Stretching and Flexibility. Everything You Never Wanted to Know by Appleton, Brad -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Stretching and Flexibility

Everything you never wanted to know AVAILABILITY & FORMATS LEGAL DISCLAIMER QUESTIONS & COMMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Stretching and Flexibility - Introduction Introduction

Disclaimer Acknowledgements About the Author

Stretching and Flexibility - Physiology of Stretching Physiology of Stretching

The Musculoskeletal System Muscle Composition

How Muscles Contract Fast and Slow Muscle Fibers

Connective Tissue Cooperating Muscle Groups Types of Muscle Contractions What Happens When You Stretch

Proprioceptors The Stretch Reflex

Components of the Stretch Reflex

The Lengthening Reaction Reciprocal Inhibition

Stretching and Flexibility - Flexibility Flexibility

Types of Flexibility Factors Limiting Flexibility

How Connective Tissue Affects Flexibility How Aging Affects Flexibility

Strength and Flexibility

Why Bodybuilders Should Stretch Why Contortionists Should Strengthen

Overflexibility

Stretching and Flexibility - Types of Stretching Types of Stretching

Ballistic Stretching Dynamic Stretching Active Stretching Passive Stretching Static Stretching Isometric Stretching

How Isometric Stretching Works

PNF Stretching

How PNF Stretching Works

Stretching and Flexibility - How to Stretch How to Stretch

Warming Up

General Warm-Up

Joint Rotations Aerobic Activity

Warm-Up Stretching

Static Warm-Up Stretching Dynamic Warm-Up Stretching

Sport-Specific Activity

Cooling Down Massage Elements of a Good Stretch

Isolation Leverage Risk

Some Risky Stretches Duration, Counting, and Repetition Breathing During Stretching Exercise Order When to Stretch

Early-Morning Stretching

Stretching With a Partner Stretching to Increase Flexibility Pain and Discomfort

Common Causes of Muscular Soreness Stretching with Pain Overstretching

Performing Splits

Common Problems When Performing Splits The Front Split The Side Split Split-Stretching Machines

Additional Comments

Stretching and Flexibility - Working Toward the Splits Working Toward the Splits

lower back stretches lying buttock stretch groin and inner-thigh stretch seated leg stretches

seated calf stretch seated hamstring stretch seated inner-thigh stretch

psoas stretch quadricep stretch lying `V' stretch

Stretching and Flexibility - Normal Ranges of Joint Motion Normal Ranges of Joint Motion

Neck Lumbar Spine Shoulder Elbow Wrist Hip Knee Ankle

Stretching and Flexibility - Index Index

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