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Back,
Your back needs to be flexible when doing tricks. The more flexible your back is, the less likely you will get a back injury. Never force back stretches. Do not try to go beyond the pain threshold to try to reach maximum gumby-ness. That is bad for your back.
Stretches:
| Description | Muscles Groups | Image |
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| Be very careful with neck stretches. Do not force anything. This stretch is good but you don't want to do it too often. It looks funny and you feel crazy doing it, but it is good for your neck and your upper back. It mostly stretches out your neck and that should be your focus, but it also stretches the upper back. |
Neck Upper Back |
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| This is a variation to the last stretch but it isolates one side of your back at a time. It still stretches your neck a lot, but now it has a higher emaphasis on the back. |
Neck Upper Back |
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| Look it's the number one, yaaaaah. I called this the 'leg point' until some guy patented it and sucked me dry of everything I own. Now it is called the the 'leg oink' (patent pending), which makes much more sense. When doing the leg oink, position your hands on your lower part of your back to keep it sturdy. Then just point those legs in the air. |
Neck Upper Back |
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| This is a great stretch. You feel like you're doing so much, and you are. Just grab your wrist from behind and lift up as high as you can. Make sure so keep your arms straight. |
Shoulders Triceps Upper Back Pects |
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| Help! Help! It's a circus freak! No wait, it's just Daniel doing the previous stretch but bending forward this time. This is where you feel really cool or weird, I don't remember. |
Shoulders Triceps Upper Back Pects |
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| The next three are pretty much the same. It just depends on how flexible your back is and how far you can go. Some people can only go to the first level. That's fine keep trying until you get further. However, you don't want to hold this stretch or perform this stretch very often. That would be bad for your back. Here's a quick rundown off each stretch: The first one you balance on your head, the second you have lift off, the third you're the golden gate bridge. | Lower Back |
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| Lift off. | Lower Back |
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| Golden Gate. | Lower Back |
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| Ah the seal stretch. Ar ar ar ar ar ar. That's my seal impression. This is my favorite stretch for the back. It feels good to me. You can also turn to the right and the left when doing this stretch for that added ummmph. |
Lower Back Abs |
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| The next two are pretty much the same. Lay on your back then take one off your legs and put it on the opposite side off your body and try to keep your shoulders on the ground the best that you can. The only difference between the two is that you bend your leg on this one (which is easier) and straighten your leg on the next one. | Lower Back |
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| And straighten. | Lower Back |
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-- Matt Leblanc --
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