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Yet another split thread
I know everyone is probably pretty tired of answering questions about splits, but here goes: When watching some of the aerial silk stuff and some acrobatics stuff, I see people doing a full front split with double footlocks or a partner is holding her over his head in a front split where it seems that the person doing the split is holding her full weight with her split. My question is: how can you work up to that? Obviously having a flat floor split is a prerequisite, but is it a matter of strength as well as flexibility? Is there some sort of leverage trick? Thanks one and all for indulging my curiosity.
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Yes, it takes both strength and flex for that. You can build the strength with resistance stretching or things like squats, lunges, etc. plus stretches.
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For the split with the double foot lock on silks – practicing splits on silks like that is an awesome way to progress the splits. You have to engage everything to hold the splits. It builds both strength and flexibility.
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