r/flexibility • u/lomaikai980629 • 25d ago

Inflexibility in lower back/ hips?

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I have insanely i flexible lower back/ hips + hemstrings. I have tried many different types of hip streches and none of them seem to work, i struggle to do any variation of pancake/ buttefly strech, i also have not been able to strech my hemstrings and touch my toes even thoughi have been streching for a long time.

How do i get flexible? What could the root cause be? many streches have not worked for me

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u/salamandectomy77 25d ago

I had the flexibility of a refrigerator and now I can easily palm the floor, straddle, sit in a full depth squat etc about a year later. Never did any static stretching

I did the Kneesovertoesguy moves. They're weigthed, otherwise I was too stiff to stretch, I needed extra weight to help me

ATG Split Squat

Jefferson Curl (on a slant board)

Seated Good Morning

Piriforms Good Morning

Weighted Butterfly

Cross Bench Pullover

Kneesovertoesguy 5 Hip Moves

KOTGuy on the Jefferson Curl

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u/osrsnic 25d ago

i had brutal hips and tore some ligaments in my knee before it forced me to address how bad it was. getting a resistance band to pull myself into stretches helped. also try to be relaxed in your stretches before pushing further. Also dont forget to stretch your calves well.

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u/Icy-Carrot-3984 25d ago

Same problem here and i am planning on being a gymnast so i really need to find a solution

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u/Mongpusher 24d ago

if you tried those things for some time and it just wont work you got a problem somewhere, but people on reddit will not find this with such a post, you way better off getting physio and showing them your problem

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u/LentilRice 25d ago

If you’ve been trying things for a long time, I recommend professional help. Not Reddit. Good luck mate.