Saturday, November 19, 2011

How do i do stretching Inorder to improve my kick in kungfu?

Where do i start 4rm to stretch my legs and how|||MEDIUM SPLITZ, EVERY DAY, AT LEAST 30 SECONDS EACH TIME, TRY TO INCREASE THE SPLITZ AND THE TIME SPENT DOING THEM, GO FROM ONCE A DAY TO SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.|||You need to perform dynamic stretches in the morning, every morning; and again as part of your warmup before your main workout.



For your main workout, begin with mild cardio, then do the dynamic stretches.



After your workout, you can go into isometric stretches, followed by a cooldown and static stretches. The static stretches will alleviate soreness afterwards by removing the lactic acid buildup in the muscles.



You need to give at least 1 day of rest in between workouts, this is where the healing process occurs and is where you will see your gains when you return to workout. Dynamics can be done every day because you are not really stretching muscles beyond their capability. But your workouts will, and so they need to be spaced out properly.



Dynamic stretches: lift leg to the side, then front, then at 10:00, then at 2:00. Do this for 2-3 sets of 10-12 reps.



Make sure you are not swinging your leg, but instead you should be lifting. You want to raise as high as you can without using momentum to lift. Using momentum to lift is called a ballistic stretch and should not be done at all except as part of your core workout, and then only very carefully.



Isometric stretches: squeeze a stability ball (as large as you can); or lie down on your back and have someone STAND between your feet - both of you outstretch your feet as much as possible. Your goal is to squeeze your partner's feet together has hard as you can. Hold for 10 seconds; release; repeat 3-4 times. There are many other lower-body isometrics, you should research them.



Static stretches: split positions and butterflies are fine. Don't use partner or machine assisted stretches at all at any time. By the time you feel pain, and convey to your partner to stop, it's too late - you've injured the muscle.



Whatever you do, don't do splits, butterflies, hurtler's stretches, toe touches, back-bends, or partner-assisted stretches BEFORE you work out, because you risk injuring yourself (sometimes permanently), and at best, you won't see any results. They are okay at the end of your workout though, and never do full leg swings at all (these are called ballistic stretches which uses momentum to achieve a stretch), because they are aften uncontrolled and can lead to significant muscle tear. If you do them before your workout, your brain thinks the muscles are able to handle the load, yet the muscles haven't been loosened yet, and so can lead to significant tearing. If you do them at the end of your workout, your brain and muscles agree about load, but the muscles will be too weak to stop the momentum at maximal range, this will also lead to tearing.|||Just do the stretches ur Sifu teaches u. There are many different styles of Kung Fu and many different stretches for the different kicks.|||There are many exercises for stretching your legs out there..

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