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Matthewismith

I talk about mobility for performance
Coach to Olympic gold
Train with me in the Mobility & Flexibility Toolkit

27/10/2026

The Assisted to Resisted Spectrum is a powerful tool to know which exercises you should focus on. To have more chances of success we can vary our training and focus on the attributes we need and not overly focus on just one stretching method.

25/10/2026

Struggling with the macaco? The problem might be lack of flexibility in one specific muscle. Full breakdown in the video 👆

20/10/2026

What separates the people who get flexible from those who try for years and never really make progress?

15/10/2026

A training schedule that accounts for brain fatigue and recovery time is often underrated for progress. Besides understanding the mechanisms, giving yourself time to recover and spacing your training sessions apart can be key to boosting progress.

However, training flexibility on the same day as other training is another tactic that works well for many.

11/10/2026

Most external rotation stretches only get you halfway there. This one doesn’t.

05/10/2026

I recommend using exercises where you reach and try to push an object away.

Cueing our body out towards our feet, rather than down will actually create more folding, by shifting the movement to the hips instead of the spine.

By rolling your hip forward you increase the fold and get your flat back, belly to floor pancake.

30/09/2026

Tailor’s pose. A great drill for pancake and side splits.

But most people underload it. Your adductors are strong and have great leverage here, so you probably need more weight than you expect.

Use this test to find out the weight that works for you.
8kg per side is the minimum for most. Sometimes 16kg+ is needed.

Save this for your next session 💪

27/09/2026

Swipe to see what’s actually getting stretched during shoulder flexion.

22/09/2026

If I was starting my flexibility journey over, I wouldn’t go straight into the splits.
Even if that was my goal.

Here’s the 3-step progression I’d follow if I was starting from scratch.

18/09/2026

Delayed muscle soreness happens from flexibility training too.

Flexibility and strength training cause similar fatigue. The reason it starts might be different, but the end result is the same.

This is the reason why flexibility, sport and strength training should all be considered when scheduling.

Watch to see if you can optimise your schedule👆

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