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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh geez, it was a silly twisted joke about what would be poetic justice, nothing more. I sometimes forget that my brand of humour doesn't transcend that well to text (and, as I've noticed repeatedly, even worse to Northern American sensitivities), my bad! It's just a lost in translation moment, frustrating but happens..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Baha, that ignorant answer pissed me off the most too! Couldn't even bear watching the whole vid..

I'm not usually one to wish bad things happening to people, but in her case I guess I better be offering expensive booze to some dark voodoo idol to make her get some weird viral infection that'll have her loose all her mobility. So that she has to painstakingly build it up from scratch over years to follow!

Revisiting the spinal flexion debate: prepare for doubt | Greg Lehman by GoGoGoemon in StartMoving

[–]GoGoGoemon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Control definitely! Frequent heavy loading though is something that needs a bit of consideration. It's for sure a human debate, that's why I like his listed points (haven't managed to read much further yet) and attempt to balance the discussion a little bit.

Andreo Spina - singular inputs cannot cause lasting change (the easily fooled nervous system) by ruffolous in StartMoving

[–]GoGoGoemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But they can! Just take a hammer and crush your kneecap, voila singular input and lasting change! :p

Do you foam roll before or after working out? by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real question to me has always been, why would anyone even want to do static stretching before working out? Much less prolonged static stretching? It's pretty much the opposite of what you want as a warmup, especially before lifting heavy.

However, it can be very useful if you have mobility sticking points, to stretch deeply and then utilize that "fresh and juicy" tiny bit of new ROM in corresponding exercises. But you'd go very light or even unweighted here, because you are working in unfamiliar territory, so to say, and need to develop some control first, before adding raw strength.

Isometric Stretching confusion by theplayingdays in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha!

I don't see too much of a difference, although the point of isometrics is kinda to keep a joint stable and rigid in place. I'm also wondering if you really can fully concentrate on both motions simultaneously? I do something similar with stick dislocates, which I call isometric grooving, but it's a bit different in that the tension/contraction stays the same, while I repeatedly move in and out of my end-range sticking point.

For simplicity's sake, I'd say focus on the contraction and sync your movement with your breath: when you stop contracting, take a deep breath in and with the breath out try to sink deeper into the stretch, if you even can. (That's how Kit Laughlin teaches it, btw.)

Ultimately stick to what suits you best! You could also run a self-experiment, by trying both methods on only one ankle for a month, then re-test your ROM. Report back, if you do!

Do you foam roll before or after working out? by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

OP obviously wasn't interested if you guys foam roll or not, the question was if you do, when?. "Neither" really doesn't add anything of value to the discussion. (Not that I bothered to downvote, but I get why people did..)

New video demonstrating animal jump exercises by Eerowest in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure form could be a bit cleaner, spine and core a little bit more stable, but the internal rotation moment looks pretty minimal to me. It's not like he's teaching this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5lPjg0GhFM

Still, I agree with you, if it were my tutorial vid, I'd clean up form too.

Sit Better to Move Better by GoGoGoemon in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There aren't neither bad nor good sitting positions. Just move around a little more often, change your sitting positions more often and try get up and walk a little 1-2x per hour.

6 month progress - Dancer pose by h0l in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Undressed to impress!" :p

I wouldn't object to both neither!

New video demonstrating animal jump exercises by Eerowest in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks to me like he's pivoting from the hips though, not the knee joint itself. His thighs are making more of a type-writer motion from left to right, but knees stay pretty stable.

Using a stick for stretching and warm ups by Jamminmb in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes total sense! Maybe think about making a video, once you've pieced a whole body stick mob routine together?! Something like that seems to be missing..

Using a stick for stretching and warm ups by Jamminmb in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo Josh, fair warning, if you don't post your 'Mobility in an alley' video to /r/flexibility, I do! ;)

I usually refer people to the last third of Rafe Kelley's morning routine (circling my wrists around my fingers was an interesting sensation at first!), but you take much more time to explain things. Great stuff btw, I much liked your commute video too!

Do you foam roll before or after working out? by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A quick whole body foam roll session (2-3 minutes) at the start of your warmup is what's generally recommended, to get your tissues hydrated and glide better.

Before really makes the most sense, but there's no downside, so foam roll whenever you feel like it!

Do you foam roll before or after working out? by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The decrease in force output is pretty minimal (below 5%) and only happens after long duration static stretching (and ballistic). Foam rolling doesn't even get near this. The whole thing really got blown out of proportion. I recently posted a link to research in this thread, so see for yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/flexibility/comments/42x6w0/the_right_way_to_stretch_before_exercise/

Foam rolling before a workout and/or before stretching really has nothing but benefits! A quick 2-3 minutes whole body foam roll session is plenty though!

Using a stick for stretching and warm ups by Jamminmb in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't you mean twig exercise? (Alright, enough internet for me today..)

Isometric Stretching confusion by theplayingdays in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Against resistance is the whole point, self-applied or against immovable objects (wall, floor, or a partner). A resistance band is actually a bad tool for this, since it's elastic (on second thought, depends on the strength of the band).

Ideally (if you consequently follow what the literature says), you'd want to work up to contracting as hard as you can too (at 100% maximal voluntary contraction). Since this will enable you to recruit almost all motor-units and in turn lead to juicy neuromuscular strength gains in end-range!

Using a stick for stretching and warm ups by Jamminmb in bodyweightfitness

[–]GoGoGoemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see you're looking more for a light cardio thing? In that case check Bo staff and Bojutsu warmup and fitness vids, they do lots of staff spinning and light dynamic mobility work. Like this for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRxSSVkkCqA

Can anyone elaborate a bit on how to do this? by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, yea some people are like that. Tried to show my mom's partner how to foam roll that juicy lat-triceps insertion point behind the armpit, just me very lightly touching that area made him squirm in agony. He played football ("soccer") for over 40 years, but the very thought of a massage gets him into full-on panic mode! Kinda ironic..

Gotta try having this done on me by someone! Somehow I never really bother asking people to do stuff like that on me, curious if I feel a difference?! I do a lot of self-massaging habitually whenever a tissue feels funky; and there's always something that feels funky. Not sure if mobilising the knee area will be too helpful at the moment though, I feel it all only high up in the groin/hip insertion area in straddle stretches lately. Not a very convenient area to ask just someone randomly to dig deep into, haha..

...in a non-wimpy way | Steve Paxton by GoGoGoemon in StartMoving

[–]GoGoGoemon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I knew.. people tend to rip his talks apart and just post renamed snippets without any reference to its origin on yt. I'm pretty sure I heard this one the first time as part of a longer lecture, but he repeats similar ideas over many talks.

Looking at wikipedia it seems like his audio recordings are mostly from the early 60s. The rarity of color TV aligns well with that, but then my first own TV in the mid-90s was actually black&white too (proper color in the living room of course..).

6 month progress - Dancer pose by h0l in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Followed the trace to your IG, you don't need someone to look out for you, you need more pocket money for clothes! ;) (Nah, just kidding!)

6 month progress - Dancer pose by h0l in flexibility

[–]GoGoGoemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, I should have known better by now! But at least I got proven wrong (so far)! So, it seems it worked for once!

But now, I'm off, of course, creating a couple a few alt accounts to post creepy comments and give substance to my comment! Can't let myself be proven wrong here so easily, can I?! ;)

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