Relax into Stretch : Instant Flexibility Through Mastering Muscle Tension this question feed

asked by davedriver on November 10, 2006 3:31 AM
Regain the Buoyant Flexibility of a Young Child While Maximizing Your Power and Strength

"Conventional stretching attempts to literally elongate your tissues, which is dangerous and ineffective. Relax into Stretch simply teaches your muscles to relax into a stretch. If you compare traditional training to a messy hardware reorganization, then Relax into Stretch is an efficient software upgrade.

While stretching tissues may take years, changes in the nervous system are immediate! Your muscles will start noticeably elongating from your first Relax into Stretch practice—and within months you will have achieved a level of flexibility uncommon in our species."—Pavel Tsatsouline

—Own an illustrated guide to the thirty-six most effective techniques for super-flexibility

—How the secret of mastering your emotions can add immediate inches to your stretch

—How to wait out your tension—the surprising key to greater mobility and a better stretch

—How to fool your reflexes into giving you all the stretch you want

—Why contract-relax stretching is 267% more effective than conventional relaxed stretching

—How to breathe your way to greater flexibility

—Using the Russian technique of Forced Relaxation as your ultimate stretching weapon

—How to stretch when injured—faster, safer ways to heal

—Young, old, male, female—learn what stretches are best for you and what stretches to avoid

—Why excessive flexibility can be detrimental to athletic performance—and how to determine your real flexibility needs

—Plateau-busting strategies for the chronically inflexible


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There seem to be a lot of readers who enjoy Pavel's style of 'writing', or at least, are easily convinced by the prose of his ads. Of course, it's hard to separate the ads from the books, which are loaded with ads themselves. I'm convinced that all one needs to -know- about stretching can be put into one small pamphlet. Actually, Pavel proves this in his first book by putting in a pamphlet's worth of info , and filling the rest with blank spaces, un-humorous anecdotes, too-big pics, and ads! I bet even -he- was surprised that the public was willing to keep buying the same info over and over , each time for ten time what it's worth. Amazing.
reviewed by bigben on November 15, 2006 10:55 AM

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I went from not being able to touch my ankles, let alone my toes, to full side splits, and it took only six months. If you want flexibility training the right way, with clear simple instructions that really work, you need look no further. Pavel is a master teacher, one who understands why things work in great detail but Relax Into Stretch is not a textbook, it is a how-to manual. Pavel goes into great detail about the techniques you need to do to improve your own flexibility. The devil is in the details, and Pavel makes sure you know everything you need in order to safely improve your flexibility.

If you have decided you want to improve your flexibility, buy the book, follow the instructions without trying to think too much, and you will have your results. Ordinary people can be extraordinarily flexible and strong, and Pavel is the man to help you make it happen for yourself.
reviewed by fazer on November 21, 2006 9:21 AM

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