I weight train 6 evenings a week.

I also do CrossFit/hybrid training 3 mornings a week too which include about 3-5 mins of mobility and stretching at the end.

I also do yoga twice a week. One session is 45 minutes and the other is an hour.

I also get a deep tissue Thai massage once a month.

Is that going to be enough to loosen up and improve my mobility?

I’m particularly tight in my hip flexors and hamstrings. I’m a 30 year old guy

Let's say I want hip flexor flexibility, AKA I want to be able to lift my leg and thigh up closer to my chest. Should I be practicing this motion and pushing it as hard as it can go, OR should I be stretching opposite to that motion, aka holding my leg up behind my back.

Or is this lifting leg motion actually gluteus muscle flexilibty?

Sorry I'm super confused. I have a ton of issues with normal movement right now because everything is tight but I don't know what to target.

Right now I have a trouble sitting upright in my chair because my hip is tight. I can definitely feel tightness in my hamstring, but I think I also feel some pain in my hip flexors. Is it that my hip flexors are tight? Or my hip flexors are weak.

Hello, I want to preface this by saying my flexibility is horrible these days. I’ve been an athlete my whole life but my stretch routines and recovery got really bad after college. Now I’m 33 and my hamstrings are so tight. Whenever I stretch for a while I end up getting back pain for a week.

Has anyone has this and do you have any recommendations?

I stretch both legs the same amount, one stays flexible the other does not why, no hate please?

Is there such a thing?

Who offers it?

Noticed my lower back, hips and hamstrings are very tight. I'm 23 but have to sit for the majority of my day. I identified some really good healthy stretches from a doctor I watch on YouTube but don't really understand how I should pace myself. I understand the basics of time under tension and intensity but should these be daily and should I focus one area per day for a while to give my other compound groups some time to heal?

I don't plan on going to extreme but at the end of the day just like working out you are micro tearing muscle fibers and such.

Im 23 (m) and im finding that my hamstrings are EXTREMELY tight. I bought a little rope thing to help me stretch them daily. Does anyone have any tips on how to get a really good stretch in? And how long will it take before i am able to touch my toes

today during my stretching class when I went into standing forward fold (end of class cooldown) my hip on one side kinda popped out of the socket?

it was painless and i was a little curious so i popped it in and out twice, i think something was definitely out because i did almost fall and had the visceral feeling of “something is very wrong”

i stretch regularly and consider myself very flexible, and this has never happened before. has anyone else experienced this?

Hi folks,

Is there even such a thing as stretching classes? Would that be something like Pilates or Yoga? I’m asking because I’ve recently turned 50, I’ve never been very flexible and I play a lot of squash. I’ve always suffered from tendinitis and it’s taken me this many years to realise that the problem may be my lack of stretching. I’ve started doing some basic stretching and it’s made SO MUCH DIFFERENCE.

So now I want to focus on the rest of my body, not just my lower half. Are there any specific classes for this? For a good all over stretch, what would be the best if there’s even a thing?

Goal: Knee Strength, Seeking Stretches/Isometrics

Entire lower body is extremely tight, and not the strongest. Hips, quads, and hamstrings being the tightest. Looking to improve mobility and strength to continue playing basketball for cardio, as I’m entering the 2nd half of my 20s. Open to daily routines at home and more intense routines with equipment

I’m looking for what the top certification you can get for an in person related to stretching. What is the most effective course that will help me teach other people to stretch?

Hey guys,

I am a singer and I've been stretching daily for years now. I am very satisfied with how it is as long as I am stretching. But once I stop my muscles get tight super quickly.

I notice it particularly in my shoulder/neck region. Essentially I do: mobilisation after waking up, stretching everything for 1,5min statically before singing and a yoga flow in the evening.

Ive been doing this for years. Once I let it slack for a couple days I feel that I cant sing comfortably in my headvoice anymore. My shoulders get tight so fast. I basically have to constantly stretch them for my voice to work properly.

I am also pretty good with my posture now that Ive been learning alexander technique for a while, so its not like I am ruining it with forward head posture or pulled back shoulders or pulled up collarbone or whatever.

There has to be another way. It cannot be normal that I have to stretch this much for my body to work. I mean: I am willing to do it, and have been for the last 4 years or so, but it just seems weird to me. I feel like its not very effective.

I just start wondering: for my hamstrings I did the head to toe programm for a while and now keep a good (static) elbow to toe with just 1,5 minutes per side every morning. There has to be something similar for the shoulders/neck. Also I had very good experience with loaded stretching for my hamstrings (like jefferson curls) and with training the antagonists. I did those things before starting the head to toe. (Also got the head to toe, but then got lazy and I actually dont need it. Ellbow to toe is more than enough, probably would get it back in one or two days if I went back to the 200 pulses per side, get the ellbow to toe within like 20 pulses and then just hold it for a while)

As someone who is NOT flexible one bit (no one in my family is or has been). I seem to have quite some pain on long runs. I suppose it’s from not stretching- I know it is. I never do it. But this year I have decided to make a change for my life and health! I would love to ask this group for some help!

Questions:

Does anyone have any recommendations for time spent stretching? Can you overstretch?

What benefits come from stretching?

What are some MUST DO stretches that will help me feel immediately better.

TLDR: I just started working at a factory. 12 hour shifts for 3 straight days, off for one day, 3 more days of work, then off for a week. Rinse, repeat. I’m in my first month, still adjusting to all of it, and GOD, my LEGS. My calves are the worst - I can FEEL the knots. Please help. I need every recommendation.

More details, if you have time!

THINGS I HAVE DONE:

• I tried to massage my calves myself, helps in the moment, but… well, I’m here, so clearly I’m no masseuse.
• A friend of mine (not formally trained) has given massages to other loved ones w/ physically taxing jobs. She massaged my calves at the beginning of my week off work, and it REALLY helped - but only for a few days, then back to discomfort.
• An array of lotions were used, including but not limited to: epsom salt lotion, cooling lotion, CBD topicals, shea butter. I will say, maybe it’s placebo, or maybe it was my friends’ help, but I think the CBD did noticeably help, at least for that day.

PROBLEMS I’M HAVING:

• Time and Money. The age old.
• Given that I work 5 AM - 5 PM, I don’t really have much time to stretch. I have a lot of things to do in the 3 hours I have between getting off work and going to bed just to go back to work again in the morning.
• I don’t have insurance right now, so even if I wanted to see a doctor for this (I don’t), it’s not an option - I live in the U.S don’t have thousands laying around. The savings I do have need to go towards getting my own place.
• CBD topicals are fucking EXPENSIVE. A friend was generous enough to allow me to try hers, but I can’t in good conscience shell out $30 - $100 on a small lotion that won’t last me a month.

(Posting this in several subreddits so excuse details that may be unnecessary to this specific one.)

If you’re at the bottom of this post, thanks for hearing me out, and please god help me.

I've been working on hamstring flexibility to try and help with some back issues. I primarily do the stretch on my stairs, but my leg length kind of stops me from going much higher than the 4th step - 5th step can be done, but I'm kind of working towards a slip action at that point.

The other night I realized I could put a strap around my pull up bar and pull my leg vertically.

Would this achieve the same effect? I understand there is static and dynamic, which this should still be static.

I sit down most of the time due to school and just being lazy in general, and I have noticed my hip flexibility isn't very good.

I'm trying to increase my walking but was wondering what excersizes would help with hip and leg mobility, specifically for kicking.

hope this makes sense, thanks in advance 🤍

I finally figured out why my left shoulder is higher than my right. It's because the left side of my neck has ligaments shorter than the right side. I think ligaments is the right word. Does anyone know an effective way to permanently stretch it?

Does any type of stretching open the joints more?

Active or passive, etc. thanks for the replies

In my flexibility and yoga journey, I decided to develop an application that completely fits my needs. First of all I noticed that all of stretching and yoga apps seems bloatware and lots of confusing contents in it. So I started to develop, most easy-to-use stretching app called planq.

planq solves following pain points that I've find out other apps which are:

• as a busy man I need a limited time to do stretching
• other apps have too complex programs and routines, they are hard to follow
• they're so feature rich, but most of the time we don't need that.
• programs are hard to follow as a beginner (30 days streaks is really eutopia for the first timers)

If you have any feedbacks please keep in touch with me. I want to make it better iteratively with your feedbacks.

I've been hitting the gym lately, and let me tell you, stretching before a workout has been a game-changer for me. I used to skip it all the time, but then I read up on how it increases blood flow to your muscles, and I figured, why not give it a shot? And let me tell you, I can really feel the difference.

Not only does stretching help prevent injury (which is a big win in my book), but it also seems to improve my overall performance. I'm able to push myself harder and recover faster. Plus, it just feels good, you know? Like, that post-stretching sensation of looseness and flexibility is addicting.

I know there's always debate about the best pre-workout routine, but I'm sold on stretching. Anybody else noticed similar benefits? Or maybe you have a different pre-gym ritual that works wonders for you? Let's chat about it!

So, let me drop some wisdom on y'all about back pain because I've been through the ringer with it. First off, stretching is your best bud. I'm talking yoga, Pilates, whatever floats your boat. It keeps those muscles loose and limber, trust me. Also, invest in a decent mattress and pillow. I swapped mine out, and it's like sleeping on a cloud. Oh, and don't neglect your core! Strengthening those muscles can work wonders for your back. And last but not least, don't be shy about seeing a pro if the pain's persistent. They've got tricks up their sleeve that Google can't touch. Share your own tips too – let's make this a back-pain-busting party!

The first time, I pulled it trying to move something pretty heavy. Took like 2 weeks to heal.

Yesterday, I pulled another back muscle by just simply bending down. This one doesn't seem as severe though, but there's still some discomfort/inflammation.

What stretches/exercises can I do to prevent this?

I've been hitting the gym pretty consistently lately, and every time I finish a workout, I wonder if stretching afterward actually helps prevent tightness. I've heard mixed opinions on this—some swear by it, while others say it doesn't make much of a difference. I mean, I get it, stretching feels good, but does it really do anything to stop those post-workout muscle knots? I'm curious to hear what you guys think. Have you noticed a difference in tightness when you stretch after exercising compared to when you don't? Any tips or experiences you can share? Let's get a discussion going on this—I'm sure we all could use some insight into whether our post-workout stretching routine is really worth it or if it's just a placebo effect!