Can you touch your toes/do the splits?

[m0l0t0v]

So, being an avid climber, being stretchy/flexible is kind of important to me.

I've NEVER been able to touch my toes (properly now, no bending knees!) or do the splits, I think I can get my legs apart quite far but not as far as I like.

There's a few climbs where being able to do simple things like this would actually help me be a much better climber!

Sp BCF massive, can you do it? Either of them?

And what's the trick to be able to do it? How do you gain such stretchiness?!
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[st3v3]

I'm about 4 inches of touching my toes in testing for your research, without stretches and warming up.

I get about a knee's height off the floor in doing the splits before my inner thigh muscles are begging me to quit.

I may try again tomorrow after I've had a jog.
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[Ste]

I can touch my toes without bending my knees.
I'm not going to try doing the splits.

There isn't really any trick to it, I'm just |337.

[ms51ves3]

I'm an unsupple bastard. I can't do either.

[m0l0t0v]

[m0l0t0v]

Oh and I didn't mean tricks as such. But surely you can train to be able to? To have better flexibility?
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[Ste]

Short people also have shorter arms so it's no easier.

[m0l0t0v]

I have long legs compared to my arms




Ok maybe not. Well they are longer, but I get called gorilla arms sometimes

And I did put in tiny writing maybe not

Just making excuses.
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[m0l0t0v]

I have immense pecs/abs that won't let me bend too far in.




Plus we all know you're a druggy so you can fit in 1M x 1M box
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[Ariel Badger]

Toes yes...
Splits....do not be silly.
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[hellkat]

Well even I can still touch my toes but I never could do the splits
(and to be frank, I can't think why you would want to, its unseemly!)

When I first met him, mr hellkat could.
He tried to impress me by doing the splits, in full bike gear, whilst arseing about with his mates ... but he strained his thigh muscle, so (of course) I had to sympathetically rub Tiger Balm into it for several days silly old bugger

But he is quite sprightly for an old fart.
Gymnastic, almost, at times.
*blush*
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[mistergixer]

I tore my hamstring a while back and it has definately hindered my flexibility. That, and my ever burgeoning gut.
When warmed up, I used to be able to do full front splits (both sides) and was only a couple of inches away from side/box splits.
In terms of toe-touching, i could get my chest to my thighs easily.

Nowadays i rarely do any stretching, so my static flexibility has suffered greatly. Dynamic is still quite good, although i'm always very careful with my hamstring, and i think that holds me back mentally more than anything.
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[chris-red]

I've found it take a few days if you try one day and keep streching then try the next you will be much closer keep streching and you will be able to do it in a couple of days.

If I tried today I would be nowhere near but if I was bother I could do it in about 4 days. It is about streching the muscles down the back of your legs
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[trevoriv]

I can touch my toes after years of training

It's tough when you're tall with a 35" inside leg!
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[colin1]

I can see how doing the splits would be useful when climbing, but I cant see how touching your toes would be. When standing on a toehold, you cant lean forward, as there is a rock face in the way.

I do a bit of climbing sometimes, I need to improve with smoothness, and balance, and either lose weight or develop arm strength, so I can pull myself up a bit better.
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[pyx_e]

Splits for men is silly, and dangerous. Snap you thigh ligament and it will spring back whap you in the nuts and kill you of pain.

Anyone who cant touch their toes is a fool. The only exception to this rule if you cant see them.

Palms on the floor is the real test, all easy for me as, being a celt, I have long arms and short legs.

How about sitting cross legged then getting up with out using hands/arms.
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[The999Kid]

touch toes? Yes!
Splits? Yes!

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[Handsome]

Haven't been able to do the splits since I gave up Karate years ago, but I can touch my toes without bending my legs...

Prefer to watch the Missus do it though, and No, I'm not posting pictures of either, you doirty fuckers...
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[Annabella]

Yoga or a combination of yoga and pilates is your answer. I've become much more flexible as a result of an hour a week of yoga.

Edit: It's good for you balance too, which is essential for climbing.
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