On a related matter, as doing stupid things to joints damages them, see Flexibility Problems, or Kiddie Stretches for Adult Joints–You Have to Be Kidding! and also read comments on An Unteachable Guy Praises Flexibility Express.

More than a year ago, Flexibility Express DVD got a glowing review. I didn’t share it then on Stadion Publishing’s FB and IG pages, because of a photo the reviewer attached to the review (see the photo above). But after getting a testimonial from another customer, with a similar photo, I decided to share that original review, to see how many—or rather, how few—viewers of Flexibility Express paid attention to its instructions. (And then they wonder why they didn’t get results as quickly as they could have–had they actually paid attention to the instructions….)

Teachable people who viewed Flexibility Express, or just read my articles on increasing flexibility, will instantly understand what is wrong with what the reviewer is doing in the photo. If you understand, post your comment at stadion.com/an-unteachable-guy-praises-flexibility-express.

BTW, of the three comments posted so far, the last one, from Gregory, at least shows that Gregory actually applied exercise instructions from Flexibility Express. However, he did not directly answer my question, i.e., “What is wrong with what the reviewer is doing in the photo.”

So, again, can you point out the obvious?

Hint: To answer my question, “What is wrong with what the reviewer is doing in the photo,” see a video excerpt from Flexibility Express (chapter “Introduction”). The video is in the article Flexibility Problems, or Kiddie Stretches for Adult Joints–You Have to Be Kidding!.

Watch and learn from a real-life video.

Your popular martial art or sport does not teach combining grips with striking — the crucial skills needed for the no-nonsense self-defense tactics of Okinawan te — because these skills do not fit with fundamental techniques of your art or sport, so what can you do? Here is what … Continued at stadion.com/high-kicks-with-tactically-sound-setups

Tom Kurz throws a high roundhouse kick (mawashi-geri-jodan) with no warm-up

Think, how would you advertise, let’s say, the best method to improve a high jump and a reach jump? It’s difficult to show a photo of a dynamic movement that convinces people. But with flexibility it is very easy: a photo of a split between chairs proves a point: the great range of motion combined with considerable strength. But I did not use a photo of a front-back split — I used a photo of a straddle split because, unlike the front-back split, it plays on a human viewer’s “monkey mind.” To see why it does it, read my new post at https://www.stadion.com/high-kicks-and-splits-monkey-mind-and-advertising/

To obtain my flexibility know-how, see publications listed below.