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Groin,
The groin muscle is one of the primary muscles you use when tricking or kicking. If your groin is flexible, it will help with your: side kicks, crescent kicks, front kicks, round kicks, back kicks, and pretty much any other type of kick you can think of. Needless to say, the groin is an important muscle.
Stretches:
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This is widely known as the butterfly stretch or as I like to call it - the futterbly stretch. Sit with your feet together and grab onto your feet with your hands. It is very important to keep your back straight during this stretch - right Joe? If you don't keep your back straight you could be straining your lower back which could, in turn... throw it out... right Joe? Now when you bend forward do your best to bend from the belly button, not the back. Your shoulders should not shrug in the slightest. Also, you need to be pushing down on your legs with your elbows. This will make for a tighter stretch in the groinal area. |
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| We call this stretch the 'big hurt.' This is a great stretch for the groin. Spread your legs out as far a they can go (kind of like the middle splits from your knees). Put you elbows on the floor and push your body backwards trying to touch your butt to the ground. This is also great with a partner. Have the partner sit behind you and put their feet in the back of your knees. Have them push on the back of your knees and pull your torso towards them. Only then will you know the true definition of 'big hurt.' |
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| I think Daniel is taking this stretch a little too seriously. He looks like a mighty 4 legged spider strategically luring her prey into a devastatingly severe death trap. The prey has passed the point of no return. Should I turn back? No, I can't seem to turn away. Her eerie gaze thwarts my plan to... oh... where am I... oh the stretch. Sorry for droning on there, guess I got a little carried away. Just assume this position with your toes pointing out and your elbows pushing your legs away. Remember: Keep your back straight. |
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Ah the middle splits. I love this stretch. It hurts like a walrus biting off my uvula, but it sure works. Make sure to keep your hips and legs in the same line and keep your heels and toes on the ground. If you go back on your heels it is bad for your tendons behind your knees, so be careful. Also, keep that back straight and take deep breaths of relaxation. If you can't put your elbows on the ground, then start by just putting your hands on the ground. You need to work your way up or should I say... down, ha ha ha... man I'm so funny. Anyway, don't sit in this position for too long either, because it won't get you any farther and it will hurt like a banana. |
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| And there's the side splits. This type of splits will actually benefit you more than the middle splits. This one stretches 3 different muscles groups at the same time, however, it's pretty hard to get it down. You need to get you hip flexors and your hamstrings really flexible before you can reach this point. If those are already flexible, put one leg forward and one leg back, then just slide into this position. If you are not flexible in the hips and hamstrings, work on those before attempting this. |
Groin Hip Flexors Hamstrings Calves |
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| I like to call this stretch the runner's start. I really don't like doing this stretch, but it works great. Get in to the runners position with one leg back on your toes and the other leg up front. Keep your arms on the inside and slowly start dropping your hips as low as they can go. Make sure to keep your back knee off the ground. Did I mention that this stretch is very uncomfortable. |
Hip Flexors Groin Hamstrings |
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| This stretch is mostly for the quads, but if you do it right you can also get a stretch for your groin as well. Support yourself on the wall with one hand and grab your foot with the other hand (make sure you grab with the opposite hand in relation to your leg). Now start bending to the side as if to perform a high round round kick. You should also feel a slight stretch in your groin. |
Quads Groin |
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| Now if everything went well stretching out that groin, then assume the position! Come on seriously, who doesn't want to be able to put there leg behind there head? |
Groin Glutes |
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-- Justin Grant Wade --
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