tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post8237517042964192079..comments2024-01-24T09:24:14.941+00:00Comments on Grappling and BJJ tips by Liam The Part-Time Grappler Wandi: BJJ: Don't follow Keenan Cornelius' routines!Liam H Wandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-62403481275987244022014-03-01T00:12:52.452+00:002014-03-01T00:12:52.452+00:00
Hey Dan
Many thanks for the kind words.
Where d...<br />Hey Dan<br /><br />Many thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Where do you practice yoga?Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-8564977252441705842014-02-28T20:04:41.846+00:002014-02-28T20:04:41.846+00:00Good article as usual Liam :)
Your post highlight...Good article as usual Liam :)<br /><br />Your post highlights the need to develop flexibility in a way that fixes existing muscle imbalances without creating new ones. I think a lot of people don't realise flexibility is affected by many factors, joint and position specificty being just two (hence why Keenan is flexible in his hips and not his hamstrings). I also think it's worth noting that the body remembers movements and positions the most and/or with most intensity. BJJ players are therefore at risk of developing short and tight muscles from spending a lot of time in the more common positions (rounded t-spine due to being hunched over when grip fighting or anterior pelvic tilt from excessive hip flexion in closed guard for example). Focused training to increase range of motion BJJ-specific problem spots should absolutely form an integral part of even a recreational player's regimen.<br /><br />But - and you might disagree with me here - I put yoga near the bottom of the pile for developing flexibility (second only to ballistic stretching) in adults. Yoga traditionally relies on static stretches to increase ROM. This is great for kids who are young enough for such stretches to bring about permanent changes in the length of connective tissues. Past a certain age however, such changes are impossible without damaging those tissues. Static stretches in adults rely on the ratio of elastin to collagen in connective tissues, but this ratio changes more in favoir of collagen as we age. The result is a progressive decrease in flexibility. Adults should therefore alter the nervous system's response to increases in range of movement by doing exercises which increase strength and range simultaneously. The myotatic reflex (the tension felt during a stretch) is the body's way of telling us that we have exceeded the limit in which our muscles have sufficient strength to support the load of our body. Making the muscles stronger will decrease resistance, allowing us to stretch further. And because the mechanism is a neurological one, flexibility gains are for life (albeit some maintenance work is required). Exercises such as PNF stretches and heavy squats and deadlifts through the full range of motion will achieve this. It can be done by anyone with healthy joints, at any age.<br /><br />Keep up the great work with your blog. And congrats on the brown belt! :)<br /><br />Dan (from Sophie's judo class!)Dan Van Zandtnoreply@blogger.com