How I got Flexible

[@king_of_frauds]

One of my Taekwando master told me about the 3 Ts. Temperature, you need warm muscles. Tension, stretch until you hit your limit. Time, hold the tension for as long as possible, the longer the better. And of course you need consistency. Doing it everyday.

[@mikeboosh8776]

Not sure I'd agree with the last T. All the literature I've seen says that beyond 30 seconds any gain in flexibility is minimal and you're pretty much wasting time that could be spent stretching something else.

[@armannstraughter3296]

Hm.

[@jesselam5867]

Could go further and push for PNF stretching, where you stretch for 6 sec then flex that muscle for another 6 sec and repeat. It’s the idea that stretching is not actually a limitation in your muscles but your brain not allowing your muscles to stretch further. By consciously flexing that muscle you bypass that reflex response and allow yourself to push a bit further, reconditioning yourself quicker. It’s scientifically the fastest way to get to your split.

[@king_of_frauds]

@@jesselam5867 Thanks. I'll try to remember that for tomorrow.

[@SpodyOdy]

​@@mikeboosh8776thats what iv heard too but Iv had better results doing more time. 🤷

[@gaje27]

This dude is so underrated

[@dermuiker]

no hes not

[@gaje27]

@@dermuiker do you know what underrated means?

[@Uncivil_Dreams]

@@gaje27dudes almost got 2million subs for telling people how to stretch, which everyone already knows how to do. stretching isnt the issue, its people not wanting to do the stretches consistently that’s the issue. so hes definitely not under rated lol, should someone making a bunch of stretching videos have 10m subs or something?

[@gaje27]

@@Uncivil_Dreams and how many subs did James Charles get for making stupid makeup videos?? This guy has great content however is not up there in the high levels of subs. Also he has taught me personally many things wich I did not know how to do so yes id say he is underrated as his content is some of the most useful on this site however he is not near the high levels of subs that some channels achieve.

[@UrPPhard]

I don't think 2 million subs is underrated

[@artbyzef]

"getting flexible is neither difficult or complicated" me, who has definitely gotten a back spasm from sneezing too hard: "oh okay"

[@Ad_Inferno]

Lol this is me and I have absolutely done this. I once said I was secretly 85 and my darling husband deadass goes, "Honey, you're openly 85." Oooooof he's not wrong, though.

[@murphy54000]

The actual difficulty of the actions are small; the only truly difficult part is the consistency. You have to do it every day, even if it takes less than 10 minutes.

[@FireflowerDancer]

​@murphy54000 What do you do when you have a demanding life and a functional disability that makes full stretching daily too painful to be realistic? I have days where I just can't. I can get maybe a little bit of movement but an actual firm exercise or stretch routine is a no. Maybe I can just maintain on the harder days, but it's frustrating how it slows or even stops progress.

[@atata2000]

​@@FireflowerDanceris nice to just do what you can everyday, but I guess is better to consult an expert about that. Maybe a physiotherapist? I don't really know, but certainly an expert could teach you to adapt some exercises to something you can do with your disability

[@ardynizunia9709]

​​@@FireflowerDancer If that's your situation, don't focus on stretching for flexibility progress but look up pain relieving stretches. Do those consistently until your pain hopefully lessens or even goes away entirely. From there you can set your sights on a full stretching routine. For me, spending literally just 2 minutes a day to stretch my back removed back pains I've had for over 10 years after just a couple weeks of doing it consistently, it's worth it, you can do it! :D

[@CarrieMK]

I’d love to see some exercises that help with neck/upper back.

[@julienpierb]

Crow pose, Dolphin, Puppy posture, Downward dog, eagle pose. I am into Yoga so that's what I know. Hope it helps 🙏🏻

[@Merlin464]

​@@julienpierbWhat about the third leg 🦵?

[@darksecret965]

​@@Merlin464there's an exercise called Repeated Hand Jerking

[@Merlin464]

@@darksecret965 asking for a friend.. He said is there any equipment if the length is insufficient to grab by hand? 🤠

[@kingkit4856]

@@julienpierband cat-cow. i do that in pt for my posture

[@dolphinloser6546]

Yep - my first goal was touching my toes, and even now after months of not specifically focusing on that skill, I can still comfortably do so and often go past the toe-touch. You will slowly lose flexibility over time if you don't practice at all, but (particularly if you're still doing at least SOME flexibility work) it takes a lot lot longer to lose than people realise, and is easier to regain if you DO lose it

[@bratatouille]

Yeah, every time I haven't stretched in a long time I'm like "oh no I'm probably really stiff now" and then I go on to be as flexible, or sometimes even slightly more flexible than I was. Gaining flexibility takes a long time, but luckily losing it does too :D

[@stellablu333]

I definitely lose flexibility VERY FAST. especially in the hamstring

[@BliskDeather]

Can you reach your own dick? That would be my goal

[@FireflowerDancer]

For me it just isn't consistent. I get fast results but struggle to keep them over time.

[@avocados1707]

very true, during early quarantine 2020 i actually dedicated myself to stretching for front splits for about 2 months (which is very very VERY surprising considering me) n almost 4 years later (holy crap its been 4 yrs?) i am still WAY more flexible in those stretches/front split than i was before quarantine, even tho the only stretching in my legs that ive done after those 2 months is every few months when i feel so stiff frm jus studying that i _have_ to

[@CruzMonrreal]

I'm glad someone finally mentioned the hot shower hack ❤

[@nsNiccer]

But isn't the opposite true? In my opinion cold showers raise body temperature because the body counteracts undercooling.

[@thechalenger2992]

​@@nsNicceryes, but no. It will warm your body up to stay at a stable normal degree, tho it will lower it as well.

[@nsNiccer]

@@thechalenger2992 I see. But I still think that cold showers are more beneficial because after the shower the body still wants to heat up and you get an adrenalin-kick as a side effect. Whereas after hot showers the body wants to cool down from overheating.

[@ehukai2003]

@@nsNiccerthe body wants to cool down after any activity which warms it up, so your point is pretty moot.

[@drum_dragon7574]

@@nsNiccer personally i like the cold shower more for that adredaline kick

[@majarini]

I can't believe we get such quality content for free... what a time to be alive

[@Shizo_san]

Consistancy is the hard thing 😅

[@stevehartwell1861]

How so? I'm consistently inconsistent.

[@BithikaKundu-gq1yq]

Not when u love something ❤

[@cesarm3218]

That’s true for a lot of things. That jogging baboon in Bojack horseman said it best, “Everyday it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it everyday. That’s the hard part”.

[@ekagrasaxena1053]

But it's necessary

[@nikkhilkalia4512]

Dude you're so positive! I genuinely feel happy when I see your reels. What a bright man you must be in person. Keep up the great work

[@damnfk063]

Not going to lie. The fact that you acknowledged the way I go to the gym to stretch is giving me chills I literally do that. One day weights one day stretching on alternating days

[@Uncivil_Dreams]

whats the point in going to the gym to stretch lol? just stretch at home…. cant say ive ever seen anyone stretch at the gym before😂

[@qewlp6299]

@@Uncivil_Dreams its about the environment, its nice to *go outside* lol.

[@randomvidz8742]

​@@qewlp6299true in my gym we got a studio and stretching feels amazing in it

[@thewokestoic2432]

I do this too man, love it, prolly a lot more normal at a gymnastics center hahaha

[@danielward4868]

You encourage me to improve my flexibility and strength.

[@sheldonjplanktonn]

Stay bendy

[@Semystic]

A tennis court is where I was first able to do a full side split. Random but thought it was neat as you're doing stretches on a tennis court.

[@tomorrows_aj]

man I’m working on my middle splits and it is not easy at ALL props to you David you’re amazing

[@jocundphoton3152]

As a fencer this front split training will be very useful! Keep up the amazing content!

[@nodakjohnsful]

I am inspired more by the fact you are not some muscle bound gym rat but an average looking dude with exceptional muscle strengh and decieving limberness. That gives all us "normal" people hope and motivation !

[@user-ky1sk7kr6t]

Indeed. This dude is what we really need.

[@gibbonsgomez4434]

He’s such a godsend. this is literally the best generation to grow up in, we’re all flexible and jacked from calisthenics, weed is for the most part legal and we all have smart phones and Apple Watches like we’re from Star Trek. I’m I wrong to love the times we’re living in?🤔

[@apitapi]

Not at all

[@Uncivil_Dreams]

err… “we’re” not all jacked. most Gen Zers are absolutely not jacked, idk about flexible tho. and weed being legal shouldnt be what makes you like this time we live in😂 weed makes you lazy.

[@safavid]

You're never wrong for loving your present. That said I'd check up your statistics. Stay positive 🤘🏻

[@Adeleisha]

Maybe in America. Everywhere else? Not so much, except for Star Trek tech 😁

[@laur83]

david, i love your fitness and flexibility tips so much! you’ve encouraged me to try deep squatting and it’s been increasing my knee strength considerably. i also love your wife and her energy so much. bless your little family ❤

[@flamingicecold]

Warm-ups are great for preparing to do a workout

[@GoldenestLady]

I need a full length video on this

[@skrzat7663]

Love you man! One of my favourite channels on YT! STAY FLEXY!

[@aboodmod123]

thank you so much i am getting flexible

[@Summerkillens]

Him sitting in that middle split has me crying for some reason 😂😂😂 I wish

[@ChosenPree]

Dudeee my life changed dramatically since I started doing mobility exercises, just being able to move my body better than usual helped me lose 20 pounds. Without trying. Inconsistently too! Thank u so much, and it helped me with my rotator cuff. THANK YOU

[@rommelriot]

Thank you bro 💯💯💯... Another inspiring video

[@Carlie-db3up]

Thanks! I’m a ballet, hip hop and lyrical dancer so I need to become more flexible! I’ll keep trying!

[@smsutton100]

I love your videos ❤

[@ashantinkeyasen9560]

Do you have any videos on how to get the split (middles and front on both sides) that’s my skill I’m focused on I wanna get it by summer

[@dust_to_dust]

This is the best video he's made, for me. These seem like detailed enough instructions I can follow to get to place I want to be. Detail is often clarity, and clarity is necessary. Thanks, man. May God bless you.

[@threebuttonsmash]

Thanks for always sharing tips and guides and everything! You’re such a positive person and when I stop being lazy I’m going to actually follow your advice and videos to be flexy!

[@cheffroggo4363]

Thank you dude 🙏

[@christianjoos7011]

This dude is rad!

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

WOW!! That split was awesome! I just subscribed to your channel!😃👋🏽👨🏽‍⚕️

[@Aeunax123]

Glad to see you back David! ☺️

[@Tempest_Stream]

I see you rocking the Vibrams, would you recommend?

[@AmandaBabyyyyy]

I’m sure he would, I see him wearing them in a lot of his vids!

[@maggs131]

Those and Peluvas

[@adrianluscombe6806]

You are the best. Thank you for the ebooks and content

[@agustinlado]

You should make a video listing many of the different skills. I'd love to have a list of all and ask the AI to generate a training routine based on it.

[@isabellach]

David has a series called "life was hard before these skills" or something like that. Searching that on youtube, youll find a bunch of his videos. He might also have a playlist, im not sure.

[@Aze1221s]

Me as first time viewer: “did his arm just-“ Veteran subscriber:”yes, yes it did”

[@claudespeed4730]

Bro is real life spiderman

[@Zmtvo-qe3kd]

I've been searching many times about 'how to learn splits'. I've been ended up in many multiple splits tutorial.This is the best tutorial ever I saw Thanks. ❤❤❤ God bless you.

[@grpgraphics]

I love that you do the middle split correctly with your knees facing upward. So many people think they know how to do the splits, but they don’t use the right technique.

[@Wunnabeanbag]

Always grateful thank you David

[@twiggmister1]

'any skill'- *puts leg waaay behind his head, aaand kind of winks

[@WiWillemijn]

Oooo so a warm up is to warm up lol

[@techaaaage]

I really do neglect warm ups , I should do some of them

[@evaj3461]

Love this!!

[@gregorymccord4694]

Thank you for your concern for others just can’t figure out what a person’s need . Very well done.

[@christinahill8377]

Need stretches for my joints! My knees are killing 😫

[@ihatevott]

I had the same problem with knee issues too. A majority of knee pain comes from weakness in the quads, abductors, and hamstrings. Exercises like leg lifts, bridges, stiff leg holds will strengthen the muscles. The quad and hamstring stretches in this video with cossack squats will target all three muscle groups Best of luck!

[@bratatouille]

Pain in the joints is usually caused by weakness/stiffness in the surrounding muscles. I remember David having a short specifically on knee exercises/stretches, but he also shares some in the multiple deep squat videos he has.

[@ultralordd7625]

Love the delivery, bro.

[@johnsmith7150]

You inspire me and make me feel like I can actually get flexible. Thanks David!

[@shivanshar]

Dude the workout and the streching thing you told at the end is exactly what I was looking for 🍻

[@reginasuvor2464]

Yeeeeees! Inspired momentanious ❤

[@scootdingerman60]

I’d really like to see a more full length video from David going over some exercises or stretches to do to get more flexy, or if he already has some shorts like that please point me in their direction 👍

[@allenwatts6385]

He has tons and tons of videos and reels all over his channel. Just click on his page and look around till you find something relevant to you

[@funkaar3130]

Subscribed !

[@CelestialCadences]

You're my hero. I work from home at my desk all day. I have to take multiple showers a day to loosen my muscles. Hamstrings are always extremely tight because of the chair. Traps in so much pain on the daily from raising my arm to the desk even with proper support. Going to start following your workouts every day.

[@BeyBattleBoy]

I never knew that the term "warming up" in a workout was literal, but it makes complete sense. Higher temps increases bloodflow and relaxes muscles to protect from injury while exercising. Crazy I never put those dots together

[@FoxieAdjuia]

Just amazing work and everything else

[@isaborg8353]

Awesome!!!🎉Thank you.

[@veronicarowland1243]

You are the Best...cause You show what is needed as well as how to❣️from Harrisburg Pennsylvania❣️💜💜💜❤️💜

[@thaiming7486]

Interesting that i was able to put my foot behind my head, nowadays it feels like impossible. And then there is you. Thank you for that beautiful art of inspiration. Stay flexy :D

[@christineclarke1653]

I hope you've recovered. Be careful in future! Aunty Christine x

[@rodneyriwai1897]

Amazing, absolutely perfect I thank you for your informative content

[@Bastibuffet]

Thanks for the great informative video

[@zionbenitez479]

Hey David, I was hoping you’d maybe make a video addressing people’s concerns of overstretching affecting their ability to weight lift

[@zentzu4003]

for people that want to do the side split, be-careful, your hip joint is complicated and some athletes cannot get even close to a side split due to having deep hip sockets; range motion is limited due to the bone on bone contact

[@CalicoOnPawz]

Oh my goodness tysm 💗 this impoved my front splits

[@danielaweber2961]

You are awesome.Glad I found you

[@lolalee2301]

Can you please do a video on a mini warm up routine to do before stretching?

[@Aa__Bb]

He’s said “flexy” so many times that “flexible” sounded strange

[@blondelp8451]

I can always learn something new and useful from your videos.

[@Kaito-Ipn]

I was watching vtuber clips, how did I end up here? Nvm, I’m subscribing to this dude.

[@HolmesHobbies]

That crab to bridge was fire. You breakdance? 😆

[@Ryhs.Star24]

I’ve been learning how to do a back bend for a few months. I can now do a front walkover and a back bend

[@ldancer2340]

I like learning. I send a smile.

[@heehoopeanut420]

Dude thanks to you and a few other legitimately good people on youtube, I'm actually seeing muscke gains and more strength and flexibility. Stick with it yall, I'm a woman so i dont gain muscle mass as fast as you guys do, but after about 5 months i noticed some legit muscle definition and more strength in my shoukders and arms + less back pain! Ive always been super stiff so I'm still working on the flexy part, but uve noticed a lot of improvements there too. I'd love if you could talk more about not being able to touch your toes, like not even get close😭 because my legs just dont seem to want to get flexible even after months of deep stretching. I want to be able to touch my toes and do the slipts and all that stuff!

[@georgeeliot2012]

“Switching out the exercises for stretches, that’s basically how you should stretch.”

[@calmdownkaylaapostolicpent7660]

Love it

[@Yabustedjaloppy]

I’m starting to believe dude is a living life hack.

[@alexyancy6018]

This guy has the energy from an animated animal and i love it!!

[@lizmary8207]

The focus on ine skill at a time was what i needed to heasmr, thank you

[@deedee3355]

Just realized that, david moves the way i play around with my toys in my childhood

[@mrwishe]

I've been on a calisthenics mission and flexibility, balance, grip and strength have found this awesome equilibrium, and is also bringing me to channels like this. oorah

[@Z5Z5Z5]

My legs are stiff as a popsicle stick and feel like they would crack doing any of these leg flexibility stretches hahah

[@kacperz5683]

It's also crucial to remind people not to stretch their tendons but rather to stretch the muscles, because there are still lots and lots of people who still stretch "the old way" - they just get into a position and force their way through it, sometimes even with another person pushing them over their limits. Which is completely tragic and cause your tendons and ligaments to be torn apart and they are NOT designed to be stretched. The correct way of stretching is to focus on relaxing your *muscles* in a stretching position and going deeper *slowly* , never in a "pumping" motion, but always small step at a time. I'm writing it for the people who don't know and actually care for their health, cause David surely knows it very well already Stay flexy :D

[@heidiheidi311]

🙏

[@davebrown8788]

Thanks to you and your advice im closer to a full split than I ever thought I could be 😂 keep up the awesome work my guy 👍 stay flexy

[@raymondreaper2554]

I just do a stretch for like 3 minutes, but I do it once. No scientific evidence to prove it, and it also gets quite boring during the exercise but it worked for me because I have done the same thing for like a year. So just don't get injured and stay consistent.

[@Ethan-uf2cg]

Those shoes are absolutely insane

[@maggs131]

They are awsome. Best shoes for anything and everything I've ever worn

[@hannahgendron7094]

I learned to bend backwards far enough to put my heels in my eye sockets in elementary school, didn't stretch my back again properly until high school and I could still do it.

[@carollydiezdemedinagil5006]

I just love you!

[@zoeduncan3997]

Yoooo vibrams for life!! ❤

[@kennanevans5210]

I been wondering this for a whole Ty

[@christopherclark8628]

The most important aspect of "stretching" is the breath. Most people strain and hold their breath while trying to stretch. In reality you can't stretch a muscle. You RELAX the target area.

[@RaccoonRecluse]

Nope, you never really lose the range of motion, just muscle control and / or mass. I did ballet and gymnastics for several years as a kid. But now, as an adult, at 32, i can still put my foot flat on the top of my head, and im in consider obease. Got hit by a car, and it took me time to realize that my body wasn't going to recover without more slow and deliberate activity and motion.

[@f23normal69]

i train my flexibility and toughness (punching walls and hitting my legs with a wooden stick) in the morning and regular workout in the afternoon, i have been doing it for a couple of months and recently i finally got a full split, i heard something cracking down there as if i cracked my knuckles and my knees hurt a bit from the weird angle but i'm good so far

[@vikavoltisepic3507]

Anyone else just watch for the amazing stunts

[@drakoyaboi3344]

This guy is literally has to be my speech&debate coach 😭😭😭

[@jayfreeman9357]

👍🏽 good work my man

[@briancardozo420]

God bless you brother from another mother, i wish you have all the best, a warm heart inside and next to you, and peace at your soul. Your work its awesome and so important.

[@antoinechristopherofficial]

Hello great video can you do a video on how to get the side splits for older men

[@elize2952]

I’ve been trying to get my splits for years… not consistently of course, but I just started the journey again, been stretching for a month. It’s just so frustrating because I consider myself more flexible than the average person but I have never been able to do splits

[@Bryony.xoxo.]

I just teach myself all of my skills at school at lunch 😂😂😂