Flexibility/Splits Help!

_happycats_

Hi everyone, I posted this on the regular threads and my only response was to stop trying to do it...not so helpful :ohwell: figured I'd try in here where maybe it's a little more relevant :flowerforyou:

I have been doing a lot of post-workout stretching to try and increase my flexibility. I'd love to be able to do the splits but I certainly still have quite a ways to go. My question is this: Whenever I try to stretch into side splits/box splits, I get really intense knee pain on the inner surface of my knees - sometimes just one side and sometimes both. Even if I bring my legs closer together and just hold it longer I get this pain. Has anyone experienced this? Does anybody have any suggestions that may help me out? It would be much appreciated Thanks!

Jessi_Brooks

You can try to build up your flexibility by practicing frog splits and not sure the name, but the stretch where you put your legs in a V and lean forward and work on getting your legs further out the more you practice.

_happycats_

Thank you for the suggestions, I hadn't considered frog splits but it's a great idea!

Jacwhite22

If you show us how far you can go currently we might be able to better help you with ways to get past your sticking points.

Jessi_Brooks

You can also prop some yoga block under your knees to support them better while trying to split.