Old Forum What is QL stretch for?

[the hansenator]

What does the QL stretch offer?

It stretches the QL of course but, in a minimal program like SS, it must have a fairly direct influence on the getup and/or swing?

I've found I'm pretty tight in that one, I should probably work on it more than I have been.

Thanks.

 

[Steve Freides]

Chris, if you think about S&S, you're using your spine to resist forces trying to bend it.  The QL stretch is essentially giving a break to some of those muscles.  This stretch is pretty much doing exactly what you don't want to do with a load, bend your lumbar to the side and forward.

-S-

 

[Mattsirpeace]

What's cool about S&S is seeing how all the pieces fit together.  There's a lot to be learned from what Pavel included and what he left out.

Side bending is one stretch I've learned to take in moderation.

 

[the hansenator]

Ok, thanks.

So the QL stretch is kind of a counter to stiffening that comes from doing the recommended exercises?