Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with this whole “splitting” thing. I’ve seen people do it in movies and it looks kinda cool, plus I wanted to see if I could improve my flexibility a bit. So I figured, why not give it a shot?
First, I did a quick search to see what people were saying about it. Turns out, starting with standing splits is the way to go. You just stand with your feet about hip-width apart, hands on your hips, and try to slide down into a split. Sounds easy enough, right?
So, I cleared some space in my living room, put on some comfy pants, and started. I stood there, took a deep breath, and slowly started to lower myself. Let me tell you, it was way harder than it looks! My legs were shaking, and I could feel the muscles I probably didn’t use very often.
- First Attempt: Total fail. I got about halfway down and felt like my legs were going to snap. I quickly aborted the mission.
- Second Attempt: Slightly better. I focused on engaging the muscles I read about and tried to control the movement. Still didn’t get very far, but I felt a little more stable.
- Third Attempt: Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. I found that if I leaned forward a bit and used my hands to support myself, I could go a little further.
After a few more tries, I realized that this is going to take some time. It’s not something you just magically do on your first try. I kept at it, stretching and trying different positions, and I could feel my muscles getting a little more used to it each time.
I also stumbled upon some stuff about splitting data for model training. Apparently, people use splits like 80/20 or 70/30 to train their models. I thought, maybe I can apply this to my flexibility training. Like, 80% of the time I’ll focus on stretching and getting the right position, and 20% I’ll just try to go for the full split. It is quite interesting, right? Might be a fun thing to explore later, it is always good to learn some new knowledge and skills.
My Takeaways
This whole “splitting” thing, whether it’s your legs or your data, is all about practice and patience. You gotta train yourself, get the muscles or the model used to the process, and eventually, you’ll see some progress. It’s not going to happen overnight, but if you keep at it, who knows what you can achieve? I’m definitely going to keep working on my splits, and maybe one day I’ll be able to do it like those folks in the movies. And hey, maybe I’ll even dive deeper into that whole data splitting thing too!
