Men in Hanging Splits = Flexibility with Strength

http://www.stadion.com & http://www.stretching.info See the effects of combining stretching and strengthening in the same exercises. Listen to a short interview in which Tom Kurz explains what makes his method work so well. You can learn more about Tom Kurz's stretching method at www.stretching.info .

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[Minatour94]

To be honest, this method is good, but 2 months is a myth. You may not realize it, but most people cannot get up on the chairs to start with.  It takes about 6 months to develop the full split with strength. I take TKD, and I can almost do a full split after about 8 months, but I'm also in bad shape. I was about 20 lbs overweight when I began haha.

[ThomasKurz]

@Minatour94

Your being out of shape is your choice.

[Gabi24492]

ey that are bad stretches. The feet must be pinting up not down. You can injury your knees that way

[ThomasKurz]

@Gabi24492

Gabi wrote: ey that are bad stretches. The feet must be pinting up not down. You can injury your knees that way

I replied: Can I? When? I do splits like this since I was 20 and keep on doing them now, when I am 54.

[diabolusdc]

Hiyo all, I have the book "Stretching Scientifically" and the "secrets of stretching" DVD. On the DVD Tom is seen doing adductor flys with weights strapped to his feet. I have no idea who makes, or how a person can get hold of a pair of those. I do have dumbbell bars so one option is to try strap those on. Anyone tried that, got any thoughts? Dave C.

[ThomasKurz]

This is covered on Stadion Discussion Forum and in my recent mailings posted at stadion.

[Lachsfilet]

@dokken1761

are u serious ???

Hope you'll never go to university ...

[nothersheep]

@ssilz Gabi24492 is concerned that the ligaments along the inside of the knee could become overstretched, destabilizing the joint (like dangerously 'knocked knees'). You can see most people in the video have their knees pointing forward, toward the camera. Her suggestion is to rotate the legs outwardly so that the knees would face upward, putting less stress along the inside of the knee, & letting the hamstrings support the stress. Both are abduction, Gabi prefers abduction + outward rotation.

[WillFiordalisi]

what r stupid things?

[raydredX]

@dokken1761 I've heard that female can get pregnant by staying in a split stance too often.

[ssilz]

@Gabi24492 What does "feet must be pinting up not down" mean in functional human anatomically?

[Associazione]

Using the isometric stretching I can get down to a side split (toes pointing upward) but when I try to sit up, my but always is behind my legs. I always thought it was my legs sliding forward perhaps due to weak abbductors but it's actually when I try to sit up, I'm sitting behind my legs, thus not being in a 180 angle in a true side split. What's the problem, weak abbductor, glutz or groin still not flexible enough?

[mitdrof]

@Minatour94 actually i learned a full side split in one day. yeah i was extremely sore the next day but after that was fine. was able to get between two chairs within the month.

[navalairstation]

@dokken1761 what basis do you have are you a a doctor?

[FaridYM]

people stop talking nonsense that his feet should be pointed upwards. I bought his book and its the best book about stretching ever.

This guy has a master degree in physical education and about body anatomy so he knows what he's talking about. His method works, thats final

Osu!!

[cutekd9518]

@Gabi24492

yea plus i think the reason you could injure the knee is that the tendon on that side of your knee isnt as flexible and you might pull it. if youre like thomas here it would be no problem

[sonnchenundhomie]

nice video !

Are you german ??