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knee pit hold moves and stretching
I've been working on a lot of back of knee grip moves lately (knee hold, the spin up from shoulderstand, etc) and when I went to stretch today, my hamstrings were crazy tight. I was way further up in the splits, too (wrong direction, body!) Been working on these moves for the last week, been stretching daily, and today was the 1st time I noticed it. Are my hamstrings just bruised and abused or should I be stretching them even more to compensate for the extra holding?
On a related note… I figured out my problem with the knee hold! I used to use the stretch in my inner thighs as the guide for how far apart my knees should be. Then started seriously stretching for the splits and lost the knee hold. Couldn't figure it out. Today – epiphany! I've gotten more flexible (amazing how stretching will do that). Moved the knees closer together and bam!
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If your working heavily a move that is using a muscle group that tends to be tight for you, try stretching in between every attempt at that move. Also stretch the muscle group for sure at the end of your pole sessions. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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Give yourself rest days for stretching. Just like strengthening, your body needs time to recover from lengthening stretches. You will get farther in your flexibility (faster) if you allow your body to recover. Also get massages. If you are working on the splits have your hamstrings “stripped” It will help, trust me.
P.S. You can only be as flexible as you are strong. Do NOT forget to strengthen the muscle groups you are trying lengthen. -
Give yourself rest days for stretching. Just like strengthening, your body needs time to recover from lengthening stretches. You will get farther in your flexibility (faster) if you allow your body to recover. Also get massages. If you are working on the splits have your hamstrings “stripped” It will help, trust me.
P.S. You can only be as flexible as you are strong. Do NOT forget to strengthen the muscle groups you are trying lengthen.
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