slayer31

hows it going guys. i dont really have the physique of a normal thaiboxer. i am 5'10 244 lbs at about 10% bf. unfortunately i was a collegiate fullback and im kind of stuck with this mass no matter how much fat i lose. my original style is strictly western boxing which i have been training in as long as i can remember until recently i graduated to muay thai... and basically it has consumed me. after a good while grappling my submission/wrestling skills are pretty good... but i digress... i have been having some serious trouble with my flexibility. there isnt a snowballs chance in hell that i could get above someones ribs with a kick. my lower body flexibility is hurting my fight game. i was wondering if anyone has a full body stretching routine that i can incoporate into my daily routines that places a lot of emphasis on the loosening of the hips/glute etc etc. in all reality i would like to be able to do a split... and no not for show purposes. haha thanks for your time guys and any helpful responses will be greatly appreciated.

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Piston

What I find works wonders with flexibility is whats called "progressive stretching". Make sure you've had a good warm-up, as a boxer I'm sure you know what this means.

Now if you can, have a friend do these with you, it will make things much easier.

Excersise 1.)
Lie on you back and raise your leg of choice into the air, make sure your hips are flat on the ground and that your raised leg is fully stretched out, curling your toes towards you, so that the ball of your foot is looking at the ceiling. Have your friend slowly push that leg forward, until your maximum point of stretch and hold it there for a while. Then push down with your leg as hard as you can for as long as you feel comfortable, with your friend resisting, then relax with your friend applying pressure, you should find you go much further. Repeat this as many times as you like, but I wouldn't recommend doing it anymore than 3 times. Then repeat on the other leg.

Excersise 2.)
Sit down on the ground with both the soles of your feet touching and bring them as close to your bum as possible. Now have your friend kneeling behind you apply pressure on your knees until your maximum stretching point (note if you have no friends you can always use your own elbows). Then push back against your friend as hard as you can for as long as you like and then relax. Again do as many repititions of this as you feel comfortable with.

Excersise 3.)
Sit down on the ground with both legs in front of you as wide as you can get them. Have your friend place his feet on your calves, with his legs slightly bent so he is applying a mild pressure. Make sure your legs are straight with your toes pulled back. Now lean inwards from your hips (not your back!), breathe deeply as you do so and try to relax as much as you can. You should feel you can bend further and further into the stretch as time goes on.

Remember with these excersises, push yourself with them as that is the only way to increase flexibility, HOWEVER only go as far as you feel comfortable with. Muscles, tendons and ligaments are tricky things, and straining them too much can end up with you sustaining irreperable damage. Hope this helps!

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slayer31

thanks bro. bump for more info/.

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Almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

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