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Synopsis
Use our method to attain maximum height in your kicks and to be able to kick at that height with no warm-up!
Learn:
* How to stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain your maximum flexibility
* How to make your muscles grow stronger and longer so you stay flexible all the time
* How to do splits even if you are over 40 or 50
* How to kick high and do splits with no warm-up
* How to develop each of the three kinds of flexibility�dynamic, static active and static passive�to suit every athlete's needs
* What exercises are "no-no's" if you want to stretch your muscles
* All the factors limiting flexibility
* Brilliantly simple tests of hip joint mobility and muscle length that dispel common misconceptions of what limits flexibility the most
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"Excellent anatomical and neurological explanation, and demonstration of dynamic, static active, isometric, and relaxed stretches. Great concept of sample workouts that show how to incorporate discussed principles of flexibility training into various sports. --
In Stretching Scientifically, there are some new ideas and some interesting twists on an old subject. The author is from the Eastern Bloc, and the book carries this slant with both information and methods of flexibility training. This text has value for the fitness professional with a high interests in the nuances of flexibility development. -- Fitness Management
From Scientific American
...Three items from Tom Kurz, athlete, instructor, coach, and graduate of the University School of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland: a videotape Secrets of Stretching, and two books: Stretching Scientifically and Science of Sports Training. Tom presents a uniquely Eastern European look at this practical subject matter. The video chiefly focuses on the exercises and techniques necessary to achieve a dramatic full split position, while the books emphasize the technical aspect of stretching and sports training.
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