Beyond Stretching
Beyond Stretching

Author: Pavel Tsatsouline

Publisher: Dragon Door Publication

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780938045182

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Learn the complete Joint Mobility Training Program, a Russian system for improving your joints' health, even when damaged by arthritis. Discover Russia's most advanced method of Plyometric Flexibility Training speed-specific flexibility. Discover how to display maximal flexibility without a warm-up. Discover a unique technique to immediately boost your strength and explosiveness giving you the edge over your competition, the first time you use it. Learn a Soviet commando exercise that enables you to have maximal speed in your kicks even at the limit of your flexibility and a unique method for strengthening the knee ligaments, for faster and safer kicking. Discover why the stretches you have been doing compromise your strength, and what Russian weight lifters do instead. Discover three special stretching techniques that build super strength by manipulating your feedback loop, the same thing that enables desperate mothers to lift cars off their children! Learn how much flexibility you really need and how to develop it in a fraction of the time you spend stretching today.

Relax Into Stretch
Relax Into Stretch

Author: Pavel Tsatsouline

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780938045281

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Conventional stretching attempts to literally elongate your tissues, which is dangerous and ineffective. Relax into Stretch simply teaches your muscles to relax into a stretch. If you compare traditional training to a messy hardware reorganization, then Relax into Stretch is an efficient software upgrade.While stretching tissues may take years, changes in the nervous system are immediate Your muscles will start noticeably elongating from your first Relax into Stretch practice-and within months you will have achieved a level of flexibility uncommon in our species.-Pavel Tsatsouline. Own an illustrated guide to the thirty-six most effective techniques for super-flexibility. How the secret of mastering your emotions can add immediate inches to your stretch. How to wait out your tension-the surprising key to greater mobility and a better stretch. How to fool your reflexes into giving you all the stretch you want. Why contract-relax stretching is 267% more effective than conventional relaxed stretching. How to breathe your way to greater flexibility. Using the Russian technique of Forced Relaxation as your ultimate stretching weapon. How to stretch when injured-faster, safer ways to heal. Young, old, male, female-learn what stretches are best for you and what stretches to avoid. Why excessive flexibility can be detrimental to athletic performance-and how to determine your real flexibility needs.Plateau-busting strategies for the chronically inflexible

Stretching Beyond the Horizon
Stretching Beyond the Horizon

Author: Jean Hillier

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780754647492

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this innovative work Jean Hillier develops a new theory for students and researchers of spatial planning and governance which is grounded primarily in the work of Gilles Deleuze. Using empirical examples from England and Australia, she explores what spatial planning and urban management practices could look like if they were to be developed along Deleuzean lines, and suggests alternative framings for spatial practice.

Better Stretching
Better Stretching

Author: Joe Yoon

Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1250248221

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Achieve life-changing results for your body—greater mobility, better functionality, enhanced performance, and less pain—in as little as 9 minutes a day. In Better Stretching, Joe Yoon brings you the tips and techniques he gives world class athletes, and provides you with an entirely new way to think about stretching. You won’t need 90 complicated minutes to get more agile—you’ll just need 9! And your results will improve dramatically—and stay that way—when you incorporate just a touch of mobility and strengthening to your stretches. Joe Yoon shows you how. Better Stretching debunks myths and misconceptions. You’ll discover: · Over 100 wide-ranging stretches, from static to dynamic, including simple stretches you can do while sitting at your desk · Three 30-day plans designed to give you maximum results in a minimum amount of time, each tailor-made for goals that you choose · Stretching, strengthening, and mobility exercises for people at every level – whether you’re a beginner or advanced, a weekend warrior or a competitive athlete, a business executive or a new parent · Muscle-soothing self-massage techniques using simple foam rollers and tennis balls · Over 125 photographs of Joe demonstrating his stretches, so you achieve results beyond what you thought possible

Facilitated Stretching
Facilitated Stretching

Author: Robert E. McAtee

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780736062480

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Understanding the basics of stretching -- Focusing on facilitated stretching -- Using the spiral-diagonal patterns of PNF -- Stretches for the lower extremity -- Stretches for the upper extremity -- Stretches for the neck and torso -- Combining techniques to release fibrotic tissue -- Stretching routines for specific activities -- Routines for common soft tissue injuries.

Beyond Training
Beyond Training

Author: Ben Greenfield

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1628600128

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ironically, many people who appear to be fit and healthy on the outside struggle with health and lifestyle issues like insomnia, gas, bloating, low libido, aging too fast, injuries, performance plateaus, brain fog, and a basic lack of time for career, family, and friends. So this book supplies a step-by-step, done-for-you guide to eliminating all these issues, helping you get the most out of life while still achieving amazing feats of physical performance.

Stretching
Stretching

Author: Stephanie Richards

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-07-04

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0756641888

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Discover the key to staying fit and supple with this easy-to-do stretching program. Targeted warm-up and cool-down stretches prevent sports injuries, while others effectively counter aches and pains, bad posture, andthe effects of aging. An added benefit is ease: this practical stretching program fits effortlessly into a busy life. The stress-free way to stay supple, keep fit and exercise safely

Exercise Your Way to a Happy Hysterectomy (and Beyond)
Exercise Your Way to a Happy Hysterectomy (and Beyond)

Author: Nancy Golinski

Publisher: Price World Publishing

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 161984303X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Exercise Your Way to a Happy Hysterectomy (and beyond) is a wonderful resource for any woman about to undergo the surgery. Written by Nancy Golinski, an ACE certified personal trainer and college professor, the book is divided into four sections: • Before – simple things to help prepare, both mentally and physically, for the big event • During – what you can expect in the hospital and gentle moves to do there • After – things to do at home to help your body heal • And Beyond – all the problems you may encounter down the road and how to address them The book focuses on exercise and includes over 60 moves with easy-to-follow instructions and photos. Other topics include stress reduction, pain management, nutrition, and how to stay motivated. This is a must-read for any woman who wants to take charge of her health and have a positive hysterectomy experience.