How to work on your legs flexibility? Help!

alwiser · **How to work on your legs flexibility? Help! -** 03-24-2007, 01:57 PM

So here's the deal, I've been trying to do the split on the ground but failed, I tried touching my crouch to the ground but couldn't and I'm afraid that it's gonna mess up my legs if I push too hard.

Anybody got any tips for me?

!spiff · 03-24-2007, 08:42 PM

lol ok, ur not going to become flexible overnight just by trying to touch or crotch to the ground. like any other thing, u hav to work at it.

the factor to flexibility is time, not intensity. u want to stretch for a good 1-2 mintues in each stretch at a position that is reasonably uncomfortable, but not too uncomfortable. as u feel urself loosen up, u go down a bit, and go down slowly.

if u go hard real fast and rip ur legs up, u will strain and acutally get stiffer and less flexible

stepz · 03-24-2007, 08:49 PM

u could try to do butterfly nd lotus stretches cuz itll help stretch out ur groinal area...if thats a word

metheores · 03-24-2007, 08:50 PM

yeah u don't get flexible over night.... so just keep on doing it everyday until eventually ur wee wee can touch the ground

Bigfoot · 03-31-2007, 07:18 AM

Mine kan touch the ground standing up (H)

D.n.A · 03-31-2007, 07:20 AM

You won't improve your flexibility if your muscles aren't warm.
Nor will you improve it if you stretch before sessions. It only might reduce your chance of getting an injury.

Search for PNF stretching on google or something, it's the most effective type of stretching if you wan't to have results fast.

r-kan · 03-31-2007, 09:50 PM

If your younger than 18ish, still growing, or if your that worried about messing up your legs PNF stretching apparently has some risks so I wouldn't reccomend it. At the same time I can't say much because I haven't really ever done it, on purpose at least.
For the fastest results, that's not PNF, for stretching legs for splits. Is jumproping, toprocking, uprocking, footwork, anything that'll warm up your whole entire body. After the warm up throw your knee as high as you can so you stretch your lower leg, then work up to straight legged kicks in front of you for under the knees. Then for groin throw kicks to the side of your body straight legged. After you do all the kicks until your reach the highest height do hold stretches for the muscles you stretched. Try to hold stretches for at least 15 seconds and try to stretch at least four times a week.