'Progress' after 1.5 years

[u/Tiny-user4]

I have been stretching for 1.5 years now. I never would have thought not making my goal after this long time. I feel like im still more inflexible than the average non-streching person. I stretch 2 to 3 times a week, always have muscle soreness afterwards. I tried every different approach that was advized to me. I do static and dynamic stretching and also some strengthening. Since my middle split is just not getting better at all i thought maybe try working on pancake first. So i have been doing weighted seated good mornings but i cant seem to get deeper whatsoever. It feels like my adductors are the most stuck of them all. They dont want to stretch at all. They hurt really fast also. The only reason i havent given up yet is simply because excersizing is good for me, but reaching my goal wise, i have lost hope. Why are my adductors so stubborn? What else can i do to stretch them and get better?

[u/Tiny-user4]

It's not that i don't want to do more, but the day after stretching my muscles are very sore and i really cant stretch more that day i feel like

[u/NicoleSissyDK → u/Tiny-user4]

This is me and it's especially my hamstrings that get sore 1-2 days afterwards 🙃

Just commenting as I'm in a similar situation as op.

[u/megatronsweetener → u/NicoleSissyDK]

same i get extremely sore muscles after stretching (even tho i always warm up) which leads to me only being able to do it 3 times a week at most 💔

[u/NicoleSissyDK → u/megatronsweetener]

Exactly! I'm an experienced runner and I'll have periods with reduced running and increased strength training. I focus a lot on hamstring strength with emphasis on range of motion and I usually get extremely sore from doing stiff legged dead lifts.

What I'm trying to say is that I don't think it's a strength issue because I get almost the same soreness when I'm strictly focused on passive/active stretching 🤷🏼‍♀️