Flexibility and Stretching http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility My thoughts about anything to do with flexibility and stretching... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:08:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Juliya Mikhailova http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/10/24/juliya-mikhailova/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juliya-mikhailova http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/10/24/juliya-mikhailova/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:08:15 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=124

]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/10/24/juliya-mikhailova/feed/ 0 Artur http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/09/05/artur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=artur http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/09/05/artur/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:00:26 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=117

]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/09/05/artur/feed/ 0 Nina Burri http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/nina-burri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nina-burri http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/nina-burri/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:39:06 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=113 Here are a couple of links to a French contortionist called Nina Burri.

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Tim…

]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/nina-burri/feed/ 0 Alexey Goloborodko http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/alexey-goloborodko/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alexey-goloborodko http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/alexey-goloborodko/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:34:33 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=111 There is some amazing stuff on YouTube featuring this kid Alexey Goloborodko. Enjoy.

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]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2012/04/22/alexey-goloborodko/feed/ 0 Natalia Vasylyuk… http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2011/03/07/natalia-vasylyuk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natalia-vasylyuk http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2011/03/07/natalia-vasylyuk/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:39:53 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=47 Natalia Vasylyuk remains my favorite female contortion artists. I watch a lot of contortion on YouTube, but keep coming back to this clip.

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]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2011/03/07/natalia-vasylyuk/feed/ 0 Quick life update… http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2008/05/19/quick-life-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-life-update http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2008/05/19/quick-life-update/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 14:27:00 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/?p=34 Continue reading →]]> I’ve not written for a while, but I’ve been stretching quite a lot.

My stretching has been a little random in so much as I’ve not been sticking to a set routine lately. Much of my stretching has just been short reps of front and side splits. Most of the time I’ve been holding them for less than 15 seconds.

I still think PNF is the most efficient form of stretching, but at the moment I can’t face it. It’s a lot of effort and a little daunting. Short reps seem really easy and I don’t even think about it. There’s a lot to be said for doing something you enjoy.

My back bend training has gone by the way-side. I keep meaning to get back into it, but I always forget. :)

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Tim…

]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2008/05/19/quick-life-update/feed/ 3 Dynamic Flexibility… http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/06/27/dynamic-flexibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dynamic-flexibility http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/06/27/dynamic-flexibility/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:46:45 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/06/27/dynamic-flexibility/ Continue reading →]]> I’ve just added a page about Dynamic Flexibility and a Weekly Stretching Routine. Click on the links and check them out.

I’ve made a couple of minor changes to the site. There is now a fixed homepage and the blog is a link on the “Pages” menu. I think that makes a bit more sense since the pages contain more specific information than the blog.

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Tim…

]]> http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/06/09/back-bend-progress/feed/ 4 More Progress… http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/05/25/more-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-progress http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/05/25/more-progress/#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 13:39:45 +0000 Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/flexibility/2007/05/25/more-progress/ Continue reading →]]> Last night showed another marked improvement. Looking at the current rate of progress I think I’ll be back at my best on side splits and left front splits within a couple of weeks. I think the right front splits will take a bit longer. It is dramatically better than it was a few days ago, but it is not responding as quickly as the left leg. It’s hard work holding myself back, but if I try to move to quickly I’ll just re-injure it and put myself back again.

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Tim…

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