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Poll: How is your flexibility
08-18-04, 01:37 PM
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I'm 42 and I can flat hand no sweat. I can flat hand standing with my legs crossed with just a little effort. I've been thinking of taking some yoga to loosen up my back though as it is not as flexi as I'd like it to be.
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08-18-04, 01:39 PM
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Having a vertabrae fusion in my lower back has relegated me to a 6. Still the best I've been able to do in years.
08-18-04, 01:40 PM
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My dad, who is a young 55, refuses to stretch before doing physical activity. It really gets on my nerves. He walks about 10 miles a day, does yard work, rides his bike, but thinks stretching is for wussies. Then he complains about pulling a muscle. 
I keep telling him, but it is like talking to a wall. I told him he better be nice, I will be the one who is taking care of him when he gets really old. 
I keep telling him, but it is like talking to a wall. I told him he better be nice, I will be the one who is taking care of him when he gets really old.
08-18-04, 01:49 PM
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Ok, did this again today after my ride and streaching. I am an 8 or 9. Can't quite get my palms on the ground, but very close.
So which number do i use? The cold 6 or the warmed up 8~9?
So which number do i use? The cold 6 or the warmed up 8~9?
08-18-04, 06:41 PM
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I think you are suppose to select which ever your max is.
Anyways, back to the lower back exercise. Can anyone recommend a good stretch routine?
Anyways, back to the lower back exercise. Can anyone recommend a good stretch routine?
08-18-04, 06:50 PM
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6 now. A few years ago I would have been a -2!
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08-18-04, 07:05 PM
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The muscles in my lowerback and in the backs of my legs are shorter than they are supposed to be. It is very difficult for me to even get near my knees, but after a good ride and some stretches the PT showed me, I can easily be a 3.
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08-18-04, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
I am NOT going to answer this poll - your USER NAME appears with your answer. No way, Jose! I like anonymous polls.
08-19-04, 07:56 AM
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I can do better than 8, but the poll only goes up to 8.
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08-19-04, 08:00 AM
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6. ...and my flexability sucks.
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08-19-04, 08:21 AM
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I'm about a 4. I can come within an inch or so of touching my toes, but no dice. Stupid hamstrings...
08-26-04, 04:59 AM
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I thought I was a 0, then I saw the photo..I'm a 5 at a pinch.
I am 50, have a dodgy back, and do yoga, which is marvellous. Without that I'd still be a 0.
I used to think also stretching is for wimps and girls..very dumb.
I am 50, have a dodgy back, and do yoga, which is marvellous. Without that I'd still be a 0.
I used to think also stretching is for wimps and girls..very dumb.
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08-26-04, 12:05 PM
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A girl who is a 10..that would be fun
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