I’ve been a little off target with my stretching over the last week and I can feel the difference. Last night before Yoga I slipped into a few stretches, including side splits, and it was hard work. When I got to the back bends in the primary series (Ashtanga), it felt bad, and my wrists felt battered.
This morning I’ve been trying to get my head back in gear. I’ve done some handstands for my shoulders and wrist, and forward folds to loosen up my hamstrings. I’ll stretch out my shoulders after swimming, and I’ve got a cardio session at the gym tonight, which should provide a good warm up for my back bend and splits stretching.
I need to get back to doing a Yoga practice every day again. It adds a certain something, and I’ve got a course this weekend.
I think this months Backbend Progress will be a bit limited, or maybe even regress, but I’m in it for the long haul. 🙂
I was re-reading Relax Into Stretching by Pavel Tsatsouline last night. I tend to re-read all my stretching books when I need to re-motivate myself. Anyway, I think I’m going to try increasing the length of my tensions during PNF. Usually, the longest tension I hold is 30 seconds on the last tension. I think I’m going to try 30 seconds for each tension. I’m just hoping it builds a little more strength, and helps reset the “safe” length in my muscles. I’ll write about the results.
Cheers
Tim…