100 Day Challenge | Contortion Flexibility | Day 1-100
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Every inch is a success in this challenge but it was much more than just gaining inches it was the breathing, eating and strengthening that really made the difference. I made a lot of progress, even if it's not seen, it is felt. The moves are getting easier but I still have so much more I want to learn, this journey will never be over for me! Now I need to try all of my new flexibility on the pole!!
I had to re-learn how to breath, breathing even deeper than I ever have before. This allowed me to get into my deepest stretch and than relax my muscles. Almost like tricking them to thinking "this is my new resting position"
I learned that if I wanted to perform my best and recover as fast as possible I needed the maximum healing powers of the best foods on earth. I used maca root for energy, spirulina, and amaranth for complete proteins, lots and lots of greens, teas made with a bunch of different kind of herbs, barks and berries for maximum immunity and I drank gallons upon gallons of purified water. Of course I didn't eat perfect every day and on those days I was not as productive.
Some days I had a lot of work to do so I I took it easy on stretching and let my body rest. Although everyday I still did some light active stretching to keep the flexibility I already had.
The other most important thing I learned was you need to strengthen the muscles in the new found flexible areas. In order to hold your feet to your head you need to have the strength in your back muscles to keep you there. Our muscles have never been held in these positions!
In conjunction with the touching your feet to your head, the better your splits and the more flexible your hip flexors, the easier it will be to touch your head. Every muscle works together, you just need to be mindful of what muscle is doing what and focus on your breath....it was definitely a challenge to say the least but I'm glad I did it because everything i getting easier and easier! 
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so basically you could do it all from the start...
Kibe Paris sorry late reply but I think it’s important to say, it was much more difficult in the beginning, I should have shown how awful my entries were and how much I was struggling. After the 100 day challenge everything became easier and less painful.
Amanda Nicole Smith not the point of the video though. Not gonna watch. Downvote.
Kibe Paris yep
Kibe Paris lol yes
Amanda Nicole Smith it’s okay it only took you 1 year to respond
All of the people complaining that she's already flexible are missing the point. She's training to be a contortionist, which is extreme flexibility, I would assume flexibility is a prerequisite. And to those saying there's no improvement- we must not be watching the same video. I can see a visible difference in all but one set of pictures. Just because you can only see a little change doesn't mean it's insignificant. This is much harder than it looks, and not all improvements are physical either. She said in the description that she learned to control her breathing, which is great. And I'm sure it's easier for her to get into these position too.
Nikki O
Very well said!
I agree that a little progress is actually a lot to the person doing it but if she said that in the description then that has nothing to do with the pictures. There’s literally no difference from 1-100 if there is, its a tiny bit that probably doesn’t even help her
why are so many people hating on her just because she was originally flexible? the point of this video was to show her progress and guess what ?? she did progress !! don't leave her hate just because she's more flexible than you (and me as well for that matter aha) well done xx
Nimue McDowall She barely progressed; if she had pushed herself she could have done it in 10 days.
Sofia Di Gennaro Yes, I saw barely any progress.
I love your word,and I'm with you!!
Shut up
Nimue McDowall I am not "Jealous" because she is more flexible than me...I am ALOT more flexible than her...I saw no progression in anything
Guys- just because you improved in a week more than she did in 100 days or whatnot, doesn't mean you have to give her crap about it. My mom has been trying to do splits for 2 years and still nothing. Someone can strecth and stretch and push their limits, but results will come slowly.
TheFunnygym She should try yoga! I got my splits "by accident" just by doing yoga few times a week ☺ i recommed boho beautiful, i like the videos more than yoga videos shot in a studio
@@77moonwalker77 Splits by accident, now that's really cool!
i love how i watch this while eating a honey bun
Tiny Monet omg you made me laugh so hard
I’m cackling
I'd love a honey bun rn. I'm trying to lose weight though. I look normal standing but soon as I do a plank or lay on my side I have this stomach that hangs even if I suck in
He She lol what? Im actually not fat. I have a bit of fat, and extra skin from pregnancy that causes more illusion of fat. But actually im average sized
He She bro wtf. Stop being a little troll
I have a tip for you. Always keep your heels down and your head back in your backbends. Especially if your going to stand up or kick over from your backbend you always need to keep these tips in the back of your head.
Emilie Forrest Thank you! I have been doing that more lately, but my hip flexors still need to loosen!
+Big Willie omg dude I posted that a year ago and I was giving her helpful advice so she didn't get in a bad habit sooo 😂
Big Willie You shouldn't be saying that with a name like yours.
he is troll
Big Willie but what she said was right though...
Can you post a video of you getting into these stretches? Like your daily stretch routine?
I did ya one better, I built an entire website with all my stretching routines in .gif format. flexibility.purifiedlifestyle.com But I also have videos getting into the stretches, it's just not as structured as the website. Happy Stretching!
@@AmandaNicoleSmith Wow, your routines are so affordable and look amazing! Thank you for creating this, you did great in this video btw
You guys are very rude. I personally loved her improvement
Maria Blanes I was thinking the same
Maria Blanes well that's your opinion
Maybe is not a huge progress but in fact the point is just progress no? ;)
Let's just face the point she didn't get and better
Yeah I didn't see one skill that got any better. I mean I probably could of done better than that.
I can't even do the splits yet, but I stretch everyday and I will get there :)
Also great job.
Me in my head screaming
"Put your heels on the floor!"
0:33 that dog is literally me during a PE lesson
I’ve legit seen this on Pinterest so many times Lol Great job you definitely improved!!
So what she improves slower than some people here? The fact that she's improving at all should be celebrated. You can't legitimately compare with yourself because bodies are different, so praise her for going after what she wants, and making progress however slow, instead of putting her down because "you're better than her".
Is this bad for your back? Are spines built for that sort of tension?
KazEdits if done correctly, no it's absolutely fine.
KazEdits no it’s fine, it also releases tension
KazEdits No, unless you've never streched properly and forced yourself to do it...
KazEdits the spine is made to rezist this tension but if you push it too hard...
I know that this is a really late comment, I just have one tip tho. When you are doing your middle splits, you should try and get on top of it and put your elbows on the floor in front of you. That will hurt a lot more and give you a much better stretch. Other than that, Amazing video!!!
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I enjoyed this video! Great job being consistent for 100 days
Ya, this isn't inspirational at all for someone that's just starting out. It's obvious that she had a tonne of flexibility before she even started. She could do things before day 1 that I couldn't come close to. (PS: I'm not fat, just not overly flexible). People with natural ability should never do "inspirational" videos because it just makes all the average people feel like crap about themselves.
This comment is beyond stupid.
she's showing that it's possible to get better
jeez
You'll improve faster than her if you practice btw. since she's already flexible she has less room for improvement
I know this is an old comment but I'd like to clarify that "contortion" signifies extreme flexibility. If you compared my flexibility to a contortionist, you'd see that I have a long ways to go to reach that level of flexibility. If you're looking for average flexibility inspiration, definitely don't look for videos with the word contortion in it or you will be sadly disappointed.
Ya, this is an old comment, since writing this I found out that I have tendinitis in both my arms and probably in my legs as well so contortionism is about the least likely thing for me to ever be successful at.
I agree with you in the point where it is not motivating for non flexible people like to do this challenge we would have to reach the lever of day 1 which is super complicated
Love how your muscles do not lock or have an imbalance of bulky in its appearance.
Don't like the fact that my quadriceps, calf muscles, and pelvic floor muscles get tensed when I reach hand-to-foot or foot-to-ceiling
This girl is just simply amazing
You were talented before and after
Guys- this is _NOT_ her coming from nothing. Even if it was, *_I had my right leg splits the first try when I was five and then after 7 years of not stretching I got it on my first try again_* this is her stretching for 100 days and she said she stretched EVERYDAY for a lot of time. *_NEWSFLASH_* EVERYONE PROGRESSES DIFFERENTLY. She is an ~adult~ and therefore naturally less flexible than a child would be. Leave her alone. I saw a huge difference. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. I had to slow down and learn to relax where I was and breath before I can go back to trying to get my middle splits down more. Also, maybe there were stretches that she didn't do or did wrong. I sure as heck also did and am doing. So instead of making her feel bad for somethi she was so committed to, shut up or try and give her CRITIQUE not hate on her stretches (if she uploads a video)
PEOPLE THE POINT IS NOT HOW FOR EXAMPLE HER SPLITS LOOKED LIKE THE FIRST AND THE LAST DAY. THE POINT IS THAT HER FIRST DAY WAS VERY PAINFUL BUT THE LAST DAY SHE COULD DO IT EASILY
I want to be a contortionist(I’m 12) and now I’m going to practice can I pls have stretches to acclomplish this,I can’t even do the splits so I really need help
Kamiya Key She has a website. I think it's in the description box.
Nikki O thx
@@nobodynopebye5882 I know it's late but maybe you can watch Anna McNulty stretching videos she is really flexible I'm sure she can help you😊
People who don't see the difference might not know much about flexibility... I do yogs and holy shit, your progress has inspired me so much, especially with wheel and kapotasana (full camel). I might give this challenge a chance!!
amanda you are the best keep going
With practice comes perfect
And i thought i was good 😂😂😂
i do this to and the result are fabulous!!..... sorry for my english i am german
I'm sorry but I want to be a contortionist and I barley have natural flexibility and I stretched at the beginning of 2017 I couldn't do the splits and now I can do all 3 splits and oversplits the only over split I can't do is middle split any I couldn't do a needle if my life depended on it now I can do an overextended needle and I bridge I mean I was good at bridges but not tight ones and guess what I can do I teardrop my leg extension was always good for some reason on the right but my right leg extension is behind my head if that makes sense and my left rag extension is all the way up iAND DONT GET ME STARTED WITH MY PIKE that was a disaster it still hurts but I can actually do it and fell way less pain if you work hard and actually stretch you can be very flexible
Is it ok to try to stretch your back like that if you have the spaces between your vertebras (discs) shrunk? I mean not hernia but the stage before getting to that point...
Well done 👍 keep going you are so flexible 💕
This video is motivation for me. now i can say *i wiil do it!*
Hi Amanda, Nice progress.....I am a beginner to flexibility training ...my question is suppose I am doing any exercise of flexibility I go into the pose stay there for 5 to 10 secs and come back then do 15 repeats of it, so should I have rest period between each repeat? I mean my question do we take rest period in yoga poses or flexibility exercises... Let me know if my question is not clear. Thanks!!!
A stretch routine I recommend to do daily is do a butterfly and push a far down as you can then do a straddle go to your left for 15 seconds go to the right for 15 seconds then go to a wall make sure your butt is on the wall then open your legs the furthes you can go hold it for an entire song I hope my explanation was good enough I got my middle splits really fast doing it daily
Wow you really see progress!! That is so cool!
Day 1 already 100 times more flexible than me lol
I look up to you and I will practice all of the moves you are doing for 100 day
I don't hate because you were flexible from the beggining but what kind of streching are you doing?? I mean, you spent 100 days and did such a small improvement?? I had a bigger improvement in my splits after just one month! I hope this video is fake, cause you're destroying my hopes of getting my middle split and my needle😧😣 (I only know good leg split and I'm trying to improve my scorpion every day)
That's becous every people is diffrent.So...
Your right! There is not much improvement at all for 100 days. She might not be stretching which means every time she does it she doesn’t get better. Keep trying hard and stretching! You will get there!
Everyone is different. It has a lot to do with body proportions. I've been streching for almost a year and still don't have my middle splits.
Nikki O Maybe you aren’t doing the stretches often enough, or correctly, or for long enough! It should not take you a year if you are doing them frequently and correctly!!
Mikayla Heheheh I used to take gymnastics and I didn't even get them then. I'm less than two inches off the ground, when I used to be more than 6 inches above. It's only four inches, but it's still progress for me, and I can slide into that position a lot easier than I could beforehand.
You were already flexible, but good job!
I just want you know why you had your backbend with your heels up
Idk how and I’m not trying brag but I was born that I could touch my head to my toes
wow you have improved a lot🙌🙌
madgamer 12 not really
How Long did it take you to achieve your good leg splits?
You have really good back flexibility however with your left over split for it to be done correctly your hips and pelvis must be on the floor with your leg on the chair otherwise it is incorrect. Just though I should let you know. ( this is not hate just help) 😁
I could already do this before and I have only been streching fo about 3 weeks
The problem why there is no much improvement is that stretching EVERY DAY isn't actually good ! Your body need to rest and to relax ... Pushing your muscles like that evey day is really bad for them. And I see a lot of people doing that , but no! I was doing that too but i was really not improving like a lot ( even if i am naturally flexible) but now I never stretch my muscles every day because when they get sore you have to let them rest and wait the day after to stretch them again . And i see a lot more improvement comparing to the time I was stretching every day ! So that is my everyday routine which I really recommend you to try : one day stretch your leg and the day after stretch your back then stretch you legs , then back...until the week end during which you will rest 2 days . normally you will see a lot of improvement !!
I hope you understood what I said cause I don't speak English very well so... I hope I helped some of you !
what's the song? Nice job! 😄
Why thank you! The song name is "Vibe Tracks" by Dana I found it in the youtube music library.
+Amanda Nicole Smith np😊 Thx for the name:))
I am also 26 years old, almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it and commit.
Really it’s called Jeyne Bertsolo
how long did you take rests and whats the name of the music?
Nice
If I did that I would probably be like an elastic band!
I love that picture of you on the jungle Jim! You're amazing😊
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You are my inspiration
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She is awesome
this is amazing! how long do you hold each stretch for?
Thanks Keely, I normally hold each pose for 10 seconds/10 deep breaths, and I do that 4x each side.
You improved alot
I stretched every day before bed for two weeks and improved more than you did.... What do you consider stretching? It seems like all you did was do each pose every day.
Sofia Di Gennaro Maybe you're naturally more flexible? I have no idea, she had barely any progress.
I Am A Random Person Maybe I am, but I definitely think she could have improved more. When I stretch, I push myself until I'm in pain (which you should never do), and that helps me improve really quickly.
Sofia Di Gennaro That what I do aswell. The only improvement I saw was Head to Feet. She could of definitely pushed herself further.
Sofia Di Gennaro I stretched for an hour every day, unless I needed a rest, and did 30 minutes of warming up and dynamic stretches before poses. I think because I still did pole dancing and had a lot of stiff muscles from years of wrestling and track that it was harder to relax. The biggest progress I made that year was learning how to control my muscles in each pose and you may not see a big difference but I felt a huge difference. I was also 23 at the time and had no consistent flexibility routine before the challenge, only a consistent strengthening routine.
Geez aren't you a rude one
Koodos for trying, and its always good that your trying to achieve a goal... but there honestly isn't that much improvement....
Awesome progress! What song is in the video?
Thank you! The song name is "Vibe Tracks" by Dana I found it in the youtube music library.
I feel so pathetic. I literally only got my first chest stand after like 6 months. (Probs BC I started school again and had to focus on that). I am only 12 rn and my goal was to be able to do a full chest stand by my 13 birthday. I am not training anymore BC I am not getting any support and I feel unwanted that way. Send help please
She looks way more comfortable
Holy shit she was flexible in the beginning
I might do dis
I did it all in a five days
You are good 😍😊 Nice job ❤️❤️
People be hating cause they jealous
Jeanette Vasko no, we don't
Camila Vale Who actually admits to being a hater that's just sad.
Jeanette Vasko lol
Nah boo I already am flexible
Jenna Cardone alright but what makes you think it's ok to be mean to people
Not a lot of change, you should take notes from buzzfeed 😂
Hey my name is Amanda too
You inspired me to do the splits and I did it :D
In training myself to be a
contortionist
2:55 she eating this while im here eating icecream out of the box
there could be more improvent to see if you would stretch everyday like in the morning and evening and day, i did got my split like two month 76% to 120%
Nice style and photos 😉
What’s the song background ?
My flexibility's like ur day 100 but idk how to improve anymore i was inflexible before like my splits are higher than my IQ but now i want McNulty's flexibility
Great job Amanda nice dedication :P you should do another wrestling video!
Thanks Jake! I have been searching for my next contender, having moved across the country, I'm still setting things up!
100?!
geez i’m only 3 weeks in
You know intro sent work if your already flexible at the beginning of the challenge...right...
Chris Prentice Her goal is contortionism, which os extreme flexibility.
Chris Prentice Guys- this is _NOT_ her coming from nothing. Even if it was, *_I had my right leg splits the first try when I was five and then after 7 years of not stretching I got it on my first try again_* this is her stretching for 100 days and she said she stretched EVERYDAY for a lot of time. *_NEWSFLASH_* EVERYONE PROGRESSES DIFFERENTLY. She is an ~adult~ and therefore naturally less flexible than a child would be. Leave her alone. I saw a huge difference. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. I had to slow down and learn to relax where I was and breath before I can go back to trying to get my middle splits down more. Also, maybe there were stretches that she didn't do or did wrong. I sure as heck also did and am doing. So instead of making her feel bad for somethi she was so committed to, shut up or try and give her CRITIQUE not hate on her stretches (if she uploads a video)
Why do you raise your toes when doing a backbend . That ain't correct.
And there is no big difference in your moves you need to push past your limits to see better and faster result you must not be in a comfortable position while doing the moves you need to work harder and again you need to push past your limits . ( not hating i'm just giving you some tips ) Good luck next time 💚💚
Thats osome man...
I am also very flexible
please help can I became flexible after age of 27
I feel pretty bad for not enduring thru it with ya..I did my own attempts but then I let tiredness and business creep in stagnating my gains..a Help me back,I urge.
I can totally understand, it was hard to keep tiredness and business from interfering with my progress as well but it helps when you have the support of friends and family to keep you going! Good luck to you if you decide to start back up again!
lovely
Try and put your feet flat on the crayons in your backbend. It helps a lot and it’s the proper way to do it
Lol ur day 1 is like my day 100
Are you a vegan too?
Ok at list with the middle splits I was more better with it on 3rd try
do you guys know what age is she.
Did anyone else notice the third move 0:41
And the last one 2:40
Poe
Its not a backbend... its a bridge...
You get flexible really slow
Gudrun Michel 😂so true
thats means that her muscles are strong and tense, no shame of slow progress
North not like me... For the past 3 weeks-month I’ve been trying to do the splits, the improvement was crazy
She’s and adult it’s harder for her
Sixjxwj Jssj thats true, we shoudlnt hate on her its a lot harder to become flexible when ur an adult
Tbh I’m more flexibl but great improvment
I think she exaggerates a lot of her inflexibility and I am sure her exercises to become more flexible are great, but for example: her beginning back bend was pretty good, much better than mine, but her toes to head on day 1 was awful? That doesn't really match??? I can almost touch my toes to my head and my backbend isn't anywhere near as good as hers on Day 1. I don't trust that nor do I appreciate it if it is exaggerated.
Honestly, I was not exaggerating, I had never attempted feet to head before in my life and my muscles had no idea what they were doing. Gymnastics had taught me how to do a backbend, splits, and a few other basics, but everything else was new. Muscle memory plays a huge role in what you can do, and with contortion being a completely new ball game, I had to learn how to relax and engage specific muscles in brand new poses.
Well, your flexibility progress is amazing and I am really impressed! I plan on reaching my middle splits by the end of the summer!
... you know, it also depends on body proportions a lot! let's say person n1 has a long torso, but relatively short legs, they will have a much harder time touching their feet to their head, even if they have a quite flexible back, because the distance between feet and head is just very long - on the other hand, person n2, who might have a short torso and long legs will be able to touch their feet to their head much faster, and probably won't need as much flexibility as person n1! :) so that's why someone's backbend might look better than yours, but they can still be further away from touching toes to head! also the first backbend (bridge) depends a lot on shoulder flexibility, which you don't use/need at all when touching your toes to your head, so maybe your shoulders are just less flexible than hers. i think it's not very polite to discredit someone and make them feel bad about their hard work just because you "think" something isn't right, when you're not even well informed...
Daniel Sparks my backbend was really good but I couldn't touch my head for quite some time. I used to when I was a lot younger and I can again. It's because I hadn't tried that pose in such a long time
you’re not supposed to have your heels up while i’m a bridge, you can hurt or twist your ankles that way
I would think, considering that you stretched every single day for 100 days, you'd be a lot more flexible, cuz every single pose you didn't really improve at all on but you stretch every single day so I don't really know how that's possible
It took a week for me to get my splits not 100
So you went from Intermediate level to Advance
I hate to say this but this isn’t actually a lot of progress for 100 days
Aren't your heals sapost to be on the ground