Flexibility

NicciG started this discussion · 10/22/2010

I am new to the forum and poling 🙂 and I am having heaps of fun. I am doing Jamilla Deville's AOP and am on disc 1 at the moment and I'm also doing the body conditioning exercises which helps a lot with the strength training. I mostly need work on my abs and my butt muscles 😂 No my only concern so far is flexibility - I am not a flexible person AT ALL even as a kid I was never able to put my hands flat on the floor or touch my toes. Is anyone else the same? And how did you "train" your muscles to become more flexible. I also wanna do the splits 😢

5 replies

FreeTheSun · 10/22/2010
Just do a search and you'll find tons of info. There are lots of threads about various stretching techniques and such this, is from one thread. There are 2 threads going here that have good info: Official Splits Progress Thread In the resistance stretching thread there are a few other links and reviews of other methods. I believe towards the last pages there is a link for Splits in 6 weeks. Basically you just need to work on it with stretches and be consistant (and don't believe the 6 weeks, it only works for a select few).
NicciG · 10/22/2010
Thanks after I posted this I read a lot of threads in the fitness section I am interested in that Bob guy's dvd "The genius of flexibility" but lo and behold can't find it in SA just the book. I will look at your links thanks for the response! I am doing the Jamilla stretches from her dvd and if I'm honest there has been a teeeeeny tiny slight improvement so I guess patience 😂
tiggertail · 10/23/2010
Hello and welcome on SV We have two bendy buddies group that maybe you can join. We get together each week to do some stretching, it's more for motivation because we're not pro, but we saw some improvement from week to week. Feel free to come take a look on the chat at the time that's best for you. thusday 8h pm GMT (London) thursday 8h pm east time (New York)
NicciG · 10/23/2010
Thanks Tiggertail 👍 I will check it out. I am getting Dara Torres's dvd so will let you all know how it goes
Rouge_LAmour · 12/11/2010
flexibility is a little genetic, but mainly takes a s#$tload of hardwork. Keep stretching your body and over time it will happen: it's the Pantene promise, it won't happen overnight, but it will happen. Also ensure you're doing your splits training on super warm muscles. Ease them into each stretch, kind of like a heads up, I'm going to do this to you. Then hold your stretch at the beginnings of discomfort, until that discomfort goes away. then contract those muscles for 30 seconds, and take the stretch just that bit further. For side splits, we recommend having your feet in a v / straddle position on the floor while watching TV, at each ad break, bend your big toe towards the floor, hold it there. then push your hips forward when the show resumes. If you feel "bad Pain", and you'll know the difference, then take the stretch back a notch. We've been running splits classes with a very experienced and qualified PT at my studio since July and they've made a difference. the other thing to remember that to do the splits you need a stretch, a contracting muscles and one remaining static. ergo core is the static hold as that's holding up your upper body, and in the front splits, one leg has a contracting quad and stretching Hammie, while in the other leg, it's reversed. Hope that helps. xx Miss Taken (aka Rouge)