Flexibility/Mobility recommendations...

[Anubis]

I grew up an athlete competing at very high levels in a couple of sports but these past few years with life getting in the way I've primarily focused on the gym and cardio to keep me in shape. I got out and played some tennis this weekend and it hit me for the first time how stiff I've become, my back is killing me, my elbows a mess and I was moving terribly on the court. I need to work on getting that flexibility back, no way I could jump into something like yoga yet so any books or youtube vid recommendations on stretches routines I could start with to start getting me moving like an athlete again.

 

[Nyoco]

Hi Anubis, I would drink from several fountains and then make up your own mind:

Types of Stretching | Stretchify.com

also look into the Gokhale Method, Egoscue, SmashweRx on Youtube is pretty good:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4BvkJe2U4CnenW61nm_HOQ

This is also a pretty good starting guide:

https://yurielkaim.com/stretches-to-improve-flexibility/

Quigong can also be helpful and an excellent complement to any mobility routine.

https://flowingzen.com/1024/lifting-the-sky-best-qigong-exercise-ever/

 

[Fa Seeshus]

Smashwerks has some great stuff for corrective stretching.

I used to think yoga was the holy Grail, but honestly some of the moves are just bad for bodybuilders. The pigeon pose that they push slot in class can really irritate your hips and torque your knees.

 

[11111]

there's a guy named jack hanrahan who puts out some pretty good stuff in this department.

I know it's not "hardcore" to talk about mobility/flexibility, but since i started taking it seriously towards the later half of this past year, I have to say I'm extremely impressed with the effects..

i just overall "move" better and feel more fluid regardless of what I'm doing. I get WAY fewer aches and pains training heavy in the gym, and my squatting has improved HUGELY from loosening up my extremely tight hips..

Yes, it's boring, but simply doing a 30 minute routine each day while listening to a podcast or watching a game on tv really isn't too bad once you get used to doing it..

 

[IronLion2]

You'd be better of learning anatomy and mechanics. Literally you can find videos anywhere that last from 2-3hours total that would teach you how to asses your areas of need and create your own programming, IMO anything else is sub optimal.