Not exact matches
Static stretching (standing in one spot, such as bending over to touch your toes or
hamstring stretch) is still recommended immediately after practices, games and matches.
Three
static stretches were described and demonstrated for the quadriceps,
hamstrings, and calf muscle groups.
For instance, steel
hamstrings with
static side lunges, leaning into the
stretch until it feels like it's pulling slightly.
Static stretches (like simple quad,
hamstring, calf and inner thigh
stretches will also feel good — and are good on the warm muscles you'll have after the workout.
Unlike traditional,
static stretching, flowing yoga sequences seemed to target more muscle groups simultaneously, working to improve posture and core strength while enhancing flexibility through the hips, glutes,
hamstrings and low back — all of my lower back pain trouble zones.
For the first
hamstring stretch (a
static stretch), Start by lying on your back with both feet flat on the floor and fasten a strap around the bottom of your left foot.
Immediate effects of quantified
hamstring stretching: hold - relax proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation versus
static stretching.
The effect of time and frequency of
static stretching on flexibility of the
hamstring muscles.
There are two
stretches for the
hamstrings that I particularly like: one of them is a
static stretch and the other is a dynamic
stretch.
If you don't have optimal length in your
hamstrings, for example, then
static stretching could be beneficial, but only up to a certain point.
A 30 second
static stretch is more effective than 30 seconds of dynamic
stretching in increasing
hamstring flexibility.
The group tested that had a previous
hamstring injury responded slightly better to the warmup and
static stretching than the uninjured group but this difference was not statistically significant.
A 30 second
static stretch was more effective than 30 seconds of dynamic
stretching in improving
hamstring flexibility.
With contract - relax (Figure 5, top), the
stretched target muscle group (
hamstrings) is placed into a
static contraction, followed by a relaxation.