splits

I guess I have really tight hip flexors, my middle splits look horrendous. Both my right and left split are nearly down but when it comes to my middle splits I look like the Eiffel Tower (not a joke) my coach tells me to do extra stretches at home and I do and I'm not improving. Any tips on...

Please someone tell me how is a correct side split?I heard a correct one sign is that to be able to touch your knee(from the further leg side) and that is exactly impossible for me.I have no idea how to correct that.please give me suggestions.And my other question is that how much splits are...

My DD(7) is the 'tight and powerful' type gymnast, with not much natural flexibility (though she has made great strides and has splits 1 direction pretty good). She's been doing gym for a year now, and will compete L3 next season. She has been increasingly complaining about pain behind her...

Hi! I have good front splits (oversplits of about 4-5 inches) and also my middle split as well as great shoulder and back flexibility. I was wondering what you need to be able to hold your leg up when you are in a bridge and going to do a walkover. Or if you do a scale and hold your leg up in...

Both of my dd's have been practicing their splits during the Christmas break, neither dd can do the splits (youngest dd did have her left leg splits down but lost them after giving up cheer leading, both of my dd's have been using cushions to do their splits over and they hold the split position...

This question applies to either gymnasts or coaches. For stretching over splits, do you prefer to put something under just the front leg, or both front and back legs so that the gymnast is balancing between 2 raised objects? I feel like it's more common to do it the first way but I've seen...

This is the first time DS has complained about sore legs after working splits. I know it's the first of many times this is going to happen with soreness, injuries, etc. So for a newbie team parent what do I need to do for him? He has practice again tomorrow. DS was running and jumping and doing...

Hey, i can get down in right leg splits without any pain. I got told at training that my back leg was twisting. I am supposed to fix it over summer break but i have been practacing every day and nothing is happening! I am getting really frustrated and really need someones help!! Please suggest...

We have to get invited to Pre-Team which I'm on. And during the last week or two of Pre-Team you have to get invited to team try outs. We need level 1 skills since this year our YMCA started competing at level 1! What are the new level one skills after the changes? And they said you have to...

I don't know how my back leg is supposed to be. I have my foot where my heel faces the ceiling but my knee slightly turns out. None of my coaches corrected my splits at all and they corrected other girls so I think I have mine all the way down. I doubt myself though because my back leg knee is...

I used to be really flexible when I was younger, but not anymore. My right split is about 5 inches off the ground and my left one is about 6. My middle one is about 15 inches, really bad. How long should I hold them for and how many times a day? Thank you!

Hi! I need to find out if there's anything else besides doing the splits on each side for a couple minutes a day to help dd straighten out her splits. Her hips ate slightly twisted. Dd's doing ok now but if she ever wants an opportunity to do quicker acrobatic moves where the legs are split up...

My 9 yo DD "has" both of her front back splits; but only after she does some stretching (as opposed to kids like her little sister who can just go down in the splits on command). She says that if she tries to do a split (only her "good leg", the one that she can do splits more easily with)...

So DD and her team just finished level 4 states and have started doing skills for the next level. And a lot more conditioning including splits. DD is 7, and is not terribly flexible. She did have her left and right leg splits down for a short time last year, but since the coaches have not worked...

Hi i have been doing gymnastics for 4/5 years now... and i am a level 6/7, but i dont do comeptitions i really struggle with my box split, i really cant do it please help me. i can do my other splits but not this one...

Ok, so I've been trying to do my middle splits for over 12 years and I just can't seem to do them. I do all the stretches I found online and my coaches told us, but I've only made a 1/2 inch of progress the whole summer. It frustrates me because my other splits came so easily. I also need to...

PB was working last night on her splits at the gym. Her center is nice (about an inch from the ground? It's come a LOOOOONG way in the past month or so). Right split is pretty bad and left split is "OK" but needs work. After practice coach was showing me WHY PB was having such issue with right...

Hi, I've been doing gymnastics for six years and I don't have either legs all the way down, also middle split. Every time I do it I'm not that far from the ground, plus if I practice a long time I'm all the way down. But the next day, I'm just as worse as before. I try to practice them every day...

Help I used to be able to do my right and left splits left gym for years and have recently joined again.am trying to get my split by practicing everyday but seem to be making no progress. Any good quick splits stretches techniques ??

This is just to satisy my own curiosity because my deprived child has no gym equpiment at home. :) I don't get to watch training, but I happened to spy through the window that DD was trying to do centre splits on beam - with no success at all LOL. Wouldn't it be easier to slide down on your...