Restore Hips - Prone Y Stretch

Hi all, 

I am working on my middle splits and can progress nicely with the Stretch series. However, I tried the Restore Hips Video just for limbering, and realized: I can’t do the Prone Y stretch! 
I can lie prone and pull my legs out to at least 45 degrees, but I can’t turn my feet and knees outward for the life of me! Not even if I keep my legs together can I turn my feet out when I lie on the floor. 
 

How can this be? Is this missing hip external rotation? 
What exercises do you recommend to target this deficiency? 
 

thanks! 
Christina 

22 hours ago, Christina Glantschnig said:

Hi all, 

 

I am working on my middle splits and can progress nicely with the Stretch series. However, I tried the Restore Hips Video just for limbering, and realized: I can’t do the Prone Y stretch! 
I can lie prone and pull my legs out to at least 45 degrees, but I can’t turn my feet and knees outward for the life of me! Not even if I keep my legs together can I turn my feet out when I lie on the floor. 
 

How can this be? Is this missing hip external rotation? 
What exercises do you recommend to target this deficiency? 
 

 

thanks! 
Christina 

Yes, definitely maybe your internal rotator at the hips is tight. a good scaled option is raising all the upper body may be with some mats.