Pike or pancake first

Hi, 

 

Is there a preferred order in terms of these. Which one to start with? I will need both positions but currently I'm working on the straddle press. Is it fine to work only on the pancake program or do I need to develop my a pike as well in the meantime?

 

Thanks

You need both, leverage on pike and on pancake is different . same thing for the different muscles stretched, during pike you are folding your body working more on calves. on pancake you can rotate the pelvis on APT, this motion moves the stretch on hamstring origin on hip bone.