Using a partner?

CrazyBoy · Post by **CrazyBoy** » Nov 06, 2005 09:41

Hello! I know that mr. Kurz doesn't reccomend working for flexibility with a partner, due to the high risk of injury. Knowing this I accidentally saw on "Stretching scientifically" table of contents (on the site, I don't have it for more info) the topic : the use of partners... Can anyone tell me more?

Kit · Post by **Kit** » Nov 06, 2005 19:45

In the book he says the same thing you say... basically that stretching with partners is a waste of time as one is doing nothing while the other is working... and also because of dangers of injury.

CrazyBoy · Post by **CrazyBoy** » Nov 11, 2005 07:19

But I know a few stretching drills with a partner's aid which I think are very good. Should I drop them?

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Nov 12, 2005 05:41

If you list the drills that you find useful with a partner it would help in finding you alternatives(without a partner).

Dragon

CrazyBoy · Post by **CrazyBoy** » Nov 19, 2005 08:04

Dragon excuse me for not replying much faster. I think you know drills as the ones where you put your leg on your partener's shoulder and he lifts it up and other like this.
I want to ask you: what's your opinion on stretching with a pulley?

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Nov 19, 2005 08:43

Personally,yes,i do use a pully(flexi-max).
The main reason a partner shouldn't be used is because they don't feel what you feel.
I certainly don't regard a simple pully system as a stretching device,it's just an easily ajustable foot rest for performing hamstring stretches(that's all i use a pully for anyway).
I personally don't use the pully for isometrics,only for relaxed stretching.Pressing down with maximum contraction for isometrics would make me weary of the pully/rope snapping(even though this could probably never happen with the amount of weight pully's can take).

Dragon.

CrazyBoy · Post by **CrazyBoy** » Nov 20, 2005 08:12

Dragon, I've asked that cause I've seen many movies where the martial artists stretch by using a pulley. And not just in the movies, some karate books reccomend this kind of drill to improve one's flexibility.