Anyone Stretch Out before A Ride?

[Hull 697]

Archie A. wrote:
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> Personally, I find it reduces the incidence of cramps and muscle
> stiffening if I do at least a few leg stretches before a ride.
> I just do hamstrings and static quad stretches before pulling off.
> Archie A.

Basically the ones I do. Have been told that stretching stimulates blood flow in the muscles and warms them, whatever that means. I know I ride much better, get warmed up and loose faster and the cramping does not happen.

In general, I have found that stretching before any physical exertion is a good thing, I even stretch before such mundane activities as yardwork and walking. Threw my back out years ago and the Doctor recommended that I stretch more. I hate back pain so much I try hard not to forget his advice.

 

[Snortley]

>> Personally, I find it reduces the incidence of cramps and muscle
>> stiffening if I do at least a few leg stretches before a ride.
>> I just do hamstrings and static quad stretches before pulling off.
>> Archie A.


Speaking of quads:

http://www.santosha.com/asanas/nataraja.html






You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.


- Yogi Berra

 

[Archie A]

> Speaking of quads:
> http://www.santosha.com/asanas/nataraja.html

Thanks for the link
Unfortunately I cannot consider myself to be limber enough to even
contemplate trying any of those poses.
I am of the opinion that yoga stretching is for the enlightened ones
only... meaning that this requires a good degree of training and
discipline to carry out. And yours truly lacks on both counts.
Archie A.

 

[recycled-one]

"Archie A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Speaking of quads:
>> http://www.santosha.com/asanas/nataraja.html
>
> Thanks for the link
> Unfortunately I cannot consider myself to be limber enough to even
> contemplate trying any of those poses.

Funny enough I do do something similar to that.... in a pool. I usually
take a stretching breather in the middle of my swim - more for the breather
than the stretching. One of my stretches is remarkably similar to that. I
don't think I could get the extension without water supporting me.

 

[Raptor]

Archie A wrote:
>> Speaking of quads:
>> http://www.santosha.com/asanas/nataraja.html
>
> Thanks for the link
> Unfortunately I cannot consider myself to be limber enough to even
> contemplate trying any of those poses.
> I am of the opinion that yoga stretching is for the enlightened ones
> only... meaning that this requires a good degree of training and
> discipline to carry out. And yours truly lacks on both counts.
> Archie A.

Depends on where you go. If you go to one of the Walmart-style gyms and
do yoga there, there will be others who aren't flexible either, and the
poses won't be quite as advanced as at a yoga studio. Eventually, the
flexibility does start to come, and you feel overall in better control
of your body. "Eventually" means roughly four+ classes in four weeks,

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