r/Stretching

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Hey everyone! I've been training aerial silks since March 2025. Until recently I was just doing silks 3x a week, but I moved countries a while back and haven't found a place to train silks yet, so right now I'm doing gym work instead: 3 days of regular training (back/arms, legs, and one full body day) plus a 4th day dedicated entirely to flexibility/split work. Attached a photo of where I'm at right now and another one of me doing silks; in case it helps.

My flexibility day looks like this:
-Warm-up: light cardio + hip circles/leg swings
-Active stretching: leg swings, active straight leg raises, cossack squats, controlled kickbacks
-Passive stretching: assisted front split (hands/blocks) 3x30-45s per leg, seated hamstring stretch, psoas/hip flexor stretch (half-kneeling), butterfly
-Loaded stretching: front split with light weight, good mornings with a light band/bar, deep lunge stretch with dumbbells
-Finish with a "split test" pushing 1-2cm past my current limit

I really don’t know what’s limiting me or how to improve it, I’m open to any advice or recommendations!
Thanks 🫶🏼

What type of warm-ups/exercises to incorporate in preparation to deepen this position for my other leg so I can perform the handstand variation of the Dwi Pada Sirsasana?

kinda hard going into splits blind while maintaining a backbend, i have a lot to learn technique wise. but i am happy with the progress!

Hey- i’ve been looking around for help and lots of people are a bit clueless, so im hoping someone in here might know what’s up. I’m super inflexible, but one issue I have is with my legs. I physically cannot sit upright with my legs straight. When I try my back gets pulled towards the ground. It’s not just a pain issue, but body just physically cannot. Am I just so stiff my body can’t fold? Does anyone know if there are stretches or anything that can help with this- touching my toes is out of the question haha

Now for context i have been practicing martial arts officially for about 1 year but in the past when i was around 15 or 16 i went for another month and also been tonight through many different courses which would add up to around 2 years but why i said officially 1 year is because that's actually a straight year i committed to it.

I know that female's are in practice far more elastic then men due to biology but is that actually impressive? For a man? Or am i just in over my head.

I know some people don’t have “time” to stretch but you just gotta find the moments! Whenever you find yourself standing still I encourage you to touch your toes. You can significantly improve your life with stretching by making little changes everyday ❤️

Stretching isn’t just about flexibility 🧘‍♀️☀️ Slow, controlled stretching can help shift the nervous system toward a more relaxed state, reduce muscle tension, improve circulation and mobility, and may help with stress regulation. Add some sunlight for circadian rhythm support + a little resistance from ankle weights for extra muscle activation.