recommend a stretching routine

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is there a good, full body stretching routine that someone could
recommend, maybe something I could find online?

What are you trying to accomplish?

My favorite stretching book is "Relax Into Stretch", which talks about
increasing flexibility _without_ stretching muscle or connective tissue
by learning how to control muscle tension, specifically how to relax it
on demand. http://www.kbnj.com/ris.htm

Using "Relax Into Stretch", I went from not being able to touch my toes
to what you see at the top of this article:

http://www.kbnj.com/SteveInterview.htm

in less than a year. Once I'd gotten back to some vaguely normal
flexibility, it took me about six months to learn to do a split.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Quoted message said:

is there a good, full body stretching routine that someone could
recommend, maybe something I could find online?

Stretching & Flexibility by Kit Laughlin:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743200691/qid=1107881837/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-2881876-0139025?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

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Quoted message said:

is there a good, full body stretching routine that someone could
recommend, maybe something I could find online?

Online...and free:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masrjb/Stretch/stretching_4.html

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-Larry

Larry Hodges said:

Online...and free:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masrjb/Stretch/stretching_4.html

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-Larry

I checked out the site, but couldn't find any actual stretches, or
stretching programs.

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Larry Hodges said:

Online...and free:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masrjb/Stretch/stretching_4.html

--
-Larry

I checked out the site, but couldn't find any actual stretches, or
stretching programs.

True. It simply talks about the different type of stretching. Try the
books that Steve recommended. I haven't read it, but it seems to be the one
most recommended.
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-Larry

Steve Freides said:

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Quoted message said:

is there a good, full body stretching routine that someone could
recommend, maybe something I could find online?

What are you trying to accomplish?

My favorite stretching book is "Relax Into Stretch", which talks about
increasing flexibility _without_ stretching muscle or connective tissue
by learning how to control muscle tension, specifically how to relax it
on demand. http://www.kbnj.com/ris.htm

Using "Relax Into Stretch", I went from not being able to touch my toes
to what you see at the top of this article:

http://www.kbnj.com/SteveInterview.htm

in less than a year. Once I'd gotten back to some vaguely normal
flexibility, it took me about six months to learn to do a split.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

I should stretch and do joint mobility exercises. No doubt that
flexibility and joint mobility are very important, but, as an aging
gent, I think it might be better for me to do joint mobility
exercises.

http://forum.dragondoor.com/training/message/272848/

So, I should read my dusty, barely opened copy of Super Joints by
Tsatsouline

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Steve Freides said:

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Quoted message said:

is there a good, full body stretching routine that someone could
recommend, maybe something I could find online?

What are you trying to accomplish?

My favorite stretching book is "Relax Into Stretch", which talks about
increasing flexibility _without_ stretching muscle or connective
tissue
by learning how to control muscle tension, specifically how to relax
it
on demand. http://www.kbnj.com/ris.htm

Using "Relax Into Stretch", I went from not being able to touch my
toes
to what you see at the top of this article:

http://www.kbnj.com/SteveInterview.htm

in less than a year. Once I'd gotten back to some vaguely normal
flexibility, it took me about six months to learn to do a split.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

I should stretch and do joint mobility exercises. No doubt that
flexibility and joint mobility are very important, but, as an aging
gent, I think it might be better for me to do joint mobility
exercises.

http://forum.dragondoor.com/training/message/272848/

So, I should read my dusty, barely opened copy of Super Joints by
Tsatsouline

There is absolutely no reason not to do both. First, many of the
exercises are the same, just done differently and second, once you
understand the principles involved, you can adjust many, maybe even most
of the exercise to suit either purpose. Whichever you start with,
adding the second will be easier. I do SJ stuff as a warmup in the
mornings every day, regardless of my workout plans, but only do RIS
stuff a few times a week and only when I want to increase my
flexibility.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Quoted message said:

Larry Hodges said:

Online...and free:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masrjb/Stretch/stretching_4.html

--
-Larry

I checked out the site, but couldn't find any actual stretches, or
stretching programs.

True. It simply talks about the different type of stretching. Try
the books that Steve recommended. I haven't read it, but it seems to
be the one most recommended.

For free stuff on the Internet, http://www.stadion.com, which it Thomas
Kurz's site, has a ton of good information. The approach he takes is
very much like Pavel's; the difference is that the Pavel book distills
it all down to the essentials, with enough exercises to hit every part
of your body, and plenty of information about how to put it all
together.

In the "for what it's worth" department, I've found that much of my
flexibility is like the proverbial riding a bicycle - once you learn the
techniques, they stay with you, and you can not stretch for many months
and only loose the very last bit of what you'd previously achieved, and
you can even get that back within a few days - which just proves the
point about flexibility being technique and muscle control, and not
about trying to lengthen tissue.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com