1- big improvement. 2- Some improvement. 3- I feel I can't really do it, so no improvement. (My hamstrings kill me while trying this one. I'll try again in the future and stick to 1 and 2 for now). Thanks Tom!
Exercise 1: Didn't feel anything, didn't do anything. Kinda felt a slight stretch in right calf when i pressed my heel to ceiling while flexing foot Exercise 2: Felt absolutely fantastic afterwards. didn't improve stretch but maybe it feel more comfortable Exercise 3:Didn't make a difference. i can stand on the yoga blocks and fully press my palms into ground and can actually even begin reaching round to the back of the yoga blocks to pull myself further down, however, when i try to do a pancake or forward fold i can barely get my ribs to my thighs. there's obviously something preventing the stretch but I havn't a clue what
1st one: A bit 2nd one: No difference 3rd one: OMG! What a massive improvement: almost 5 inches gained. My wrist can almost touch the floor with a full knee lock. Incredible
How old are you plus How flexible are you? I’m completely Noob into Flexibility Exercises but I’ve been Doing beginner Movements For 2 months .. I want to try Splits. Should I just start working on middle Split or As a beginner do I need to work on any other things before progressing? Can you please reply?
Basic Cubing Download the “Trybe” app and choose Tom Merrick Then select the workouts you wish to do - front split free/middle split free (for example) I’ve been doing this for a month now (plus hamstrings and pancake) and have seen amazing results (despite trying & failing to become more flexible for years)
@@sahafhussain6751 I'm 17 years old. I'm a boy. I don't how my body can achieve it.I can pancake and Pike as well. it's your choice to work on your front split or middle split. Front split is more easily to achieve because middle split is totally a disaster.
What is this sorcery. I started only just past the knee (have a history of back issues caused by tight hamstrings) and finished by touching my toes (first time ever). Biggest difference occurred after the sciatic nerve flossing. Game changer for me - thank you.
Muscle memory is great! Before warm up - just below knees. After warm up - mid shin. First test - fingers on ground. 2nd test - palms on ground. 3rd test - unknown (don't have away to elevate). The first and second were most beneficial for me.
I've been doing your pancake routine for awhile now & I'm pleased with results. I can now touch my nose to floor with toes up. Thank you Tom keep it up bro. 👍🏾😉🤙🏾💚🔥
I've tried them consecutively and each time got closer to the ground. I've started with my fingertips touching the floor and got 1 inch(around 2cm) closer and finally I was able to lay my palm totally. I have been also doing yoga at least 25 minutes everyday for one month and before that I was at least 6 inch(around 15 cm) away from the floor. I haven't done passive stretches only. I integrated them with active stretches and forced my muscles to my best ability and it works! I am the least flexible person I know and if I could achive this so can you. Good luck!
Did it with my GF, 1st - helped me, didn't do much for 2nd - Didn't do much for me, helped GF a lot (runner) 3rd - Helped a lot for both of us Cheers Tom! love ya work
Hey, I run a lot too and 2nd one helped loads for me too! These, along with a couple of glute stretches, helped take away some tightness in my lower back/upper hamstrings. Great tip for any runners this!
Tom - literally never leave comments, but this video was super helpful. Physio’s have always told me to do the sciatic nerve stretch and did v little for my flexibility. Number 3 made a huge difference! I’ve been doing your follow along all body flexibility routines and found them really helpful. This video is a game changer, thanks a lot!
Thanks ! Saw small improvements after each one and then a big one after performing the last one 😁 motivated to do your hamstring stretch videos everyday now!
It’s like you read my mind!! I do your full body flexibility warm up everyday and this has been thing main thing I’ve been wondering if you had anything related. Amazing! Thank you!
Tom , THANKS! This is awesome. I've actually measured the difference right away! I've been doing one of your routes every day for about two months now (huge big changer) and with this i believe I'll achieve my goal quite earlier! THANKS!!!!
I have such poor flexibility in my hamstrings it makes me really upset I can just get my wrist below my knee. With the sciatic test I could feel my toes tingling and it improved my reach slightly. The calf exercise I think worked the most. The last one I I put my hands flat on the second step of my stairs it was so painful and I didn't see a difference. Really hope your hamstrings flexibility video helps heading straight over there!
Sciatic nerve appears to be my problem. I always said I felt stretches behind the knee and everyone said I was doing them wrong. Can’t believe that after a few of those first exercises I can easily touch the floor past my finger tips!
I got better every time. I should do it all. I love the videos. This makes mobility and flexibility so much more meaningful than the old stretching I used to do!
big improvement overall. I kept my knees as straight as possible without locking them out and tried to keep a neutral position in the back. pre stretch test hands were about 6-8 inches off the ground. Can go lower if I bend knees and arch back. The first and last exercise got me to about 3-4 inches off the ground.
Hey, I am in the exact same position right now. Starting my 30's and decided not flexible at all. Especially the hamstring. Did you stick to your flixibility routine? How is it going now? Thanks !
I Enjoy so Much to add a flexible body routine to my morning, thank you very much Coach! I am a farmer and i need to bend, to sit , to get on my knee all the Time. Do you have recommandation to keep balance between being mobile and saving energy for the amount of work that i Will have to put during a Day AT the farm. Have a Nice Day Coach , your a great! Cheers!!
Tom. There is also another good test, it's about how stiff your muscles are. Remember the McLaughlin stick drill? That one drill got me from not being able to touch the floor (not even my ankle, I warmed up and everything) to touching with my second knuckle. Also the effect didn't last for that one day only, it lasted until I got lazy again and didn't train for a week. Give it some research, it might be worth digging into it.
After the first test I was doing 3 fi gets barely to 4 pretty well. After the second I could do five fingers but it was straining after the 3rd it's 5 with less of a strain, thanks for this incredibly helpful
Thanks for this, Tom! Hope you can help me out. I couldn't believe I actually got to touch the ground with my palms for the first time ever after doing test 1 (sciatica). After test 2 (calves) I could actually add pressure to the palms. But when I got to the final test (hip flexor) I cannot mantain the pressure for longer than 5 seconds, the pain is gigantic. So I guess I should work on the hip flexor but every local stretch is super painful there. {Note: I have a history of leg injuries done while training without having the least flexibility: I tore my left abductor and popliteus, and then my right calf and abductor}
Hi Tom, these are my results: 1) no improvement; 2) few cm; 3) few cm, but only if I pull myself into the position, like I do in the exercise; 4 no improvement. These try and test yourself is a clever idea
At the start I could on reach my fingers to my shins but by the end I could get a full fist on the floor. One thing I did notice was that my left hamstring was tighter than my right, especially on the first exercise. I played football for a good part of my life and I'm right leg dominant so could it be a strength issue? Also, I noticed exercise 1 and 2 were the best for me, I definitely found the first the most challenging. Thank you!
I've been trying to unlock my hamstrings for so long now. Really gets me down because I feel like I can't progress in other areas until I have the flexibility. Hope this video will help me!
Test 3 helped me improve, so the issue is mostly on the hips, as my body tends go to back. That's why in pancakes I cannot move forward at all if not on an object as you suggest in some videos. Test 1 and 2 helped release tension as I have an inflammation in the sciatic neve, so it was a quick beneficial stretch
Hey Tom, awesome channel! I love your videos and I already train for like 3 weeks with your follow alongs. I can do the side split (triangle) but I cannot keep my back straight while stretching my hamstrings. I cannot even touch the ground with straight legs... my hamstrings are very unflexible. But when I round my back I can easily hit the ground with my fingers Does it help to train my lower back as well ? Or should I just keep stretching ?
Big fan. Been following since “Vitality” days. Appreciate your time and effort on enriching lives with your knowledge. Question: What happened to your America Trip? Did Covid affect it? I don’t see any of that update on your recent videos so what to know what happened.
I am very flexible and can touch 20 cm with flat palms below the feet level... yet still I like to improve cuz to be flexible and strong feels so good :) -No1 worked great for me, I love this exercise! I am including it in my routine! -No2 worked great for me too :) -No3 didn't do much for me (not sure why) -No4 I is already part of my daily routine Thanks! And keep up the great stuff u do! :) 👍
got it in my right hip. Nothing to worry about if there is no pain. It's common among people who do these kind of movements (for example ballerinas) If you are curios you can play around with it and try to raise your legs without the popping sound. For example try rotating your leg externally, or doing the movement slowly or squeezing your butt as much as you can on the way down. Here you can read more about this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping_hip_syndrome
I learned in my post partum lessons that that means you are not using your core (by that I don't mean abs) correctly. With leg raises your back should be pressed in the floor by your core. If your lower back or hip pops, it means it is tilting due to not enough core engagement.
So, I've got a seemingly unique problem and haven't found any resources that I really trust to solve this problem, but I can't fully straighten my arms. I can "straighten" my arms, but I wouldn't quite say I can lock my elbows. My guess is that my biceps are too tight, but I would like to hear your opinion on this and maybe if you have any exercises/stretches that could solve this problem. This isn't the biggest deal ever however it does make straight arm exercises or moves such as the handstand, planche and L-sit progressions that much harder. I would really appreciate any kind of feedback. ~P.S. Thanks for your amazing content, your videos have been a massive positive influence on my calisthenics.
I hate the pike push up just because it is a beginner exercise, but requires flexibility which most people don't have. Why don't you just do handstand push ups against the wall for example. They are not that hard.
soya no one says handstand push up against the wall is hard, I just dislike I have things I can’t do so I keep at it, practice with patience until I can perform proper pike push up. I don’t like to stay away something because I am not flexible to do, that’s just not me.
1) Big improvement 2) almost no improvement however I really needed to stretch my calves 3) almost no improvement That goddamn nerve has the nerve to get on my nerves.
1: no improvement 2: slight improvement, also BIG stretches in the calves 3: improvement, but also lower back was very uncomfortable during the exercise
Can you please make a video on knee strength. I have a peculiar issue with my knee where I face issue in completely bending my leg and pains when I wear shoe with thick sole or standard shoe. I can’t walk after that and have shooting pain.
Exercise 1: It hurt to do on my right leg. Helped a bit, allowing me to do the pike stretch standing on 3.5 books,- or 4 with only fingers touching the floor, not hands -instead of 2. Exercise 2: Didn't help. Exercise 3: Help the slightest bit. I really struggle with the pancake/straddle stretch (it's oddly painful) and reaching the middle splits. Does this mean my sciatic nerve needs attention?
About the test Cold before everything feets on yoga blocks I can put my palms on the floor Test 1 Nothing Test 2 No Test 3 Feel good Helped a little bit Test 4 Helped more than the others Thanks!!!!
For me, the pigeon 90 / 90 did the best for me, followed by #3, #1 slight, #2 nothing. I do pigeon not truly 90/90, but total forward fold in yoga class. At, yoga is 2/3 or more thru the class. My take is that I should do pigeon as a warmup to do better sun salutations at the beginning of class.
I have been doing a few of your stretches because I am struggling with squats. I have done the beginner flex routine, anterior pelvic tilt, shoulder, hip, and tight ankle routine. Alternating these throughout the week for about a month has got my pike down to nearly being able to touch the floor with my palm as before I didn't got below my shins. Now, I am experiencing pain in my tendons.(I think). Am I stretching too much or can I expect this since I only recently started stretching? Anyway, thank you for your videos :)
my starting point is being able to touch my knees! Test #1 and #2: both gave to me about three or four inches down my legs. So basically I can reach about 7 in past my knee. For test number three it was hard to tell. I saw a little improvement but like what if I had done that one first? thanks for this I'm going to check out the first video you mentioned for beginning stretch.
My calves, tibialis anterior and adductors get super tight and after I get those stretched out and warmed up I feel golden. I had trouble with hamstring flexibility and this really helped me. 👌
QUICK QUESTION: Can I do all these flexibility and mobility exercises from your channel without doing any strength exercises? I really wanted to be able to reach my feet so bad but I really can't :(( Thanks for the answers!
Test 2 did the most for me by a Long way...I do a bit of running maybe 10k a week and with the calf stretch I didn’t feel it in the calf but in the top third of my hamstrings...weird. I have very tight adductors as well...any tips for slackening these off...flat feet doesn’t help with pronation being a problem.
Bonus test 4: do a set of pigeon / 90:90 glute stretch for 30-45s per side prior. You might find further improvement.
but how do i do it?
This one works for me. That and #1 and #3. Only one that didn't do anything for me was #2.
hmm what’s this translated into english?
@@iSwearToCod Did you mean to respond to me? If so, re-watch the video.
NeutroniummAlchemist no the main comment, i don’t understand what the stretch is via words. but thx for ur advice lol
1:50 Exercise 1: Sciatic Nerve - Sciatic Nerve Glide
3:14 Exercise 2: Calves - Single-Leg PNF Calf
4:44 Exercise 3: Hip Flexor Strength - Pike Ground Push
When l can touch the floor it’s over for everybody
Haha! I love this comment.
Lol I say the same thing.
💯
Loved this assessing test. Please consider doing it for squat, splits, etc
Yes this would be great, deadlift too.
1- big improvement.
2- Some improvement.
3- I feel I can't really do it, so no improvement. (My hamstrings kill me while trying this one. I'll try again in the future and stick to 1 and 2 for now).
Thanks Tom!
No lies genuinely touched my toes for the first time I can remember after these.
1) Big Improvement
2) Small Improvement
3) Big Improvement Again
Exercise 1: Didn't feel anything, didn't do anything. Kinda felt a slight stretch in right calf when i pressed my heel to ceiling while flexing foot
Exercise 2: Felt absolutely fantastic afterwards. didn't improve stretch but maybe it feel more comfortable
Exercise 3:Didn't make a difference.
i can stand on the yoga blocks and fully press my palms into ground and can actually even begin reaching round to the back of the yoga blocks to pull myself further down, however, when i try to do a pancake or forward fold i can barely get my ribs to my thighs. there's obviously something preventing the stretch but I havn't a clue what
1st one: A bit
2nd one: No difference
3rd one: OMG! What a massive improvement: almost 5 inches gained. My wrist can almost touch the floor with a full knee lock. Incredible
You're truly flexiGod. I have been doing your front split and middle split routines .I can now front and middle split within 2 months. OMG
How old are you plus How flexible are you? I’m completely Noob into Flexibility Exercises but I’ve been Doing beginner Movements For 2 months .. I want to try Splits. Should I just start working on middle Split or As a beginner do I need to work on any other things before progressing? Can you please reply?
Basic Cubing
Download the “Trybe” app and choose Tom Merrick
Then select the workouts you wish to do - front split free/middle split free (for example)
I’ve been doing this for a month now (plus hamstrings and pancake) and have seen amazing results (despite trying & failing to become more flexible for years)
@@sahafhussain6751 I'm 17 years old. I'm a boy. I don't how my body can achieve it.I can pancake and Pike as well. it's your choice to work on your front split or middle split. Front split is more easily to achieve because middle split is totally a disaster.
What is this sorcery. I started only just past the knee (have a history of back issues caused by tight hamstrings) and finished by touching my toes (first time ever). Biggest difference occurred after the sciatic nerve flossing. Game changer for me - thank you.
Sciatic nerve affects me the most. When I over stretch I tend to feel it in my nerve running down my leg.
Muscle memory is great! Before warm up - just below knees. After warm up - mid shin. First test - fingers on ground. 2nd test - palms on ground. 3rd test - unknown (don't have away to elevate). The first and second were most beneficial for me.
I've been doing your pancake routine for awhile now & I'm pleased with results. I can now touch my nose to floor with toes up. Thank you Tom keep it up bro. 👍🏾😉🤙🏾💚🔥
This was extremely effective. Thank you so much. They all were effective, but stretch 1 was by far the best result.
I've tried them consecutively and each time got closer to the ground. I've started with my fingertips touching the floor and got 1 inch(around 2cm) closer and finally I was able to lay my palm totally. I have been also doing yoga at least 25 minutes everyday for one month and before that I was at least 6 inch(around 15 cm) away from the floor. I haven't done passive stretches only. I integrated them with active stretches and forced my muscles to my best ability and it works! I am the least flexible person I know and if I could achive this so can you. Good luck!
Did it with my GF,
1st - helped me, didn't do much for
2nd - Didn't do much for me, helped GF a lot (runner)
3rd - Helped a lot for both of us
Cheers Tom! love ya work
Hey, I run a lot too and 2nd one helped loads for me too! These, along with a couple of glute stretches, helped take away some tightness in my lower back/upper hamstrings. Great tip for any runners this!
The first test helped me the most. Thnx, really enjoy your videos. Keep at it :)
I really appreciate the direction to video yourself doing the pike after each stretch. It was very helpful to watch.
1) no change
2) no change
3) improvement!
Tom - literally never leave comments, but this video was super helpful. Physio’s have always told me to do the sciatic nerve stretch and did v little for my flexibility. Number 3 made a huge difference! I’ve been doing your follow along all body flexibility routines and found them really helpful. This video is a game changer, thanks a lot!
Thanks ! Saw small improvements after each one and then a big one after performing the last one 😁 motivated to do your hamstring stretch videos everyday now!
Me (uphill runner and weightlifter): #2
GF (weightlifter): #3
Great content as always. My favorite YT channel. 😊
It’s like you read my mind!! I do your full body flexibility warm up everyday and this has been thing main thing I’ve been wondering if you had anything related. Amazing! Thank you!
same thought here!
Tom , THANKS! This is awesome. I've actually measured the difference right away! I've been doing one of your routes every day for about two months now (huge big changer) and with this i believe I'll achieve my goal quite earlier! THANKS!!!!
I have such poor flexibility in my hamstrings it makes me really upset I can just get my wrist below my knee. With the sciatic test I could feel my toes tingling and it improved my reach slightly. The calf exercise I think worked the most. The last one I I put my hands flat on the second step of my stairs it was so painful and I didn't see a difference.
Really hope your hamstrings flexibility video helps heading straight over there!
Sciatic nerve appears to be my problem. I always said I felt stretches behind the knee and everyone said I was doing them wrong. Can’t believe that after a few of those first exercises I can easily touch the floor past my finger tips!
I got better every time. I should do it all. I love the videos. This makes mobility and flexibility so much more meaningful than the old stretching I used to do!
hey Tom, the test 2 and three seems to work better for me. thanks a lot.
sciatic nerve. you’re a lifesaver brother 🙌
initial: flat fingers, 1st test: palm, 2nd test: 1 cushion elevation + palm, 3rd test: 2 cushions elevation + flat fingers
this is phenomenal
big improvement overall. I kept my knees as straight as possible without locking them out and tried to keep a neutral position in the back. pre stretch test hands were about 6-8 inches off the ground. Can go lower if I bend knees and arch back. The first and last exercise got me to about 3-4 inches off the ground.
Early 30s, hugely inflexible and decided to try to change that. Am doing the 15min beginner flexibility follow-along every morning now, and loving it.
This video - 1st test: small improvement; 2nd test: no real improvement; 3rd test: distinct improvement. Thanks Tom!
Hey, I am in the exact same position right now.
Starting my 30's and decided not flexible at all. Especially the hamstring. Did you stick to your flixibility routine? How is it going now?
Thanks !
I Enjoy so Much to add a flexible body routine to my morning, thank you very much Coach! I am a farmer and i need to bend, to sit , to get on my knee all the Time. Do you have recommandation to keep balance between being mobile and saving energy for the amount of work that i Will have to put during a Day AT the farm. Have a Nice Day Coach , your a great! Cheers!!
1st exercise : slight improvement
2nd exercise : no improvement
3rd exercise : large improvement
Thanks for these tips!
Heya Tom Merrick, recently started to do your workout routines for stretching and it is awesome. I stand all day at work and these helps a lot.
Strong vídeo man, thank you.
Short and sweet ;)
Cheers from Portugal
should you fully lock out your knees when doing this stretch? I noticed that there is a slight bend on your knees.
Tom. There is also another good test, it's about how stiff your muscles are. Remember the McLaughlin stick drill? That one drill got me from not being able to touch the floor (not even my ankle, I warmed up and everything) to touching with my second knuckle.
Also the effect didn't last for that one day only, it lasted until I got lazy again and didn't train for a week.
Give it some research, it might be worth digging into it.
I need help :(( I really can't reach my feet, whether standing or sitting.
Good information mate🙌🙌🔥🔥
After the first test I was doing 3 fi gets barely to 4 pretty well. After the second I could do five fingers but it was straining after the 3rd it's 5 with less of a strain, thanks for this incredibly helpful
test 1 and 2 worked the best! I found I got almost 2 inches deeper on the hamstring test. thanks!
YOU ARE AMAZING AND I AM SO THANKFUL
Thanks for this, Tom! Hope you can help me out.
I couldn't believe I actually got to touch the ground with my palms for the first time ever after doing test 1 (sciatica). After test 2 (calves) I could actually add pressure to the palms. But when I got to the final test (hip flexor) I cannot mantain the pressure for longer than 5 seconds, the pain is gigantic. So I guess I should work on the hip flexor but every local stretch is super painful there. {Note: I have a history of leg injuries done while training without having the least flexibility: I tore my left abductor and popliteus, and then my right calf and abductor}
Test #1 easily helped me the most.
Sciatic and hip flexor brought notable improvement
The calf stretch worked the best for me!!!
This video is gold!
Hi Tom, these are my results: 1) no improvement; 2) few cm; 3) few cm, but only if I pull myself into the position, like I do in the exercise; 4 no improvement.
These try and test yourself is a clever idea
I love this! I assumed my sciatic nerve was the problem, but it was my calves.
Test 2 is superb
At the start I could on reach my fingers to my shins but by the end I could get a full fist on the floor. One thing I did notice was that my left hamstring was tighter than my right, especially on the first exercise. I played football for a good part of my life and I'm right leg dominant so could it be a strength issue? Also, I noticed exercise 1 and 2 were the best for me, I definitely found the first the most challenging. Thank you!
I've been trying to unlock my hamstrings for so long now. Really gets me down because I feel like I can't progress in other areas until I have the flexibility. Hope this video will help me!
Test 3 helped me improve, so the issue is mostly on the hips, as my body tends go to back. That's why in pancakes I cannot move forward at all if not on an object as you suggest in some videos. Test 1 and 2 helped release tension as I have an inflammation in the sciatic neve, so it was a quick beneficial stretch
What shoes are you wearing ?
Hey Tom, awesome channel! I love your videos and I already train for like 3 weeks with your follow alongs.
I can do the side split (triangle) but I cannot keep my back straight while stretching my hamstrings.
I cannot even touch the ground with straight legs... my hamstrings are very unflexible. But when I round my back I can easily hit the ground with my fingers
Does it help to train my lower back as well ? Or should I just keep stretching ?
Thank you I did see some changes from the beginning to the end
Big fan. Been following since “Vitality” days. Appreciate your time and effort on enriching lives with your knowledge. Question: What happened to your America Trip? Did Covid affect it? I don’t see any of that update on your recent videos so what to know what happened.
Santosh Baral thanks for sticking around. Yes Covid stopped the trip half way through. We’re planning on coming back to finish it when it opens up
Can you do a follow along for Golf??
This is a great idea, thank you!
I am very flexible and can touch 20 cm with flat palms below the feet level... yet still I like to improve cuz to be flexible and strong feels so good :)
-No1 worked great for me, I love this exercise! I am including it in my routine!
-No2 worked great for me too :)
-No3 didn't do much for me (not sure why)
-No4 I is already part of my daily routine
Thanks! And keep up the great stuff u do! :) 👍
Went from just past my knees to my toes 🤯🤸♀️ 1 and 3 did the trick!
I have a clicking noise in my lower back/hips area when doing lying leg raises especially, is this caused by my hamstring being tight?
I get this too. I tried searching it, still cant figure it out but from what Ive gathered it starts with the ribs then leads to tailbone area
got it in my right hip. Nothing to worry about if there is no pain. It's common among people who do these kind of movements (for example ballerinas)
If you are curios you can play around with it and try to raise your legs without the popping sound. For example try rotating your leg externally, or doing the movement slowly or squeezing your butt as much as you can on the way down.
Here you can read more about this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping_hip_syndrome
Had that and fixed it by stretching my lower back on a daily basis in addition to planking (focussing on my pelvis and glutes).
I learned in my post partum lessons that that means you are not using your core (by that I don't mean abs) correctly. With leg raises your back should be pressed in the floor by your core. If your lower back or hip pops, it means it is tilting due to not enough core engagement.
i have this on my left hip when i do the bicycle ab exercise lol
Would you make a video about how to use a foam roller and how not to use a foam roller? I just got one and I want to be safe using it.
So, I've got a seemingly unique problem and haven't found any resources that I really trust to solve this problem, but I can't fully straighten my arms. I can "straighten" my arms, but I wouldn't quite say I can lock my elbows. My guess is that my biceps are too tight, but I would like to hear your opinion on this and maybe if you have any exercises/stretches that could solve this problem.
This isn't the biggest deal ever however it does make straight arm exercises or moves such as the handstand, planche and L-sit progressions that much harder. I would really appreciate any kind of feedback.
~P.S. Thanks for your amazing content, your videos have been a massive positive influence on my calisthenics.
Excellent video bro (y)
Thank you Tom for your hamstring videos, they help me to achieve the flexibility I need to perform proper pike push up, thank you so much.
I hate the pike push up just because it is a beginner exercise, but requires flexibility which most people don't have.
Why don't you just do handstand push ups against the wall for example. They are not that hard.
soya no one says handstand push up against the wall is hard, I just dislike I have things I can’t do so I keep at it, practice with patience until I can perform proper pike push up. I don’t like to stay away something because I am not flexible to do, that’s just not me.
1) Big improvement
2) almost no improvement however I really needed to stretch my calves
3) almost no improvement
That goddamn nerve has the nerve to get on my nerves.
That's great bro 🔥💪❤
1: no improvement
2: slight improvement, also BIG stretches in the calves
3: improvement, but also lower back was very uncomfortable during the exercise
Could I do your hamstring follow along every day or is it too much volume?
Can you please make a video on knee strength. I have a peculiar issue with my knee where I face issue in completely bending my leg and pains when I wear shoe with thick sole or standard shoe. I can’t walk after that and have shooting pain.
Exercise 1: It hurt to do on my right leg. Helped a bit, allowing me to do the pike stretch standing on 3.5 books,- or 4 with only fingers touching the floor, not hands -instead of 2.
Exercise 2: Didn't help.
Exercise 3: Help the slightest bit.
I really struggle with the pancake/straddle stretch (it's oddly painful) and reaching the middle splits. Does this mean my sciatic nerve needs attention?
About the test
Cold before everything feets on yoga blocks
I can put my palms on the floor
Test 1
Nothing
Test 2
No
Test 3
Feel good
Helped a little bit
Test 4
Helped more than the others
Thanks!!!!
I -
just did all of these and it progressvly got better - I could finaly touch my toes :)
What’s your shoes?
Can you also do this for splits and shoulder flex (back walkovers) please?
The 3rd one improved its the strength
For me, the pigeon 90 / 90 did the best for me, followed by #3, #1 slight, #2 nothing. I do pigeon not truly 90/90, but total forward fold in yoga class. At, yoga is 2/3 or more thru the class. My take is that I should do pigeon as a warmup to do better sun salutations at the beginning of class.
Hey what shoes are those i really like them
I want to know what shoes it is as well???
Connor R vivobarefoot minimalist shoes. Tom Merrick made a video just for that
First time getting my palms to the floor thanks to tests 1 and 2, niice
I have been doing a few of your stretches because I am struggling with squats. I have done the beginner flex routine, anterior pelvic tilt, shoulder, hip, and tight ankle routine. Alternating these throughout the week for about a month has got my pike down to nearly being able to touch the floor with my palm as before I didn't got below my shins. Now, I am experiencing pain in my tendons.(I think). Am I stretching too much or can I expect this since I only recently started stretching? Anyway, thank you for your videos :)
You have any tips for ppl with high foot archs?
my starting point is being able to touch my knees!
Test #1 and #2: both gave to me about three or four inches down my legs. So basically I can reach about 7 in past my knee.
For test number three it was hard to tell. I saw a little improvement but like what if I had done that one first?
thanks for this I'm going to check out the first video you mentioned for beginning stretch.
Love the quarantine hair
It needs a trim 😂
Can you do video on benefits of doing yoga everyday?
Pretty good video! get from first knuckel to my fist. Thats for the advises:)
third one did it for me!
My calves, tibialis anterior and adductors get super tight and after I get those stretched out and warmed up I feel golden. I had trouble with hamstring flexibility and this really helped me. 👌
QUICK QUESTION: Can I do all these flexibility and mobility exercises from your channel without doing any strength exercises? I really wanted to be able to reach my feet so bad but I really can't :(( Thanks for the answers!
My calves and hip flexor stretch are the problem
I get a lot of pain on my lower back when I get back up from doing the first one.
A bit of each but definitely the hip flexor, oooph
Tom what is your shoes ?
Tom, your pike flexibility is goalss. Do you train for v-sit? I would like to see how your flexibility transfers into that skill
i dont even think my issue is my hamstrings. i think its my bicep femoris tendons. what do i do for a stiff bicep femoris tendon?
Thanks Tom
I had the feeling that the first two helped the most. So I guess I will follow your hamstring flexibility routine in the future ;-)
Test 2 did the most for me by a Long way...I do a bit of running maybe 10k a week and with the calf stretch I didn’t feel it in the calf but in the top third of my hamstrings...weird. I have very tight adductors as well...any tips for slackening these off...flat feet doesn’t help with pronation being a problem.
very helpfull thanks
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