Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

I keep my hands at my side as in the photos on pages 61 and 63 of Stretching Scientifically. I do not use my hands to support my upper body. I pull my shoulder blades back and stick my chest up. I have found that this helps me keep my back straight with natural curves and gives me the most comfortab...

I noticed that in the Secrets of Stretching DVD the model lifts his back off of the floor and brings his knees all the way towards his chest while doing lying leg raises. It looks like a leg raise followed by a reverse crunch. In Thomas Kurz's column he states: Lying leg raise. Lie on your back with...

leg raises on the floor

Thank you for the quick reply.

In the stiff-leg deadlift my knees are not maximally extended--my form looks very similar to the diagram of the deadlift in Stretch Yourself 21: Advanced Strength Exercises for Lower Back.

I have a question for Thomas Kurz or anyone else who would like to answer. Thomas Kurz has written "My rule of thumb for back strength is lifting comfortably at least twice your body weight in the deadlift" and "I weigh 155 lb. and I lift 90 lb. in back extensions on the bench, 130 lb. in the “good ...