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can you touch your toes?

fitzcarraldo [Edit] [Delete] 40 replies 10:05 December 7th, 2012

i'm reasonably fit (form a queue ladies) but tried to touch my toes yesterday and couldn't get anywhere near close

this is a terrible idea for a thread sorry...

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if i use a tool or something

cat_race | 7 Dec '12, 10:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes.

meths | 7 Dec '12, 10:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

thewarn, japes, licky_kicky, Antelope, pichaelmarker, msmonipenni, 84joe, and incandenza_ this'd this
- just tried to make sure
  
  yep, still got it
  
  japes @meths | 7 Dec '12, 10:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
Last time I tried, yeah

I'm monstrously unfit. Tried, couldn't, did a few days of Wii Fit yoga, could.

Dunno why I'm wasting this gold on you chumps when I could be selling this inspirational story to a woman's weekly for top dollar.

Epimer | 7 Dec '12, 10:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
no it's fine. stop apologising!

I can touch my toes yeah. I used to be able to sit down and bend my body in half. sorry I'm explaining this terribly.

DarwinDude | 7 Dec '12, 10:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
- are girls genetically predisposed to be more flexible than men?
  
  i remember being forced to do "gymnastics" at school, which for 99% of the boys meant doing forward rolls and hurling ourselves into crash mats but the same percentage of the girls seemed able to do pretty impressive stuff like round-off's etc
  
  fitzcarraldo @DarwinDude | 7 Dec '12, 10:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
No.

I can only touch them after a bikram yoga class but other than that I'm horrendously inflexible.

meowington | 7 Dec '12, 10:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- what about after other types of yoga?
  
  TheWza @meowington | 7 Dec '12, 13:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - probably not as effectroive short term as bikram
    
    THe intense heat enables the hamstrongs and spine to open up in a way that yoga at room temperature doesnt.
    
    (of course, there is a school of thought which holds this to be stupidly dangerous, because you are tricking the muiscle into stretching beyond it's learned capabilities. I've found so long as it's not especially forced, it's fine.)
    
    PickledOeuf @TheWza | 7 Dec '12, 14:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
no

if i try my rib'll get stuck

shrewbie | 7 Dec '12, 10:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
you must have a mare putting on socks

jacques_le_biscuit_ | 7 Dec '12, 10:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes if I've warmed up and spent ages stretching.

But most of the time, no.

TheSoundofBastards | 7 Dec '12, 10:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
can put my palms down

yoga x my brother

Noblet | 7 Dec '12, 10:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

incandenza_ this'd this
i can put my palms flat on the floor

but it's more to do with freakish wingspan than suppleness

codpieceface | 7 Dec '12, 10:22 | X | ^ This | Reply

alcxxk this'd this
- i dont even have particularly long arms
  
  and do have pretty long legs
  
  what a world
  
  alcxxk @codpieceface | 7 Dec '12, 11:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
no, been back on the yoga a bit so thats helping

still a couple of inches away. I'm also pretty fit too.

Vian | 7 Dec '12, 10:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
Stretch your hamstrings every day and after a while it will be easier.

LOLpop | 7 Dec '12, 10:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrasqgnDl1qzfv90o1_500.png
  
  japes @LOLpop | 7 Dec '12, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
NO

i am unfit

chris-budget | 7 Dec '12, 10:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
The other day i found ouy that my boyfriend can't do this

And now I've found out more people who can't. I thought everyone could. I'm overweight and not very flexible I can. What's wrong with you people?

Tillance | 7 Dec '12, 11:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

japes this'd this
- are they predominantly male?
  
  see my question above
  
  fitzcarraldo @Tillance | 7 Dec '12, 11:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - maybe your legs are just too long compared to your arms
    
    Tillance @fitzcarraldo | 7 Dec '12, 11:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - you could be on to something there
      
      fitzcarraldo @Tillance | 7 Dec '12, 11:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
I can't

I'm fat and unflexible. A few years back I could do the whole putting my legs behind my head thing though. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

icouldwinarabbit | 7 Dec '12, 11:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
- and can't get up
  
  japes @icouldwinarabbit | 7 Dec '12, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
Hands up if you had get out of your chair to double check.

Bonus points if you were at work/in public

pichaelmarker | 7 Dec '12, 11:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

japes this'd this
yes

golden_blue | 7 Dec '12, 11:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes

I can get my elbows onto the floor without bending my knees.
FREAK.

PickledOeuf | 7 Dec '12, 11:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- how many ribs you got?
  
  pichaelmarker @PickledOeuf | 7 Dec '12, 11:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Full set
    
    But I am small and have quite long arms I think
    
    PickledOeuf @pichaelmarker | 7 Dec '12, 12:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - fuck that
      
      Why am I being modest? I have supple hamstrings and years and years of yoga practive.
      
      PickledOeuf @PickledOeuf | 7 Dec '12, 12:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - supple is such a creepy word
        
        icouldwinarabbit @PickledOeuf | 7 Dec '12, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        PickledOeuf this'd this
- wat
  
  japes @PickledOeuf | 7 Dec '12, 12:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  andyvine this'd this
i can put my palms flat on the ground w/o bending my knees

i have no idea why, im pretty out of shape. just got a bendy waist i guess

alcxxk | 7 Dec '12, 11:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- supple hamstrings dude!
  
  PickledOeuf @alcxxk | 7 Dec '12, 12:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
It's nothing to do with fitness

I run and do yoga, slim (GSOH blah blah) but have never ever been able to touch my toes, not even as a kid. My Dad can't, my brother couldn't, my Mum can. Girl at my yoga class can't. I'm really unflexible, can barely touch past my knees, my hamstrings feel like they'll snap and my lower back yells "quit it fool". I'm hoping continued yoga and stretching will get me closer to the golden toes.

Albert-Swearengen | 7 Dec '12, 12:09 | X | ^ This | Reply

japes this'd this
- I think I'm at the other end of that scale
  
  really unfit, but can touch them no bother
  
  japes @Albert-Swearengen | 7 Dec '12, 12:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
I can still just about do the palms on the floor thing

without bending my knees, but my calves and hamstrings were like 'wtf is this'.

need to start going to yoga again.

incandenza_ | 7 Dec '12, 12:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yes.

My yoga helps with that, y'see.

justanothersheeldz | 7 Dec '12, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yes, with some training - P90X Yoga fan here

I do pretty much everything in there except Crane. :(
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6wjEnha9Uf4/S4d3QMkn4mI/AAAAAAAAA6g/Pd1BvTnO7gA/s400/vlcsnap-2010-02-25-22h00m44s39.png

cronenberg | 7 Dec '12, 15:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

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