Stretching Checkers & Flexibility Chess

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The frustration I hear most frequently is “Why am I so tight??? I STRETCH all the time!!!”
 
Problem: People are distracted with STRETCHING when they Need to Practice Flexibility!!
 
Flexibility is Chess – a complex Strengthening Process restoring ideal posture, normal curves of the spine (See PowerWire #27) and alleviating pain by Exerting Force Through Full Ranges of Motion…
  • Flexibility is composed of Postures – athletic positions we assume that strengthen from fingers to toes (literally)
  • Postures Have Specific Rules – where the feet & hands go and how to exert force into the floor and into ourselves
 
 
“Stretching” is Checkers – it is nice to do but it cannot make us stronger
  • Stretching is slightly negative, meaning, “To Distend Something Beyond Ordinary Limits.”
  • Stretch too much and set off (painful) protective reflexes stopping you from moving (See PowerWire#17) 
 
 
Flexibility Takes Planning, Execution and Smarts….
 
Stretching – Not so Much….
 
Turn Your Stretching into Flexibility:
 
* Properly Drive force through the hands and feet as you SECURE “Postures” (See PowerWire #34)
 
* Then, while secured, BREATH CORRECTLY!!! (See PowerWire #20)
 
Expand Your Mind:
  • Learn the crucial differences between Stretching and FLEXIBILITY
  •  STUDY Postures of Secured Extensions and Twists
 
Resistance is futile!!! 
  • Attend: The OLDER ATHLETE FLEXIBILITY WORKSHOP from RanksAcademy later this summer in Dedham, MA and looks for lots of flexibility tips from RanksAcademy.com