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All Things Hamstrings: Cramps, "Yoga Butt", Flexibility, Strength, & More

Yoga Meets Movement Science

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Yoga and Muscle Contract Contractions

In research contexts, like any protocols need to be approved by IRB or the ethics committee. Travis: People aren't worried about needing to bend the knees in order to protect the hamstrings and hamstrings stretch. But for some reason, in the yoga world, this seems to be a concern. "I'm not sure we're realizing that in activating the muscles we're still pulling on and creating stretches on the tendon," he says.

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