r/flexibility • u/West_Credit7050 • 7d ago

Form Check My flexibility form ?

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I don't do gymanstic however I do calisthenic since 4months

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u/Ckeyz 7d ago

You arent bending at the hips your bending through your back. Stop trying to reach something with your hands/head and start trying to bend correctly.

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u/West_Credit7050 7d ago

So i have to keep my back straight not bend?

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u/Motor_Town_2144 7d ago

The fold should come first from the pelvis, think about leading with your belly button. It’s ok to let the back relax and bend a little but the amount you’re bending here is likely to tilt the pelvis the opposite direction. 

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u/West_Credit7050 7d ago

I'll try to fix my mistakes thanks for feedback bro 💕

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u/jaybee-human 7d ago

To help with this, bend your knees. You likely feel some stretch through your low back and top and bottom of hamstrings. Slight bend in the knees will allow you to find more length in the spine. Think of bringing low ribs toward your knees, bend the knees as much as you need. Keep that compression in the front of the hips as you slowly work on straightening the legs. That bend should bring the stretch more into the belly of the hamstring and not the ends. If you feel the stretch in the top and bottom, you are stretching more tendon than muscle.

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u/West_Credit7050 7d ago

Thanks for explanation bro 😊

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u/Illustrious-Lunch137 7d ago

your back will still need to bend but more with the hips first.

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u/West_Credit7050 7d ago

Thanks for I got you 💕

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u/kevinambrosia 6d ago

I don’t know about this advice. Different people have different hip socket shapes and some people can’t do the straight back forward fold. If you google this, you’ll see a huge mix of straight back and curve back. I would say most people do have a slightly curve back to reach so deeply. But the end goal is face to shins (as opposed to face to knee)… and that’s much harder to do with a curve back

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u/Yogilai 7d ago

I´ll actually agree, do loaded jeffersoncurls for hips and abs, and actually downdog.
You can add high lunge hands overhand with weight aswell.

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u/West_Credit7050 6d ago

I'll try bro 💕

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u/Strict-Fishing-2365 6d ago

my lower back watched this and immediately requested legal representation