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Flexibility trainings affect on sport (i.e running, kickboxing) help/advice needed :)?

• Hi, I know this could be a stupid question, but hey they say "theres no such thing as a stupid question!". Anyway, Long story short I have been a practitioner in the past of taekwondo (2nd dan) and use to have reasonable front bending flexibility, havn't done it for years. Anyway, I want to get into kickboxing (properly..at a decent level) and I run and skip quite a bit..practically every day... Recently I have got into "meditation" and "stretching/yoga" have realised that I struggle even with basically crossed legs, i.e I can touch my toes and hold for 30 secs fine but my hip flexibility is just shocking..they are pretty much seized. ( My right "hip area" more then my left...my right was my rear foot i.e used a lot more for power focused kicking..as opposed to the lead leg). So recently I have decided that I want to greatly improve my flexibility (mainly hip region) (my end goal would be to get into the lotus pose) http://holisticonline.com/yoga/images/yp… yoga and possibly some brazilian jiu jitsu on the side. I have found some good instructional guides on this and have the motivation. However, my main questions are: 1: will getting to the level in flexibility of being able to do full lotus poses etc. detract power from my kicks (low very hard kicking..what would be used in a kick boxing fight) 2: and does it effect the width of your hips? like stretch them out or something or is it all internal muscles (want to know for general knowledge..was just pondering)? 3: will having a high degree of flexibility have an affect on running..ligaments etc.? Anyway, thanks for reading, your opinions, suggestions, musings, information and answers will all be appreciated. cheers.

• Answer:

  Flexibility will help your power, it can not affect the width of your hips. being flexible will help your running. It is important to flex after training.