DLD's Footlong Stretch...Very Powerful Downward Stretch

doublelongdaddy;599967 said:

That sounds very cool, I can envision it now. I will try tonight, thanks for the advice.

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tef1;586419 said:

This is one of the most awesome manual stretches you can do. Your legs are much more powerful than your arms and you can really feel it! Also, try it with the LengthMaster using the rope and two legs; very powerful!!

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Asanon;586364 said:

The Footlong Stretch is increasingly easy to get into .. the bigger that you get. So, more difficult for those just starting out. You have to bend further .. which can be tiring, and the angles are more acute until you're longer .. so it's easier to slip off.

This is page 8, probably pointless to re-describe something DLD said 11 years ago, but .. normally you grab your glans with the hand suppinated [with pinky toward the body] and put your heel ontop of the ball of your thumb .. and use leg strength, or even just leg weight, to provide the force. And it's badass!

You can do it a little differently .. and easier to get into .. by making a link, a loop, between the foot (or leg or ankle - however you decide you like better for anchoring) and your gripping hand, out of fabric ..

.. like: sweatpants, a scarf, etc. It's a length of fabric with the ends tied in a knot .. forming a loop. Chicks would call this kind of concept a 'sash belt' .. but I'll refer to it from here on as a 'Footlong Belt' to sound less fruity than that..

- what that looks like if this random google url allows hotlinking - Minus the shiny buttons, Loop of fabric, Nothing fancy..

The idea is that (after determining something handy and comfortable to make it out of) you put the footlong belt on your gripping hand, then get into the grip.. grabbing your glans, but then use your other hand to put the footlong belt on your foot or ankle or etc.

The force is the same, the directions of pull are the same ... really the direction of pull can be even more varied this way, since the belt literally cannot slip off, but it's waaay easier for beginners and people who aren't bendy to get into and stay in without slipping out of it.

A name for this might be 'Lazy Loop Footlong Stretch', just to call it something.

If desired for variety, the gripping hand can be pronated now [pinky away from body] since it doesn't need to provide a ledge for direct placement of the heel. Biggest trick is to just make sure that the fabric is comfortable enough for the purpose or else it's going to be rougher than necessary on your wrist and/or thumb.

You could even, if Hyper-Lazy, (lol) not even use your foot or leg at all .. and anchor a longer length of loop to something else like furniture or weights..

If the loop bothers your foot at all, just put on some shoes. Since you aren't anchoring the heel directly to the thumb in this variation you could be wearing ice-skates and it wouldn't matter..

Lastly, you might enjoy an even better (or less tiresome) grip on the glans by using both hands and having them 'cam' together to reinforce your grasp. Mess around with it and see if it works better, or again just as a variety.

To get you started, the length of the loop should probably be at least 24 inches (total circumference) when tied. If you want it longer (or for whatever reason shorter) that's the point of using a simple knot and you can change it in about ten seconds.



Big Time, Frikkin Genius, Mike. I used this exercise a quite a bit early on .. and then mixed in with Lazy BTCs and Stretchers between 'retirements'

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k18;600370 said:

It's harder than I thought. I'd be able to do it if my FSL was about 5 inches longer. LOL. I'll just stick with BTC for now.

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dmoney101;601114 said:

Actually yoga and meditating in the Lotus position is the only reason I can do them lol.

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dmoney101;601138 said:

It's a decent rest workout and helps improve sexual performance through flexibility and stamina.

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dmoney101;601142 said:

I'm kinda biased towards not doing westernized yoga ad it's a complete bastardization of spiritual teachings that are key in the entirety of what yoga is. It's not just some poses.

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youknowme123321;601379 said:

i hear you and can agree. those poses still can be very beneficial when done for the sole purpose of strengthening/lengthening muscles/joints with no emphasis on spiritual development in anyway.

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dmoney101;601434 said:

That's my problem with it. Yoga (or at least what it's based on) was 100% a spiritual thing and now it's been turned into a workout. That's completely against the point lol.

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dmoney101;601370 said:

It's definitely a beneficial workout all around. P90X is a good system for flexibility, strength, and endurance as well. I'd recommend that to anyone who can stay dedicated and work ridiculously hard.

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dmoney101;601573 said:

Exercise is always recommended during depression because the endorphins that are released. Gotta love the post-workout high.

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