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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jun 19, 2019 19:16:53 GMT
I pulled my rad beach bike out today for a ride and to my dismay, I could barely stretch my legs far enough apart to swing one leg over the saddle. And then I remembered a leg stretching exercise I used to do in Tai Kwon Do. You spread your legs far apart and squat down on one leg whilst stretching the other leg straight out to the side as much as possible, holding that position for a bit, and then you shift and repeat on the other leg, going back and forth in this manner. This not only stretches your legs, but it provides a good one-legged squat. Going back and forth, you eventually fatigue your thighs.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Jun 19, 2019 19:28:45 GMT
Similarly, sumo wrestlers will do typically a couple hundred shiko. When Steve Justa wrote about sumo regarding his "g-force training" he made it sound like they were really stamping down hard, but in fact the ball of the foot breaks the fall.
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Post by Bob50 on Jun 19, 2019 21:22:05 GMT
At ~50 sec of the video, we can see Andy62's push up style.
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Post by MBS on Jun 19, 2019 21:25:04 GMT
At ~50 sec of the video, we can see Andy62's push up style. Sadly, the sumo guy’s form is far superior. Andy’s arse sagged and his knees were practically on the ground.... |
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Post by mr potatohead on Jun 20, 2019 6:31:27 GMT
I pulled my rad beach bike out today for a ride and to my dismay, I could barely stretch my legs far enough apart to swing one leg over the saddle. And then I remembered a leg stretching exercise I used to do in Tai Kwon Do. You spread your legs far apart and squat down on one leg whilst stretching the other leg straight out to the side as much as possible, holding that position for a bit, and then you shift and repeat on the other leg, going back and forth in this manner. This not only stretches your legs, but it provides a good one-legged squat. Going back and forth, you eventually fatigue your thighs. I think I've seen Steve Maxwell do this as part of his 'flexibility for life' thing or whatever he's calling it. It's a good one. |
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