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[rgm82]

After doing the dynamic stretches I have discovered that my hamstrings are my biggest trouble area for flexibility, followed by my calves so I feel I should stretch both - however the book recommends only doing 2 isometric stretches, and for my sport (martial arts) it recommends the 2 stretches leading up to side split and front split, neither of which seem to really do much for my hamstrings or calves, at least not in the short term. Will those open up after some time with the split stretches, or should I target them directly and if so am I doing too much by including 4 isometric stretches in my routine?

[cailifo]

I'm just answering old posts randomly here. Don't know how you are progressing now, but I think that should be one isometric stretch is per muscle. For example, don't do four isometric stretches that isolate the hamstrings.

I personally used to do isometrics for calves, hamstrings, and then both split stretches. After a while I dropped the isolated calf and hamstring isometrics and just worked on the split stretches with isometrics. Other days I would do isolated relaxed stretches for the calves and hamstrings though.

Find what works and go with it, so long as there is no pain and you are not sore from it.