I can do my left and right splits pretty well, but im basically a centimeter off the floor, and I need to be able to do them in like 2 weeks. Ive been working on them for a really long time, and for some reason my progression has seemed to slow. What is a really good strech for left and right splits? thanks =]
DancinCutie08 answered Thursday May 17 2007, 3:03 pm: try doing over splits.. get a mat or something to prob your front leg on while doing a slip... this will allow your body to stretch more than it would during split making a normal split easier
CHECKERED-LOVE answered Thursday May 17 2007, 2:14 pm: alright well i am an assistant coach at a gymnastics academy and all of my girls used to have trouble with splits. so i took a mat (u can use a matress or even a bottom stair) and i made them put one leg on the mat and one leg on the ground and go down as far as they could. I made them hold that for 3 minutes and then do the other leg for 3 mins. then do the same thing for both except switch so the back leg is on the mat. it sounds confusing but it really works =] [ CHECKERED-LOVE's advice column | Ask CHECKERED-LOVE A Question ]
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