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great stretch
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great stretch
by everything on Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:23 pm
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Re: great stretch
by vadaga on Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:21 am
I'd imagine one could also do the side splits holding cans of soup or something heavier to get a similar effect.
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Re: great stretch
by everything on Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:29 am
Think so.
I’m so immobile for this so just used a small weight to extend my stretch a bit (but actively using the muscles to try to tell my body it’s fine)
His point about having this posture at very low positions applies to MA and basketball (way far into the video)
I’m so immobile for this so just used a small weight to extend my stretch a bit (but actively using the muscles to try to tell my body it’s fine)
His point about having this posture at very low positions applies to MA and basketball (way far into the video)
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Re: great stretch
by vadaga on Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:13 am
I do yoga once a week to keep the flexibility and when I am training seriously would do zhan zhuang in bow and arrow stance and empty stance to work on the very low positions
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Re: great stretch
by everything on Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:09 pm
On a hiatus from yoga.
Tried this weighted stretching…ends up being about 2/week as he said.
For now just walking into down dog (not too far) and back up.
Seems to be helping quite a lot. If I get to a “textbook” down dog, that would be my most flexible state so far
Also working toward “Asian squat”…not sure I can get a flat back in it.
Tried this weighted stretching…ends up being about 2/week as he said.
For now just walking into down dog (not too far) and back up.
Seems to be helping quite a lot. If I get to a “textbook” down dog, that would be my most flexible state so far
Also working toward “Asian squat”…not sure I can get a flat back in it.
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