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What degree of ankle flexibility is normal?

Posted on 2/9/19 at 11:10 am
Posted by 90proofprofessional
Member since Mar 2004
24445 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 11:10 am
I'm curious about how normal my apparent lack of flexibility there is. Particularly on the dorsiflexion side (where top of foot goes toward shin)

Am trying to become a better runner and improve half-marathon time, and I'm currently sidelined doing PT for achilles problems that should resolve in a month or so. Doing PT I'm realizing that apparently my ankle flexibility is terrible, and I had been thinking I was actually pretty flexible.

At no point in my life have I been able to do the move in the pic below, without my heel lifting off the ground.

For those who would know, is that pretty bad, in terms how flexible the typical "real" runner is?

Posted by SabiDojo
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Member since Nov 2010
84008 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 11:11 am to
That’s pretty bad tbh
Posted by LSUTiger1026
Member since Sep 2017
146 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 11:13 am to
Going off of this, does anyone know of a stretch program or warm up that will address ankle and hip flexibility? Mine isn’t very good and I think it’s leading to minor injuries and stalls in my lower body progression.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
279333 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 11:23 am to
Poor ankle flexibility is Very common in men.
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