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Hi! It’s super common to feel nice and flexible one day, especially if you spend a good amount of time warming up and then stiff as a board the next try. The restriction feeling can also be how your pelvis and hip sockets are structured. Some people find knees forward ok others can only middle split with knees up, I can only middle split with knees up, hip rotation is key for me!
Have you tried going through the middle split routine here? https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/530180ae-7184-4b5d-8bdf-116c0a9aa0eb
There’s a lot to middle splits but it’s important to remember that it takes TIME and good technique to improve. You might follow a stretching program and feel super bendy one day and stiff next week, and becoming flexible without a ton of warming up takes lots of consistence practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lv6af4pKQ8
Also one of the least effective methods is just sitting statically in a pose. It’s a good way to learn the correct position at first but then it’s time to be active in the stretch.
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There are many programs here https://www.studioveena.com/lessons if you’re interested in not having to plan a regimen.
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Just to clarify I don’t teach, “knees to chest” as a main method of basic invert. My lessons have evolved as I learn more of what struggles students have and how I can help.
Also I feel inverting with controlled momentum can be very pretty and I do it that way often. The only reason someone needs to invert from a deadlift is of they’re working towards aerial inverts. You can enjoy inverts forever without having to deadlift into them.
To properly deadlift an invert, which is what you are saying you want, requires a LOT of conditioning and TONS of practice for most. Using controlled momentum will also help prevent injuries often associated with trying to deadlift over and over.
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Or better yet, try the 30 day invert program too!
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Sounds like your instructor is teaching inverts as a deadlift which is super hard and not the approach I take at all.
If you’re looking for a method that allows for controlled momentum, this is what I suggest, then check out the invert lesson here. Just tip the hips is not the key to inverting!
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I like using my converse when I want a shoe, I like that they’re still light weight and not bulky.
Here are the shoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AB3d5IHTk
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Injuries SUCK!!!! Honestly time seems to be the answer. Making sure to do the rehab and warm up blah, blah, all that’s been said and it IS important, but time has been what ultimately helps. I’ve not found a quick way to fix an injury, I’ve researched and learned a bunch over the years but in the end most injuries just take time.
I tore my pectoralis minor about 6 years ago helping lift a free standing fireplace up some stairs when we were moving. It hurt forever and it wasn’t even a sudden ouch I’m injured moment! I still have some issues now and then and it took a good 2 yrs to not bother me. But I really started to see improvement when I stopped focusing on trying to desperately get back to “normal” and just was careful and moved on. I think sometimes when our thoughts are focused on “oh no, I’m injured” we keep reinforcing that something is wrong and it slows the healing process…..THIS IS JUST MY THEORY!
Our bodies do have an amazing capability of healing and MRIs will almost always find something wrong as well, it’s just the nature of medicine, if you go looking you will find something.
Here are a few articles:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/medicines-problem-of-incidental-findings/282294/https://rehabilitationperformance.com/health-care/is-your-mri-telling-the-whole-truth/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s2y9tVJCfY
Not saying you don’t have a tear, or that it’s not the issue, but they have done studies and found that finding tears or disc bulge is common and many of the subject never even had pain. Again I’m not saying you don’t have an injury, I’m just trying to give you perspective on it and tell you not to stress. Give it time! 🙂
How about focusing on lower body like improving lines and core while letting your body heal?
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If it’s a low impact cardio go for it!!
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Depends on your fitness level, as in how long you’ve been training. Are you following a program here and asking?
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I would say the kind that tie would work best.
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Yes, I would just give it a try and if it’s too challenging move in to the flow program!
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If you’d like to keep pushing and growing then changing things up is good! Try working on the nailed it invert program, don’t worry you don’t have to be close to inverting to start. It’s a great way to continue working on what you know and learn some new stuff.
If that seems too scary then you can try doing the take off again and adding more reps, and different moves in place of what is suggested.
You can also try working in the Flow Program. Remember with any of the programs you can add in any individual moves you’d like to work on! Just do them at the end or wherever it fits in the program for you.
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jodienormore8800. Great job working on the invert. As you progress switch your arm placement, right now they are opposite of what they should be! So, inside arm sould be the lower arm/hand outside above that one. If you have your hands place as you do now, you will find some transitions difficult because the hands won’t be in the right place.
I have a bunch of lessons that show invert placement 😊
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Depends on your goal! What do you want out of pole?
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Biggest tip is stay tucked, until after you flip the hips, knees to nose as the lesson goes. Lol I like to rhyme ðŸ˜