Archive for the ‘Flexibility and Stretching’ Category
Ernie O’Malley has sent me a link to professor Doug Richards’ (University of Toronto St. George, Physical Education & Health Department) lecture on stretching and asked about my thoughts on it. You may view the lecture here: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?24639991001. And here are my thoughts: Great lecture. Very accessible explanation of biomechanical concepts related to stretching. Professor Richards […]
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Tags: conditioning, Doug Richards, Physical Education and Health, sports training, stretching and flexibility, stretching and injuries, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
There were some rainy days in Northeast Kingdom so I spent them reviewing and commenting video recording of my last seminar on combining strength and flexibility training. At the seminar I had the participants go through exercises that simultaneously stretch and strengthen the involved muscles, and even help with posture correction. One of these exercises […]
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Tags: back bridge, exercises, Flexibility, injury, rehabilitation, shoulder dislocation, strength, stretching
On May 11th I did an audio interview with Mark Knapp of PhysiDex.com. The interview was done over Skype, so the recording is not studio-quality, but it may still be worth your while to listen to. Here are Mark’s main questions: What are some of the biggest myths or misconceptions that you see regarding stretching and […]
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Tags: sports, stretching and flexibility
Three weeks ago I returned from a business trip to Poland. In my time free from business meetings, I gave two seminars on combining strength and flexibility training. Those seminars were organized by Dariusz Nowicki, member of the Technical Committee of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), trainer of the best Taekwondo club in Poland, sports […]
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Tags: exercises, Flexibility, jet lag, Piotr Drabik, seminar, strength, Thomas Kurz
In its July 2009 issue, the Black Belt magazine published my article on stretching. The article got a sloppy edit. If you have read it (say, in the course of researching the m.a. market), you probably wondered why would I have written such a disorganized piece. I would not. Here is the real deal: In […]
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Tags: Flexibility, splits, strength, stretching, Thomas Kurz, warm-up
At first, I thought of naming this post “On Mixing Apples and Oranges or Empty Your Cup” but then, who would find it? Now, to the point . . . A former gymnast writes: > Hi Thomas, > > I’ve recently begun using your program to increase my flexibility. I > used to be a […]
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Tags: Empty Your Cup, Flexibility, Gymnastics, stretching, Thomas Kurz, Tom Kurz
Click on the following link to see photos of New England Patriots players as they prepare for practice: https://www.masslive.com/sports/2023/05/mike-vrabel-eager-to-join-murderers-row-in-patriots-hall-of-fame.html New England Patriots linebackers, from left, Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel and Larry Izzo stretch during football practice in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 As you see, the photo shows Patriots players doing static stretches. What […]
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Tags: coach Bill Belichick, football, Larry Izzo, Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots, NFL, practice, Richard Seymour, stretch, stretching, Tedy Bruschi, Ty Warren
Soccer and Yoga?
Soccer match on a cold October day. A cold northerly wind blows. The coach (school’s P.E. teacher) conducts the pregame warm-up. It begins with players (6th and 7th grade, from 12 to 13 years old) doing static stretches—first pulling arms across chest, then other arm stretches, followed by trunk stretches and leg stretches. The leg […]
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Tags: match, soccer, sports training, stretches, stretching, warm-up, yoga
