Progressive Overload

Progressive Overload

  Last week, I met with my thesis adviser to get some feedback on this never ending immensely satisfying project – a comprehensive literature-based research project on stretching.  One of the things she suggested was that I include the principle of...

Creep and Recovery

  My last post introduced viscoelasticity.  Today’s post will cover one of the phenomena of viscoelasticity: creep. Creep is defined by an initially rapid increase in strain (deformation) followed by a slower increase in strain at a constant stress (load)...

Are you really stretching what you think you are?

Thanks for stopping by. This post is currently under revision as there is always new research to consider. I’m a bit slow to update some of my posts because all my writing efforts are currently going to my book, Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined. For more...