Butterfly Widening

**deadlybacon7** · 08-08-2012, 03:58 PM

First off, I am aware of the butterfly widening challenge, but I need to know butterfly widening exercises. I go to the butterfly and try to widen it and hold it, but I don't think this is working quite so well as I would have liked. Anyone have any good exercises for butterfly widening?

**ItechWarrior** · 08-08-2012, 04:36 PM

There are exercises in the butterfly widening challenge. So if you know about it, then you know the exercises already. :)

They work.

Use them.

**willll162904** · 08-08-2012, 05:04 PM

i second that for itech they helped me alot. also check this vid out and do these stretches every day along with marias foam rolling exercises and ul b good. after 2 weeks i can almost do the splits.

**deadlybacon7** · 08-08-2012, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by ItechWarrior

There are exercises in the butterfly widening challenge. So if you know about it, then you know the exercises already. :)

They work.

Use them.

Oh...

**Inferno** · 08-08-2012, 06:15 PM

Nice, I could use this.

**Boutette35** · 08-08-2012, 06:44 PM

Widening it and holding it are two different things first u need the flexibility to get it Wich Maria's stretches will help. Second it takes a tonne of strength in your hip flexors and groins to hold it. Elevated hip presses are awesome for your flexors and there's a tonne of groin exercises on the net you can google for it. Keep in mind not everyone's are quite the same so u may not get that ideal butterfly your looking for (enter the double break pad!) I stretch every single day and my butterfly and splits suck compared to the other goalie on my team and that freak o nature doesn't stretch at all and barely during warm up! And if your compared us side by side he looks like a body builder and I look like the gumby

**ReebokGoalie29** · 08-08-2012, 10:37 PM

I've tried this before it helped a lot.

**jeff da goalie** · 08-09-2012, 05:19 AM

a lot depends on your age and flexibility. As a 41 year old, nope, nothing has helped. Foam rolling, stretches, nada. your bone structure plays a part as well, as Maria points out. Not a big deal, I adapt my style around it. I'm playing more of a hybrid style and moving towards more of a standup goalie, which will also prolong my career (in the beer leagues, mind you) since it's causing a lot less hip strain.

God I'm old. I pulled a muscle just watching the olympics.

**Hockey School Dropout** · 08-09-2012, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by willll162904

i second that for itech they helped me alot. also check this vid out and do these stretches every day along with marias foam rolling exercises and ul b good. after 2 weeks i can almost do the splits.

My question would be, do you follow along with the timing in the video? It seems like the stretches are held for a really short time. Though it seems like more of a dynamic stretch. Just curious.