Stretch Movements, Not Muscle Groups
Gray Cook
- Introduction
- Stretching before doing the movement
- Excess length in one muscle group - tight on opposite
- Movements that stretch and stabilize simultaneously
- Hamstring injuries in the NFL
- Brain doesn’t know the difference between fatigued and tight
- Stretching feels good – but is it always right?
- Every stretch must actively stabilize another part of the body
- Sunrise Salutation – The ultimate stretch-stabilize movement
- Stretching movement patterns not muscle groups.
- Exploring ROM while supporting it at the same time.
- Active stretching - Functional Stretching
- Isolated stretching like isolated exercise
- When to stretch?
- Using the breath to clear the slate
- Movement Prep – setting up the canvas for beautiful art
- Hitting movement and mobility in 5-10 minutes
- Stepping back into martial arts, yoga and pilates to find the simple truth.
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Magedera, Carl |
23 Apr 2011, 15:16 PM
Gray Cook's words are like manna from heaven, the shed clear light on what can be a very unclear topic: he makes the topic understandable without reducing its complexity.
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