Yeah I agree with Kassidy, great starting points, plus you have a lot of knowledge and a great plan! So excited to see your progress!
Gotta love hours of dynamic stretching!! 😉
Also, if you don’t already know, I wanted to recommend the static stretch similar to the split with leg up against the wall but with less stress on the hamstring so you can purely focus on the hip flexor. Do a lunge with a right angle in the front leg and try to put your shin all the way up against the wall. Then I do breathing reps, inhale engage hip flexor muscle, exhale lengthen, by pushing front leg forward, and then sink into the lunge.
I absolutely love your dedication, you’re going to go so far! That circus warehouse class sounds like a place I want to be!! 🙂
In regards to your last note, I too have very tight hip flexors and have found it useful to keep my back leg straight or parallel as you put it, and then I try to engage and disengage my hip flexor muscles with breath. Strengthening my hip flexors has helped me tremendously. I normally lift up on my back toes, even in a full split I still go up on my toes and straighten my back leg in reps, to work overspills.
That split stretch with the back leg up against the bar/wall or whatever is my favorite!
You’ve got good starting points. Sometimes i can take about 1.5 to 2 hours to stretch coz i take such long breaks in between but i dont always have the time. If you stretch like that for 5 days a week you will see results in no time. Keep it up. I know how hard it is!! Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Yeah I agree with Kassidy, great starting points, plus you have a lot of knowledge and a great plan! So excited to see your progress!
Gotta love hours of dynamic stretching!! 😉
Also, if you don’t already know, I wanted to recommend the static stretch similar to the split with leg up against the wall but with less stress on the hamstring so you can purely focus on the hip flexor. Do a lunge with a right angle in the front leg and try to put your shin all the way up against the wall. Then I do breathing reps, inhale engage hip flexor muscle, exhale lengthen, by pushing front leg forward, and then sink into the lunge.
Hope you’re having a stretchy week!
I absolutely love your dedication, you’re going to go so far! That circus warehouse class sounds like a place I want to be!! 🙂
In regards to your last note, I too have very tight hip flexors and have found it useful to keep my back leg straight or parallel as you put it, and then I try to engage and disengage my hip flexor muscles with breath. Strengthening my hip flexors has helped me tremendously. I normally lift up on my back toes, even in a full split I still go up on my toes and straighten my back leg in reps, to work overspills.
That split stretch with the back leg up against the bar/wall or whatever is my favorite!
You’ve got good starting points. Sometimes i can take about 1.5 to 2 hours to stretch coz i take such long breaks in between but i dont always have the time. If you stretch like that for 5 days a week you will see results in no time. Keep it up. I know how hard it is!! Looking forward to seeing your progress.
I love how organized you are! This is great! 🙂 Can’t wait to see your progress!