JamesO
Level 5 Valued Member
About six weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to spend an hour on Skype with @Steve Freides learning bits and pieces of his approach to stretching and flexibility. I have to tell you, it wasn't what I was expecting, and by the end of the hour, I felt like I'd been through a work-out.
I don't want to give details of his approach away simply out of respect for him and his intellectual property. But we started off slowly, going over some basic stretches, before moving onto the real meat of his approach.
Steve is a great teacher. One of the, I think, natural concerns we have the first time we work with someone is whether or not we'll be comfortable, "good enough," etc. I mean, what if the expert finds out we're not perfect?! The whole point of learning, though, is that we're not perfect, and if we were, we wouldn't need the lesson. Steve was great and put me immediately at ease.
During the session we did a lot of work on two main stretches to help open up the whole hip and thigh area, especially the hamstrings. I've played with a few approaches this year, and the two movements he taught me have been the most effective yet.
So, while I can't say much about what his method was, or what the movements are, as long as we have a new forum dedicated to flexibility and body-work, if this is something you'd like to improve in or learn about, think seriously about doing a session or two with Steve. It's one of the best things I've done for my training all year!
I don't want to give details of his approach away simply out of respect for him and his intellectual property. But we started off slowly, going over some basic stretches, before moving onto the real meat of his approach.
Steve is a great teacher. One of the, I think, natural concerns we have the first time we work with someone is whether or not we'll be comfortable, "good enough," etc. I mean, what if the expert finds out we're not perfect?! The whole point of learning, though, is that we're not perfect, and if we were, we wouldn't need the lesson. Steve was great and put me immediately at ease.
During the session we did a lot of work on two main stretches to help open up the whole hip and thigh area, especially the hamstrings. I've played with a few approaches this year, and the two movements he taught me have been the most effective yet.
So, while I can't say much about what his method was, or what the movements are, as long as we have a new forum dedicated to flexibility and body-work, if this is something you'd like to improve in or learn about, think seriously about doing a session or two with Steve. It's one of the best things I've done for my training all year!
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