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Principle first, details later...

When you understand the principle of a matter, then details fall in
place without you having to memorize them.

I dislike when instruction materials (books and videos) do not lay
out the governing principles first (or at all), but instead serve
an overwhelming number of details (such as exercises) to be done in
a specified manner and order.

Without knowing the principle (or principles) that make a system
work, one has to memorize the "routines" and do them without the
understanding needed to individualize them.

Yes, the "devil" is in the detail, but each detail is governed by a
larger principle.

Sample of principles that govern effective flexibility training:

1. Pain is bad--it means that you hurt yourself and make yourself
weaker--so don't cause it.

2. To increase your range of motion (ROM) you have to move (for dynamic ROM) or stay
(for static ROM) close to its maximum.

3. To strengthen muscles at their full stretch, you have to tense
them at that stretch.

4. Discomfort is bad--so you must find positions at which you can
comfortably tense your muscles or fully relax them--depending what
kind of stretches you do--without any discomfort.

If you keep causing yourself discomfort or pain, you will develop
more or less conscious fear of the exercise and eventually block
your progress. This, just like the principle no. 1, applies to all
of your training--technique, strength, endurance, etc.

Best regards,

Thomas Kurz

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