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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Was initially delighted to have been given this book to complement my gym sessions. Knowing it would be technical, I was happily ready for a 'heavy' read. Sadly, you need to be an athlete already familiar with the terminology who has been getting it wrong/wants to get it 'more right' to really profit from this publication. For a committed, articulate and determined non-athlete who realises stretching is necessary, it may well find you wishing you had not ventured into becoming better informed. The different stretching categories are skimmed over and, shared terminology and lack of corresponding illustrations/examples compound the problem. You are left feeling that you had better decide which professional sport you are going to take up before you proceed. I persevered and was enthused to read about the benefits of a morning stretch - but lack of examples and routine left me feeling frustrated and desperately trying to imagine what this might entail - you then find yourself flicking around the book to find examples and all sequence and progression goes out the window. I have no doubt this is a brilliant publication for those in the 'know' - for those who want the 'know', it's a challenge to get the know-ledge.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Good in depth book but the author likes to dazzle with complicated explainations of what is really a simple process. Even though Pavel T books are more expensive (get them from marketplace) they explain things in simple terms. To do the splits in surprisngly easy once you know how and I purchased this book for reference as I can already do them. Personally it is just a little too complicated and over blown when simplicity would have been the order of the day.
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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Revealing some secrets of Eastern European training techniques (remember their Olympic triumphs), Thomas Kurz brings you them from the personal perspective of both athlete and qualified coach. Starting with the theory on muscle make-up and why some people are fast and others can run forever, you also learn to test your own maximum flexibility. Kurz then moves on to the four types of stretching - fully explained with photo examples - and which one or combination will suit you and your sport best, and how to arrange a training program.
Included is instruction on how to, and how often, to stretch, and which exercises to avoid as they are detrimental to maximum flexibility, as well as how one quick set of exercises in the morning will maintain your maximum flexibility throughout the day, by teaching the brain and muscles that capability so they automatically remember it.
And best of all - the author states his method, if followed correctly, will help you reach your maximum flexibility within one month.
As a martial artist I found the information in this book gave me an immediate improvement, without the pain for gain principles usually expected from normal stretching methods in that sport.
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Great book!
Go's into a lot of detail to address the way in which our bodies can adapt through stretch training.
It will help your gains!
It will help your gains!
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by D. T. Newcombe
A very good book
The Thomas Kurz book on strtching is a very good book.
It is well written and it explain various aspects of the stretching. Read more
It is well written and it explain various aspects of the stretching. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Gianfranco Pastore
Stretching Scientifcically
Good book, very detailed, illustrations could be a bit better, just heavy going. Overall good technical book
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Mrs. Michelle Mann
Badly written book
I'm sure the information I need is contained within this book and it was recomended to me by my doctor (a sports specialist) but its just so badly written I found it impossible to... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2009 by MidgetAssassin
The best is now even better
I had the first revision of this book back in, I guess, the late 80s and it was incredible. I was young, but managed to go from about 18 inches above the splits in to a full front... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by A. Jeffries
very technical
Really pleased to receive this book...makes a lot of sense. For me, it does get too technical on one or two pages....I kinda just glazed over....but in the main... Read more
Published on 24 April 2009 by ajg
Confusing and poorly written
I had high expectations for this book given the amount of hype that continues to surround the book. I was disappointed when I later noticed that a lot of the hype appears to have... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by Dave C
The stretching authority
Proven effective methods that smash many myths and misconceptions about stretching. Backs up his claims with results and many references. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2009 by K. J. Corr
Good
I liked this book on stretching, the quality is great, the content of the book for a new beginner is worth the effort to buy if someone want to buy this book and try it out for... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by Anthony Vikram
Stretching Scientifically
This book is very useful and well set out so enable anyone who doesnt know anything about stretching to learn any understand the muscle physiology. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2008 by richard
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