How I Learned The Full Splits in 30 Days

okay today you're gonna see how i got my splits from this to this in just one month of stretching so here goes nothing [Music] i've never really been that flexible but i've always wanted the ability to just drop into a split out of nowhere like this bang and since we're all still stuck inside i thought might as well learn now so i did some big brain research and came up with a routine that would help me unlock my full middle split potential alright first things first you gotta warm up for me i just chose front to back and side to side leg swings after that i stood for two minutes in the horse stance stretch both my hamstrings for two minutes each and lastly i spent two minutes on each of my hip flexors after all that i rolled out my thighs for one to two minutes and just jumped right into it not like literally jumped though i didn't want to tear something right from the start the first couple days were honestly kind of rough i wasn't really getting down very far and my legs were hella sore after stretching every day so i used my big brain and figured out that my legs were going through something called doms delayed onset muscle soreness honestly i probably should have expected something like this to happen given that i hadn't worked out for a year prior to starting this challenge but come on we're in the middle of a world event so give me a break anyway i made it through the first few days and eventually the doms was gone such a stupid joke that i actually wrote that if you're just starting out your split i would definitely recommend using something to support yourself down in the split position for me i just found some old yoga blocks that worked fine around day eight i finally started to see some real progress it was still really uncomfortable but i was just happy to see some actual results for the next couple days i just kept up with my stretching but eventually i hit a plateau where my hips started to hurt and my legs wouldn't go down any deeper okay quick anatomy lesson this is what your pelvis looks like during a middle split you're eventually going to reach a point where your femur and your pelvic bone start rubbing up against each other and that is no good but there is an easy fix for this before your hips start tightening you should push your butt back and drop your hips down and forward this is going to cause your pelvic bone to rotate forward and give you enough room to keep stretching further see easy peasy all right so next i needed to break through that plateau after some more big brain research i found out that i had to apply something called proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation or pnf for short so basically up until this point i've just been stretching as far as my legs could go but after learning about pnf i started to flex my legs at the bottom of my split and i imagined pushing my legs through the floor so at this point i had everything i needed to achieve my full split and now it was only a matter of time and as the days went by my split was getting deeper and deeper and deeper and then on day 29 this happened i actually got my splits in 29 days of stretching i i couldn't believe it myself [Music] all right i just want to say a few quick things first things first i did it let's go when i first started this challenge i honestly didn't think i was going to be able to do it but as you can see the proof is right here in 4k baby actually it's only in 1080p i'm not rich all right jokes aside i actually do have a few things that i want to say first things first don't compare yourself to anyone else just because someone can get their splits in a week or a month doesn't mean that you should have to be able to as well everybody's bodies are different and you're just gonna have to work at your own pace as long as you get there in the end who cares right all right next up do not push yourself too hard there is a difference between discomfort and pain trying to go too far too fast can definitely hurt you and halt your progress so know your limits and stay within it wait is that's like the that's like the lottery thing right and lastly throughout the video you may have noticed that i've been saying 30 days of stretching instead of just 30 days and that is because this challenge actually took longer than 30 days but i have a good reason for that so every couple days i gave myself a rest day to let my muscles heal and relax and i really do think that this helped me overall [Music] also originally i was planning on including the front splits in this video as well but halfway through i found out that i was using incorrect and potentially dangerous form so i decided to drop it but maybe i can save it for another day who knows and that is my journey to achieving the full middle splits i am going to keep up with my stretching and hopefully one day i'll be able to just drop my ass to the ground no warm-ups needed i'm sorry that was kind of weird but come on you gotta admit that this is already pretty cool okay and that's it um if you enjoyed leave me a like and a comment and maybe even consider subscribing honestly i actually had a lot of fun making this video so if you want to see more then just let me know i literally got all summer all right that's all i've got fix your posture stay hydrated and i will see you guys later i don't know bye [Music] oh

Channel: Henry Vo

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Id: E9mM2StxkCo

Length: 5min 46sec (346 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 07 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/13GetawayCar]

Loved this!! Super inspirational and helpful, as well as entertaining! Tysm, I’m more motivated than ever to get mine now ☺️

[u/DangerousCommittee5]

Your day 1 is what I want my day 29 to look like haha

[u/GChitty34]

I love the video, it’s really informative. I’m trying all this but the pain in my hips is really bad. I’m trying to do the tilt but it still hurts very much, any tips or descriptions of “good” stretching pain😂?