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Bite-sized blog posts to help you live the bendy life
The Catie Brier Method - A Brief History
To give you the reasoning behind my methodology, I want to start at the beginning. The early days... I started dancing and doing gymnastics as a child. So naturally some stretching was involved there, but there was never any technique explained, no problem solving if something didn't work. You just had to do the thing and hope for the best. And this mentality was carried through my contortion training as well. I started contortion when I was 16 with a lot of natural flexibili
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What to do with your glutes in backbends
Do you squeeze? Do you relax? Does leg position matter? Read on to find out.
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Dizziness in backbends (causes and solutions!)
No, you shouldn't feel like you'll pass out when doing backbends.
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The difference between training flexibility and training tricks (and how to reach your bendy goals!)
So many of the super cool tricks we want to achieve while on a pole or aerial apparatus - or even in handstands -require a LOT of flexibility. Since the rise of the internet (Instagram, especially) extreme flexibility tricks have become more and more coveted. But most people don't: A) Have the base level of flexibility needed for these tricks. B) Actually train their flexibility. Knowing how and when to train flexibility is crucial, but we'll get to that a little later... fi
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Why your shoulders hurt when you stretch (and how to fix it)
It's time to fix those problematic shoulders!
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3 tips to improve your Middle Split
Are you feeling stuck in your middle splits? Or find training the position painful? Then this article is for you! There is this common misconception that middle split training is super complicated. But it doesn't have to be. You don't need 800 exercises, or a degree in physiology to understand the position. It's all about finding the right position for your body, and understanding correct muscle activation. With a better understanding of the basic technique, you can train you
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Student Case Study: Ep 2 - David
How David trained to use his flexibility on stage more easily and gain greater control over his flexibility.
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Why the f&#! do I need to square my splits? Part Deux.
More info about what goes into training square splits to help you stay injury-free!
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Student Case Study: Ep 1 - Ines
How Ines went from having chronic back pain to pain-free bending and reaching her flexibility goals.
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"Painful" stretching. What it means and why we don't play that game.
If something truly hurts, something ain't right. So let's talk about the way you think about pain.
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Flexing feet, pike stretches, and nerve tension, oh my!
To flex? Or not to flex? That IS the question... Because despite what a lot of people say on IG and the internet in general, flexing your feet in a pike/forward fold does NOT give you a deeper hamstring stretch 🤯 Changing the angle of your ankle doesn’t affect your hamstrings. It does however put your sciatic nerve on tension. And if you already have sciatic nerve tension (which a LOT of people do), you’re not doing yourself any favors by flexing your feet. Questio
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The difference between contortion and flexibility
Many people think of contortion training and flexibility training as the same. But, there is a difference... a BIG difference. I see a lot of people get injured trying things their bodies aren’t ready for, which is why this distinction is necessary. There is a lot of confusion out there about the difference between flexibility training vs contortion, and a lot of people want to jump right into contortion training with no previous experience - which isn't the best option. We'l
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Bite-sized blog posts to help you live the bendy life
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