I am doing contraction stretching / loaded stretching. When and how often should I do static passive stretching to complement this training? ( Question for next live )
Hard Agree ! Pancake Stretch is definitely NOT beginner friendly IF you don’t have prior conditioning or pre-existing mobility. I’ve been at Pancake on and off for a while now (it’s on the back burn) but when I started, I couldn’t even sit in an L-Sit without engaging my core and rounding my back just to stay upright. Lose tension and I fall flat on my back. Even with butt elevated, I’d have to bend my knees to alleviate the pain behind my knees. I’m was only able to sit in a Floor Straddle position by propping myself up with hands behind my back, elbows locked to ‘push’ myself into the Straddle. Doing Straddle Compression Holds starting from the lean-back position initially is what eventually got my lower back and Hammies to loosen up enough to where I could finally stretch them. And back in the day, I could roundhouse kick to head height dynamically IN SPITE of having very limited flexibility. Also RDLs and WideLeg Jefferson Curls is where I finally got my Hammies to gain Strength through Length.
![15 Min Beginner Middle Split Stretching Routine [FOLLOW ALONG FLEXIBILITY]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3wt5W_aEUjs/mqdefault.jpg)
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I am doing contraction stretching / loaded stretching. When and how often should I do static passive stretching to complement this training? ( Question for next live )
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Hard Agree !
Pancake Stretch is definitely NOT beginner friendly IF you don’t have prior conditioning or pre-existing mobility.
I’ve been at Pancake on and off for a while now (it’s on the back burn) but when I started, I couldn’t even sit in an L-Sit without engaging my core and rounding my back just to stay upright. Lose tension and I fall flat on my back.
Even with butt elevated, I’d have to bend my knees to alleviate the pain behind my knees.
I’m was only able to sit in a Floor Straddle position by propping myself up with hands behind my back, elbows locked to ‘push’ myself into the Straddle.
Doing Straddle Compression Holds starting from the lean-back position initially is what eventually got my lower back and Hammies to loosen up enough to where I could finally stretch them. And back in the day, I could roundhouse kick to head height dynamically IN SPITE of having very limited flexibility.
Also RDLs and WideLeg Jefferson Curls is where I finally got my Hammies to gain Strength through Length.
nice one! It can be done with the right approach :)
Great video. Thanks 😊
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