Best Stretching Aid Ever - The Stretch-A-Flex!

[blacksv1]

Like many of you, I had tried every stretching routine and exercise under the sun including the stretching guide on this website and howtostretch.com, but I never seemed gain much flexibility. In fact some of the floor stretches were painful on my joints. Then I suffered a second degree groin strain last December that put me out for 6 weeks and just wouldn’t seem to completely go away for months after no matter what I tried, but now I am happy to say that my adductor and hip flexor pain are finally gone and I am on my way to reaching my flexibility goals. Attached is a pic of me going into a recent pre-game stretch.

I am a 39 year old beer-leaguer and no Miikka Kiprusoff yet, but I can now say that I haven’t been this flexible in years. I bought a Stretch-a-Flex at (stretchaflex.com) Welcome to www.stretchaflex.com. Stretching on the floor was killing my hips, but this stretching aid uses your body leverage to maximize the stretch without putting pressure on your joints. It comes with an in-depth DVD and instruction book that steps you through many different stretch routines including upper body, lower body, and a separate section for moving into a full split. I started using it about 4 months ago when it was still painful to make a pad save to closing in on a full side split (on the floor at least). I’ve also started applying it to widen my butterfly from which I am already seeing great results. It actually feels good to stretch out my old hips now. I play twice and practice once a week and can honestly say that I don’t get sore hips after playing anymore. No more hobbling in to work the next day.

The Stretch-a-Flex was by far the best $60 I’ve ever spent. I contacted the inventor of Stretch-a-Flex and he has agreed to send members of this board a free list of specific stretches for hockey goalies and instructions on using the Stretch-a-Flex to widen your butterfly. Believe me, it is well worth it. Just email Shaun O’Leary at shaun@stretchaflex.com at your time of order with "goalie stretches" in the subject line.

[c0nquistad0rian]

stretch a flex? I think that I get spam in my email about that...

[flounder]

thx i'll totally look into that

[blacksv1]

Yeah, it's not the best name, but it blows away anything else I've tried.

[TIMMAAYY]

Get yourself a Hurley stretching machine.

(looking at that hurts)

[blacksv1]

The $60 money-back guaranteed way:

[TIMMAAYY]

[goalieboy29]

Is that a GI Joe on the Hurley?

[JohnnyOne]

Originally Posted by goalieboy29

Is that a GI Joe on the Hurley?

I don't think so; that guy does not appear to have the Kung Fu grip. Only G.I Joe has the Kung Fu grip!

[pdeytu]

How long and how often do you stretch with the Stretch-A-Flex?

Thx

[hateclowns]

Originally Posted by pdeytu

How long and how often do you stretch with the Stretch-A-Flex?

Thx

Once. It's really effective.

[blacksv1]

Originally Posted by pdeytu

How long and how often do you stretch with the Stretch-A-Flex?

Thx

I stretch 30-45 mins with the stretch-a-flex before I leave the house for each skate (Sun and Tues nights) and about 20 mins before 6:00 a.m. practice on Thursday. Friday nights I will follow the DVD and do the complete section on seated/lying stretches and the full split sequence twice. My groin tear has really only felt close to 100% for about a month or two, so I am noticing much better gains in flexibility lately now that the pain is gone.

[FRAM]

Originally Posted by TIMMAAYY

Get yourself a Hurley stretching machine.

(looking at that hurts)

I recall adavis mentioning something about these things but for the life of me I can't recall if it was good or bad.

[pukstup]

I recently ordered this program by Paul Zaichik.
I haven't received it yet, though.
Are you familiar with it? I wonder how it compares to Stretch-A-Flex. I am considering just sending it back when it arrives, and ordering the Stretch-A-Flex, especially since Shaun'll gear it for goalies.

[JohnnyOne]

Originally Posted by pukstup

I recently ordered this program by Paul Zaichik.
I haven't received it yet, though.
Are you familiar with it? I wonder how it compares to Stretch-A-Flex. I am considering just sending it back when it arrives, and ordering the Stretch-A-Flex, especially since Shaun'll gear it for goalies.

I have the ElasticSteel Program from Paul Zaichik. It is not bad; alot of isometric and dynamic stretching plus the use of rubber bands for stretching. The program is not bad; I didn't have much luck with increasing range of motion but I definitely gained strength in the range I had.

I ordered the stretch a flex; the idea looks solid. I will post my thoughts after I receive it and use it for a while.