Success!

[alasse_irena]

Picture under the cut of me finally being able to do a split (at least on the right leg). Now I guess to work on the other leg.

Comments

[ayebydan]

well done! ♥

[alasse_irena]

Thank you! <3

[primeideal]

Very impressive! :)

[alasse_irena]

Thank you! My girlfriend is crazy hypermobile (it's a problem; she dislocates a bunch of things and has other issues) but it means I have to remind myself that flexibility achievements for normal joints are still achievements. =P

[isis]

Woohoo, congrats! I am extremely not flexible. :(

[alasse_irena]

It's been a slooooow work in progress. I have learnt a lot about what's productive for improving flexibility for me. Turns out static stretching is rarely! (I guess if anyone wants more detail let me know and that's a post for another time, as I'm on the tram.)

[dhampyresa]

f anyone wants more detail let me know

YES PLEASE! And congrats!

[corvidology]

Yep, I'd be interested too.

I can remember being able to do that but it's been a while. :D

[umadoshi]

Go you! ^_^

[alasse_irena]

Thank you! I am v proud.

[smithens]

omg good for you!!! (and gosh i hope you were warm - i could not do bare legs and legwarmers only here, even indoors it's pretty freezing!)

[alasse_irena]

Ahaha the reason I'm in bare legs and leg warmers is that I'm in Australia and it was like 35C (I think that's like 90-something Fahrenheit but who knows =P ). So keeping warm is not currently an issue.

[smithens]

AHA that makes sense! :D Yeah that is like 95 Fahrenheit I think, which is probably our average summer temp where I'm at in the northern hemisphere. :-) Super jealous of you right now; I hate cold.

[alasse_irena]

I too hate the cold, so I guess I'll be envying you in six months' time.

[redsnake05]

That is amazing! I have never been able to do the splits, but I know people who can, and have the utmost respect for the time and effort it takes to get there. Go you!

[alasse_irena]

Thank you!

[schneefink]

Wow, kudos :)

[alasse_irena]

Thanks!

[dolorosa_12]

Woohoo, go you!

When I was a gymnast I was super inflexible, and it took me years to manage to do the splits (and even then I could only do them one way, with the right leg facing forwards), so I am incredibly impressed that you got to the point of being able to do this as an adult.

[alasse_irena]

Don't worry, it's take me years too! (Though to some extent because I'm not super good at working on things consistently =P )