sapphirenite Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 in my ballet class today, i did a stretching for splits that i usually do at home, which was to go down as low as i could, then to try and push myself down lower. i did this a few times quickly, and was spotted by my teacher who told me not to "bounce". can i know what's wrong with the stretch, specifically, what's wrong with the "bounce"? Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Because when you bounce, you're in uncontrolled movement. You could just bounce your way into a broken hamstring that way. Quote Link to comment
Cabriole Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 There was a study back in the '70s that showed that the 'up' movement of the bounce actually shortened (i.e. contracted) the muscle groups more than the 'down' movement lengthened (i.e. stretched):eek: A better approach would be to relax slightly and then increase the stretch with gradual intensity Quote Link to comment
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