Stretching WONT Get You The Middle Splits - This Will
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2023
- Stretching alone is very unlikely to get you to achieve the middle splits. The muscles of our hips need STRENGTH for your body to feel supported and safe to access this range of motion. Here's 4 hip mobility exercises that build strength AND flexibility at the same time to help you break through this barrier and get the splits!
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dancer here.
strengthening your muscles is important, but it's physically impossible to get your splits without stretching. the splits themselves are a stretch. while flexibility does need to be supported by strength, strengthening exercises alone won't get you your splits.
I think she was trying to say that stretching ALONE won't get you your splits. Cause the side to side stretch is for me the best of both worlds I'm stretching and I'm strengthening. Actually all that she is doing is a bit of both.
I don't get why my dance teacher only focused specifically on the splits,and ignored the foundation blocks. This would have been life changing back then!
I was a professional dancer for years! I agree with us… Remember that simply stretching on the ground, if you try it as a balance exercises, also strengthening exercise, and you will be able to improve your adagio as well if you do it this way
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Exactly❤
“Stretching won’t get you the middle split” proceeds to show stretches
I think what she means is passive stretching isn’t very helpful. These aren’t passive stretches, they’re a combination of active stretching and mobility drills which are really important for building strength and flexibility in your muscles.
@@MiaR053 She probably should have added that "passive" word bc she just sounds ignorant 🙄 😅
Phrasing does actually matter in any field of life.
these are dynamic stretches
A squat isn’t a stretch
Dancer here, I definitely got my splits by just stretching. Just make sure you push yourself. Consistency is key
@@Outofthisworld1092list of the videos??
@@Outofthisworld1092 ohhh thanksss!
@@Outofthisworld1092 damn i achieved box split in 1 ½ month when i used to take TKD class, then i quit for about 3 years and now i want to start from zero again Lol
how long does it take and how many days per week should you stretch? should you rest too? I want to become more flexible😢
Yeah, she’s just lying for attention.
I don’t even dance but my friends do and they also achieved it by stretching
Stretching doesn’t get this
Does stretches
Kinda true
lifter here, stretching no matter how hard you push yourself won’t get you to your splits if you have developed muscles. It takes weight to get them that tight and it takes weight to get them that loose. they also get weak in far ranges of motion and risk injury, so your body fights it with a stretch reflex stronger than any voluntary output, so it takes weighted stretching and strengthening for our bodies.
Technically, she's working on mobility exercises versus your traditional stretching pose and holding it for x time.
If you do all this and still can't get a middle split, don't worry. The shape of your pelvis might not allow you to reach that full split. But keep doing these exercises because the strength and mobility it'll bring you are worth a ton, even if you won't get the glory
And try turning your feet up instead of straight to the sides! Turning your feet up will move where your leg and hip join enough to give you a wider range of motion, though it does mean you likely won’t have a completely straight middle split
Yes, good point! 😉
NOOO UR TELLING ME I MIGHT NEVER GET IT
I was in dance since I was 3 yo until I was 17 yo & could never get a full middle split, even with my dance teacher sitting on me. Left & right I could hyperextend l.
Yeah that's me. My hips are way too narrow and turned in
yes it will . Stretching is the only thing that will get you middle splits ! Retired gymnast here .
But only stretching can cause injuries so strengthening muscle is also important
@@zarasayeed1726 but everything she is doing on this video is a form of stretching . Having tight muscles will not help. Of course its good to be strong.
@@loveanimalsmost2134 those exercises stretch and also strengthen your muscles idk but it definitely helped me
Same!! Retired after 15 years
@@loveanimalsmost2134muscular gymnasts have a very difficult time with flexibility
Love it. You have to strengthen the muscles of the inner thigh and groin area to encourage them to release. I experienced this phenomenon after beginning an intensive leg and glute routine. I THOUGHT that all the extra work on my legs and glutes would ruin all the work I had done to work on flexibility, but it actually decreased tightness and pain during stretches. I could go deeper!
Interesting
Ahhhhhh 😮
Thanks for explaining that❤
I thought that too. That weight will decrease my flexibility (like splits) causing me to lose the ability to do them. But apparently it doesn't, so I'll definitely be doing things differently.
Awesome thanks for sharing! 🩷
Agree! It’s not just static stretching. Its mobility and dynamic stretching too!
I think she just made the caption about being anti-stretching because she knew that would get more people to click and watch her short video. She knows what she's doing both in the stretches and the marketing of said stretches.
I watch these at night and think, I'm gonna do them in the morning. Then I forget lol. But this will stick one day
I do the same lol I guess we have to actually do them, huh
@@juliegervais8278 🤣 I'm glad I'm not alone in that! I think it would be a great idea if we started.
I started doing the horse stance while brushing my teeth. Just over a month, already seeing a big difference if not quite hitting the floor yet
@@helvete_ingres4717 oh that's a great idea!
Do them at night friend. Sometimes in the morning just getting up is a struggle, which is why the workout gets forgotten. If you do it at night, make sure to give yourself an hour before bed to cool down, so it doesn't disrupt your sleep.
A 10-15 minuet workout for this would make me very happy!
but stretches are how I got my middle splits…..
These are great moves to combine with the basic and more obvious stretching. Strengthening and stretching together is a power move. Thanks for the video!
If you wanna get your mid splits get into position and do them . Plain and simply. Also stretch your hip flexors in froggy position. If it's too uncomfortable to sit in mid split position get ankle weights go up against a wall and straddle hold for 5 min . All of this other stuff is unnecessary. Just make sure ypu are nice and warmed up. Breathe and go for it
Literally just want to be able to do the splits so I can tell people I can do the splits and then do a split and they go 😮! That’s why. That’s the reason.
But it’ll make such a difference as you get older. Great benefit!
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Saaame
literally same though
If stretching will not get you the middle splits then what do you think you were showing?
Exercises
Sarcasm 😂
Camel toe
@@afterskoolluv1207 so u think side squat and weighted butterfly isn't a stretch 💀
@@gsjgdkgdhksg it's a dynamic stretch, used as a strengthening exercise. Yes, you get stretch from it, but the main point is to strengthen and increase mobility. Stretching without strengthening can lead to injury. She meant static vs dynamic stretching but what she's doing is focusing on strengthening, which a ton of people miss when they make splits videos.
This is great I've been working on my split for the first time in my life and I haven't seen these exercises.
This year I turn 40 so I am doing it as my resolution
Hey! Me, too! I'll be 40 this month, and I made that my resolution. I was finally able to do a split in January after almost two years of lazy practicing. 😄
Can you make a follow along routine to get your middle splits please?
She's going as slow as can be. If that's not enough hit the screen to pause it and write it down at each exercise.
Can you make a follow along routine to follow for the middle splits?!!! That would be SO helpful!
Love that song, wish it played longer lol. She look so cute, proving her point😅
Watching this caused me to dislocate both hips in 7 different languages 😅. You go girl!
Who's gonna tell her this is still stretching 💀
i have no idea
Well it's a dynamic exercise. Most people associate stretching with static stretching. All workouts are technically stretching if you think about it, the muscle needs to stretch to be able to contract to gain size and strength. However, not all exercises will give you mobility or flexibility just like not all stretching will give you strength and mass. And we also don't call lifting "stretching". The exercises shown here are strengthening exercises. Simply doing stretching with no strengthening can cause damage to your body and vice versa. Many split videos only show static stretches rather than dynamic stretching exercises, and that is the differentiation here.
Actually stretching will get you into middle splits. If they’re not working it’s because you have the wrong stretches or you body won’t allow you to as it’s not natural for your body to do it hope this helped
What she does is active stretching instead of the passive stretches most people attempt... so I gues you are both correct?
Active stretching is much more controlled, so I think it is the way to go.
Only stretching without strengthening is an excellent way to get injured. I know from unfortunate experience with splits! Never again lol. Stretching and strengthening should go hand in hand.
@@stormyk244 Precisely that! Coordination always should be there as well. Just lenghtening anything will make it weaker.
Nope, muscle weakness in your glutes and hip flexors can lead to misalignment, and then stretching won’t get you to the middle splits because your hip joint can’t rotate fully since your muscles aren’t in good enough condition to hold it in the correct position.
Your videos have been super helpful to me. I'm a pretty muscle bound dude. And I've experienced a lot of tightness in my muscles due to years of toxic stress. Your videos have had a positive impact on me. Thank you very much! You are deserving of all your success!
High level 💯 to have fun 😊
I’ve literally had dreams where I’m sitting on the ground leaning in and out of middle splits. It feels so real in those dreams, and I want to make it a reality one day!
I wish there was a way to save shorts, this is so helpful!
Share it to yourself ;) I copied the link and am saving it in the Notes app on my phone
@@gigifox9004 oh I never would have thought of that! thank you
You guys can go to your history and save it in a playlist from there :)) the three dots
I just chuck the links in my mail.
I will definitely do that! I have tried for so long to get my middle splits. This will so help! 😃
👌 perfect thanks, just what I was looking for! I didn't even search for your video, just showed up in my feed!☺️
I'm in agreement! I've noticed this. The more I strengthened a muscle, the more flexible or elastic I became.
Can you do a follow along video for these exercises please?
The thoroughness of this video. Thank you for sharing 😊
Would love a middle split follow along routinr
I'd love to see a tutorial like this on pancake stretch 😍
Why do you need a tutorial for pancake? Straddle and reach while pushing your stomach to the floor. Unless of course you are purely spectating..
Dancer speaking.
Obviously, these exercises are definitely going to help you achieve this goal of your middle split but getting you middle splits without stretching is impossible. You can still do these exercises, just if you don't see a big process after a while, it is because middle splits are a stretch already. Thank you for reading.
When I began working on my middle splits, I was just doing passive stretches and I got no where but when I began doing cosack squats and plie squats and my progress spead up and now I can do a middle oversplit
Thank you. You are very good and help me the middle split I can thank you very mach❤
Mabu!(Horse stance) so glad more people see it's benefits lately
Can u do this for front splits toooo? I just started kickboxing and I do this routine after rolling out with foam roll and I doubled my side split after two sessions. IT'S AMAZING!!
Thank you I did it 😊
I go to a dance studio and I do tap~ballet~hiphop~acro~tricks and we stretch in acro and tricks and that’s how I learned how to do my stratle split
Dear Liv How many repetitions and for how long should one do these? Does the rule 5-10 min /muscle/week apply here as well? Kind regards Julia
Stretching literally does get you middle splits 🙄 active flexibility is important too but there's no need to lie. I can do over middle splits and progress all came from passive stretching
yes but for a majority of people passive or static stretching alone will lead to injury. Strengthening the surrounding muscles and ligaments you're trying to improve in flexibility will keep you healthier mobility wise and less likely to become injured. If you do a sport like dance or ballet or gymnastics, you're consistently strengthening and improving mobility. However, if you simply want to improve your flexibility and you're not in sport/dont have knowledge of exercising, you're more likely to get injured. This is very useful for people who want a split just to get a split.
Thanks for a great advice! It’s all about strengthening the muscle, in that new range of motion for functionality!
Amazing 🤩
No offense but every movement you just showed is a stretch.
it's a dynamic stretch mostly used for strengthening. Most people correlate stretching with static stretching, which can be harmful to your body when just stretching without strengthening.
There's a lot of debate in these comments, and I agree with the general point that she's trying to say you should do more active stretching to get your middle splits. However, as someone who was a competitive cheerleader and is still extremely flexible (I stretch my middle oversplits like 2.5 feet high on each side), the key that I tell the girls I coach is consistency. You get more flexible by stretching literally every single day of your life. I've seen it work for kids time and time again, it is literally the daily consistency that will make the difference, bonus point if you can get someone to push you down. There's no shortcuts to flexibility, unfortunately, other than just being naturally more flexible than other people.
I think it's important to note however, that's great advice with children/teens in sports. If someone's an adult beginner, aren't as active in their daily life or are post partum, they need to take it slower and add more strengthening drills to reduce the chances of injury.
@@user-ju9pd3pi5h That's a valid point! I would certainly hope that people who aren't conditioned for it wouldn't be jumping straight into stretching for splits though, hopefully they would start to ease into "simpler" flexibility stretches and do some strength-building as you suggested to avoid injury.
When my sis couldn't do the middle splits she tried these exercises with some stretches and it sure helped her
I’m reading in all comments that these are stretches too, what other stretches should I do in addition to these ones, please?
Because the weights in the beginning are helping build your pelvic floor muscles and by building your pelvic floor muscle is what allows you to get your hips wider
this is literally stretching….active stretching to be exact.
When I was doing Side Squats I felt bones crack 😅
More likely: tendons ;)
Better go more gently then
Super useful!
Thank you so much!)😊🌺
As a martial artist, this woman is just wrong. These exercises are great and what she is doing is stretches but you don't need all this extra stuff it will take you just as long with or without the equipment.
Keep stretching
You got this
this woman is not wrong in any way. Static stretching alone will NOT get the middle splits as efficiently and can be dangerous. She is showing very good dynamic mobility exercises that will increase flexibility and mobility while also strengthening, whereas the majority of people who make split videos show only static stretches which can damage tendons, ligaments and muscles if done with no strengthening exercises. I think she should've added a differentiation between static and dynamic stretches for newbies but it makes perfect sense. You must strengthen as you stretch to avoid injury (ie. "yoga butt") which could lead to more harm than good. And if you don't have dumbbells or a bench, improvise with small weighted objects you find at home, a couch or cushions for seating.
Thank you! Super helpful & makes sense. I was always told to keep stretching. Appreciate you sharing this! ❤
Also noticed arguing in the comments. I agree stretching is still good, but she is showing what else to do basically to get the results we want.
love how chill your dog is
Yesss it's all a balance of mobility, strength and stretch ^-^✨️
So I guess the theme is don't just stretch, use the muscle at that max range and the range will grow.
if you are using the muscle at the "max range" that is stretching 😂 your literally just stretching with weights that's all
Thanks for this. Love your channel ❤
Thank you! I’m in gymnastics and my middle spilts are terrible 😭😂🙏 thank you once again!
I'm a gymnast and yes, you can just stretch.
You may be a gymnast but not everyone is. As a gymnast you do consistently improve in flexibility however your coaches work strengthening and mobility with you as well. Your average person who isn't in sport and doesn't know much about exercise will just stretch with no strengthening (because they don't actively do a sport) and potentially get injured. A person who just wants their splits just to have them should always strengthen the surrounding area as well, as shown in the video. Especially if they're older, aren't as active, are post partum etc.
You are my hero😊
learner here, this is helpful to me as i have only been taught to stretch and i can imagine combining the two would be massively helpful
This isn’t stretching???
now I want the splits AND silver hair lol
These are great ideas! Not everyone even gets a middle split due to tension versus compression. When muscles stretch and you can “feel it,” that’s tension. When two bones hit without intensity, you ain’t going further. (That’s compression.) That’s how I have never gotten my middle splits and I have danced over over 40 years.
Active stretching is the most effective and secure, especially when you are getting older😅Thank you for the tips!
Everything you show here is stretching (dynamic stretching) so quit the clickbait titles please
and her audience is just a dumb because people are literally saying "I was stretching and never got my split then I did these exercises for 2 weeks and have my splits"...like bish stop lying 😂😂😂
so stretching wont help but stretching will help? i dont get it. You show stretching as solution and say it wont help. this is dumb.
No i dont say that stretching won't help, I say that stretching alone is very unlikely to get you all the way into a middle split. I'm not sure you've read the caption
@@Livinleggings ...but everything you show IS stretching. How is for example the weighted butterfly not stretching?
@@nyhyl Weights are not stretching, butterfly alone is stretching, the addition of weights is what changes it.
@@nyhylstretching apparently will NOT get you the splits. But here's four different ways to stretch your hamstrings and inner thighs
@TS: Horse stance isn’t stretching. It’s a body weight exercise. Squat down as far as you can or until your thighs are parallel to the floor and hold it for several minutes.
She makes it look so easy and effortless. It gets tiring very quickly.
Thank you will try it
This works I tried it
Thank you for not making this video overstimulating and too fast
thank you, i will try
Awesome poses lots of practices
Ok I will try tomorrow
Great techniques you using !!!
Can you do a video on the gym stick
Amazing. Thanks
Horse stance is sooo hard!! My skinny legs struggle a lot
Thank you sooo very much for this!❤
Wow thx most of these i tried already.
But i was dealing with knee issues so i had to use caution.
It worked sis 😄
Thank you!!!
Just discovered your channel through this short! I'm in love! I'm more of a pilates girl but your approach seems to match with me. I will try some classes as I'm learning split and handstand and want to work on my flexibility in a safe way (avoid yoga butt for example)
Great tips, thank you!🎉
Thanks for sharing!❤
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you
Js do the pancake stretch. Grab an object to hold onto(for example a water bottle) Do it on a surface u can slide it easily then lean forward, using it as support. This stretch helped me the most w my side splits in less than a month.
Her side squats are FLAWLESS!! 🤩🔥
Danke
thank you for the video 😊
I'll incorporate these with my stretches. Thanks!
Awesome stretching😊😊
Wow thank you ☺️☺️
Eres hermosa 🤩✨️ gracias por los tips 🥺
I'm going to start doing this tomorrow. Excited to do the splits again.
dancer here.
to get any sort of splits you have to have the muscles and strength. but you must stretch to physically be able to do the splits💕🤗
Wow it works
Dynamic stretching💪💪
So gorgeous ❤❤❤ ty for sharing your knowledge! 🤙🏽💪🏽💯