Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Hi! I practice yoga but lately I've been facing a problem with my ankle. Sometimes, during my day, I'll feel an acute pain in the outside of my ankle. I know that this comes from overstretching my ankle in the yoga seating postures. For example, the seating posture siddhasana (http://www.lendricklod...

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hi! before I ask you anything let me just say that you have an excellent forum right here! congratulations!! My question is this: when doing the so called "martial arts split", in terms of safety, what is the correct position for the front knee and the rear knee? (is it or is it not correct to bend ...

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my abs are not symmetric and even though i've seen guys in magazines with the same "problem" (even Bruce Lee) i would like to know what is the reason of this and if there is any way to make them symmetric.

thanks!! i think that now i have the complete picture about it!

what other exercises would you recomend to work the lower back muscles?
(tell me as many as you know, because i want to get the complete picture of the subject, please)

I've found that strength/power training(high weight/low reps) can actually help speed as it develops explosive strength which is what is required for explosive kicks/punches. When i follow a conventional bodybuilding routine i have found a slight drop in speed but that may be due to the fact that i...

i' ve always heard that are some drills that work upper abs and others that work lower abs. i would like to know if that also is valid for lower back muscles or if, for example, doing back extensions on the bench is enough to work the "whole thing".

does strength training with minimal muscle growth reduces speed of punching and/or kicking?