10 minute Stretching Routine for Weight Lifters

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10 Minute Stretching Routine Hold each stretch for 10 – 20 seconds while you take a few deep breaths. 1 Lay on your back, pull both knees to your chest. 2 Keep your right leg pulled in while extending your left leg. 3 Pull your right knee across your body. Try to keep your shoulder blades on the floor. 4 Roll onto your left side. Keep your legs together, bend your right knee and push your right foot against your hand. 5 Roll on your back, keep both knees slightly bent while pulling your right leg toward your chest. Rotate your ankle in both directions. 6 Let go of your leg, straighten it out and pull it toward your chest. 7 Bend both knees and cross your right leg over your left. Let your knees fall to the right. 8 Put your right ankle on your left knee. Pull your left knee toward your chest.

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10 minute Stretching Routine for Weight Lifters

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10 Minute Stretching Routine Hold each stretch for 10 – 20 seconds while you take a few deep breaths.

1 Lay on your back, pull both knees to your chest.

2 Keep your right leg pulled in while extending your left leg.

3 Pull your right knee across your body. Try to keep your shoulder blades on the floor.

4 Roll onto your left side. Keep your legs together, bend your right knee and push your right foot against your hand.

5 Roll on your back, keep both knees slightly bent while pulling your right leg toward your chest. Rotate your ankle in both directions.

6 Let go of your leg, straighten it out and pull it toward your chest.

7 Bend both knees and cross your right leg over your left. Let your knees fall to the right.

8 Put your right ankle on your left knee. Pull your left knee toward your chest.

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10 Minute Stretching Routine - Continued Hold each stretch for 10 – 20 seconds while you take a few deep breaths.

9 Keep your left leg pulled in while extending right leg.

10 Pull your left knee across your body. Try to keep your shoulder blades on the floor.

11 Roll onto your right side. Keep your legs together, bend your left knee and push your left foot against your hand.

12 Roll onto your back, keep both knees slightly bent while pulling your left leg toward your chest. Rotate your ankle in both directions.

13 Let go of your leg, straighten it out and pull it toward your chest.

14 Bend both of your knees and cross your left leg over your right. Let your knees fall to the left.

15 Put your left ankle on your right knee. Pull your right leg toward your chest.

16 Sit up tall with legs straddled. Square your shoulders to your right leg and reach for your right foot. Repeat on left side.

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10 Minute Stretching Routine - Continued Hold each stretch for 10 – 20 seconds while you take a few deep breaths.

17 With legs still straddled, lean forward reaching elbows toward the floor.

18 Sit with right leg in front of you – knee bent at 90 degrees. Extend left leg straight behind you. Square shoulders to your right thigh and lean over it. Repeat on left side.

19 Place your right heel on floor and toes as high as possible on a wall. Keep right knee straight while you lean into wall. Repeat on left side.

20 Repeat calf stretch (#19) with knee slightly bent.

21 Use your left hand to pull your right elbow across your chest. Repeat on left side.

22 Place your right palm flat against a wall at chest level. Twist your body to the left until you feel a stretch in your chest. Repeat on left side.

23 Bend your right elbow and stick it straight up. Use your left hand to increase the stretch of your right tricep. Repeat on left side.