how can i pop my legs to do a slit or what it the easy way to do a slit?
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it seems better if you run and flip then slit.  it will help you practice without the flip.  Like a cartwheel or roundoff then fall into the slit.
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you have to have someone help you stretch your legs. for example have you and your friend sit on the floor in a sitting position with your legs open as far as they can open then you have to have your friend to put her legs in between yours and keep streching them as far as your legs can go. hope you understand this cause i think i'm better off showing you how it goes.
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Try these exercises:\nSITTING OR BACK LYING \n\nQuad Set Exercise \nTighten the muscles on top of the thigh as tightly as possible and hold. \nPull your toes back. \nPush the back of your knee down to the floor. \nTry to push out and up through the heel. \nPull 10 seconds, trying every second to pull even tighter. \nRelax 5 seconds. \nRepeat for 2 sets of ten times. Rest 60 seconds between sets. \n\n  \nKnee Extension with Leg Lift \nStart as above, but with a full toilet paper roll under your heel. \nPush knee down. \nLock it. \nLift leg up. \nThen lower to roll. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 10 times. \n  \nDrake Exercise \nTighten top of thigh muscles. \nHold this for 2 seconds. \nWhile maintaining hold, raise leg 4 " from floor. \nHold this position for 2 counts (1-1000, 2-2000). \nWhile maintaining tension, lower leg to floor. \nHold tension for 2 counts while leg is down. \nRest for 5 counts. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 10 times. \n  \nStatic Hold Exercise \nPlace a hard, round object or toilet paper roll under your knee to hold it at a height of 4-6". \nKeep back of knee in contact with object at all times. \nLift heel off table as high as possible. \nStraighten knee and tighten top of thigh as tight as possible. \nHold for 5 seconds. \nRest for 5 seconds. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 10 times. \n  \nStraight Leg Raise \nTighten the muscles on top of the thigh as tightly as possible and hold. \nRaise the entire leg holding the knee as tight as possible. Hold 5 seconds. \nLower leg and rest 2 seconds. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 10 times. \nRest 1 minute between sets. \n  \nHeel Slide \nLie on back with legs out straight and back flat. \nSlide one heel up, bringing knee toward chest. \nThen slide heel back down. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 5 times. \n  \nHamstring Set Exercises \nBend the knee to a height of about 6". \nTighten the muscles on the back of the thigh fully by pulling down and back with the heel. The heel should remain stationary. \nPull for 5-10 seconds, trying every second to pull even tighter. \nRelax 5 seconds. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 5 times, resting 60 seconds between sets. \n  \nFlexion and Extension \nSit on something high enough to keep foot off the floor. \nBend the knee as far back as possible. \nStraighten knee as far forward as possible and hold it straight. \nThen relax. (Like pumping on a swing.) \nRepeat for 3 sets of 10 times. \n  \nAssisted Knee Flexion \nSit as above. \nPlace ankle of good leg over ankle of operated leg. \nGently push ankles back, bending knees. \nHold and then relax. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 5 times. \n  \nAssisted Knee Flexion \nLying on your stomach, bend involved knee up. \nUse uninvolved leg to help push knee into more flexion. \nHold for 10 seconds. \nRepeat for 2 sets of 5 times. \n  \n \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Sit-ups for stomach, and for thighs, just lay down and pick up your legs, spread them apart, then back together, then down. Repeatedly. You'll feel your muslces working.
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there is no easy way to do the splits if it doesnt come natural to you. . .all you have to do is stretch. . .TRUST ME!!!!. . .dont worry, ive been cheering for a little more than 3 very long years and this year i was even an all star, and i JUST hit my splits last year. . .EVERY DAY i stretched!. . .work your way down, dont just go right into them. . .sit into your splits untill it hurts - you dont have to go all the way down JUST UNTILL YOU FEEL IT!!!!. . .please do not let yourself be forced to do something you cant - you'll suffer from injuries that can last forever. . .if you can only go down a little, thats fine. . .make sure your knees aren't bent and if they are, fix it (you'll feel it) and hold the splits for at least 5-10 seconds. . .i stradle out my legs and put my body to the left then slide into my splits untill i hit the ground. . .if you go to gymnastics or cheerleading, they will show you how
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Okay...backhandspring. First off when your standing on the floor you always want to bend your knees just a bit, thats what i do. Stick your arms out. Then swing your arms back then up and arch your back. If you jump high enough your legs will be able to get over your head, and always keep your arms straight don't bend them. Im bad at explaining sorry... Good luck though for level 4!
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don't jump over the hurdles.  Just lift your legs and bend at the waist to clear them.  Remember that you are slowing down when in the air so spend as little time there as possible.
305179
Get down on all fours and alternately thrust your legs straight back, kinda like a mule kick. Go for the burn!
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Lunges do the trick.  Also if you've watched some figure skating, there this trick called a spiral... this is when you are standing up right and then what you do is lift one leg behind you with the free leg straight and tense as far as you can go.  Once you're reached your limit, start arching your back so the leg gets higher up.  As you raise your leg past your hips, you'll need to start leaning forward a little bit opening your hips ever slightly.  You can start to feel the burn and your glutes tightening up.  I have a picture I can email to you but dont know what email address to send it too as you'd be the first one I am actually answering the question.  I hope that helps!
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me to but what I have learned the past few days is not to focus so much of the kickflip motion. After you pop the board straight up just roll your flip foot casually of the side of the board, not hard. The initial pop in between your legs is where the energy needs to be. I hope this helps its hard to explain one of the hardest flip tricks through a computer. Good luck
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all depends on the pain level, do what you can, but leg lifts, knee to chest with practice, stretching legs over to one side or the odd one, take a towel hang on to both ends, put under arch of foot, stretch against what you are pulling on, the do other leg.
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First practice the back-bend on two legs, and then lift your foot up a little more each time so you can bend back. Then when your hands are on the floor push off with your leg on the ground so you are in handstand splits on whichever leg, it doesn't matter. Then try and lean forward a little so you can come down and you have then done it!\nTake care xxx.
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snip then pull .\nvery simple\nDo you know what it is?? Have u seen one yet?
649043
You lay on the floor on your back. Clasp your hands together behind your head, with your fingers interlocked. Suspend your legs with your knees bent, so that your thighs are pointing straight up and your calves are parallel to the ground. Bend up from your abdomen and touch your elbows to your knees, without pulling your legs up to your chest.\n\nSitups are very similar. Bend your knees with your feet flat on the floor. Cross your arms on your chest, and bend up from your waist until you're sitting up.
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LIFTING YOUR RIGHT LEG A LITTLE, DRAWING IT AROUND THE BACK OF YOUR TORSO, TOE JUST BARELY TOUCHING THE FLOOR IN A LARGE CIRCLE.  AS YOU BRING YOUR RIGHT LEG BEHIND YOU.......YOU POINT YOUR LEFT FOOT FORWARD AS POINTED AND STRAIGHT (OUT FRONT OF YOU) AS POSSIBLE...WHILE BOWING YOUR HEAD TO YOUR SUBJECT AND GRASPING THE CORNERS OF A LARGE PETTICOATED SKIRT, DRAWING YOUR ARMS WIDE TO YOUR SIDE AND OUT.  YOU MUST BOW YOUR HEAD BY TUCKING YOUR CHIN TO YOUR CHEST AND MAINTAIN BALANCE AND GRACEFULNESS. or it won't count.\nClassy
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don't listen to the girl who told you you need to take ballet lessons. cheerleaders aren't supposed to turn their leg out. she obviously doesn't know anything about cheerleading. if you turned your leg out in a stunt you'd fall.\n\njust keep stretching. every time pull a little bit higher. and have your mom or someone help you stretch. you pull your scorpion and then they sort of "hug" around your stomach and your leg and try to pull your leg up and closer to your body.\n\nit won't happen overnight. be patient. and it's not gonna be painless either. just the truth.
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Also, move your knees from side to side. It releases a trapped nerve if it's siatica.