Love your unpretentious approach to this. Your tips are super helpful. Thank you.

"- Meaning there's less artistic interpretations for making mistakes" I love this... I'm using this from now on xD

I really like the reaching exercise, I got good results after incorporating that exercise in my stretching routine.

It's eight pounds, Yuri: very old school hexagonal DBs!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

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@KitLaughlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness there's a great line in that film I made starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Comeback), where he slams a 20lb plate onto the end of a bar and says "you have to make it sound like 1000lbs!".

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

@@KitLaughlin 😂 fantastic quote. The modern zen version is 'if you did a biceps workout and didn't take a bathroom selfie for instagram, did it even happen?'

@KitLaughlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness Answer: it didn't.

@ldanzamariastile3536

3 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial well done, There are many more natural ways to achieve the pancake stretch without forcing it I did a tutorial on "the full energy channel" and the technique they use to do the pancake stretch really helped me achieve my goal

A great sequence, Yuri; I tried it today at the marina with a 2Kg lump hammer (rather than a DB): excellent.

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

fantastic

Thank you! I appreciate the cues, I’m excited to give this a try!

Great sequence Yuri. Like the attitude as well.

You’re awesome man 👍

I recognize the Kit head quarter 😃 excellent tips Yuri

Thank you for the tips !

Thanks bro for the vid. Great content!

Great video very straight to the point and informative

Thanks, was wondering about this the othe day, didn't know how I should stretch pancake, if with a weight, actively pushing with the legs or pushing with the arms, now I know a good way. Or three c:

Awesome Yuri. Thank you ;)

I love it, good videos and so real

I will try it

Hi Yuri ,I don't know why I am unable to spread my both legs ? Is there any streching or excercise to spread the both leg little extra ,I will be thankful ,otherwise your vedio is very helpful ,your soft voice is also very attractive ,thaks buddy 👍

We used to go to the glen and , on the limb of a tree which extended over the V cut by a dried up burn we, would swing from the rope we climbed to tie. Sometimes we would play 'knifie' where we would push half of a broken clothes peg into the soil at the furthest reach of the swing. It was a great game, each round the 'knife' got farther and farther away and we had to twist and reach and do everything we could possibly do without thinking at all to quickly try and move it a little farther than the last guy had. If you couldn't lift the knife your were out. This style of play reminds me of that, good memories, happy play. Thanks for reminding me.

Thank you

You really are a Norse God, you just lifted an infinite weight, Thor move aside!

My legs don't lift from the straddle yet - so I folded one leg in and proceeded to lift the other leg while pushing the floor away and lifting the torso up as much as possible. I hope this is a good progression leading to lifting both legs from a straddle. I'm doing a lot of leg raises from a balance position which in theory I think targets the glutes and hip flexors and core all in one.

yuri you're awssome

i like doing some wrist flexibility stretching when doing pancake training.. seems reasonable to sneak in some wrist work during the restful phase of pancakes.. thanks for the great info in this video..

Awesome sequence, just tried it and felt pleasant. Would you recommend it do it daily or only before press to handstand workout?

Hi Yuri, what if we can't even sit on the ground without rounding the lower back? Is there a regression or another video for even less flexible people? Thanks.

Very helpful. Do you have any methods you like for opening/stretching the hip flexors?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

lots of them. maybe I'll make another video when I feel inclined

Hey Yuri, when I work on my pancake too much I experience discomfort in the groin area. Do you know any exercise for mobilisation which can counteract that?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

your statement is too vague to be able to help you. What do you consider working on the pancake too much? Discomfort in groin area? Pancake is a groin stretch essentially so some discomfort is normal sorry but you either have to be a lot more specific or we need to address your issues via a one on one session

For the push component; do you feel movement is really important, or could you get a similar effect by isometrically activating the muscles being stretched?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

both are effective. I like when the object is not completely solid so you can "trick" yourself into reaching farther

Hey Yuri can this be done with the pike as well? I mean it can but is it worth it/optimal/appropriate?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, the same ideas can absolutely apply to the pike stretch

@zenlifestyleandmannersshow6892

4 жыл бұрын

Yuri Marmerstein thank you!

Nice routine buddy! Im working on the ever elusive straddle ups. Random question does developing good pancake flexibility lead to increased external rotation of the hips? Huge sticking point for me.

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

I would say the other way around, having good rotation will help your pancake development. If you know it's a weakness, address your rotation first in your workouts

@Litewiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar thank you for the tip bro.

noice🤘🏽

00:15 - 00:43 ...and that's why we love you.

Thanks for these tips. The leg spacing angle must be at least how much ?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

depends on the person, but between 120 and 150 degrees between the legs is a general recommendation

Do you recommend doing this daily for best progress? or only a couple times a week?

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

depends on how it feels, how heavy you go, and your mental and emotion state during the training if it's a heavy training for you, don't do it as often

Is pancake a way to achieve side split???

I can do the full pancake on a good day but I can’t do those straddle leg lifts to save my life-maybe like one rep for one second. Does that just mean that I have super weak hip flexors and compression strength? Any more tips to improve those leg lifts? Thanks!

@yurimar

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if "weak" is the right word, it just means that you don't have full control/activation of the hip flexors in a compressed position. A few months ago i was working with a professional dancer who had perfect splits and "strong" hip flexors but she struggled to do one rep of the leg lifts. there's an element of specificity here, it was simply an exercise she had not trained before Just do whatever variation you can and keep cranking it over time

@mattp3471

4 жыл бұрын

Yuri Marmerstein Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply! I have your handstand ebook and been following your coaching tips for a while now. Really appreciate non-gimmicky approach and overall thoughtfulness and sincerity. Keep up the great work!

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People, who GENERICALLY capable to do what you show don't need these exercises to develop their flexibility. They can use them as warm-up. Those, who are GENERICALLY comdam to certain individual levels, will never get beyond their levels. For.example, to do what you so.easily do.

@yurimar

2 жыл бұрын

this is a generic video. It's meant to be. that's why it's on youtube. If I wanted to get specific I work with people individually for that. Also just because I can do this "so easily" doesn't mean I didn't put in years of work to be able to. You make assumptions on what you don't know. This video is not meant to be the ultimate solution, just a suggestion on one sequence people can use in their training. If you have your own differing thoughts on the matter, you are welcome to create your own videos and body of work on it.

@LeoTaxilFrance

2 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar This subject I do know. As to you flexibility, the time you spent to achieve this level, simply means, that till a certain point in your life you did not take care of your flexibility, it became neglected and it demanded a certain time to access to your GENETIC potential. It was with you and it stays with you. But, once more, each individual - mainly men - has his own limit. And he can not go beyond it. And the majority of men have loor flexibility and have no chances to change it. Only achieve his proper limit.