The pike stretch focuses primarily on the hamstrings. Whether you can’t reach over and touch your toes, or your aiming for elite gymnastic skills you can do different versions of this stretch to suit you. This is a forward fold at the hips reaching towards or beyond your toes. To …
Seiza Stretch Progressions and Regressions
The seiza stretch focuses primarily on the quadriceps while also working the ankle flexibility too. Seiza literally means “proper sitting” in Japanese. It’s a common sitting position there, as well as other places in the world. And unfortunately, most people in the West cannot do it! I was one of …
My Favorite Mobility Drills
In this video, I walk you through some of my favorite mobility drills: When it comes to something being a favorite, there are several ways you could label it that. It may be something you’re good at. It may be something you like doing. Or it may be something you …
Gymnastic Bridge Foot Placement
How you place your feet when doing bridging exercises will change up the difficulty of the exercise. This is especially important when you’re working on harder variations. If you are not as flexible as you’d like to be, the easiest position is to get your heels up and just use …