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Xtreme Foward Bend

March 28, 2011
by Stephen R. Santangelo

http://www.primalfitness-systems.com/articles/archives/2011/exercises/xtreme-forward-bend.html

All yoga poses serve specific purposes for athletic cool downs , prehab & rehab functions.

In this pose, Alyssa, a professional aerialist & stage performer, demands great flexible strength.

Though, not all athletes and fitness enthusiasts will ever achieve this level of flexibility, it is important to achieve maximum flexibility based upon the demands of your for sport for optimum performance and muscular health.

I've been asked why static stretching and yoga is considered to be part of a conditioning program when one is not huffing & puffing while gasping for air.

Conditioning is any type of exercise which supports and enhances the primary skills.

As a cool down yoga serves to calm the body, shut down adrenaline, relax the central nervous system (CNS) and prepare the body, through recovery, for next day's training session.

You must understand that conditioning is not doing more of the same thing, which is usually over extending sport specific skills. This line of thought only serves to over train the athlete & deteriates performance.

Conditioning is designed to strengthen your system as a whole in order to execute sport specific skills more effectively. This includes muscles, energy systems and the CNS.


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