Avoiding IT Band Injuries
Explosive punching, kicking and footwork drills are staples for mixed martial artists and combat sports athletes. The nature of this type of training combined with boxing, performance and plyometrics training, places tremendous strain on the hamstrings, adductors (inner thighs), gluts (outer hip) and the IT band. To avoid tightness and stiffness in these areas most fighters part-take in the conventional stretches like straight leg hamstring stretch on the back, figure four stretch on their back center and center splits. However, these stretches do not address the tightening that occurs in the IT Band. What is the IT Band? The iliotibial band (IT) runs on the lateral portion ....
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