u/str4wberry_muff1n

i recently took a year off ballet due to an injury and my flexibility is GONE. i stretch once a day for about 30 minutes but i swear, it's like my hamstrings are made of rock. no matter what i do or how often i stretch, my hamstrings will not loosen up. it sucks because my hip flexors are strong and my turnout is decent but my hamstrings are so stiff which makes my extensions so low :((

what exercises and stretches do you guys do for your hamstrings and extensions in general? is there anything you swear by to loosen them up?

i bought my stoop fest tickets as soon as they dropped and made plans for a road trip to lansing. i booked a shitty hotel that i couldn't afford, budgeted for gas, made my boyfriend get his passport, all for the opportunity to see some of my favourite bands (that never come through canada) play live while getting shoved around by welcoming strangers. i hit a pretty bad slump in january and the only thing keeping me going was this trip.

fast forward to now, my older sister recently got diagnosed with brain cancer. of course i cancelled my hotel, tried to sell my tickets, and flew with the rest of our family to visit her in europe. music takes on new meanings when we go through new hard things, and folk punk has been a huge crutch for me with all this going on.

i'm disappointed i didn't get to throw down to my favourite songs, but i'm lucky to have the privilege of listening to them on my own while watching all the videos posted here. i'm so glad all the awesome, kind weirdos on this sub are having fun – my only complaint is that my tickets didn't go to anyone else. i would've given them away for free if it meant someone who couldn't afford it got to tear up the pit in my place.

stay strong everyone. yeah, everything is tough right now but i'd like to think we're a resilient bunch. keep on loving, keep on fighting.