quick question for splits

[AquaFight]

how do u practice for side splits?
ive heard that thrusting ur pelvis forward is bad(something to do with ligaments and the femur) and that that way u can never do a split.

i wonder if im doing it right. i usually stretch sit on the floor against the wall. is it the best position to get side splits?

[Dobi]

how do u practice for side splits?
ive heard that thrusting ur pelvis forward is bad(something to do with ligaments and the femur) and that that way u can never do a split.
thrusting ur pelvis BACK is bad. forward is good.

i wonder if im doing it right. i usually stretch sit on the floor against the wall. is it the best position to get side splits?
that's ok, but i prefer doing it upright.

[short gorilla]

Juji really walks you through the whole side split positioning thing on the site. His flexiblity articles should be able to answer a lot of your questions.

[AquaFight]

that guy's very flexible...
there r a lot of exercices but i dont know which ones are envolved in a side split, except the side split itself which is a bit painful.

[short gorilla]

Well think about it. Try to do a side split. What muscles do you feel are being stretched? Then stand up, take a moment, and then stretch those muscles. The runners stretch is basically half a split. The frog stretch is basically half a split. The butterfly stretch is like, I dunno... a quarter split? Pretty much any exercise/stretch that opens up your hips and stretches your hamstrings will help you achieve a split.

[Frostbite]

adutores principalmente, senta-te no chao virado para uma parede e vai abrindo as pernas o maximo que conseguires. Também podes tentar o 'side split' agarrado a uma cadeira como está no artigo do juji...e vais descendo até a dor se tornar quase insuportavél;) depois aguentas 30-45 segundos e repetes

[Drew.VanDamme]

adutores principalmente, senta-te no chao virado para uma parede e vai abrindo as pernas o maximo que conseguires. Também podes tentar o 'side split' agarrado a uma cadeira como está no artigo do juji...e vais descendo até a dor se tornar quase insuportavél;) depois aguentas 30-45 segundos e repetes

Uh ya totally. Just what I was thinking too, Ci?

[josias]

lol why the ramdom post in portuguese

[Frostbite]

well, it was just because aquafight is portuguese too, and its easier than write it in english

[moose_lee]

its funny how side-split is the same in portugese. Its the only word that didnt change. Well, that and Juji

[AJCN]

its not the same in portuguese hence the ' ... '

[Frostbite]

its not. i only used that because i don't know how to say side split in portuguese...