Normally a 27 minute video which causes me pain, and makes me feel old, would drag on forever but you somehow make them seem quick and easy. Cheers Tom, these are helping me massively.
Excellent. Always struggled with the pancake in your other videos but after this follow along I actually got into a pancake for the first time. Hamstrings have been painfully tight for a long time. Thanks for what you do for the viewers. You're a cool dude.
Oh. My. God. That was like a MAGIC TRICK. I have been struggling with my pancake and my straddle. I tried this for the first time and I can’t believe what a huge difference this just made. THANK YOU!!
Hi. I have anxiety and panic attack after meditation i saw you video here today and tried to join your 3 years old video and its amazing that for sharing. Its not easy for me to do it because Im kinda big and my anxiety really hits me alot but i will try to watch you everyday as part of my routine. I followed like and subscribed.
Wow! This has always been my least flexible stretch and I have worked on it over the years. I got more progress in this last 25 minutes than I ever have. Cheers!
loved this routine, everything felt manageable and then notable progress on the pancake at the end of it, and just functionally felt so great around the hips and lower back after. Thanks Tom
The 90:90/pigeon work and horse stance slide really helped my find my hip hinge; this has been a struggle for a while, so it's nice to feel all the moving parts connect in my mind. Thanks so much for the routine!
Honestly, i love you, like... i just managed to do something i never thought i could do. I feel like a small wonder right now. Thank you so much! This made my day. So happy rn. (For everyone interested: I wasnt able to sit in an upright position and started with some Pike and Squat work like 3 or 4 weeks ago and thought i might as well just give it a try and ended doing the pancake halfway through in an almost straight back position)
@ Body Weight Warrior - Tom Merrick: Thanks for posting this video. This was an effective and easy follow-along practice. I noticed an immediate improvement in my pancake. Still find it enough of a challenge getting my chest to touch the floor. It could be because of my short torso, tight lats, or incorrect posture. So the chair and potato block drill helped and revisiting these drills possibly could help me get to that level in about a year. 🌞By the way, your plant looks amazing!
Tom, you truly are the king of bodyweight exercises. Your channel is giving me purpose right now; I'm very close to nailing the front splits with your guidance. Not gonna lie, the pancake was tough, but I'll get there!
8/5/22 ✅ done pancake pose, with each practice, my head gets closer to the ground. This tutorial is awesome 😎. Thanks Tom for the practice, following from Kenya 🧘🏾♀️🇰🇪🤗
way too difficult for now. Maybe you can make some video on asymmetrical body (lower shoulder, longer leg, or one feet falls more out than other when you lay on floor). Share some information it's better to work on that or let it go the way it feels ok.? Nice, clear and informative videos with a lot of value. Thank you! Keep going!
Ive had horrible tight hips and hamstrings forever, actually my entire lower body and im currently typing this in a semi pancake position!!! I cant believe it thank you!
This is uncanny and I am ecstatic: from your press-to-handstand post I found your pancake routine and just bookmarked it after following it once. Excited to follow this updated version instead!
8/5/22 oh Goodneess 😝 imagine I just DID IT 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿. My forehead JUST touched the mat, deep breathing helped greatly. So excited 😆😆😆. I even took a video 😅😹💃🏿. I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens Me 🙏🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾. I'm so inspired Tom 😀😀😀. Be blessed
Thank you! Even tho I'm really flexible and can do splits, I had a problem with a pancake pose. I felt pain around my abductor muscle in left leg everytime I tried to do this and I wasn't able to lean forward. After this routine I just lain on a floor.
Ok so pancakes are my big weakness, so I am going to see how things change. I will try and do this at least every second day for 30 days and see how it feels.
Great you refreshed pancake routine. Recently I strained my right hamstring and I have to hold back a little bit with stretching. I'm kinda stuck with my bodyweight mastery journey right know. Your videos help me to overcome that stagnation. Thank you.
I am with ya! I keep straining/pulling my groin and I get so close to the pancake. Now I am holding back, recovering, and taking the "long" route. Frustrating.
Great work, love all three recent follow alongs! Is it a bad idea to work in front split, middle split and pancake simultaneously, alternating between the routines? Or do they complement each other anyway?
Hi Tom, I keep getting pain on the inner knee and also inside of my thighs. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this to get further into my pancake? Thank you!
Your stuff is awesome I’m pretty stiff and in a journey to increase flexibility for my martial art training just tried your middle split routine and felt loose and on clouds :) Question: can we combine the pancake routine with the middle split follow along There seems to be a lot of overlapping between the 2.
Hi Tom, love the videos! I try my best to do a follow along each day but should I be sticking to something specific? My job is very physically demanding and I’m pretty tight all over. My aim is to be nice and supple all over. Any advice would be appreciated.
Would this be the best one to fallow if you cant do Indian Sit / Asian Sit. Dont know what its called i the UK. I can squat fine, I can do the frog really good and go deep, I can sit on my legs and go back with my back on the ground but I cant get my legs to cross. what would be the best stretches or video you have. I usually can only do the tailor pose with slight pain. I am also currently trying to get back in shape. Used to be very active and a dancer. When I was younger, many people said i was flexible but couldn't do the Indian/Asian sit.
pancake focuses on the hinge at the waist. your goal with the pancake is for your chest to touch the ground, your goal with middle split is for both legs to be parallel to the ground