Stretch series

Hello,

It is okay to do each of the stretch series parts not after strength workout- I mean doing it in the other days when there is no foundation or handstand?

Because after foundation training I am a little bit tired and after handstand training I'm running, and so I left with three days..

Or it is the best to them after the foundation or handstand?

Thank you.

itaman8 said:

Hello,

It is okay to do each of the stretch series parts not after strength workout- I mean doing it in the other days when there is no foundation or handstand?

Because after foundation training I am a little bit tired and after handstand training I'm running, and so I left with three days..

 

Or it is the best to them after the foundation or handstand?

 

Thank you.

If GST is your main goal, my recommendation would be to run before (not after) your Handstand session as a warm up.

It is MUCH better to stretch after Foundation/Handstand session. Your joints and muscles will be ready for an intensive stretching session and you will increase your work capacity.

Here is my schedule if you want an example :

- Monday : F7 + FSs

- Tuesday : H1 + TBs

- Wednesday : Rest

- Thursday : F7

- Friday : H1 + MSs

- Saturday : Rest

- Sunday : Rest

These rest days are absolutely necessary.

Krel said:

If GST is your main goal, my recommendation would be to run before (not after) your Handstand session as a warm up.

It is MUCH better to stretch after Foundation/Handstand session. Your joints and muscles will be ready for an intensive stretching session and you will increase your work capacity.

Here is my schedule if you want an example :

- Monday : F7 + FSs

- Tuesday : H1 + TBs

- Wednesday : Rest

- Thursday : F7

- Friday : H1 + MSs

- Saturday : Rest

- Sunday : Rest

These rest days are absolutely necessary.

Thank you for the answer.

I under stand you, but I also want to run and I dont know when to put it in my schedule in a way that it wont hurt me and I'll still have enough rest.

An ideal workout would be moderate run as warmup -> foundation work -> finish with a stretch.

However, as coach says, we don't live in an ideal world, so we do the best we can.  If that means running or stretching on a different day, then that's what you do.  Just make sure you do each series once a week and you'll see progress.  That's really the bottom line.

Ok, thank you, in the hand stand days i will put the running before and stretch after.

My plan looks like this if it helps at all.

Following a Fa/Fb schedule twice a week

Monday: Fa am, Hs pm

Tuesday: Fb am, run & MS pm

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: Fa am, Hs & TB pm

Friday: Fb am, Run & Fs pm

Saturday: Hs

Sunday: Run

So far i've felt very warmed up when doing my stretches after Handstands and running, the specific muscles have been warmed up and there's been mobility work done.

HTomas said:

My plan looks like this if it helps at all.

Following a Fa/Fb schedule twice a week

Monday: Fa am, Hs pm

Tuesday: Fb am, run & MS pm

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: Fa am, Hs & TB pm

Friday: Fb am, Run & Fs pm

Saturday: Hs

Sunday: Run

So far i've felt very warmed up when doing my stretches after Handstands and running, the specific muscles have been warmed up and there's been mobility work done.

Thank you but I can't do anything in the morning because I'm at school..

I wasn't posting my schedule to say you should follow it but to show that you don't have to do it after foundation training. It's fine to do after your handstand and running.

HTomas said:

I wasn't posting my schedule to say you should follow it but to show that you don't have to do it after foundation training. It's fine to do after your handstand and running.

Yes, I know that I can do it after handstand and running too and not only after foundation.

I've just finished today's training, I've done F7>FS and it was fine, tomorrow I will do running>Handstand>MS and then I'll rest in Friday and Saturday.

In the future you should post in the stretch forums. There should be plenty of similar topics too.

Okay, thank you for the note.