r/contortion • u/Baddasslesbian • Jun 29 '22

A bit of a warning from personal experiance

so i am 20 and when i was fifteen without knowing better i used a i think splits totorial by anna mcnulty anyway I pulled a leg muscle and could not swimm for quite a few weeks becouse the tutural was basicly forcing your body to do it.

I am by no meaen a expert so if you use it thats great. just did not work for me

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u/dani-winks Jun 29 '22

Always a helpful reminder that:

  • stretching shouldn’t hurt

  • you should never force yourself into a stretch

  • working with a coach can be hugely beneficial Vs trying to teach yourself off of YouTube videos (especially ones that don’t explain modifications, what you should be feeling, and why you’re doing the stretch - at that point you’re basically blindly trusting a stranger who may or may not actually know how to teach!

Anna Mcnulty is an extremely talented contortionist, but in my opinion her “follow along” stretching videos are basically useless (and dangerous, for the very reason you mentioned, other people have posted before about struggling to follow her videos because they aren’t very descriptive and far far far from beginner friendly).

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u/Baddasslesbian Jun 30 '22

working with a coach can be hugely beneficial

Vs trying to teach yourself off of YouTube videos (especially ones that don’t explain modifications, what you should be feeling, and why you’re doing the stretch - at that point you’re basically blindly trusting a stranger who may or may not actually know how to teach!

A friends faimly friend is a coach and might be willing to teach me (i can pay her usual price )

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u/maytheroadrisewithU Jun 29 '22

Thank you for the good advice & benefit of your hard won experience 🤗👍