My extensions feel more effortless when I stop “only stretching” and focus on “balance ”.

Obviously one think you hear a lot is “if you want high legs you have to stretch”, and you obviously do but that’s not the only component. As a dancer who is hyper mobile and used to be very injury prone, the fact that I could even lift my leg with out the strength I have now is incredible😅. I was heavily reliant on my hyper mobility to get my leg up, and I genuinely thought that was working. But having this training is the best thing I’ve done for myself as a person and dancer. (Also happy birthday✨🫶)

I’m wanting to know the same! I feel a slight stretch in my hamstrings , but not sure about strength activation. Unsure if I’m doing it right😅

I am loving all the days in this split! I’ve added the upper body day from the last split for one day, as well as a core workout I’ve been doing for awhile. Just to keep some extra stuff in.

On a general note of the split, I’ve noticed so much improvement stability already! And with my stretching I do my extension are already improving with the added strength. My arabesque in particular. On an injury note, it’s pretty much the same lol. My ankle stability in the bad foot is sooo much better, and even though I’m still working on gaining the mobility of it back, the strength is amazing. But I have been feeling my abductors and glutes HEAVILY this split. But no complaints from me!

Grace Gibbons thank you very much!! Hoping for as quick of a recovery as I can safely!! Good luck this split!!

Sooo I totally was gonna take these photos at the gym, then forgot. So i thought after ballet I’ll do it… didn’t do that either. So enjoy these photos from my kitchen well past the time I should be asleep lol. On the actual challenge note, I’m planning on working all three extensions. My PT is actually really excited about this split for me especially with the stability aspects. I figured out a good way to get all three in my schedule without over doing it with my PT schedule.

My arabesque has always been my weakest followed by my devant position. But I’m not gonna slack on my seconde (because even though they look high, they don’t feel effortless at all😅) either way super excited for this for many reasons!

Super excited for this one! Fully cleared by doctor to work out on my foot injury, and I’m SO happy that this split is the one I get to come back too!!!! Can’t wait for tomorrow!

I unfortunately never made it back into the gym given my foot pain actually got worse. But I hope that everyone had an amazing and productive reset course!

Alexa A I definitely need to look for the positives 😅 otherwise I just know I would spiral into a not so great space!

I’m starting back tomorrow with gym stuff since I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago in class. But this is one of the most recent injuries for me, and it gave me a good reminder of my recovery routine. So recently sleep has been my biggest focus! But oh boy am I ready to get going again tomorrow 😅

This schedule is just gonna be an additional part to my main goal, which is to get a lot of myself back together. After 2 weeks of nutcracker, my routine took a major hit, my sleep was garbage, same with my food intake (or when I was eating it was nothing good). I’m excited for this one to be something gentler to help get everything else back in track!