5 of the Best Exercises for Learning the Front Splits

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In this video I’ll go over some of the most effective exercises for training the front split. These are used not only in the Gymnastics Bodies program, but are the bread and butter exercises also used by many other teachers.
Intro: (0:00)
Anatomy of a Front Split : (1:28)
Warm up: (2:09)
Exercise 1 - Standing Pike: (2:54)
Exercise 2 - Inclined Calf: (3:46)
Exercise 3 - Wide Hurdler: (4:31)
Exercise 4 - ATG Split Squat: (5:18)
Exercise 5 - Vertical Shin: (6:21)
In Closing: (7:19)
LINKS:
Gymnastics Bodies | www.gymnasticbodies.com/
Kneesovertoesguy ATG Split Squat | • ATG Split Squat Tutori...
PNF Stretching | web.mit.edu/tkd/stretch/stret...
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Thank you for this video - very helpful and inspiring. I'm really getting into these stretches!

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[@allexxiell]

Thank you for this video! I am "front split improving", although slow. Could you advise on how many time, at least should the exercises be done? For a biiiit faster result? Much appreciated =)!

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Yes! ATG Nordic curls for strong heel hooks and tib raises for toe hooks. The crossover needs to happen.

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thank you! how many sets will you do of a stretch?

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How long do you hold the split position? Do you do sets?

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If i can do the front and side splits do i still need to do lets say frog or pidgen streches or other streches to keep my climbing lower body flexability?

[@kalandonor]

Hello, congrats on the progress! your videos are awesome. I have a question: How many sets do you do from each exercise? Thanks for the awesome video. I will definitely try these exercises!

[@movementforclimbers]

Following the full GB stretch series workout (about 15 exercises), I only do 1 set of each exercise. If you follow the exercises in this video you can do 2 sets of each and do the workout once a week, or 1 set of each and do the workout twice a week.

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Again, how often should these excercises be done? Four times a week? Each day?

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Wait did you really just stretch only once a week? Looks awesome! I need to try this too

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Yup! The dates listed were the only days I did the front splits workout. I also did the GB middle splits workout once a week so there is some carryover on muscles stretched (ex. hamstrings). The full workout is about 45 min long and pretty intensive so once a week definitely feels like enough.

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To improve pike, you can hold your ankles with your hands and then squatting down then back up, never letting go of the ankles.

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You only did that stretch or did you do other stretches and how many minutes each day

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Bro just listed down the all exersise which i perform for ky front split as a yoga practicner But the differance in that when he said 20 reps of bounce in pike position but i perfrom around 400- 500 bounce in pike the 500 bounce with straddle leg and then many other exersice which take around 1.5 hour and i perfrom these routine twice a day and almost achieve my split in 2 month 😅

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Middle split is the only one

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In two years you can do the splits cold. I need this for 180° side kick

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Years of stretching i progress a bit but still my front legs dont touch the floor i dont know why

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[@exorcistiris]

That "above knee" doesn't seem to be good for Knee... How about "hold like 90 degrees, Don't bend over your toe"?

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The point of this exercise is exactly that: to strengthen the knee. As long as the intensity is moderate, you won't hurt your knees but instead strengthen the ligaments, joints, tendons and whatnot in the knee. Problems arise when you overdo it. Please see the kneesovertoesguy for an indepth explanation.

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