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ID: Runners_Stretch

Runner's Stretch

LEVEL: beginner
Runner's Stretch

PROTOCOL SPECS

  • CATEGORYstretching
  • MECHANICUNKNOWN
  • FORCEstatic
  • EQUIPMENTBODY ONLY

MUSCLE ENGAGEMENT

PRIMARY TARGETS

hamstrings

SECONDARY TARGETS

calves

EXECUTION PROTOCOL

  1. It's easiest to get into this stretch if you start standing up, put one leg behind you, and slowly lower your torso down to the floor.
  2. Keep the front heel on the floor (if it lifts up, scoot your other leg further back).
  3. Place your hands on either side of your front leg. To get more out of this stretch, push your butt up toward the ceiling, and then gradually lower it back toward the floor. You'll Stretch the hip flexor of the back leg and the hamstring and buttocks of the front.