Day 1 - Middle Splits Challenge

I was as enthusiastic as anyone who's just starting a new challenge.

I completed the first 10-min session and I really could feel my thighs opening up.

For propping myself up, I used 2 yoga blocks, stacked on each other. From the phone video propped on a wall in front of me, I could see the v-shape of the legs about an inch above the stacked yoga blocks.

The Experience

So far, it wasn't as bad as I imagined it to be. The immediate ache is felt during the stretching and once the one minute is up, I had to push my body forward in order to stand up as the thighs weren't strong enough to pull me up.

Once up, there was no significant ache/pain until when next set starts.

I typically swing and bend the legs in preparation for the next set.

Informal Sessions

I decided to not limit myself to just the daily 10-min session and to stretch and work on this as much as possible.

After doing some researches, I found this video, which encouraged me to start warming up with Taylor pose:

So, every now & then, I will practise the Taylor pose (also called the butterfly pose), putting a 5-pound weight disc on each thigh.

I also did a second 10-min session later in the evening while playing with the kids.

This time, I propped myself up with a soft gymnastics incline mat used by the kids; it provided a better support than the yoga blocks.

Lastly, I also performed additional Taylor pose with 10-pound weight disc on each thigh.

That's it for today! See ya tomorrow!