Learn the Side Splits, Pear Chutney, Caro Emerald

[CzechFitnessGirl]

love it! Great video!

[laskolasko]

Do let your muscles heal after stretching rigorously or do you stretch like this everyday (Keep pushing it)?

[JMRG2992]

@laskolasko well its a hard thing, u know, i used to do it constantly but my muscle got tired as fuck and i injury even just for stand up lol. anyway, i recommend u gotta let the muscles rest at least one day, don't push urself and always do it close a wall u don't wanna muscle tear, good luck and im about 20 cms now :D

[laskolasko]

@JMRG2992

Thanks a lot! I always thought I HAD to do it everyday because most of these tutorials on Youtube always say, "Do this for a MONTH." They never really state how many times a day which is irritating. I tried doing it everyday but I started feeling tons of pain, not knowing if it was a good or bad thing. It helps knowing other peoples experiences.

[JMRG2992]

@laskolasko yea, no problem, eheh also, remember to warm UP REALLY GOOD, before trying the side splits, and relax ur mind, thin everyday like , im gonna get 2 inches down today!!, and i recommend u drink a lot of water a lot.

[gokharol]

There is letter system already, u know... U guys dont need to exchange so many comments here

[utubesqueeze]

@lrockwood Thank you for your video! Does the surface you do the side splits matter, please?

I see you did your front splits video on slippery mat/carpet. But this side splits, which is harder, you do on hard floor.

[THEv01ddclawer]

wow your techniques helped me so much im about 10 cm away from splits!

thanks

[cuiserfull]

point you feet PLEASE

[JMRG2992]

hey i got a problem when i do this, i can reach the ground... but i have to let my torso always on the ground, otherwise i experiment a strange hip pain that invades my coxofemural articulation, also do you warm up to do the splits ? also if i use force could i get a muscle tear ? and how much will take me to do the splits if i use this steps out ?

[MrFlyingKicker]

@JMRG2992

i feel that pain too , It's because we started stretching as adults

[JMRG2992]

@MrFlyingKicker really ? i ask to my hapkido master he said its because we are nor flexing the entire body to the sides, he said once you manage to do the splits, with one hand touch your rigth foot then change to the leg, then try to reach the foot with your head and like that, that will reduce the hip pain

[MrFlyingKicker]

@JMRG2992

did that work for you ?

because it seems a hamstrings stretch

[JMRG2992]

@MrFlyingKicker its a total stretch thougth, and yea it reduced the hip pain a 75%

[MrFlyingKicker]

@JMRG2992

Really ? i will start doing that now , thanks alot , i won't forget this advice (y)

[gokharol]

Lemon pie

[adamAH64]

Fantastic Video. Much respect for throwing in PNF techniques.

[bluetube147]

So you want us to flex our muscles and do the splits as far as we can?

[Killinwifasmile]

@bluetube147 It's also called Isometric Stretching (I THINK! :D)

Basically you do the stretch as far as you can normally, back off a bit, then tense and hold the muscles used (in this case, your quads), once you release the tension, you can increase the stretch a lot more than you would be able to normally.

[bluetube147]

@Killinwifasmile ya i was doing it but i didint do the back off part and ended up spraining my groin 2 or 3 times

just sprained it again rofl i dont think im doing this any more = )

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 hey dude you fall on your back and teared your muscle ? cuz that shit hapen to my six months ago, and the shit its that i always keep reinjury when i try to do the splits. do you know how to heal it ? hehe im so freaking desesperate of the pain, also a made a vid of the pain area to see if someone helps me, but tell me how's the rehab ?

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 ya man im already healed

i've just about got the side splits down hehe this is what i did to heal

i stopped stretching the area that was hurting and instead like it stretched it but i didint go to the point where i felt a stretch

do your regular stretch routine but dont stretch so much untill you feel pain if you start to feel the pain stop and dont go so far know what im saying?

Also ice the area no more than 15 minutes (2timesaday)

hope this helps if you have more problems tell me

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 well i stretch yea but not until total pain jsut a bit of pain, but the ice can be 2 weeks later of the injury ? and use it after stretching ? im on a hapkjido calss and we kick and yea but i don't feel pain or at least a bit on really high kicks, but when i try to doing the splits fuck now that's where i can feel the pain, even tho its not much its annoying, i can make 100 grades without pain but from 140 fuck the heck it starts on pain

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 Well could you describe the pain

if it feels like something is burning and ripping then your going to far if it feels like something is preventing you from going further (like my hips were when attempting the side splits) then you may just need conditioning and stretching in that area

i train in kung fu i dont know about you guys but we gotta condition and strengthen like every little part of our body so i have a lot of experience with pain lol

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 when i massage hard the place of the muscle tear i can feel like niddless, when im stretching i can feel some lil burning, when i reinjury it was something like preventing you from going futher but now thats not the pain i feeel. i should put it ice ? also for more info about my problem you could check my last video, called '' Muscle Tear HELP'' hehe i was so desesperate that i post it there... also thanks for helping me

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 Ok so i couldn't find the video all there was your guitar videos =)

basically what i think is going on here is you got a little bit of imflammation or something similar

put ice on it for 15 minutes 2 times a day with atleast a hour between each iceing session

if you dont see improvments within two weeks lemme know and ill do some research for ya

When you stretch aim to just keep your flexibility around where it is for the area that hurts untill its better

dont put strain on the area

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 heehe here it is watch?v=GsRi8KkNAf8 also i know it was a muscle tear but muscle tear has been heal a bit but stills i can't stretch like i used to , i used to do the full splits but now hardly i can put my legs a bit appart from my body now...

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 ya man i know what you mean the exact same thing happened to me

you could be the most flexible person in the world honestly but you will lose all that flexibility in a week max

sometimes i just wanna rip out those bones and stuff out of my leg but now that would be stupid lol

Hope everything works out (btw i found that you gain flexibility back almost 2x faster then trying to gain new flexibility) i was able to do the splits then i wasnt but i got the flexibility back in a month =)

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 yea :D, last nigth i was stretching , and in the final stretch the splits i didn't get a lot of pain tbh , the pain almost disappear when i was down... xD, but i can't reach the splits for now im about 31 cm of the ground, gotta work on that but slowly cuz i can feel that if i force the muscle i can reinjury... anyway do you know any exercise to strength the muscle... btw you saw the vid rigth ?

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 Yes i watched it you seem to have the pain in the area i was having you gotta strengthen the legs

strengthen all your muscles in your legs and hips (hips are a big issue) try the pilate side leg lift thing

you can search it up and make sure you stretch the hips as well i found the hip to be a big issue

and you seem to be talking about the groin so in that case yes im pretty positive it's a muscle tear (imflammation) just put ice on it hope this helps (im like 8cm off the ground lol)

[JMRG2992]

@bluetube147 ehm well i check that pitales things but i didn't get so far the exercise that ineed to make xD i can't afford to waste money xD.i guess the only exercise that can help me its the split tho, anyway stretch my hips ? making the splits before create me a lot of hip pain which i tihnk it was just because it wasn't enougth stretched... but i read somewhere that hip pain its from a bad position of the pelvis and the torso, anyway when i apply ice i can feeel a cut what does it mean?

[bluetube147]

@JMRG2992 yes i forgot to mention that when you attempt the side splits or a side kick etc tilt your pelvis inward

this means to stick your ass a little out the reason why is because your hips are sockets and when your leg goes sidewards without sticking the ass a little bit out the ball of the socket stops your leg from going further causing pain

and what money lol pilates are a type of exercise you do at home 3 times a week not go and buy lessons or equipment lol

[GIwillo]

very nice!thank you very much for your videos.just great!

[taylorswift091196]

I can only do side splits on alternate months. Not trolling but weird huh?

[andreaxxfarrellyxoxo]

it took me 2 months 2 do the front splits :) but the main thing iz i can do them now :) x

[frenchguy09]

does it not hurt ur knee tendons at times?Also how long u reckon it would take me to do a full split?I've got like 25cm to go to be able to touch the floor.

[1992GamerGirl]

I've been practicing side splits for some time now and not long ago I started to feel a pain in my hips.. it's not the same pain as when stretching but another more stinging pain.. Is it the hip-bone? How do I prevent it?

[nericlau]

So why do we want to point the feet forward?

Is it for protecting the ankles?

[Deposetheboyking]

Yum! Can't wait for the 3 foot snow drifts to melt in my garden and green things to come up to make this! Wish I could chop as fast as you do :) (tee hee).

[138NProgress]

lol i came to learn side splits.. im like why do i hear food.. but sounds good.

[MegaDeadflowers]

thanks me and my friend will use this method to do the splits

[Katrinasweets]

You make it look so easy. But im getting there. (:

What other stretches are there, along with this one, to make learning these splits even faster?

[dessertwise]

Thank you for this video! Will try to use this method to help my split, it is one of those stretches I usually avoid, but want to improve.

[stevenindfw]

i've been trying to do side splits forever with little results thinking i just had to relax more. i did what you showed by really flexing my hamstrings and then relaxing and it worked great. thanks for keeping me "bendy" lucas.

[xxxPLAYGIRL4lifexxx]

I DIED!!! great workout

[EPRVa62]

Thanks for all the great videos!!

[malllica714]

I LKE CARO EMERALDS "A NIGHT LIKE THIS"

[aldiemincey]

Thank you.

[purewonka]

A cucumber is actually a fruit, not a veggie. A tomato is a fruit too, so you're pretty much making a fruit chutney. :)

[stilldawnfae]

The chutney looks tastey. I didnt know that about Coriander being the same thing as Cilantro. Weird. I love a cilantro glaze dressing on my salads. I can not remember the last time I was able to do the splits! lol.

[Daniea3]

Looks lovely!! I get my spices from a a South Asian spice rack shop.....I honestly wouldn't know where to get fresh. Any pointers? lol. I still haven't learned frontal split and I've been practicing for over 6 years....lmao!!! Gotta work those quads more I suppose. Helpful tips. :)