any cheerleaders know how can you get your back leg to lay flat on the floor when doing a split?

Question

well the cheerleading coach said i can beon the 8th grade cheer sqaud if i got my split together and i got better i'm only like 2 inches from the floor and my nee will not laydown i've jus started to stretch and isee improvement do i nedd more time or what.. someone please help !!!

Answer 1

try going between two things like two chairs but make sure someone holds them in place and push yourself in them and also try picking yourself up with your arms and pushing straight down over and over and eventually you will get them i had the same problem but did these trucks and had all three of my splits in a week so just believe you can and im sure you will good luck making it.


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Answer 2

As a past HS and college cheerleader and current cheer coach, I need to stress how important it is to do this the right way!

Don't go for speed here...you can injure yourself and will not even have the opportunity to try out for the squad.

Here are my suggestions:
Sit on the floor in a butterfly position (bottoms of feet touching) and move your thighs up and down. When comfortable with this try pressing your thighs to the floor. This will stretch the necessary muscles needed for a split. When you are proficient at this, reach your arms out in front of you and try to lay your head on the floor.

Second stretch: Sit on the floor in a stradle position, as far as you can get your legs out, reach for each toe while pressing your nose to your knee, then reach out in front of you again, laying your head on the floor.

A little muscle pulling is OK, DO NOT BOUNCE!!!! Your muscles will tone up at their own rate. I would do 10 reps of each of the beginning to start and work your way up.

You are your own trainer here, if it seems easy, then it is time to increase the difficulty level. DO NOT PUSH YOURSELF, YOU WILL ONLY BE SO SORE THAT YOU CAN"T CONTINUE FOR A WEEK OR MUCH WORSE, CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS OR MUSCLES>

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

be effective to stretch on a daily basis. take a seat on the floor including your legs unfold aside so a strategies as you could without it being insufferable. Lean to the two factors, conserving for ten seconds each. Then lay to the front including your lower back as flat on the floor as attainable. you could observe a distinction on your flexibilty very without postpone.