- Mar 20, 2010
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A few of my flyers have had this problem (including myself). Sometimes stretching it the opposite way helps. Because as cheerleaders, we are constantly pushing the skills that we want to get but sometimes not evenly working our bodies. This is how I do it. If the left side of your back hurts, hold onto something stable with your right hand. Lift your left foot slightly off the ground and slightly in front of you. Lean down and grab it like you would grab a heel stretch. Push the outside of your foot towards the floor while you get really hollow and think about pushing your back muscle to the ceiling. It's kind of hard to do but once you get it, it feels really good. Especially if you stretch like that in a hot shower. Hope that helps!!