Stretches to make cuts higher

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Beck on February 6, 2012 at 5:48pm

You have to warm up before stretching or it will have no effect :P good exercises are Touching your toes, lunge, frog (picture below)

frogs is good for flexibility and turn out, as you lean down you also push your knees down using your elbows to get get a proper stretch. Also for high long clicks you should also do ab training like sit ups as you use your stomach uscles to do a long click as well as your legs.

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Permalink Reply by Silpa S on February 9, 2012 at 8:54pm

Getting cuts higher is a multi-faceted process.  First of you really need strength for your core to help you lift your leg up to the side.  Next, you need to strengthen the hamstrings which will allow you to whip the leg up really fast.  And lastly, I'd say you need to have good flexibility in the hip especially the in the outer region of the hip.

For the hamstrings, I'd recommend lying on your stomach with your knees touching and then one leg at a time, bending at the knee try to kick your heel to your butt quickly and precisely.  You want to mimic the quickness of doing a sharp clean cut.

And for the hip, I'd do the "runner's" stretch.  I hope that helps. :)

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