Flexibility

Moronic Monday 2020-08-31 @ /r/Flexibility
Don’t forget to stretch those creamy hamstrings...
Some art I did on yoga stretches recently
Working on the Front Split
Flexibility imbalance in hips
Flexibility help needed
Question - What inflexibility causes my legs to do this?
Stretching Cold (Dynamic and Static)
Restorative yoga for stress relief and flexibility. This is tailored for inflexible people to help find tension relief while still getting a stretch in the lower and upper body.
Scapular Retraction Issue - feels like one shoulder blade moves back farther than the other -can anyone see any problem?

Moronic Monday 2020-08-31 @ /r/Flexibility

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 11:07 PM PDT

Have a "stupid" question and are afraid to ask it? (Or don't want to make a whole thread for it?) Well, feel free to ask away in this thread! There's no such thing as a stupid question. This is also a great opportunity for the rest of the community to help each other out.

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Don’t forget to stretch those creamy hamstrings...

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 06:30 PM PDT

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Some art I did on yoga stretches recently

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:14 AM PDT

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Working on the Front Split

Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:49 AM PDT

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Flexibility imbalance in hips

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 07:40 AM PDT

I've noticed that one of my hips opens much easier, while the other one is uncomfortable to open at all even to cross my legs with. It has about 3-4in less range of motion and I'm wondering what kind of exercises I could do to make my hips more balanced, and what the consequences might be from imbalanced hip flexibility. Thanks!

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Flexibility help needed

Posted: 31 Aug 2020 03:57 AM PDT

I am 16 years old and have done bjj for about a year, and not noticed much improvement with my flexibility. I would like to be able to do things like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NNUA8uaYY 4:13 , and this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzxAtlhIu4 much easier as currently I cannot do either without my legs being at a 90 degree angle when on the floor. If anyone can recommend me anything good to watch or do to help this that would be great. Thanks

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Question - What inflexibility causes my legs to do this?

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 07:17 PM PDT

I have found that when I raise one leg straight, the other leg wants to come with it. For example, when I do a hamstring kick with my right leg, my left leg wants to come up with it so the knee bends.

This is also very noticeable and more problematic on my floor stretch. When I do a lying down hamstring stretch with (for example) left leg straight in front of me on the floor, and the right leg up straight and in the air. To stretch my right hamstring I bring the right leg closer to my head, but my left leg has a tendency to lift up, too! This makes my hips uneven and makes my stretch worse.

Why is this happening? This continues to happen even as my hamstrings get more flexible. Is it possible that it has something to do with tight hip flexors? Or is this just my hamstrings fault? What stretches would you recommend to fix this?

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Stretching Cold (Dynamic and Static)

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:08 AM PDT

Hello All,

I have some questions about stretching cold

Dynamic: Is it okay to do a morning dynamic stretch with a minimal warm up ( I heard morning dynamic stretching is the best way to make long term stretching gains). Would it also be beneficial to do 5 min dynamic stretches throughout the day?
Static: I normally try to do Static stretching after I workout - but would it also be okay to do static stretching during work breaks (can't sweat during that time) or before bed?

is there particular body parts that are okay to stretch cold?

Thanks!

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Restorative yoga for stress relief and flexibility. This is tailored for inflexible people to help find tension relief while still getting a stretch in the lower and upper body.

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:40 AM PDT