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    April 21, 2020

    Flexibility: King cobra.

    King cobra.

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 09:31 PM PDT

    I can sit cross-legged for the first time in my adult life!

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 11:10 PM PDT

    Sorry I have no before/after photo.

    I'm male, 27, 6'2" (190cm) and a pretty big dude. Even win my best physical fitness and participating in heavy sports I always was uncomfortable sitting on the ground, and especially in a cross-legged position.

    I randomly decided to give myself a 21 day stretching challenge during this whole corona madness, and I've already made really quick gains.

    Today is day 5 of stretching for at least 15 minutes a day, and I actually sat down cross-legged and was even able to move into a fold/forward bend.

    I genuinely thought this would never happen, and that I would have tight hips forever.

    I'm looking forward to wherever I end up after 21 days and just wanted to share a win with this community :)

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    I saw someone post this in this forum and it looked amazing so I’ve been practicing it since then. I did it today �� ! but idk it looks weird to me, I think my back is too curved and my hips are too far back. Does it look alright or are there things I need to improve? ❤️

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 10:29 AM PDT

    Post yoga forward fold. Working on getting the lower back straighter!

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 03:21 PM PDT

    Front leg extension. I couldn't tell which was better. Bent leg or straight?( I'm backlit on purpose I thought the sun look was cool.)

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 06:13 PM PDT

    Wanting to Start

    Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:13 AM PDT

    Anyone care to share their daily warm up and stretching routine? I am new and want to work on retaining and strengthening what I have as I age, and maybe make some headway towards front and side splits. Thanks. SJS

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    What time to do yall do your flexibility routine/ training?

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:19 PM PDT

    Ive always struggled with making time for stretching. I dont like stretching at the morning where my muscles are the coldest so I usually stretch at the evening but its hard to make time later in the day. Im considering just sucking it up and doing it in the morning since I have more spare time.

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    Over 50 can see progress :)

    Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:42 AM PDT

    I am 54 m used to be into Karate but stopped training about 20 years ago. I lost all of my flexibility. But I have been stretching for about the last 6 months and it has been slow but I am starting to see some progress. I read this tread everyday and I have learned alot so thank you to all who have given advise. One day I will post a pic when I feel a little more .... confident of my progress.

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    2 days of progress !! (Any tips are appreciated)

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 06:51 PM PDT

    I’ve been practicing every day since January 1st and today I accomplished this goal of mine! Not as amazing as most on here but I am working hard to get better every day!

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 07:50 AM PDT

    quarantine splits with my best buddy

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:08 AM PDT

    Sorry if the baggy hoodie makes it hard to see but any advice? Is it okay that my pelvis is lifted like that? Only recently started getting back into stretching again

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 11:11 AM PDT

    I started an intense flexibility session on my own at least once a week to work on my left leg split (I can do a split on my right side). After 4 weeks, It finally happened. Also, thank you guys for all the kinds posts about my back bend (being 31).

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 08:51 AM PDT

    This pose is great for stretching the back for me !

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 10:26 PM PDT

    Tweaked leg muscle?

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 09:49 PM PDT

    Recently I started front split training. At one point though, I think I may have slightly overstretched one of my legs. I feel a slight sharp pain in my hamstring on my left side when I go for a front split. It's not really painful, but mildly noticeable. Idk if anyone has experienced this, but if so I would like to know what it is and how to go about fixing it. Thanks for any help.

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    Been working hard, happy to see some payoff

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 09:15 PM PDT

    How long would it take to do the middle splits stretching for only a minute a day?

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 11:11 AM PDT

    I've always dreamt of being able to do my center splits, but usually after a week of long, semi painful stretching sessions, I give up! Today the thought occurred to me, If I had just kept going when I started a year ago, but only stretched for a minute a day, maybe I'd have them by now. So my question is, what's the minimum time you can stretch a day in order to achieve a split? I just want something I can commit to everyday, even if it means doing it over a very long period of time.

    And of course, everybody is different, but please let me know if you have any thoughts on this! Thank you 😊

    submitted by /u/Evening_Zucchini
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    Need some advice please :(

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 12:15 PM PDT

    Need some advice please :(

    I have only been stretching to get my front splits for about two weeks and everything was going fine, but then I noticed in my past two stretching sessions that both my hamstrings started to hurt really bad halfway through the session even when I was only doing beginner hamstring stretches.

    The pain wouldn't persist throughout the day though and would go away after an hour or so, but when it's time to do the stretches the next day, it happens again :(

    I have an even harder time lowering myself now into the splits (after 2 weeks of consistent stretching) than I did on the first few days of doing them, which really sucks.

    I attached a collage and the top photo shows the lowest split i've done before the hamstring pains began, and the bottom photo shows my latest split where I can't even hold the position for 2 seconds because of so much pain on my front leg's hamstring.

    https://preview.redd.it/fj71zqwcv0u41.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7099ed6f02d7ade9320af37804ef2aab99c357c

    I would really appreciate any advice because getting a front split is one of the few things that give me purpose during this quarantine period and I don't want to quit now.

    Also, if it's useful, here are the stretching videos I follow along to:

    (1) Anna Mcnulty Flexible Hips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVP168plmYU&list=PLT6z9aBLDCigPRs2RtdweMM4bHLiIwlZ2&index=7

    (2) Tom Merrick Hip Mobility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj2AAH6jbHk&list=PLT6z9aBLDCigPRs2RtdweMM4bHLiIwlZ2&index=5

    (3) Anna Mcnulty Hamstring Stretch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okGREizzjlY

    (3) Psychetruth Splits Stretch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZTGgEWPbLk&list=PLT6z9aBLDCigPRs2RtdweMM4bHLiIwlZ2&index=6

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    Im a complete beginner to stretching im doing the RR from bodyweightfitness

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 01:20 PM PDT

    Any Idea if a good stretching routine i can stick to?

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    I started the splits challenge today... any tips to improve my form?

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 03:06 PM PDT

    Extremely limited ankle mobility in lunge position

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 02:20 PM PDT

    Hey y'all,

    I've been trying to improve my squat position (it's not much at the moment) but without much luck over the past weeks and months. When I videotape myself I can see little to no ankle dorsiflexion happening, which of course has me falling backwards.

    However, my actual ankle range of motion seems to be fine; I can do ten centimeters in the standing "knee to wall" test. However, when I get down in a lunge position and try again, I can hardly do two centimeters. It feels as if there's a block in the front of my hips / thighs that prevents me moving forward.

    I have searched around alot but haven't found an explanation for this. Does anyone here know what might cause this discrepancy?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Had a bit of fun doing this so I broke down the movement into learnable chunks! Maybe some of you may find it handy!

    Posted: 20 Apr 2020 10:51 AM PDT
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