[June 1 - July19] Open PVP - Middle (straddle) Splits - BAMF Assassin Ladies

[EVEArgent]

 

This is an Open PVP.

PVP Rules:

To Join: Post a photo of you in your current best middle split with a ruler/meterstick measuring centimeters from pelvis to the floor.*

1) Participants must provide an updated measurement in centimeters every Sunday by 11PM, Honor system folks these images are too weird for weekly updates, we thinks.

2) Participants may work toward middle splits using any stretches

3) June 19th, Participants must post an "after" photo in their best middle split with a ruler/meterstick measuring centimeters from pelvis to the floor.

Winner will be determined by amount of cm improved from starting point.

4) PLEASE, don't hurt yourself. Body says stop, you stop.

 

Winner is the person who most improved from their own baseline, not necessarily who is the most flexible.

*If working an over-split measure the height of the platform your feet can be on with your pelvis on the floor.

 

 

Interesting things:

- My Pinterest board on middle split stretches. There's also some cool inspirational pictures in there

- This Article is particularly good.

We may continue this competition until over-splits are possible, but at least until the end of the next challenge.

 

 

 

Starting Photos & Baseline Measurements: 6/1

EveArgent - 19cm

raptron - 9cm

starsapart - 15.5cm

sylph - 15cm

 

Measurement Tracking:

6/7

EveArgent - 20.3 cm (+1.3cm)

raptron - 10cm (+1cm)

starsapart - 15cm (-0.5cm) Week Winner!

sylph - MIA

 

6/14

EveArgent - 16cm (-3cm) Week Winner!

raptron - 8cm (-1cm)

starsapart - MIA

sylph - MIA

Mad Hatter - 11cm (New Challenger!)

 

6/21

EveArgent - 14.6cm (-1.4cm)

raptron - 8 cm (holding)

starsapart - 13cm (-2cm)

sylph -

Mad Hatter -

 

7/5

EveArgent -

raptron -

starsapart -

sylph -

Mad Hatter -

 

7/12

EveArgent -

raptron -

starsapart -

sylph -

Mad Hatter -

 

Final Form & Measurements: 7/19

EveArgent -

raptron -

starsapart -

sylph -

Mad Hatter -

[raptron]

My middle split could probably use some love....

[EVEArgent]

So Excited.

 

Should we as a group decide if knees ought to be rolled up or forward? Or leave it open ended?

[sylph]

I'm still working on getting my middle split. Maybe this'll help me get there?

[starsapart]

Oh look, it's the Badass Assassin Ladies PVP.  Love it.

 

Should we as a group decide if knees ought to be rolled up or forward? Or leave it open ended?

 

I'd say leave it to the individual participants, as long as each person keeps it consistent throughout the PVP.  We're all training for different reasons and both ways are basically viable, depending on the application.

[sylph]

Oh look, it's the Badass Assassin Ladies PVP.  Love it.

 

 

I'd say leave it to the individual participants, as long as each person keeps it consistent throughout the PVP.  We're all training for different reasons and both ways are basically viable, depending on the application.

 

 

I'd agree to this. I'm at a "get any kind of middle split I can" point, since I've never been able to do them in my entire life

[Mad Hatter]

Oh man I'm so bummed I can't join you ladies. Stupid injury. Hopefully I'll be ready by the next challenge, but for now I'll just be cheering you on!

 

 

That article was actually not too bad, but I'd like to share two strength exercises for middle splits specifically - pancake good mornings with a weight plate on the back and cossack squats holding a kettlebell. At least I found them extremely helpful in getting my middles, maybe they'll work for you too.

 

Good luck!

[EVEArgent]

Turns out. This is the only Ruler I have! Things to get for next week. 7.5 inches - 19cm

[starsapart]

Okay, this is the worst ever photo as far as sharpness, but I tried like 15 times with my freaking tape measure and my muscles are D-O-N-E, so you will have to trust me.  Grainy photo:

 

Per my wife, it's 6.2in/15.5cm.  I'll try to get a real ruler to do this with so I don't have to mess with the tape measure at the end.

[sylph]

I.... fell asleep on the couch last night and neither worked out nor got an initial splits picture. 

If everyone's okay with it, I'll get one posted by the end of the day tomorrow, since tonight's schedule is not conducive to such shenanigans.

[raptron]

Whew! Thank god! I thought I was going to be the only one who 1) couldn't find a ruler and 2) couldn't figure out how to take this picture for the life of me. We only had a tape measure but I didn't get it in the picture. Should I retake or is this fine? Measured at 9cm when I could actually get in there and measure with the tape, but couldn't do both at the same time. 

 

[EVEArgent]

I.... fell asleep on the couch last night and neither worked out nor got an initial splits picture. 

If everyone's okay with it, I'll get one posted by the end of the day tomorrow, since tonight's schedule is not conducive to such shenanigans.

Its cool with me. I didn't put a hard start day so people could join at any time. It's just easier to be most improved when you've been in it longer. =P

 

 

I'm so glad all of us didn't have rulers XD. I was worried I made up a rule and then would be the only one not able to follow it!

[Mad Hatter]

On occasion I have "measured" by placing some kind of object like a yoga block underneath my crotch and tried to get as close as possible to it. If I could touch it I lowered the height.

 

Ha! I totally nailed writing that sentence without it sounding dirty.

[starsapart]

Its cool with me. I didn't put a hard start day so people could join at any time. It's just easier to be most improved when you've been in it longer. =P

 

 

I'm so glad all of us didn't have rulers XD. I was worried I made up a rule and then would be the only one not able to follow it!

 

Hahaha! Rulers: so last millennium???  I figure using what we have now in whatever ways we manage should be fine, as we're on the honor system here anyway?  I second what EVEArgent said - post tomorrow etc!

 

 

Measured at 9cm when I could actually get in there and measure with the tape

 

Color me envious - I was just thinking last night that getting to single digits (i.e. 9cm) would be a wonderful success for me in this PVP!

 

 

On occasion I have "measured" by placing some kind of object like a yoga block underneath my crotch and tried to get as close as possible to it. If I could touch it I lowered the height.

 

Ha! I totally nailed writing that sentence without it sounding dirty.

 

Noted!!!!!

 

Love your strengthening exercises, too.  Tried them yesterday.... the pancake good mornings are kind of brutal!

[raptron]

I want to get on the groooound.

[starsapart]

I want to get on the groooound.

 

Oh, so do I.  I just don't think it's feasible in this span of time, not with the issues I've always had with middle splits!  I AM CHEERING FOR YOU TO GET TO THE GROUND!

[sylph]

Okay, here's mine from this evening.

 

 

my ruler's a little crooked (or my phone was) but I'm happy calling this ~15 cm if everyone else is (maybe 15.5 to account for the lean?)

[starsapart]

Ehhhh why not 15, if you go to a higher number when you measure for the first check-in, we can adjust!

[raptron]

Hahah, I cannot for the life of me figure out the angle of this picture. I love that this thread is destined to be a hilarious collection of crotch close-ups.

[starsapart]

Hahah, I cannot for the life of me figure out the angle of this picture. I love that this thread is destined to be a hilarious collection of crotch close-ups.

 

And this is why:

 

 

Participants must provide an updated measurement in centimeters every Sunday by 11PM, Honor system folks these images are too weird for weekly updates, we thinks.

 

[raptron]

AH! A good rule!

[sylph]

Ehhhh why not 15, if you go to a higher number when you measure for the first check-in, we can adjust!

Sounds good to me

 

Hahah, I cannot for the life of me figure out the angle of this picture. I love that this thread is destined to be a hilarious collection of crotch close-ups.

Paper ruler leaned against the wooden footboard of my bed. I'm splits-ing in front of it and my camera is wedged in close enough to make the numbers on the ruler in focus. The out of focus black area at the top is the crotch of the black shorts I wore to silks open gym. You can't see the ground--the line across the photo is the bottom edge of the footboard.

 

It was a highly elegant pose and I had to take 5 photos from three separate splits attempts to get one that the numbers were readable.

[EVEArgent]

Uggg, super tight today. 8 inches- 20.3 cm. Lame, gonna blame the moon   I also didn't do my regular warm up today because It was my boyfriends Birthday party. 

 

Tomorrow the real fun, for me, starts. Hows everyone else lookin?

[starsapart]

Ooooooooooooof.  After 15 minutes of focused deep stretching, I got myself down to 15cm today, but my body was not happy about it.

 

I spent today either working or helping with basement remodel.  Such sore.  Very ow.

 

NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE BETTER!!!

[Mad Hatter]

Good job everyone!

 

Love your strengthening exercises, too.  Tried them yesterday.... the pancake good mornings are kind of brutal!

 

Excellent! I just realised that cossack squats can be done (are usually done?) standing up when going from side to side, for flexy purposes it's better to stay really low the entire time and "grind" through the hip.