Daniel Bull Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Hey everybody I'm trying to achieve the front and side split. I read the book stretching scientifically by Thomas Kurz so have been using a combination of dynamic, isometric and relaxed stretching almost everyday. For anybody who's not heard of them, isometric stretching is where you lower yourself into a side split say, nearly as low and you can go, then tense/contract the muscle like you trying to pinch the floor, then lower some more, tense, repeat until at max stretch, last tension is 30 sec. My main problem is I get knee pain during side split stretches. I've heard this is because my muscles could be week but I go gym and do full body workouts 3 times a week performing sqauts, front squats and romanian deadlifts. I'm not sure what else I can do to stop the knee pain Does anybody have any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Carroll Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Hi Daniel, The issue could be your frequency but only a physio will be able to diagnose you properly. I suggest visiting a physio ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Ravn Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I've always had a pretty strong discomfort/pain on the top inside of the right knee (most likely the gracilis tendon), whenever I tried to train for middle splits. However, after following the MSS course once a week, the pain went away after 8-10 sessions, where I also moderated myself and did not go overboard with the intensity. That took care of the problem for me, so I would guess that it's a matter of easing into it, and not going too hard right out of the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Bull Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 6 hours ago, Mikkel Ravn said: I've always had a pretty strong discomfort/pain on the top inside of the right knee (most likely the gracilis tendon), whenever I tried to train for middle splits. However, after following the MSS course once a week, the pain went away after 8-10 sessions, where I also moderated myself and did not go overboard with the intensity. That took care of the problem for me, so I would guess that it's a matter of easing into it, and not going too hard right out of the gate. Which one is the MSS course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Carroll Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Middle Split Stretch course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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