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Yes there are two outstanding books on flexibility.

1: Stretching Scientifically by Thomas Kurz

Learn…

How to stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain your maximum flexibility
How to make your muscles grow stronger and longer so you stay flexible all the time
How to do splits even if you are over 40 or 50
How to kick high and do splits with no warm-up
How to develop each of the three kinds of flexibility—dynamic, static active and static passive—to suit every athlete’s needs
What exercises are “no-no’s” if you want to stretch your muscles
All the factors limiting flexibility
Brilliantly simple tests of hip joint mobility and muscle length that dispel common misconceptions of what limits flexibility the most

http://www.stadion.com/stretch.html

2: Relax into Stretch by Pavel Tsatsouline

How the secret of mastering your emotions can add immediate inches to your stretch
How to wait out your tension the surprising key to greater mobility and a better stretch
How to fool your reflexes into giving you all the stretch you want
Why contract-relax stretching is 267% more effective than conventional relaxed stretching
How to breathe your way to greater flexibility
Using the Russian technique of Forced Relaxation as your ultimate stretching weapon
How to stretch when injured faster, safer ways to heal
Young, old, male, female learn what stretches are best for you and what stretches to avoid
Why excessive flexibility can be detrimental to athletic performance and how to determine your real flexibility needs
Plateau-busting strategies for the chronically inflexible.

http://www.dragondoor.com/b14.html

Some time back I had a check up and the doc told me my lung capacity is in the top percentile.
They get you to blow into that plastic thing and it tells them your lung volume.
As a teen I used to smoke two packs of cigarettes daily and a big pile of reefer. Now after over 20 yrs of teetotaling and non-drug use my lungs are great.

I know my lungs have a good volume because I deliberately trained them. I may do a free PDF report on this at a later stage but for now here’s how:

Breathing squats:

These are done with less weight and higher reps than normal squats.

Take a deep breath, exhale then do squat one,
Take two deep breaths, then do suat two,
Take three deep breaths, then do squat three…
…Continue like this up to ten deep breaths before squat ten. Thats one set.
Also experiment with more than one squat between the breathing try 3-5 if it feels better for you.

You can experiment with holding the breath in during the squat. When I say deep I mean breath it right in and stretch that diaphram.

You can increase the number of sets too, Start with 3-5 sets at the beginning.

Breathing pullover:

Perform as with regular dumbell pullovers but integrate the deep breathing and breath holding as above.

Flyes:

Flyes with dumbells are great for the ribcage and sternum perfomed flat on your back. The emphasis is on stretching and maximum lung expansion rather than strength.

Wind Sprints:

Try some sprinting exercises at your local park. Hill sprints are even better.

Carotid expansion:

There is a technique used by free divers and mountain climbers to enlarge the carotid arteries and improve lung capacity. This involves temporary oxygen deprivation so many recommend vitamin C and E supplements. Simply breath into a plastic bag for several minutes until its full of CO2. This will create a physiological response that over time can permanently increase your vascular and lung capacity. Some people claim it can lead to improved brain function due to greater circulation.

Warning : Dont overdo it, if you feel faint at all your doing it for too long.

Hatha Yoga:

This is known as the science of breath, many of the exercises are similar to carotid expansion but much more elaborate. There are plenty of books on Hatha Yoga.

Spend about six months on your lungs and they will grow.

Man this is soooo Puke makingly GROSS i had to post it.

First check out these pics on google —> http://images.google.com/images?q=mucoid+plaque&gbv
Its totally disgusting and i have no doubt that these are real pics.

Heres the scam. These people have been consuming clay powder and fibre !!!
This concoction is supposed to cleanse them. But guess what, there was no gunk inside of them prior to eating the cleanser.

Its called mucoid plaque by the scammers – totally bogus. Think about it. If you need a colonoscopy you take laxatives to clear your bowels, and nothing like that comes out.

I cant believe what went down at my aprtment building this week. I got muscled out by a drug dealer. Basically there are 60 people in the complex and about 6 of them are meth smokers.
They just moved in over the last few months. These guys were crazy like animals and were about to be evicted. Instead they set up the manager of the place and got her fired and her husband banned from the property with a false drug complaint.

After this i went to the police and the owner of the building but the guy leasing the place wouldnt kick them out. I’m a clean living guy and dont even drink beer. Well they found out I went to the police and it started to get nasty. I managed to get all my stuff out and into storage while avoiding a violent confrontation.

Unfortunately it means the release of my first free ebook will be delayed by a few days. It will be a muscle anatomy manual. You folks will love it I’m sure and I’ll set up a webpage with some free teaser pics too.

Hey welcome to my new website and this is the blog of course.

I guess Ill keep a training diary of sorts here, give news updates, post video’s and contests and also communicate with you folks through comments.

If you pump iron and love working out then you will find plenty of value in the coming months.

For now i have a benchpress video i just stuck up on youtube.

Hope you find it usefull. Most folks would be lifting alot more if they isolate properly. Next post I’ll share my Bench Press warmup technique.

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Nancy practices her compulsory bodybuilding posing routine on 4/14, 4/21/ and 4/28/2006 in preparation for her 4/29 show.