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WARMUP AND WORKOUT SUB-FORUM
This sub-forum is dedicated to Warmup and workouts including streching.

This area is very important and as such will be heavily moderated.

When working out, warming up, and streching it is very easy to injure yourself.
probably the most important piece of advice is that when you are streching, don't force it (pain is a sign that you are damaging something) and don't bounce - bouncing while streching is a fast-track to injury which could see you out of action for months.

If at all possible, it is HIGHLY reccomended that you get a professional (such as a physiotherapist, dance school, gymnastic club etc) to show you how to warm up and strech properly.
Some professionals (especially in gymnastics) use an approach whereby they force you further into a strech - this is a risky stratergy and really not a very good idea. It is almost always very painful and can often lead to injury.
If they try to force you, ask them not to.

Bouncing is also a VERY bad idea - some sports coaches use this technique and it is not a good one. Be aware that if you ask a sports coach or gym teacher for advice on streches and warmups, they may advise bouncing - again - this isn't good and should not be done.

Take care with this area, and you can remain relatively injury-free in your dancing.

Please only read detailed guides and bear in mind what has been said about bouncing, forcing and pain.


GENERAL RULES
These sub-forums are meant for teaching, learning, discussing and troubleshooting specific parts of the bboy and uprock styles of dance.

Before you post a new thread/topic about a movement, look through the more recent posts and see if it has already been answered.

If you want to learn the move, don't post a thread saying "teach me" - look at the existing tutorials, try the move, and then if you have a specific problem, feel free to ask about it.

DO NOT SPAM.
DO NOT FREEPOST.
DO NOT POST OFF TOPIC.

Anyone breaking those three rules, or giving advice/instruction about a move they clearly do not understand will have their post deleted.

This area (the moves forum) has long been chock-full of bad advice, and people teaching techniques that are totally wrong and at best will slow down your learning drastically, at worse they could lead to serious physical injury.
These new measures are in the best interests of anyone learning moves from this site.

Thanks a lot...

The Mod team.