Contortion: Mastering Breath for Flexibility, Safety, and Progression
Breathing effectively in contortion involves mastering diaphragmatic breathing, using controlled exhales to deepen stretches, and consciously engaging...
By Jordan
Category: Flexibility Training
Browsing all articles filed under the "Flexibility Training" category.
Leg to Head Flexibility: Biomechanics, Training, and Advanced Techniques
Achieving the ability to raise your leg to head height requires significant, progressive flexibility improvements in hamstrings, hip flexors, and glut...
By Jordan
Splits: Achieving Front & Side Splits, Key Stretches, and Training Principles
Achieving both front and side splits requires consistent, dedicated flexibility training targeting key muscle groups, progressive overload, and attent...
By Jordan
Splits: Front vs. Side, Understanding Difficulty and Progression
Front splits are generally more achievable than side splits for most individuals due to natural hip joint mechanics and the more commonly flexible ham...
By Alex
Splits: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Front and Side Splits
Achieving a perfect split requires a structured, consistent approach grounded in understanding anatomy, physiology, and progressive flexibility traini...
By Jordan
Rolling in the Splits: Understanding, Technique, and Benefits
Rolling in the splits is a dynamic, controlled transition between different split variations, most commonly pivoting from a front split to a side spli...
By Alex
Front Splits: Difficulty, Anatomy, Training, and Benefits
Achieving a full front split is challenging due to significant demands on hip flexibility, hamstring and hip flexor extensibility, requiring consisten...
By Hart
Legs Behind Head Pose: Anatomy, Progressive Training, and Safety
Achieving the 'legs behind head' pose requires significant hip, hamstring, and spinal flexibility, demanding gradual, consistent training with a focus...
By Hart
Unlocking Your Splits: Anatomy, Training Principles, and Progressive Program
Unlocking the splits requires a systematic, patient, and consistent approach to increasing flexibility in the hamstrings, hip flexors, and adductors t...
By Hart
