Do you squeeze? Do you relax? Does leg position matter? Read on to find out.

An unfortunate truth is that it's incredibly common to work on your flexibility, yet never see any progress. There are so many reasons you might be plateauing, but for today's bite-sized post, the topic is finding the balance between tension and relaxation. ⁣ As you most likely know, there are LOADS of different styles of flexibility training (this article has very detailed explanations for some of them if you want to learn more!). And no matter what, different styles will al

Is it contortion? Is it yoga? Does it matter?? YES, so let’s discuss WHY #notyoga is a thing.⁣ Yoga is an excellent practice that helps a lot of people. But its purpose is not to gain extreme flexibility that you can then showcase on IG... on a beach... naked... That being said, the purpose of contortion training is also not necessarily to take bendy photos naked on a beach, but no judgment here- to each his own! I seem to have gotten a little sidetracked. Let's get back on t

The most common questions I've received in my 10+ years of coaching: ❓How long will it take to learn to do a needle? ❓I want to be able to do the splits in a month, can your programs help me do that? ❓If I stretch every single day, how quickly will I be able to get my feet to my head in cobra? My initial thought when hearing these questions: WHY do you need to get your split/needle/etc. in a month? 🤔 Because someone told you you should be able to? 🤔 Because you need to perf

Alright, now that I’ve got your attention, let’s discuss when and where passive stretching fits in. There’s this notion out there that passive stretching is the enemy and should be avoided at all costs. And the fact is, stretching passively is the #1 mistake I see people make when trying to improve flexibility. BUT, passive stretching has its place. It’s just that its place is NOT to help you increase flexibility for performance-related goals. 🚨 READ THAT AGAIN Firstly, let'