What about flexibility and stretching ?
Flexibility as is also the case with just about everything else concerning our bodies, is genetics, to a great extent. The performers you see who are hyperflexible, who can bend over backwards, stick their heads between their legs, and do other seemingly impossible feats were born that way. You could practise for the next twenty years and never achieve that kind of flexibility, nor would you want to. Your ligaments would stretch, your joints would become loose, and you would be prone to dislocations etc.
Muscle strength actually enhances flexibility . A trained muscle is not only stronger, it is also more supple, has improved circulation, is better hydrated and can exert much greater force across the joint of motion . Strong muscles moving the joint through its full range of motion while maintaining the integrity of the ligaments produce optimal, stable flexibility.
Unfortunately, most people believe that the best way to improve flexibility is to stretch the joint. What they are gaining, in fact, is loose, unstable joints.
Medical evidence shows that all the components of the joint improve with proper strength training. The increased ligament and tendon strength, coupled with the tremendous increase in muscular strength and elasticity resulting from Concept 10 10 training, gives joints enhanced flexibility as well as a dramatically decreased risk of injury. A stretching regimen, on the other hand, does just the opposite — it increases joint flexibility at the price of increased risk of dislocation.
So if you want to increase your flexibility forget about stretching, Yoga, Pilates, and all the rest. Do Concept 10 10 for 20 minutes a week instead and make your joints be the best they can be.