[Peekoboo]

I really want to do a split. But I dont know how to do one.
Can you please help!!!???

[its ginny XD]

you get into the split position .. and push.. XD lol. well basically you slowly start by sitting with one leg straight in front of you and the back on bent. You stretch forward until well until your flexible and there's no pain. Next you get into the split position and slowly push yourself down. Don't push too hard or you'll pull something. Then repeat this everyday for at least twenty minutes. You can get your splits down in two weeks. make sure you do the straight leg and bent leg thing i mentioned before so you don't pull something

hope you got this and understood it lol.

good luck

[kathy]

lol ~ this kind of reminds me of kdrama "Over The Rainbow". The actress teaches the actor how to do the split by jumping on him lol. First, she has him put both feet into separate plastic bags (so they slide). She makes him stands with his legs apart....and then she runs & jumps on him and down he goes.

I probably wouldn`t recommend this method, although it was amusing to watch.

[ladiixxpreciious]

^ lol i remember that scene. looked VERY very painful.

for the splits it takes time, just make sure you stretch a lot everyday so you become more flexible and slowly push yourself down more and more until you are on the floor

[JRMhothothot]

first of all, DO NOT TRY TO DO THE SPLITS WITHOUT STRETCHING!!!!
you'll definitely pull something.
if you're not very flexible to start, it might take a year or so before you can fully go down.
it took me a few months to get my splits (i'm in dance and it's required)
so start stretching every day and you'll eventually get it. it might take a while though

[Lanie_]

I cant do the splits either and my grandfather was a gymnastics coach, in Europe. Psh. He's scared to teach me, but yah when I was little I watched him teach it all the time so just do and follow what all the others are saying and youll get it =]

[JF21©]

this is how i learned to do the split..it took me about a month and a half (i did it every day) ...it also helped tone my abs up ...i need to start doing it again..lol i'm so out of shape now! >.<

materials needed:
3 or 4 magazines or an interesting book or mp3 player
pillow (optional)
extra person
wall
floor

what to do:
1. sit down on the floor facing wall
2. have extra person push you until your butt is flush to the wall and your legs should be sticking strait up in a 90 degree angle.
3. place pillow under your head (if you want)
4.SLOWLY allow legs to slide apart until they cant anymore, keep them against the wall, and use your abs and leg muscles to control the speed(very important so you don't hurt urself)
5.open magazine/book and read or turn on mp3 player and zone out
6. stay in this position for atleast 5 minutes per day (try to work up to 30 minutes)
7. when time is up, again use your abs and inner thigh muscles to SLOWLY bring your legs back together to start position.
8.bring knees to your chest and roll to the side to get up.

*the first couple of times you should be sore from stretching but sooner or later, you'll notice that your legs will go to the floor..when it gets that easy just practice by doing regular splits. remember not to force your legs down..just let gravity do the pulling.

[miye0nnshii]

Stretch everyday.
&try to do a split everyday.

Orrr
try ballet, gymnastics, cheer leading, etc.
thats how i can do it.

[LaZClaraBear]

lol ~ this kind of reminds me of kdrama "Over The Rainbow". The actress teaches the actor how to do the split by jumping on him lol. First, she has him put both feet into separate plastic bags (so they slide). She makes him stands with his legs apart....and then she runs & jumps on him and down he goes.

I probably wouldn`t recommend this method, although it was amusing to watch.

HAHAHAHAHHA yeah.. this dosnt sound good xD
just try doing little at a time LOL

[stjapo46]

lol ~ this kind of reminds me of kdrama "Over The Rainbow". The actress teaches the actor how to do the split by jumping on him lol. First, she has him put both feet into separate plastic bags (so they slide). She makes him stands with his legs apart....and then she runs & jumps on him and down he goes.

I probably wouldn`t recommend this method, although it was amusing to watch.

haha i remember that scene xD but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner ^^;

try 2 stretch everyday & get into the split position it won't take you that long 2 do a split....good luck!

[tomatomato]

haha you can't just do it in one day. you gotta practice and stretch those ligaments until they can get to that position. if you do it too fast and just force it you can tear it and that would hurt A LOT haha so careful. it's like a rubberband that you gotta train it to stretch as far as possible.

[MOONA]

attempt to do a split,
count to 8
not quickly
count slowly

do it everyday, and push harder and harder
you should be able to do it within a month
unless you're REALLY not flexible AT ALL

[foreverandaday]

Just keep stretching those muscles, one night i was stretching and i just suddenly ended up in a split ^ ^v

[predator]

well to get more flexible
you should do leg streches for 2 minutes on each stretch to IMPROVE.

[jenniifer xOx]

just stretch eery day.

thats how i got mine

[surlespointes]

I know what a pain it is to try to do the splits. I still can't go down all the way but now that I stretch every day, I see a huge improvement. Oh yeah, DO NOT try to just do the splits. First, stretch until your muscles are warm. I found that I could do the splits with less difficulty when the room's warm.


Here are some general stretches you can do to prepare for splits:

Middle Splits

Straddle Stretch

1) Sit on the floor with your legs parallel in front of you, knees and feet touching.
2) Spread your legs so that they make a V in front of you.
3) Place your hands in front of you, between your legs, then walk them as far out as you can and hold it. (Like this)

Butterfly Stretch

1) Sit on the floor with your legs in front of you, then bring your feet in so that the bottom of your feet are touching each other. (See picture)
2) Try to get your knees to the floor, but it's okay if they're off the floor. DON'T bob your knees up and down.
3) Place your hands on the floor in front of your legs/feet.
4) Hold

Err... Something Like a Grande Plié

(should look like the MIDDLE girl.)
1) Place your feet apart from each other, toes faced outward.
2) Lower yourself down and put your hands on your knees.
3) Try to get lower and hold.

Wall Stretch / Gravity
(I don't have a picture for this, sorry!)
1) Place yourself on a wall, like this but you don't need a mat or anything.
2) Like in the straddle stretch, spread your legs apart into a V shape. Make sure your legs are STRAIGHT. Bent knees will do nothing to help you in this exercise.
3) Play a song and hold your position until your song ends (try to choose a song that's more than 3 minutes long)
4) Slowly make your legs come together into the beginning position.


Hope that helped

[Peekoboo]

Thank you soo much guys!!!(=^.^=) Im gonna try streching first and then do a split. Hopefully I can do one soon..