Tip #3: Isometric stretching.
Or PNF as it is sometimes called speeds workout recovery times. Stretching alone over the coarse of 1 month brought a 15% increase in lower body strength to the tested athletes. Now just imagine if it was isometrics stretching!Those elite gymnast that I've worked with can generate a lot of total body power. How else do you pull off a Triple back-flip? Well all of them have total body flexibility, which has too many benefits to mention here, and all do mostly isometric workouts as well. Start stretching at least 3x a week, working mostly on the hamstrings, quads, hip-flexors & glutes.Simply use a towel to stretch your given limb to its comfortable limit for 10 seconds, then from the same angle pull/contract against the stretch for 10 seconds, relax & go back into the stretch. You should be able to easily improve range of motion as this type of stretch tricks the GTO into giving up more flexibility! Repeat this sequence again 1 more time at the improved range. One final thought here, that is stretch only after your work-outs as research indicates stretching before an event or work out actually decreases power output.
Or PNF as it is sometimes called speeds workout recovery times. Stretching alone over the coarse of 1 month brought a 15% increase in lower body strength to the tested athletes. Now just imagine if it was isometrics stretching!Those elite gymnast that I've worked with can generate a lot of total body power. How else do you pull off a Triple back-flip? Well all of them have total body flexibility, which has too many benefits to mention here, and all do mostly isometric workouts as well. Start stretching at least 3x a week, working mostly on the hamstrings, quads, hip-flexors & glutes.Simply use a towel to stretch your given limb to its comfortable limit for 10 seconds, then from the same angle pull/contract against the stretch for 10 seconds, relax & go back into the stretch. You should be able to easily improve range of motion as this type of stretch tricks the GTO into giving up more flexibility! Repeat this sequence again 1 more time at the improved range. One final thought here, that is stretch only after your work-outs as research indicates stretching before an event or work out actually decreases power output.
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