Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Hi everyone, I may have missed this on the forums. Currently I have been trying to strengthen my legs for isometric stretching in order to do side and front and side spilts. As part of my workout, I have been doing squats(to point where my hips and knees at least parallel with the floor (I can go sl...

Ok. I got the knee problem of sorted out after I saw a sports medicine specialist. He recommended a program of drop squats for my knees which were really bothering me the most and it appears to be working to treat patellofemoral syndrome which is what I have. So I can do a bit more than I could prev...

Ok.It's my ligaments in my hips which are very loose and not much can be done about it so I am told. I have taken quite a bit of time off not exercising so all leg pain is gone. So now I can return to doing all that which I stopped for several months.

Oh ya I forgot to mention, I felt afraid to ask some of the questions that I am asking but more worried about the answers in this thread I made here today. I still really want to do the splits though.

Alright, prehaps someone can help me with this or give me some suggestions here. On page 108 of Stretching Scientifically, it states that losse ligaments can lead to joint destabilization or even osteoarthritis down the road. I have been seeing a physiotherapist for awhile now because of some tendon...

Hi Everyone, I haven't made too many posts here as of yet because I am new but I am just curious about some things regarding the conditioning of the legs. Maybe Some of you who have achieved front and side splits using the methods in Stretching Scientifically can help me out.Prehaps this has been as...

Hi Everyone, I haven't made too many posts here as of yet because I am new but I am just curious about some things regarding the conditioning of the legs. Maybe Some of you who have achieved front and side splits using the methods in Stretching Scientifically can help me out.Prehaps this has been as...

Hello everyone, The big question is after I describe everything will be whether or not I will be able to ever do Isometrics safely and achieve Full side and front splits(particularily side)? Well I am 27 years old and active most of my life and have been practiceing Tae Kwon Do since 2007. I picked ...