wat do u to be able to do splits

[Ryokeen]

Get some ankle weights (put them on ) lay on your back while you have your butt against a wall and put your legs up like you are doing the splits and just let it stretch.

wont that hurt?

Yes, it sounds more crazy then what i do with ym sensei. I won't say ti because if you do it wrong your hamstrings could go capoot and there goes your elgs for 6-8 monthsish. NO one wnats that..

[Kajukenbopr]

Get some ankle weights (put them on ) lay on your back while you have your butt against a wall and put your legs up like you are doing the splits and just let it stretch.

wont that hurt?

Yes, it sounds more crazy then what i do with ym sensei. I won't say ti because if you do it wrong your hamstrings could go capoot and there goes your elgs for 6-8 monthsish. NO one wnats that..

could you give any pointers on something we COULD use?

[mantis]

heh

i remember my first TKD class i was complaining to my teacher that i couldnt do a full cross-split, he told me not to worry and that he'll bring a gun and shoot my back if it doesnt work by the time yellow belt testing comes along...

he was kidding, but i only understood his joke a couple of years later!

stretch, then go down as much as you could and hold it for 1 minute. get up relax your legs for like 10 seconds and go back down.

do not do this every day tho.. make sure your muscles rest, so do it like 4-5 days a week

also, if ur bathe (in a tub) or in a hot shower try to relax ur muscles and stretch (or in a jaguzzi if you have that luxury)

do it and send us a pic

[Kajukenbopr]

not likely....

I will try to do more stretches though

[Goju_boi]

All I can say is warm up first,because if your tense you won't be as flexible.Also I've noticed this on me,in the mornings,if I strecth I can be kind of stiff,but if I do it at night I can go all the way down.I guess that it's because by the end of the day my muscle have been relaxed and warmed up.

[Kajukenbopr]

I've noticed if you stretch for 15-30 seconds and relax those muslces for 30 seconds more(by completely stopping the stretches or standing up), you can try stretching again for another 15 seconds adn this time you will be able to stretch more....(and repeat)

if it hurts, stop stretching. this only causes you to get tense.

[Goju_boi]

I've noticed if you stretch for 15-30 seconds and relax those muslces for 30 seconds more(by completely stopping the stretches or standing up), you can try stretching again for another 15 seconds adn this time you will be able to stretch more....(and repeat)

if it hurts, stop stretching. this only causes you to get tense.

if it hurts, stop immediately.This will only mess u up and make u sore. and as for the method your'e talking about,kind of sounds like PNF stretching.

[KUNTA KINTE]

Get some ankle weights (put them on ) lay on your back while you have your butt against a wall and put your legs up like you are doing the splits and just let it stretch.

wont that hurt?

You dont have to use the ankle wieghts. But the ankle weights i use are only like a pound. but it is on hell of a stretch.

[Kajukenbopr]

I've noticed if you stretch for 15-30 seconds and relax those muslces for 30 seconds more(by completely stopping the stretches or standing up), you can try stretching again for another 15 seconds adn this time you will be able to stretch more....(and repeat)

if it hurts, stop stretching. this only causes you to get tense.

if it hurts, stop immediately.This will only mess u up and make u sore. and as for the method your'e talking about,kind of sounds like PNF stretching.

Well, I searched around.... no stretching that took long periods at a time seemed to work without hurting or tearing a muscle.

I finally found a site, which you could probably find at google.com which explains that all you do for stretching right is:

1. stretch a bit(not too much)

2. warm up excercises

3. Stretch again- as I explained in my last message, for 15-30 seconds, stand up straight for 30 seconds(to relax the muscles completely if you are trying to do splits), and stretch again goign further down15-30 seconds.

4. repeat the stretches for 15-30 seconds with the pauses for relaxation and you will be able to reach better stretches.

Some other stretches might work, but I would rather stretch without hurting myself.

What does PNF stand for?

[Kajukenbopr]

Get some ankle weights (put them on ) lay on your back while you have your butt against a wall and put your legs up like you are doing the splits and just let it stretch.

wont that hurt?

You dont have to use the ankle wieghts. But the ankle weights i use are only like a pound. but it is on hell of a stretch.

my sifu told me about that kind of stretch , I tried it for myself, but it ended hurting a bit- maybe I did it wrong....