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Offline Icicle

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Re: for all the unflexible skaters out there... :)
« Reply #50 on: October 10, 2011, 08:36:43 PM »
I must have overstretched my left leg. I really need a good spiral on my left side, so I've been stretching hard. Now my hamstring is really sore. What do you think I should do: keep stretching though more carefully or let it heal? I'm concerned that if I stop stretching for a few days, my muscles will bounce back to where they were. Now I finally see some results: my spiral position on the floor has improved. But it hurts. Any tips?

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Re: for all the unflexible skaters out there... :)
« Reply #51 on: October 10, 2011, 08:47:45 PM »
I must have overstretched my left leg. I really need a good spiral on my left side, so I've been stretching hard. Now my hamstring is really sore. What do you think I should do: keep stretching though more carefully or let it heal? I'm concerned that if I stop stretching for a few days, my muscles will bounce back to where they were. Now I finally see some results: my spiral position on the floor has improved. But it hurts. Any tips?

Let it heal for several days. I lost the spiral on my good side for one. whole. year. because of one bad stretching.