people with very tight hamstrings. Over the past 8 years I have been researching the proper sequence for optimal forward bending and back bending progression. I wanted to develop exact scientific, tested flexibility sequences that EasyFlexibility...
Advantages of isolating muscles when stretching vs stretching multiple muscles at the same time.
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
Like many other blog posts this one comes from repeated questions that I would like to answer. First of all, what is the difference between an isolated stretch versus non-isolated stretch? Let's look at concrete examples: A standard lunge stretch...