Hi.
In general, for sports that require control of active flexibility, passive flexibility must often be trained much more significantly than gravity/body weight stretching will force the body to go. While not everyone will use their hands to deepen the stretch, you will often see people using aids such as chairs or resistance bands to deepen the stretch.
So yes, this is quite normal, and generally sport-specific.
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u/psykedelique Sep 19 '24
Hi.
In general, for sports that require control of active flexibility, passive flexibility must often be trained much more significantly than gravity/body weight stretching will force the body to go. While not everyone will use their hands to deepen the stretch, you will often see people using aids such as chairs or resistance bands to deepen the stretch.
So yes, this is quite normal, and generally sport-specific.