TKD4ever is telling you to develop the muscles that help extension in that direction will help you stretch farther. Which I agree with him. Victoria , Feb 8, Hey people, I dont want to see anyone of you waking sideways in public. I think women often find it to be the opposite, though. They need to be flexible sideways for having babies and Yohan , Feb 11, El-Guapo , Feb 11, I've been doing flexibility training for years, I can do front splits, but never been able to do side splits.
My flexibility side ways is good enough to get head kicks so I'm not going to eat into my other training time to develop that much further. Women are more flexible because of their hormones which allow them to be flexible easier for childbirth.
Oddly I find forward stretching far easier- I do have a problem with my hip. However, understanding what muscles are used when doing your splits can help you get results faster. According to anatomical research 3 , stretching for the Side Split requires you to stretch 4 adductor muscles, 1 hip flexor and the medial hamstrings. In total, you can perform 5 stretches to target these muscles. For the Front Split , you need to stretch muscles on the front and back leg on both sides.
For the back leg, there are 6 hip flexors and 4 adductor muscles. In the front leg, you would need to stretch the medial and lateral hamstrings, head of adductor magnus, glutes, and piriformis. There are 8 muscles that you would need to stretch in back leg and 6 more in the front leg. In total, you would need over 12 stretching exercises to get your front splits just on the one side.
Based on an anatomical standpoint, the side split requires a fewer number of muscles to be stretched. However, most people report that it is easier to get the front splits. Common stretches such as lunges and hamstrings stretches activate muscles for the front splits.
The side splits require you to stretch muscles you may not normally stretch like the inner thigh and groin. From personal experience, training for the front splits first helped improve my overall flexibility which helped lower my side split from 7 inches to 2 inches!
The side or middle splits requires 5 muscles to be stretched compared to the front splits where you need to stretch 14 muscles per leg. Since stretches for front splits are more common ex. Skip to content Search for:. Overview 3 Types of splits What does square your hips mean? Stretching with square hips What muscles are used in a split?
Stretch for a straddle split by moving your feet out to the sides as far as you can. Slowly lean forward between them until you can rest your stomach on the floor.
Doing the splits does not come naturally to most human beings. It should be mildly uncomfortable, but not actively painful. Do not bounce as you stretch, or try to force your body past the point of pain. Stop immediately if you feel sharp pains. Practice every day to ensure the best results, and never try a split without warming up thoroughly.
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