Sands and Mcneal have a few fantastic chapters on flexibility in recent Strength and Conditioning text books (39-40). They also outline that longer durations of stretching (say up to 2 minutes per stretch) show diminishing returns. Im just saying there are many factors to consider and that there may be a more optimal approach to take. This said, I believe the majority of the effects of stretching come through neurological means. Half the group performed static stretches, while the other half performed Hold Relax stretching, a variety of PNF. 1) improve range of motion and It will be much less explanation, and more just videos and examples on how to help. Sports Med. Microinstability of the Shoulder in the Overhead Athlete. As a result, they have more ability to positively increase an athletes overall amount of shoulder or hip flexibility. An alternative version based on anatomy would be to flatten the spine position as well as the pelvis, and then perform a similar stretch with core/glute engagement. If gymnastics movements are performed properly, the Although research is conflicting, self soft tissue care as is seen with foam rolling and other tools may have a role in reducing perceived soreness and increasing blood flow to muscles. Regular Stretch does not increase muscle extensibility: a randomized control trial. This simple change in the stretch, along with follow up work, tends to make large progress in gymnasts who cannot progress in their overhead flexibility. It goes into much more depth than I will in this blog post. I will dive into the physiological thoughts on this in the recovery chapter. These programs often do not have the same volume of upper back strength work such as feet elevated horizontal rows, renegade rows, band pull apart, or basic rotator cuff strengthening. Wilk KE, Arrigo CA, Andrews JR. Current concepts: The stabilizing structures of the glenohumeral joint. I have this theory based on the changes in boney rotation that baseball players exhibit from throwing when younger. Its my opinion that using ankle weights under high speed (like in leaps, jumps, leg kicks, running, gymnastics skills/drills) willbe very challenging for gymnasts to control due to the long weighted lever arm. I meet many well-intentioned gymnastics coaches and parents who are simply looking for an easy to use, but scientifically-backed flexibility program to help the gymnasts they know to increase their flexibility, reduce the risk of injury, and increase their performance. Self-soft tissue work refers to using foam rollers, lacrosse balls, tennis balls, or other implements to help massage different muscular areas of the body. Within a few days of modification, advice from a qualified medical provider, and time to heal, issues may resolve quickly. I can often see an appreciable change in the range of motion within only a few sessions, pending that gymnasts are dedicated to the follow-up a home program. 2010;90:438 449. Some naturally flexible gymnasts have a bony alignment where the hip socket is not as deep. Theankle joint is very far from the hip socket. An important note is that some athletes may have different bony morphology of their hips in which their femur or hip socket is more rotated forward (anteverted) or backward (retroverted). 0, No. *Medical Note Also, remember that this blog post is for educational purposes only and does not represent medical advice. Clinics in Sports Medicine July 2016Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 435-447, Weber, et al. When an athlete reports hip or shoulder pain, far too many people are jumping to the conclusion and assuming that these reports of pain are just pulled muscles. Gymnastics requires a significant amount of flexibility for skills to be done correctly and safely. More research is needed, but this concept of natural boney adaptations in gymnasts is a central idea I feel will emerge in years to come. Every young childs body has certain unique characteristics that may predispose them to success in certain sports. Her ankles are very lax and she also tends to hang out in the down and in position that may predispose it to roll. Conflicting results may have to do with the types of tools used, the pressures used, the duration of treatment, and technique or instructions were given to study participants. Get in the low lunge position with the knee of the leg at the back touching the floor. 2009. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Nov; 17(11), Macdonald GZ, et al. Register for the SHIFT Gymnastics Newsletter for Email Download Link. Konrad A, Tip M. Increased range of motion after static stretching is not due to changes in muscle and tendon structures. I will dive into this more below. These cases are much less frequent in gymnastics but do exist. Ensure you are warmed up correctly Second, most times there are a lack of pre and post-tests (line splits, checking objective shoulder flexibility screen against a wall) to see if what is being used for exercises is effective. This can be repeated with the hands in an under grip to bias the muscular soft tissue of lats/teres major, can be repeated with the hands on top of each other to mimic beam for female gymnasts, and can be repeated in eagle grip for those gymnasts who perform these skills. I know some coaches worry that excessive static stretching or foam rolling before training may negatively impact strength or power output, based on concerns or some research findings. For choreography or specific drills, this may be very appropriate when not pushed quickly to extreme ranges of motion. With this mobility comes the huge need to be strong, have very good technique, and have exceptional muscular stability. Anyone experiencing pain, discomfort, abnormal sensation, or other symptoms should stop immediately from any advice offered and seek formal medical care. The majority of these articles theorize that the main reasons that stretching increases range of motion include. Some of the gymnasts could be born more lax and likely have been successful in gymnastics because of it. These gymnasts typically dont have to work on flexibility too much to achieve full splits. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingston. Flash forward 7 years from that point, with much more education to use and well over 1000 gymnasts treated for medical issues. Other forms of stretching like PNF, dynamic stretching, and others appear to be effective when regularly done, Consistency over intensity is a key concept everyone in gymnastics must follow. Many people want to know what the best approach is, either static or dynamic, if they should be aiming to increase range of motion, what are the best drills, and so on. A blind approach to gymnastics flexibility training can cause serious hip injuries as the current medical research field has demonstrated. As a younger coach and medical provider, I absolutely did not study enough and use proper flexibility methods. Just as with the warm-up concept above, it is only one piece of the bigger puzzle to increasing shoulder or hip flexibility long term. Jumping and landing athletes are already at a huge risk for ACL tears, not to mention the even higher risk for young developing female athletes. In their concluding paragraphs, they write, Traditionally, rehabilitation literature has attributed increases in muscle extensibility observed after stretching to a mechanical increase in muscle length. For the most part, these structures cannot change too much unless surgery of some nature is performed, or through adaptation across many years as is seen when children grow or participate in overhead throwing sports from a young age. Again, these are just my thoughts. Harvey L, Herbert R, Crosbie J. The Mechanisms of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain: A Comprehensive Model. To really see if it is true I would need a dynamic MRI machine, a super slow motion high def camera, and someone way more technologically savvy than me (anyone want to put in donations?). A huge areathat this problem impacts is proper squatting, landing, and force distribution abilities during gymnastics One of the biggest things I find in gymnasts is that most of their overhead deep squat performance was pretty rough all around. Unfortunately, this leaves the gymnast feeling very defeated as if something is wrong with them, not to mention still struggling with skills and possibly at an elevated injury risk. Cordasco FA. Again, as presented by Beardsley and Skarbot, Self-Myofascial release does not appear to impede athletic performance acutely or in the short term. These stretches below are seen daily in gymnastics. doi:10.1007/s00167-016-4342-4, Kalisvaart MM, Safran MR. Microinstability of the hip-it does exist: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Similar to the study above, it was found that while ankle range of motion did improve, there were no significant changes in the muscle extensibility outcomes that would indicate tissue change. By the end of a few months, they usually just throw their hands up and say he/she is just unflexible, they have bad genetics. Not only do they happen quite a bit as a first time injury for a gymnast, they seem to keep popping up as re-occuring injuries for many gymnasts leading to cumulative issues down the road. The issue is more about, The lack of assessments being used before and after stretching, The lack of flexibility exercises that target active muscular structures (muscles and tendons) over passive structures (ligaments and joint capsules), The lack of a consistency over intensity mindset that is supported by research, and also avoids aggressive techniques that may cause injury, The lack of individuality and specificity being used based on a gymnasts individual issue, The lack of stretching being used as one small piece for the overall flexibility approach that carries changes in range of motion to actual skills, The current body of research on stretching suggests that, Changes in the nervous system are likely the main reason why stretching overtime increases range of motion (changing stretch reflex, changing perception of discomfort, desensitization of specific nerves), Changes in the muscle or tendon tissue itself also likely occur (change in number of sarcomeres, length of sarcomeres, amount of stiffness in muscle tissue). This can happen withhip flexing movements (think front leg high kick or leap) as the front of the femur bone makes contact with the front of the pelvis (impingement) and then the contact acts as a fulcrum for thefemoral head toslide out the back of the hip joint (instability). This will be the format I use for the joint sections below, but you can download examples of these circuits for the hip and shoulder specifically here. 2018: 39; 39: 243 254. I will say take these research studies with a grain of salt due to their methods, smaller sizes, and sometimes using cadavers as subjects. I think this is especially true in those with natural hyperflexiblehip joints who are not fully developed andlack hip strength. With this concept of overuse muscular stiffness in mind, I want to pause for a critical point. Moving from here, I will start covering specific joints and ways to help. Splits in the Car. I have found that it not only can yield quick changes in flexibility, but it can also make longer-lasting changes that show up in gymnastics skills. A possible increase in the levels of chemicals that are natural pain relievers, like enkephlin, within the body. (2 ed., pp. A commonly seen stretch in gymnastics is when the lower back of an athlete is excessively arched, or the pelvis is excessively tipped forward as depicted below. They found that to achieve this full straddle split position; there was evidence of micro subluxation in the hip joints. The anatomy and theory, as well as some of the joint based material for this blog are taken from that chapter. Glutes, Deep Hip Rotators, Core, etc. There are usually large groups of people warming up, a limited amount of space, and a limited amount of time. These topics tend to be what I write and lecture about most because they are often underrepresented or misunderstood in gymnastics. (10), In another study by Konrad (10), twenty-five adult individuals were compared to twenty-four adult individuals in a control group to see if a six-week calf stretching program would. I view it as a tool to open the door for gymnasts to then perform strength, technique, and control work for gymnastics skills. The biggest concern I have withthe use of ankle weights is related to two concepts ofhipimpingement and hip instability. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). The Layer Concept, Determining the Pain Generators, Pathology, and How Structure Determines Treatment. Secondly, I have also found that many gymnasts have significantly increased passive range of motiondue to naturally laxity, but have a notablelack ofactive control for their fullhip ranges. The Hyperflexible Hip Managing Hip Pain in the Dancer and Gymnast. Your legs should be at a 90 angle. Also adding in regular soft tissue work and mobility drills would be very important. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2016). flexibility exercises designed to enhance split flexibility. Static stretching in 30-60 seconds bouts, done 5 times per week, for a total time of 5 minutes per muscle group per week, to the appropriate limit of discomfort, is supported by a majority of research to be optimal for increasing range of motion. Foam rolling as a recovery tool after an intense bout of physical activity. This end range compression and increase in capsular laxity over time may predispose shoulder instability, subacromial impingement of the rotator cuff or biceps tendon, and labral damage. Due to the outlined research effects of foam rolling, stick or other forms of self-massage, I regularly recommend it as a piece of a gymnasts flexibility training. (36-38). Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance. 21, 788-792. This is unlike the hip joint, which due to having a deeper hip socket (remember hips are built for weight-bearing while shoulders are not) has more inherent stability with less mobility. Its also really important to remember that the upper back, or thoracic spine, and the next play a huge role in shoulder motion. They concluded, that both Hold Relax Stretching and Static Stretching can increase end range of motion, which may be because of the decreases in muscle stiffness and modified stretch tolerance during the stretch application. They tell me they often times find temporary progress, but nothing seems to stick long term and actually show up in their skills. Improves flexibility in shoulders, feet, and hamstrings Wall sits - To do a proper wall sit start with your back flush to the wall, and position yourself like you are sitting in a chair. Place your left arm across your chest to the right side. Oct 4 (15). This second layer of joint capsule and ligaments helps provide more stability to the joint, with different portions of the capsule limiting certain ranges of motion. More specifically, the inferior glenohumeral ligament and capsule, as well as possible parts of the middle glenohumeral ligament and capsule. This shallower hip socket, and natural hypermobility, creates a situation where the gymnast cannot afford to have limited dynamic structures for protection. The shoulder joint itself can be thought about as a golf ball sitting on a tee. We do not want to excessively relax the muscular tissue and increase lots of joint motion before we then subject them to extremely high forces. Tissues most commonly targeted are the latissimus dorsi, teres major, and pec muscles. This can be seen with the examples above. There may be a lot of variation on exact exercises/stretches included in your athletes' warm-up, but do try to include ALL of the following components: I hope that this guide can be a place for everyone in gymnastics to find some useful information without feeling so frustrated and overwhelmed. Even if you jumped around for bits and pieces, I hope you found them helpful. The Relationship Between Stretching Typology and Stretching Duration: The Effects on Range of Motion. It also stretches your hamstrings. Exercise selection, strength program balance, and athlete individuality also have a significant impact on limited progress in flexibility. This can happen statically for a period of time (static stretching), with the use of momentum and holding of end range (dynamic or active stretching), or sometimes with muscle contractions and stretching together (PNF or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation). I think that daily soft tissue care is one important piece of the puzzle. As far as specific flexibility circuits, those I feel are the best times to truly make positive increases in joint flexibility. Place your right hand on the left arm's elbow and pull toward the chest. [Epub ahead of print] Read this study here https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29506306. Oct; 19(4): 747 758. I will then end with some important notes on other joints like the knees, elbows, and spine. Effect of PNF stretching training on the properties of human muscle and tendon structures. Due to these reasons and the research I have read about the human body, there will likely be a very limited long-term change in flexibility that change gymnastics skills. However, the rationale for this is in a different context. Herbert RD1, de Noronha M. Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise. 2012 May;40(2):8793. doi: 10.3810/psm.2012.05.1968. If someone is continuing to struggle with hip mobility, rather than just pushing more take a step back and consider this concept. Seated Overhead Screen with Stick Sitting at the wall with the lower back flat and head against the wall, the gymnast raises the bar overhead with the arms shoulder-width apart and palms down. This often happens when the gymnast is working one legged leaps or jumps, takes off for a skill off balance, or lands with their weight more onto one leg. Relax, then This theory is also more in line with the motor control research I have read and interpreted related to changing human movement. Download My New Free 10 Minute Gymnastics Flexibility Circuits Send Me the Circuits! The bones themselves, and the shape/fit of these bones is often referred to as the first layer of the shoulder joint. zerofive 43 foot vertical 10 160m. As noted at the start of this article, gymnasts are typically our hyper in their joint capsules. The research in the world of hip micro instability, labral tears, hip stress fractures, and other injuries commonly seen in gymnasts has been rapidly developing in the last decade. In particular, the knee and elbow joints can be areas that if overly stretched, can become problematic. For many people in the gymnastics community, it comes down to a professional discussion on taking away overly aggressive flexibility methods, following the science of shoulder anatomy and making subtle changes in training. Here are 8 gymnastics exercises that will help improve your flexibility: Pike stretch The pike stretch is great for improving your upper body flexibility. The ACL tear and knee injury rates in gymnastics are already high enough. It should be considered to be a skill with many pieces that must be broken down to achieve success. Keeping this in mind, we need to seriously consider that gymnasts have open growth plates and can suffer from ischial apophysitis or growth plate stress fractures if we blindly force split motion. I feel this naturally occurs over time but is amplified when stretching methods are misguided. As the 2018 systematic review outlines (25), it may make a positive effect on range of motion when properly done. The strips are cut in sections approximately 5'6" in length (approximately 170cm). A growing body of research refutes these mechanical theories, suggesting instead that in subjects who are asymptomatic, increases in muscle extensibility observed immediately after a single stretching session, and after short-term (3-8 week) stretching regimes are predominantly due to modification in subjects sensation. (18). Another study by Konrad et al (29) took thirty healthy men ages around 21 and subjected them to 4 sets of 30 second calf stretches. But, the timiing protocols for these studies were insanely more than and human does, so its likely not the main case for increases in muscle length. Helpful or Not? It was found that thirty minutes of supervised hamstring stretching to the point of discomfort, five days per week for six weeks improved overall range of motion but did not increase the muscle extensibility. Your foot of the leg at the front should lay flat. They say not to worry about it, and that this is something that can be trained through. In short, stretching the toe point more may be exaggerating this imbalance, leading to issues both in their injury risk for inversion sprains as noted above but alsoother ankle injuries. This is closely related to the one above, but many of the wobbly ankles come about because the gymnast has lots oflaxityoverall. It can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with it. You can download all three here below, and I will also be sure to share lots of other free resources throughout this blog post for people to use at home. Elastic band openers, shoulder circles to mat laying on stomach, PNF techniques It is only one piece of the puzzle that must be used in combination with movement assessments, strength work, technique work, consistent practice, and periodization programs that calculate work to rest ratios. I will offer basic concepts from them in the coming paragraphs as it relates to injuries but cant stress enough how valuable the articles or textbooks mentioned were to me over the past five years. Splits on line, back to wall overhead shoulder motion, crab position for a male gymnast to assess parallel bars and pommel flexibility Self-Soft Tissue Work, Soft Tissue Prep 115-122, Reinold MM, Curtis AS. As a healthcare provider, I regularly perform manual therapy to help with injuries based off a full medical assessment. The most popular thought process is that we are affecting resting muscle tone, possibly increasing blood flow, perhaps changing the amount of water hydration level within the muscle or are offering a competitive neurological stimulus for muscle soreness. Being able to achieve a full over split, or even a regular full split for that matter requires many things to be going well from a movement point of view. I typically have gymnasts perform moderate pressure that does not cause pain, for 10-30 seconds per muscle group, away from bony areas. Int J Exerc Sci. 90 Minutes of Must Hear Gymnastics Coaching Expert Advice, Master the Basics: Gymnastics Drills for Kips, Fly Aways, and Giants, Nick Ruddock Shares His Best Uneven Bar Methods for Giants, Flyaways, and Cast Handstands, Understanding and Treating Back Pain in Athletes, 5 In-Season Gymnastics Tips for Maximizing Meet & Routine Performance, Gymnastics requires significant amounts of flexibility and mobility, which makes it a primary area of training, It can be very confusing and easily overwhelming, especially with the rapid increase in scientific advances and the internet, Anyone working with gymnasts should have an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology before assigning flexibility drills, Although research is conflicting, there appear to be both neurological and mechanical reasons as to why regular flexibility training increases range of motion, Its crucial that proper methods are used to reduce joint stress and bias the stretching of soft tissue structures, especially in hypermobile athletes, Static stretching has a role to play in gymnastics but must be used correctly and at the right dosage. There are screening tools that coaches can use to assess these issues, in addition to many great assessments that medical providers can use to break down problems. I dont want readers to think static stretching is bad, and that we shouldnt do it. It may help improve range of motion acutely, but it will not change movement in a gymnastics skill-specific manner. (17) Adjunctive radiographic X-Rays or advanced medical imaging can also be helpful to see a boney congruency. 2008;108:379390. Optimal Management of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. strength, co-ordination, spatial awareness and the core gymnastics session. 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If you are not into that and are just looking for a particular area of the body without the geeky stuff, please click the table of contents below to jump to a certain section. The aim of this study was to review the tests used to measure flexibility in gymnastic disciplines. Other methods of stretching like active flexibility, and PNF stretching, are certainly effective for increasing range of motion. Some studies have correlated a higher Beightons score with increased capsular laxity, including this research study linking a Beighton score over 4 to hip capsular laxity (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400218/) and this study that discusses the links between shoulder capsular laxity and a high Beightons score (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295707/). What About Static Stretching? Active Flexibility in New Range of Motion and Eccentrics Flexibility Training for Gymnasts Many concerns have been expressed recently about what is acceptable practice with regards to stretching exercises and flexibility training for gymnasts. There is some research available that this assists in the perceived recovery process. Gymnastics is, therefore, a sports discipline that seeks to provide strength and flexibility to the body, through specific exercise routines. It canhelp to lower their injury risk for another ankle sprain, but it also can help their performance by increasing single leg and double leg landings/jumps etc. Speaking beyond the research, I truly feel that both mechanical and neurological changes occur in muscles as well as tendons with prolonged stretching. Despite our best efforts we may continue to see cast handstands that lack open shoulders, leaps that do not have larger angles, and parallel bar swings that lack a large front swing. 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