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    Flexibility: Form Check Friday! 2020-11-13 @ /r/Flexibility

    November 13, 2020

    Flexibility: Form Check Friday! 2020-11-13 @ /r/Flexibility

    Form Check Friday! 2020-11-13 @ /r/Flexibility

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:05 PM PST

    Welcome to Form Check Friday! Here is the link to all previous Form Check Fridays

    Please post a photo or video of the stretch you'd like to be critiqued. Do include any specific questions you have about your form.

    Your video or photo should be:

    • Oriented the correct way, we want to see the lines of your body
    • Be formatted such that there isn't unnecessary video of you preparing for the move (keep it short)
    • Have the important bits of the movement clearly visible (multiple angles is always useful)
    • Include the whole body

    Rules for critiquing form

    • Constructive criticism only
    • Feel free to point others to resources that address their form and/or questions if you aren't "qualified" to give them advice yourself

    If your form is awesome, consider posting it in the Show Off Sunday thread!

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    Surprisingly tough stretch

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:39 PM PST

    Bridge to cheststand ����

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:48 AM PST

    Active flexibility for backbends and needles, advanced.

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:10 PM PST

    Feet to head: a week later I think it’s closer,then the previous one. For some reason I just want to achieve this ��. I was s gymnast, not a contortionist.

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:23 AM PST

    External hip rotation help needed ��

    Posted: 13 Nov 2020 03:28 AM PST

    How long did it take you to do middle splits cold and without soreness?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:52 PM PST

    Hey guys,

    How's it going? I finally got my middle splits last year after a little over a year of training. Now they come earlier in the work out but I still get sore after going all the way down to the ground. Cold I am anywhere between 10 and six inches from the floor. I am wondering, how long does it take to get instant, painless middle splits a la Van Damme? How long did it take for you? Is there any specific approach that can help me get faster results? I already do PNF stretching.

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    My attempt at trying chair splits

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:09 PM PST

    My adductors are tight af

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:28 PM PST

    My adductors are really tight and no matter how many stretches I do there hasn't been any improvement at all. I just want to know if there is something that's hindering my flexibility on it. I've also read something from another redditor that having weak adductor muscles may be why it's really tight. I'm not really sure whether it was true or not, but I'm hoping someone can enlighten mo on it.

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    My bones seems to be stuck for my middle split

    Posted: 13 Nov 2020 01:35 AM PST

    Hello, all, I have just found this sub reddit. I am a grown up, been doing some dance when I was little. But generally have a natural flexibility, like could do front split and bridge without stretching for years.

    I have been trying to get back, but I found for middle split, I can't go down at all. No stretching feeling in either inner thigh or under knee or under butt. Purely the pain is the pelvis bone stuck there.

    I don't know how I coule breakthrough this or if I should push this at all. Please fellow strechers, shine me some light! ;)

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    HOW COMMON IS IT FOR A TEENAGE BOY TO DO THE SPLITS?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:35 PM PST

    Shin Discomfort during Hamstring Stretches: What Could It Be?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:11 PM PST

    I've been working towards touching my toes recently, but hamstring stretches have been difficult. During legs-up-the-wall pose and leg lifts using a strap, I often have discomfort along my shin, above the ankle and a bit to the outside. The discomfort can progress to burning and tingling sensations if I hold the stretch. This happens with both legs, regardless of my foot flexion, and bending my knee does help. In forward folds, I feel the stretch mainly in my calf, not my hamstring or my shin.

    Could this shin discomfort be a result of calf tightness, or something to do with my sciatic nerve? What can I do to improve the comfort and effectiveness of these stretches? Thanks for any suggestions!

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    Getting back into flexibility (help!)

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:04 PM PST

    I've recently started taking aerial classes and for the first time in years, I've decided to work on my flexibility again. I did dancing from the ages of 3-16 (I'm 22 now) and I'm also hypermobile (which sounds fun but my joints suck and I fall down a lot), so I have a few things I can still do eg. front splits on both legs. I'm trying to work on my back flexibility and get my box split. Does anyone have any tips or programmes they found worked really well for them? It's been so long I barely remember the things I used to do lol.

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    Should you practice contracting muscles along with stretching?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:26 PM PST

    Question from an embarrassed friend

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:21 PM PST

    So my friend, who is relatively flexible in terms of frontbends, is a little on the fatter side, though not overweight. They're wondering if this can affect entering the human knot, aka yoganidrasana, as we both believe they should be flexible enough to do so, and yet they can't. They say they feel too compressed when they move the second leg behind (they can do the first fine) and they have to lift their head a bit too much, causing the first leg to slip. So, in summary: can physical fat affect entering yoganidrasana?

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    Warming up before streching

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:49 AM PST

    Is it true that you need to warm up before streching?

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    How can I incorporate weights to improve my flexibility?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 07:56 AM PST

    I've been working on my flexibility for the past six months. Typically yin yoga style. I'll warm up and then do some static holds for a few minutes.

    The other day I decided to do something different. I went to the gym and did my typical leg routine.

    At the end, I did some high rep, low weight romanian deadlifts. I kept a bend in my knees, and kept my back neutral. I held the weights at the bottom for around 3 seconds.

    My hamstrings are burning today in a good way.

    So I'm wondering if this is optimal?
    a. High rep, low weight exercises with an emphasis on holding the weight at the end of the range.

    b. Static stretches with the weight at the end. So with this I'd do the typical pike strength standing on a platform, but holding a kettle bell at the end.

    Any thoughts on this? I feel the extra weight helps

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    Strengthening or Stretching?

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:38 AM PST

    I have an extremely tight muscle that I am trying to stretch out. I have been stretching it for about 2x 30 seconds, 2x a day. Every few days, I'll get pain a few hours or the day after the stretches, never during the stretch or immediately after. This pain can manifest as a spasm that dissipates after 3 days, like a mild strain. I am at a bit of a loss whether I need to strengthen the muscle or simply lay off a bit. I never feel like I'm going too far into the stretch because I never stretch to the point of pain; the pain simply arrives afterwards, which would suggest the muscle was overworked.

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    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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    How I got my splits in under a month

    Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:50 PM PST

    When I first joined here it was IMPOSSIBLE to find anybody willing to give me videos or walkthroughs on how they got their splits, so I'm posting this video in hopes it helps somebody in the same position that I was!! I got my splits in under a month from this video but keep in mind we are all starting at different levels so it might be longer or shorter for you! (:

    https://youtu.be/L3OqYwdsUnU

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