Im training hard to reach my sidesplits.
Im almost there, I just need about 5 more cm.
I can already touch the ground in 180 degrees but I cant hold it, because my knees are really painful in this kind of position.
my groin is comfortable with the stretch, so its definitely my knees which causes the problem
Im on this 5 cm level for about 3 months now, without getting any further... simply because my knees are too painfull and wouldnt let me to push further.
Now I was searching for answers on the internet and tried some glucosamine-pills, in order to make the joints a bit smoother because I thought that maybe my knee-joints are a bit stiff. After 5 weeks there is still no improvement in the knee-pain.
Today I tried doing splits with my legs in a 90 degree angle feet pointing backwards, and I feel that the stress on my knees is WAAAAYYYY less
So the problem only occurs when my leg is fully extended.
- I started surfing the internet again and found an article about the "sartorius muscle".
After reading some info and studying the pics of the muscle, Im thinking that MAYBE Im not sure my sartorius muscle is the problem.
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How can I be sure if it is indeed my sartorius?
If its not my sartorius, how can I find out what muscle is the problem??
And above all... how can I fix it, what kind of exercises should I try?
I realy hope some1 can help me out, thanks.