How do u do a split?

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How do u do a split?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Here is a good article on the physiology of flexibility, although it is pretty academic:

http://www.ifafitness.com/stretch/stretc...

Work with your flexibility VERY gradually. Begin to stretch until you feel some intensity (not too much!) then stay at that level for a few breaths. While you're stretching, breathe into the place where you feel the stretch most intensely, as though your nostrils were right on that spot. As you inhale, breathe to the intensity and as you exhale, invite that place to relax and expand. (Notice I said "invite" not "force" or anything violent like that!) Keep repeating this process with each breath. Breathe through your nose. When you feel the intensity subside somewhat, go just SLIGHTLY farther into the stretch and repeat the process. If the intensity doesn't subside in a certain spot, DON"T go any further that day. Hold stretches for at least 60 seconds, unless you're in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy (no long stretches for "ladies in waiting!") Muscle length is composed of units called sarcomeres. You can add sarcomeres to a muscle, but this won't happen unless you hold stretches for at least 60 seconds at a time.