I never made progress getting my hands past my toes in a pike (I attribute that to a lot of sitting) until I started strengthening my glutes and hamstrings with

I never made progress getting my hands past my toes in a pike (I attribute that to a lot of sitting) until I started strengthening my glutes and hamstrings with the deadlift. The muscle fatigue post-workout paired with stretching finally got my muscles to relax and lengthen. Plus I have an ass now. So many upsides to doing deadlift.