Hi, i recently purchased the book and have been doing dynamic stretching twice daily along with some relaxed stretching in the evening. I already have noticed a great improvement in front stretches and i would like to prepare myself for side split stretching.
Im pretty sure my leg strength needs improving and the book hints at adductors being a good area to improve, but without having a gym membership or weights can i work on these at home just with my own body weight?
Will hindu squats, horse stance practice and side/front lunges be enough to work my legs to a level where i can start isometric side split work?
thanks in advance, Danny.
adductor training w/o weights
adductor training w/o weights
I'm new also to this training but take a look at http://itfnz.org.nz/ref/essays/Stretchi ... ection.pdf for adductor flies
Hi,
If you're fairly new to training then any new exercise,with or without weights,will stimulate your muscles in a way they have never had to perform before.There will come a time though when you hit a plateau and may need to add extra resistance.
On to the isometrics.....
I may cause controvesy here on the forum but i don't see a problem with performing isometrics from the start(well,nearly.I wouldn't recommend to complete beginners).The thing to keep in mind is intensity.The Kurz material is aimed at helping you achieve the splits in the fastest time.Therefore when he talks about isometrics they are full bore/intensity from the start and that's why you would need to strengthen your body before you even attempt this.
However,isometrics are a way for your body to provide it's own resisitance.You can tense as maximally or as mildly as you wish.You could basically start in a relaxed split for example and build up the tensions gradually.
This will obviously be a slower process,but if you can't do the strength training like you say then this type of isometric workout will be better than nothing.
Dragon
If you're fairly new to training then any new exercise,with or without weights,will stimulate your muscles in a way they have never had to perform before.There will come a time though when you hit a plateau and may need to add extra resistance.
On to the isometrics.....
I may cause controvesy here on the forum but i don't see a problem with performing isometrics from the start(well,nearly.I wouldn't recommend to complete beginners).The thing to keep in mind is intensity.The Kurz material is aimed at helping you achieve the splits in the fastest time.Therefore when he talks about isometrics they are full bore/intensity from the start and that's why you would need to strengthen your body before you even attempt this.
However,isometrics are a way for your body to provide it's own resisitance.You can tense as maximally or as mildly as you wish.You could basically start in a relaxed split for example and build up the tensions gradually.
This will obviously be a slower process,but if you can't do the strength training like you say then this type of isometric workout will be better than nothing.
Dragon
Yes I informed Tom Kurz of this about 12 months ago. He thanked me and said he would look into it.Kit wrote:I may be missing something but that link above to the PDF file shows blatant plagiarism of Mr Kurz work (word for word!! Just the photos have been replaced ...). I notice there is an acknowledgement section which doesn't even mention the true author...What is the story here?
Not heard anything since.