Suggestions on training methods for a 49 year old martial arts instructor would be appreciated. Specifically on how to do a better job of working towards a split. I am slowly iimproving on a front split but not on a side split. What does it mean when on a side split I feel some pain on the inside of the knee, and am I making a mistake when on the front split I feel some pain on the back of the knee of the front leg??Flexibility development for older athletes
Flexibility development for older athletes
Suggestions on training methods for a 49 year old martial arts instructor would be appreciated. Specifically on how to do a better job of working towards a split. I am slowly iimproving on a front split but not on a side split. What does it mean when on a side split I feel some pain on the inside of the knee, and am I making a mistake when on the front split I feel some pain on the back of the knee of the front leg??I am a 49 year old martial artist with 32 years & 5 black belts. I teach Tang Soo Do with a little Wado-ryu. Being 49 I can always use suggestions on training methods that work for my age without overdoing it.
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Flexibility development for older athletes
check out Tom Kurz's article Age and Stretching at http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch30.html and about knee problems the article Questions and Answers on Stretching and Injuries at http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch10.html and http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch11.html .
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Flexibility development for older athletes
It sounds like your knees need some conditioning.
Matt
If you always done what you always did, you will always get what you always got.
If you always done what you always did, you will always get what you always got.