2006-11-23 08:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Practicing every day is one of the best things you can do. Soon you will be a lot closer to the ground. At first, it will hurt really bad and you won't go very far, but in a few weeks you will see improvement.
Don't force yourself to go down, you will hurt you muscles really bad.
Practice stretching in a pike stretch (feet together in front of you, put your nose to your knee). Also a good stretch is to have your legs spread apart like a triangle and touch your toes. One more stretch that helps is the butterfly stretch. Put the bottoms of your feet together with your legs bent. Put your hands on your feet and bend forward.
At first, you will feel a tremendous amount of pain! But in about a month, you should have your splits!
Good luck!
2006-11-23 08:48:55 · answer #1 · answered by Norah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Bored,
I asked a very similar question to the one you just posted a few weeks ago and started doing these online classes...
they are pretty good basically they just email you a program each week to follow and do the stretches they send you in sequence.. apparently they guarentee you'll be doin the splits in 12 weeks.. (I only just started 3 days ago so too hard to tell yet) Give tthem a try if your serious!! ----- attachment below-----
There are some great stretches you can do which will help you to learn the splits. Currently, I take classes that help people to be able to learn their splits with a series of exercises. All stretches are designed to work in a sequence, so you concentrate on all areas including the hamstrings, hip flexors and upper thighs. Practicing for 45 minutes per day, can guarantee success in as little as 30-60 days!
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Christie
2006-11-24 01:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by channille 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do stretches every day.
Oh yeah, and genetics would also help.
2006-11-23 17:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by makyshark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is this in the martial arts section? ask a gymnist
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2006-11-26 12:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋