- I always feel uncomfortable working on my flexibility at the gym because I draw attention and people might think I'm showing off so when someone posted yesterday saying he feels the same, it gave me the motivation to show what I can do with my body ��
- Bridge progress since January. This has been hard, stretching at 44 is not the same as stretching as a child. ☺️
- After not being able to reach the floor for 6 years, I can finally bend my foot in the splits. I love my progress story����
- Whenever I think I am losing my flexibility, I always go deeper.
- How is this? Also how do I get my left leg/hammy more flexible as this is my better side?
- Hello everyone �� for your home training here some exercises to get into full waterfall and needle ��
- Just started my training for the Scorpion Pose, how do I improve from here on out?
- Is this normal for back stretching?
- Hip impingement help?
- Advice for getting a floor needle?
- Has anyone practiced with Carrie Owerko? Yes or No, check this out if you're working on a Split/or Hanumanasana (in Yoga)
- Rolling muscles out till they are sore
- I love that my back isn't sore any more but am I wrecking my core strength by using a waist trainer for post-stretch support?
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| Just started my training for the Scorpion Pose, how do I improve from here on out? Posted: 08 May 2020 11:54 PM PDT
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| Is this normal for back stretching? Posted: 08 May 2020 08:03 PM PDT I've done ballet since I was 3 years old and was able to maintain a level of flexibility. I can do my splits, and over splits on chairs and tables however I have a lot of room to improve, especially in my back. I've been stretching more often than usual for the last 7 days, following routines on youtube. On day three, I was able to do a split with a back arch and get my head to touch my back thigh with relative ease. Something I had trouble with for a while. I've been following the same routine everyday. However I feel like whenever I stretch on a new day, it feels like I haven't stretched at all. Today (day 7) after I completed my daily stretch routine, I attempted the split with back arch today and felt it mild pain in my back. It was a lot harder to do, I couldn't go down as far, and it was hard to breath with my head upside down. I could only hold it for 10 seconds as well. Is this normal when stretching? I want to do my best to improve _^ [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2020 10:31 AM PDT Anybody else have gym-induced chronic hip problems? Hello! So, to give some background. I'm a 17 year old that's been weightlifting since 12/13 yrs old. Around the time I started weightlifting, I had a massive growth spurt. Maybe from 160cm to 170cm in the space of a year. Anyways, back when I started, form and mobility work was not anything I gave my full attention to. It wasn't horrific but for someone my age lifting heavy weight, it wasn't ideal at all. Before that, I'd gone to a physio who said that my left leg was slightly shorter than my right, although you could never tell if you saw me. I got this checked about 2 years ago on a scan and apparently that wasn't true, yet, if you look closely at my legs you can tell that the left is in fact slightly shorter. Bear with me 😩. So, i've now gotten to the point where my left hip is in a pretty bad shape. I started feeling it at around 14 although my mobility has been tragic since the womb. Hey, I'm grateful to stand, move and jump - but, you know when you can just feel a malfunction in your body? Like my nervous system cringes at the thought of abducting my hip. Particularly, when it's flexed. It's so junky, I can't put it into words. However, my right leg is just a fluid masterpiece that's never done me wrong. A year ago I went to a pretty top notch physio who did some hip impingement movement tests on me (idk the name???), she basically laid me down and proceded to swing my leg around. I'll go over the movements that give me pain. So when on my back, with my knee to my chest (hip flexed) im fine. As soon as she opens up that hip/abducts it (while keeping the knees bent), i get what I can only describe as an electrical feeling throughout my whole glute, pelvis and inner thigh that travels down to my knee and calf (from the inner/front thigh). As a result, the range of motion is considerably less than that of my right leg. Also, when i extend my left hip (knee down away from chest) my hip "clunks". It makes a pretty loud noise and I feel that boy just drop. The right does nothing like that. But basically, leg circles and frog stretches are a NO-go. I should also mention that in the same position as above, when i'm on my back, hip flexed but with my knee caving in, I don't get much pain. It's very minor along with the range of motion I can achieve doing that. However, if you search up a "90 90 stretch" I feel crazy pain in the leg thats furthest from the body (so the hip thats rotating internally), not to mention the mobility. To annoy you even more: I'm not sure if this is related but whenever I twist my torso to the side and then angle it down towards the floor a little, my whole back throws out and I'm basically bed-ridden for 2 days. The left side of my back is also considerably more dense than my right. Like rock solid whereas my right side is softer?? Sorry for the horrendous quality of descriptions!! But, this hip pain thing has been getting progressively worse over 3 years and honestly I can't imagine what it would be like when i'm 40. I can't squat to save my life either, anymore. My hip just throws out and shifts to the side or just wiggles. Or, I feel one glute compensating because the other is just in shock from the discomfort of my hip. The motion never feels smooth either. I just don't know what to do :( I'd definitley consider surgery if it was an option. Has anyone had any similar experiences with this, or surgery? I'm keen to soak in any recommendations or stories 🙏🏼 anything is appreciated and thank you for reading Btw I've tried: - Stretching and mobility work - Stopping weights all together for 3/5 months - Consistent deep tissue (physio said I had the tightest hip flexor shes ever seen) - glute activation work once/twice a day for 6 months (bret contreras)+ unilateral work (helped even out my glute imbalance, didnt fix pain tho, but I guess it did prevent it) - ice and heat (helps when inflammation is high, doesn't subside general pain tho) [link] [comments] | ||
| Advice for getting a floor needle? Posted: 08 May 2020 08:09 PM PDT After seeing Anna McNulty do a floor needle, my whole definition of flexibility was changed, and I instantly wanted to learn how to do one! So for the past seven days I followed her advanced stretching routine, and her floor needle tutorial. After day three of trying, I was able to do a split with a back arch deep enough to get my head to touch my thigh. I got really excited so I attempted it.... and failed 😅 I'm pretty sure it's because my back still isn't flexible enough, but whenever I try, I get so close but then I loose my balance and fall to the side, hitting my head on the floor. How can I combat this, and how long will it take to get there? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2020 08:05 PM PDT Sharing after day 3 of XX number of days it takes me to do a full split or Hanumanasana in Yoga. Sometimes I use a bolster to stay in the pose longer (adding height really helps). :D No photo in this post today but here is a link that I highly recommend everyone check out. Google "Carrie Owerko Yoga" and go to her main website and sign up for a FREE 7-Day trial to her new "Playground" because in it is the video "SMP 1: The Stable Leap" (LINK BELOW) which progressively warms up the body well and builds from the ground up the strength and mobility necessary for the splits at any level. She stresses that it's not about going all the way down but actually focused on an important principle of going up to go down as well as movement reversibility (being able to come out of a position with control that we moved into). Yes, it is a paid subscription (no, I'm not an affiliate) but I will say that this video right here if you really want to do and improve the splits, gracefully this video is it! The plans are actually quite reasonable and for at least 7 DAYS everyone can actually DO - so honestly, no excuses. I highly recommend trying. Of course, always listen to your body and take the earlier version of any pose or movement such that it challenges you but doesn't stress you. Plus with the new Playground addition you have access to her LIVE videos twice a week and all the other ones too which are great to help you progress in other areas. She also sprinkles such wonderful golden nuggets of wisdom that can be applied on the mat as well as off - like remembering to look up especially if you look towards the ground a lot which sends energy downward and tends to create a heavier feeling vs the feeling of lightness that is created by looking up and channeling energy that direction as the feet or whatever is on the ground roots down in different ways. Again I'm sharing this because I care and this is an AMAZING collection of stability in mobility on and off the mat content! :-) [link] [comments] | ||
| Rolling muscles out till they are sore Posted: 08 May 2020 12:55 PM PDT I have extremely tight ankles and bought a lacrosse ball a couple days ago. Rolled out the bottom of my feet, muscles next to Achilles and ankles and holy hell was it one of the most painful experience of my life. I know it's supposed to hurt but should you actually be sore around your ankle for a couple days after? Just making sure I'm not overdoing it. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2020 03:58 PM PDT Hello everyone! This is just a quick question I have and I would love to hear your opinions and get feedback. Initially I posted it in r/contortion but I'm cross-posting now just in case some considerations might differ...? Thank you! I've been trying to work on getting my scorpion higher (and hopefully a needle soon). I am decently oversplitty on all three sides but my back and shoulders are severely holding me back so I'm determined to stretch them properly and consistently. It's been going good the past few days but my back feels so rough right now- not the pain that comes from overstretching and injuring yourself but the good kind that you get after a long stretch session after you've pushed yourself past your previous ROM. Foam rolling and frontbending helps a little but I'm unwilling to take any full rest days anytime soon in case I lose the new ROM I've gotten. When cleaning out some stuff I found my old waist trainer. I put it on and the support and compression it provides is so amazing- my posture is so straight even when sitting and I can barely feel any soreness :'''] The soreness makes it easy to sink into a slouch since it's harder to pull up. It's a problem because whenever I'm not stretching I'm sitting at my computer. But the waist trainer fixes this and reduces most of the discomfort! Initially I was excited lol that I can now stretch longer, deeper and more often without having to deal with the soreness. But now I'm kind of doubting my decision since I know core strength development is even more important now to complement flexibility gains. Should I not rely on my waist trainer at all? Or is it okay to limit its use to times where I am particularly sore? I tried to research this online but couldn't really find anything and am currently leaning towards maybe allowing myself to wear it two days per week max? Please help me stop feeling guilty about browsing reddit while chilling with it on... Or I'll quit using it if it's not a good idea. Would love to hear your thoughts! [link] [comments] |
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