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dancesterx3
Is it possible to over stretch? I have a tendency to hold stretches for the length of a song, especially major stretches like hip flexors, splits, straddles, etc. I also stretch as much as two or three times a day. But I do admit that the next day I will be too sore to walk up the stairs at school the next day and will take a day or two off until I'm not sore and restart the process, is this too much? I do dance and I've been a gymnast in my past, so I know HOW to stretch and how to hold the positions properly, I'm just wondering if the time is too much? I know a lot of people say to hold the position for 20 or 30 seconds, but I don't feel like I'm gaining anything from such a short time period. I've also heard to hold it till you can't feel the stretch anymore.
So I was wondering what some of the more advanced gymnasts do when they stretch, hold long do you hold the stretch and how often a day/week do you stretch?
So I was wondering what some of the more advanced gymnasts do when they stretch, hold long do you hold the stretch and how often a day/week do you stretch?