Knee Injury

[Sharla]

Right Hitmandonny - I tried scanning pics from my stretches book in but am having issues - something to do with space.

So anyway in case you've heard of them, can find them in a book you have or can borrow this book from your local library (SUPERSTRETCH by Jacqueline Lysycia) these are the stretches I've found hit the spot for me:

• Standing side bend
• Standing hamstring stretch
• Easy twist
• Chest Release
• Spine twist
• Inside and outside hip openers
• Frog Stretch
• Hurdle Stretch
• Seated stradle
• Low and high Dragon lunges
• Runners lunge
• Sleeping swan stretch which follows on to the Upright swan
• Shoelace foreward bend
• Seated waist stretch
• Seated chest stretch

Some of these like the Shoelace forward bend I wouldn't do when your knees feel unstable but they are great glut looseners!

I got all of these from a book with nice big glossy pictures which is targeted towards women. There's not really enough upper body and arm stretches in it for me to recommend it specifically for boxers but it has a lot for the hips, legs and lower back.

I'd be interested in what other references people have and recommend for stretching?

I should mention I am stretching before bed at the moment so I have time to hold a lot of these for a couple of minutes without worrying about getting too cold to train and take a while to get through them. I don't think I could fit this in regularly before or after training!