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I Can Open My Hips in a Frog Stretch, But Not Middle Splits - What Gives?
Middle Splits Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Middle Splits Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

I Can Open My Hips in a Frog Stretch, But Not Middle Splits - What Gives?

Do you find it pretty easy to open your legs out to the sides in a frog stretch, but when you try to open your legs in a middle split or a straddle, your legs donโ€™t go nearly as far (and it feels waaaaay harder)? Theyโ€™re both inner thigh stretches, so what gives?

(Spoiler alert: itโ€™s probably your gracilis)

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