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Front Split & Back Flexibility
Here is your full workout for today. This overview includes name, reps, and most important cues. IMPORTANT!! To see the video click the (“+”) symbol next to the exercise name, and it will expand.
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Dashboard | Â Front Split & Back Workout
Front Split
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Walking Pike 40sec | The anterior pelvic tilt is the most important part of this exercise.As you move your foot pull your toes up towards your chin and flex your foot.Keep your knees locked and shoulders squared with the hips at all times. | |
 | Laying 1 Legged Hamstring Stretch 10x each side | Hold the working knee at a consistent distance to your chest. Do not move it away from you as you extend the leg.Fully lock the knee in each rep and flex your foot.Keep your back straight and keep the opposite knee locked. | |
 | Laying 1 Legged Hamstring Stretch - Hold 30sec each side | Fully lock your working knee, flex the foot and pull it towards your chest. Keep your shoulders depressed and on the floor.Keep your back straight and keep the opposite knee locked. | |
 | Half Split 1min each side | Place your foot far enough towards the front so at the deepest position of your stretch your knee is on top of the foot with you shin in a vertical line.Push your hips towards your front foots heel.Keep your shoulders low and squared with your hips. | |
 | Half Split Back Knee Bent Against the Wall 1min each side | Place your foot far enough towards the front so at the deepest position of your stretch your knee is on top of the foot with you shin in a vertical line.Push your hips towards your front foots heel whilst assuring that your hips and shoulders stay squared. Your back foot needs to point upwards and not out towards the side.Keep approximately the length of one palm of a hand distance to the wall with your back knee. Adjust this distance if needed for comfort and place your knee on something soft like a thick mat or or a pillow. | |
 | Runners Stretch Pulses 8x each side | Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly squared and parallel to the floor.Place your hips on top of your back knee.Keep your front knee fully locked and push the bottom of the knee into the floor. Place your hands further in front to increase difficulty. | |
Half Split Set Perform all following exercises back to abck without break on one side. Repeat on the other side after | |||
 | Runners Stretch 30sec | Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly squared and parallel to the floor.Place your hips on top of your back knee.Lock the front knee and push the bottom of the knee towards the floor. Flex your foot pulling your toes towards the chin. Place your hands further towards the front to increase difficulty. | |
 | Half Split Back Knee Straight 30sec | Tuck your tailbone under and focus on the posterior pelvic tilt.Flex your back foot on the floor and gently extend it to push your back leg into your hips helping with the posterior pelvic tilt.Keep your shoulders depressed, squared with the hips and parallel to the floor at all times. Do not allow your body to turn out. | |
| Runners Stretch 30sec | Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly squared and parallel to the floor.Place your hips on top of your back knee.Lock the front knee and push the bottom of the knee towards the floor. Flex your foot pulling your toes towards the chin. Place your hands further towards the front to increase difficulty. | |
 | Half Split Reps 10x | "As you release tension from your back knee push your hips down and into a posterior pelvic tilt. When you lock the knee back up fight to keep your hips low and to hold the posterior pelvic tilt. In an ideal world your hips would not move as you extend the knee."Go slow and stay in full control as you place the knee back on the floor. Do not smash your knee into the ground.Keep your shoulders depressed, squared with the hips and parallel to the floor at all times. Do not allow your body to turn out. | |
 | Extended Runners Stretch Slide | Guide the backwards movement with your hips. First flip them into an anterior pelvic tilt. Then push your heel into the floor as you pull back lengthening the hamstring from both ends.Keep your hips and shoulders squared and parallel to the floor. Especially pay attention to the hip of the moving leg. Do not allow it to rise up.Fully lock your front knee and push the bottom of the knee towards the floor. | |
 | Front Split 1min | Keep your lower back straight by pushing your hips towards the posterior pelvic tilt. Sit equally between both legs.Engage your back leg gently like you were trying to straighten it.Make sure the heel of the back foot is pointing towards the ceiling and the leg is going straight towards the back. | |
End Half Split Set Now repeat on the other side | |||
 | Front Split Back Knee Bent in Corner 1min each side | ||
 | Front Split - Back Knee Elevated 1min each side | Use 2 blocks | |
 | Front Split Reps - between Blocks 8x each side | 2 blocks under each foot |
Back Warm Up
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hamstring Bridge 10x | Push your heels into the floor raising your hips and entire back.Keep your knees stable and in a constant distance from each other.In the top position create a straight line from your neck all the way to your knees. Do not arch. | |
 | Bent Knee Windshield Wiper 5x each side | Bring your heels as close to your glutes as possible.Work on keeping your knees together and both shoulders on the floor as you slowly lower your knees to the side.Exhale as you lower your legs and do not forcefully push them down. | |
 | Half Snow Angel 5x each side | Keep your knees on the floor and connected with each other throughout the entire duration of the exercise.Watch the hand as you draw far reaching half circles and work on keeping your fingers connected with the floor.Do not allow your hips to drop back or your immobile arm to move. | |
 | Cat n Cow 10x | Focus on mobilizing your entire spine from the neck all the way to your hips.As you round your back push your hands into the floor and away from you to further round your back.Imagine pulling the floor towards your knees to support your back for a deeper arch. |
Back Stretches
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cat n Cow - Elastic Assisted 8x | Place the band around your back with your hands inside it. Use the band not just to create a bigger arch but also as a target to analyze where to arch and where to round.As you round your back push your hands into the floor and away from you to further round your back.Imagine pulling the floor towards your knees to support your back for a deeper arch. | |
 | Bridge Wall Walk 2x5 | ||
 | Half Split Back Knee Straight - Arched 2x20sec each side | ||
 | Knee Bridge Wall Walk - to Floor 4x | In small alternating steps slowly walk your hands down the wall towards the floor. Work on keeping your hips above your knees for as long as possible.When you reach your final position extend your arms, apply pressure and push your hips and ribs up creating an even greater arch.Focus just as much on the way back. Take small steps and replace your hips above the knees as early as possible. Go especially slow and straighten your entire back chain in reverse order bringing the hands and head back last. Look back towards the wall for as long as possible. | |
 | Yoga Bridge 2x20sec | ||
 | Cobra with Bent Knees - against the Wall 40sec | Rise up arching one part of your back at the time lifting everything but the hips off the floor.Place your hands slightly further front than in a regular cobra in order to create and even arch throughout your entire back.Keep your shoulders down. | |
 | Cobra - Reps 8x | Squeeze your elbows alongside your body and keep your shoulders low at all times. Your feet should be about hip with apart and your legs engaged.One by one open each part of your back to its fullest potential before moving on the the next one. Guide the movement with your hands and head head, followed by your chest, mid and finally lower back creating an arch from the very beginning.Focus on the way back down and begin to relax one part of your back chain at the time in reverse. Keep your back engaged and try to use your arms as little as possible. | |
 | Chest Opener on Knees at Wall 40sec | ||
 | Shoulder Opener on Knees 40sec | Lock your elbows and slightly depress your shoulders.Place your knees far enough so they are behind the hips and not right underneath them.Once your rib cage is approaching the floor start pushing your hips towards the hands for an additional stretch. | |
 | Active Sphinx 8x | Use your back muscles to rise up whilst keeping your belly button and rib cage on the floor.With your hands firmly on the ground pull your body gently towards the front in the sphinx position as if you were trying to create distance between your ribs.Keep your shoulders low and squeeze your shoulder blades behind your back for a moment before lowering back down. Fully extend your elbows between each rep. | |
| Cat n Cow 6x | Focus on mobilizing your entire spine from the neck all the way to your hips.As you round your back push your hands into the floor and away from you to further round your back.Imagine pulling the floor towards your knees to support your back for a deeper arch. | |
 | Knee Bridge Ring 4x | ||
 | Half Split Back Knee Bent - Arched Walk & Hold 20sec each side | ||
 | Bridge - Upper Back Activation 2x2 | ||
 | Wall Bridge Step 2x2 each leg | ||
 | Hollow Back Wall Tap to Straddle 3x2 | ||
 | Bridge Table Tap 3x4 | With your hands guiding the movement reach back opening each part of the back 1 section at the time to its fullest potential. Return back to your starting position in the opposite order. Your hands should be the last thing that comes up. Look back as early as possible on the way down and continue to look back for as long as possible on the way back up.Keep your knees locked, avoid pushing your hips out towards the front, stay in control at all times and do not place any weight on your hands at the bottom of the movement.Adjust the height of the box to match your current level of flexibility. Keeping form quality high is significantly more important than depth and range of motion. Decrease the height of the box slowly over time and do not make sudden changes. |
Back Cool Down
| Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Body Lifts - Hands behind Head | 10x | Interlock fingers. Head stays in neutral position. Legs are together and glutes are engaged at all times. | |
| Half Superman | 10x | Knees & elbows locked. Lengthen spine as much as possible. Head in neutral position! Don't just lift up but also away from your center. | |
| Rounded Rehab Crunches | 10x | Go slow & round 1 vertebral at the time. | |
| Legs behind the Head Rehab Touches | 10x | Go slow. Place your arms along the body not under your hips. Lengthen your spine. Knees locked. Feet together |