no flexibility gains

[deej2258]

hey,
I have been stretching for about four year and i still cannot do the splits or anything else that great.when i was younger i couldnt even touch my knees i was so inflexible.now When im warmed up im decently flexible and it takes me about 20 minuets. I strech for about 45 minuets a day. ive tried basically everything. my mom is also a yoga instructor and can do any stretch easily, so i think i should be able to as well. all my flexibility problems are having tight muscles and tendons. i feel i have not gotten any more flexible about 5 months and nothing is happening. any advice, everyone just says keep streching but its doing nothing and now i feel my hamstrings are and hips are aching so much i can hardly kick.
any suggestions?

[n3m3s1s]

You're doing it wrong...

[frozenpeon]

Have you read the flexibility section in the main site?

[Yarr]

5 months stretching in 45 minute sessions and you feel no progress? Either you have a weird body or you´re doing it wrong.

I used to do nonchamber kicks max 20-30 min a day twice a week and i got my split.Working on the other two splits currently...

[-Envy-]

Maybe you're stretching your tendons instead of stretching your muscles. That could explain the joint pains.

[Papa Lazarou]

If your hips are aching, you're probably stretching too much or incorrectly.

Take a week off.

[Aiden Bloodaxe]

Haha! Four years!? Did you stretch once a year?

Tell us more about your stretching techniques & maybe we could pinpoint the problem.

[Spekk]

have you tried isometrics ????

[Aiden Bloodaxe]

Nice new avatar,Xander!:good:




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[Shear]

I would see a chiropractor and check if you have some type of scholiosis, either this or determine if you sit in a chair for like 8 hours a day and are just completely negating your hamstring progression.

[Ashtar]

Sitting in a chair that long is sort of unavoidable sometimes if you're a student, have a desk job or surf the net... okay the last one's technically avoidable I guess... I mean we could play Diablo doing a horse stance or using a swiss ball I suppose.