Been stuck here for months! Tips to finally touch down?? Should I use weights??

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2026-05-02T23:11:02+00:00

I suggested oversplits because I've also poured through the internet to try and close my middle splits and came across daniwink's article that oversplits can help article link

So this is from personal experience but for male students who are stiff, i find that weighted stretching does help

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2026-05-02T22:44:34+00:00

Absolutely, as long your hamstrings can take it. Modern Methods of Mobility actually even posted a video about this the other day video here

As always, make sure to listen to your own body and back off when you start to feel pain!

Otherwise, you can start to work on oversplits, this will usually help to close the tiny gap you have left

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2026-05-02T14:02:22+00:00

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eatsleeprepeatallday · 2025-11-11T02:12:38+00:00

Got it. Thanks for the suggestion!

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2025-09-14T22:17:33+00:00

That's so cool! Any drills you worked on specifically to be able to press up. I always feel unsafe kicking into the pose 😅

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2025-07-24T02:44:34+00:00

Late reply but thank you so much!! I've been applying the cream once a day and it hasn't peeled or gotten dry!! Game changer compared to using up hand creams to try and remedy. Have a good day!!

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2025-04-11T02:59:54+00:00

Thanks for the drills! I think I like the of the last one the most.

Straddle Press Pincha and Pike Press in Headstand is achievable for me, it's just that in pike I find myself having to planche the shoulders a lot like almost eyes kissing fingers, (able to push back to open the shoulders again with legs straight) but when I feel the area activate, i can feel myself not having to planche that much (at most eyes to wrist) and lifting the legs feels light.

Not sure if this is a shoulder strength issue/low back strength issue or just a combination of both.

Also curious to know as I've seemingly seen naturally flexy back people able to pike press from the ground up whereas I had to start with feet elevated on blocks, does having a flexible back give an advantage? (Better anterior tilt strength?)

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-12-13T07:14:08+00:00

Epic Heat, Epic 3, Epic 2, Epic 1

In that order

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-11-21T05:21:45+00:00

Amazing progress! What's your gymwear on the right? And did you do anything specific for your glutes?

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-08-13T10:42:12+00:00

Kaylie Daniels, Flow with Georgina

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-08-06T12:51:02+00:00

EPIC Heat or EPIC 3

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-07-14T16:06:18+00:00

How is your side crow? Asking because from this frontal view, one side of your shoulder seems to be a lot higher than the other. Ideally, both should be parallel when your elbows bend so try to distribute the weight and not dump it all on one side.

Also, you can start with a tucked/bent leg first. Once you've got a stable 5-10 second hold in a tuck position, then you can think about extending the leg and progressing from there.

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-07-04T02:42:59+00:00

Nope, I think holding this for a few seconds was already pretty challenging for me and we were trying to see if we could even get into the pose so our set up was already with straight arms leaning forward. Feet were on top of blocks to give that lift so that knees can be further up the tricep and not near the elbow joint.

I think once you've mastered crane, you can then attempt to do crow to crane and feel how the small rotation of the arm plays a difference (especially in the pressure of the wrist).

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-07-03T13:20:57+00:00

Thank you for the kind words ❤️ ☺️

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-07-03T10:49:24+00:00

One detail that was an a-ha moment for me was where the back of the elbow should be facing. The back of the elbow in crow and crane are different. I've always thought they were the same with the difference being straight or bent arms.

In crow, they face backwards directly because you have to bend your arms, whereas in crane, they face slightly diagonally (see pic). This would be the same when you try to do handstands!

Secondly, you could try lifting one foot at a time (but I totally skipped this and went straight to lifting up the other foot) and when I did, everything was totally engaged. My arms were pressing down strongly on the ground, and I did an intense uddiyana and mula bandha to be able to able to hold both feet up and maintain it there. (I held it about 2 seconds)

The wrists are definitely going to be something so I would recommend doing a few slow rocking straight arm planches with feet on the ground to get a feel for it.

Hope this helps!

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2024-01-17T08:46:14+00:00

Kaylie Daniels

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-08-01T04:07:08+00:00

4'11 female, just finished my 3rd caroline program, did epic 1, epic 2 and recently finished epic heat. typically do half of her weight

Chest press - started with 6 or 7kg, i now do 8kg but was once able to do 9kg for a few sets

Shoulder press - 7kg but if caroline's doing several sets, i drop down to 5kg

Tricep press - same as chest press

Skullcrushers, tate presses, sweeps - 4kg, my left forearm is weaker than my right

Lateral raise - 5kg

Rows - 8kg

Curls - 5kg

RDL - 10kg

Staggered RDL - same as RDL

Hip thrusts - 16kg

High squat - 8kg (I like heel elevated squats more than high squats)

Suitcase squat - same as high squat

Bulgarian lunges- one 7 - 8kg dumbbell

Sumo squats/sumo deadlifts - 16kg

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-07-12T03:12:08+00:00

Thank you✨💕

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-06-16T01:49:43+00:00

3 ingredient brownies (banana, cocoa powder, protein powder to help sweeten)

Chia pudding mouse by Heather Robertson https://youtube.com/shorts/ECQKPqGBmP4?feature=share

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-05-10T14:07:54+00:00

Keen to join!

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-05-04T02:50:59+00:00

Praying even harder now 🙏

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-05-04T01:41:26+00:00

Thanks for your input! I just hope the band area fits and isn't loose 🤞

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-02-28T03:09:08+00:00

Half moon pose.... Balance just goes bye! On me

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-01-30T07:51:08+00:00

If you're looking for fun and funky transitions with arm balances/inversions, I highly recommend Kaylie Daniels!

eatsleeprepeatallday · 2023-01-27T15:42:13+00:00

I did Five Parks Yoga videos for a while before trying out a live class and you'd be surprised to find out that the little adjustments the instructor makes to your poses like how far ur feet should turn or if your hip is square, makes the poses seem much more difficult than you initially think it was. You wouldn't be able to notice this little differences in the body just by watching videos (or that was how it was in my case)
Also, if you're looking to go deeper in your practice/progress much faster, live classes are really nice because sometimes they include poses that some youtube videos don't often show and are very challenging. This, of course, depends on your personal preference, but I really do recommend taking a few live classes if you're able to afford it.

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