Downward Manual stretches

[Frankie Member Find all posts View Profile Close Frankie]

How effective are this stretches, I do all other directions, up, side to side, behind the cheeks, over arm bends (I can't remember the name for this one), L.a.s....... mmm..... yada-yada a bunch I make some up once in a while....
But i never do downward stretches since my newbie days.

How good are they?

Thoughts?

[Frankie Member Find all posts View Profile Close Frankie]

To be precise am addressing the downward stretches

[the tamer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close the tamer]

I started seeing great progress with it, especially pulling it between the legs and then behind. It really works wonders.

[Cavalier Retired Super Moderator Member of the Month Feb 2015PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Cavalier]

You should always do downward stretching. It's the most effective stretch for working the ligs.

[theGOAT Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close theGOAT]

I think they are the best for ligs.I incorporated recently downward stretches, and BTC.Especially BTC are doing wonders.

[domnus Senior Member Member of the Month Dec 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close domnus]

The side to side stretches are growing on me. When I first started BigAls jelq free routine, I didn't care for them too much as I wasn't feeling as much like I did with the JP90 stretches. I've recently gone back to the S2S and I have started dong them in a deep squat position. Not a full hindi because, well the floor gets in the way of the S2S motion. But I do them in a deep squat with a wide stance. I don't know if you are talking about a static downward stretch, but the S2S are still downward. I like them a lot more this way. I get a static stretch on my PF with added stretch of S2S.

[Big Al AdministratorPEGym EditorMale Enhancement Coach Rep.PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Big Al]

The downwards and even BTC stretches are felt most in the basal ligaments.

[Dr. Bateman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dr. Bateman]

Big Al's S2S stretches are incredible. Yielded great gains for me and still are.

Primarily most of my stretching is downward, straight and to the right. I have an upward curve that veers to the left. therefore downward stretches give an awesome pull.

The S2S, I also do the way domnus describes above, in a squatted position. Hits the base like a motherfucker!

[Girthworm Jim Member Find all posts View Profile Close Girthworm Jim]

Stretches while squatting seems to increase the range of motion and so they allow for a greater stretch. At the same time you get the benefit of relaxing/stretching your pelvic floor which is good for edging after exercises.

[proactive Senior MemberMember of the Month ? 2017 Find all posts View Profile Close proactive]

Stretches while squatting seems to increase the range of motion and so they allow for a greater stretch. At the same time you get the benefit of relaxing/stretching your pelvic floor which is good for edging after exercises.

i agree. lately i have been musing over the correlation between relaxation and stretching.

[theGOAT Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close theGOAT]

Yep.Stretching while squatting is nuts too.

[Big Al AdministratorPEGym EditorMale Enhancement Coach Rep.PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Big Al]

The Leg Tuck Pull is one of the stretches some find better able to perform while squatting instead of lying back.