box splits

Functional Strength - Relax Into Stretch & Foam Falling

Something you might notice when trying these movements though is that... you can’t. Or at least you can’t very confidently.

This will be a result of all those years of sitting at your desk and not doing anything. So how do you get back some basic mobility and learn to move properly again? One thing that can help a great deal is to practice stretching, in which case you’ll be able to regain your full range of motion.
So how do you go about doing that?

How to ‘Relax Into Stretch
According to Pavel Tsatsouline, the vast majority of us go about this the wrong way entirely. If you’re used to stretching by forcing yourself into a position until it hurts, then you may actually be doing more harm than good. So stop it right away!
How do we know this is a bad move? Well, it can be demonstrated with a simple bit of self- experimentation. Simply lie on the ground on one side of your body so one arm and one leg are touching the floor beneath you .

Now, raise your leg up 90 degrees to point right at the ceiling. It should be fairly easy.

now we will study more about box splits given below 

Now roll onto the other side and raise the opposite leg up again. Easy, yes?
So if you can move both legs to 90 degrees, why can’t you do the box splits?

It’s got nothing to do with any ‘tissue’ connecting your legs either. In fact, there is no tissue other than bone between your legs – no ligaments and no muscle to prevent you from doing the splits.