Flexibility Training for Climbing: Side Splits & More!

Being a flexible and mobile climber is a real challenge for most of us.... especially for those who do any running, cycling or extensive periods of the week sat at a desk! That's why we have an in-house expert Josh continually work on improving our resources and knowledge when it comes to climbing mobility know-how.

Josh recently spent some time with Matt and Liv - who are flexibility coaches - to dive even deeper into the methods and sports science behind lower body flexibility, especially the dreaded side splits. In this video they run you through some of the functionality behind how the hip joint works and then a range of exercises that are incredibly effective in improving that range of movement.

For any of you who are on our Premium Plans / Performance Coaching Plans, you'll be pretty familiar with a lot of these from your session sheets and know the benefits that they deliver in a pretty short space of time!

Intro: (0:00)
Side split positioning: (0:44)
Passive VS Active Flexibility: (3:48)
Drill NO.1 Taylors Pose: (4:45)
Drill NO.2 Horse Stance Squats: (5:47)
Drill NO.3 Isometric Side Split: (7:12)
Drill NO.4 Kneeling Tilt: (8:50)
Outro: (10:33)

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More about Matt & Liv - Matt and Liv developed the Mobility & Flexibility Toolkit which now has thousands of students, learning as adults, in over 44 countries. They are passionate about leveraging online learning to make high-quality information more accessible. Matt is a sought-after teacher for distilling and breaking down both the how and why behind the tools needed to move better. Check out their website over on: https://www.matthewismith.com/mftk