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Stretching before sets or not?
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beerdrinker
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If I didn't stretch out my hip flexors, adductors, abductors, perifomis, and hams very well before squatting, I don't think there's any way I could do it. Age may be a factor.
KickNitRight
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I've never known anyone to get injured because they stretched. Stretching looses up the muscles. You can overdo it. You just want to warm them up.
mad_monkey59
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- If your muscles are stiff then stretch if necessary, if not I wouldn't bother. As stated above, studies suggest strength is detriment to stretching.
- Never stretch a cold muscle.
- Never stretch a cold muscle.
NJL52
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Static stretches stay away from. Your athletic body movements(IE weight training) produces enough stretching to keep you at the stretchiness(can't think of a better word)
that you need to perform.
The important thing is to warm the tendons. A cold tendon is very prone to injury. A warm tendon is resistant to injury.
that you need to perform.
The important thing is to warm the tendons. A cold tendon is very prone to injury. A warm tendon is resistant to injury.
imo stretching is a highly under emphasized part of bodybuilding/growing.
i never saw anything about stretching or the need for it, and now that iv gotten bigger my mobility is very far down to the point that i was in discomfort even sitting in a fuckin chair.
now that iv been stretching regularly when i can i feel great and have slightly better mobility.
as for stretchignr ight after a intense workout, some say your ability to recognize the "pain" of too much stretching is hindered and you can tear muscles.
also right before lifting stretching weakens you to an extent.
but like the guy above, i have to stretch before squatting otherwise i am too stiff and cant get down far enough to do real squats.
but definately dont ignore stretching, its super important, i wish someone had told me that before i went to 2 years and gained 40 pounds of muscle without ever fucking stretching
i never saw anything about stretching or the need for it, and now that iv gotten bigger my mobility is very far down to the point that i was in discomfort even sitting in a fuckin chair.
now that iv been stretching regularly when i can i feel great and have slightly better mobility.
as for stretchignr ight after a intense workout, some say your ability to recognize the "pain" of too much stretching is hindered and you can tear muscles.
also right before lifting stretching weakens you to an extent.
but like the guy above, i have to stretch before squatting otherwise i am too stiff and cant get down far enough to do real squats.
but definately dont ignore stretching, its super important, i wish someone had told me that before i went to 2 years and gained 40 pounds of muscle without ever fucking stretching
I do light stretching when I first get to the gym and warm up with light weights until I get the blood flowing.
After I am done with the bodypart for the day I do some pretty extreme stretching, holding for 30-60 seconds. I don't know if it has made vast improvements since I have started doing it but it has cut down on injuries and I think helped some with recovery and soreness.
I don't think it hurts so why not. I did read some research awhile back that promoted streching for actual growth but I would have to do some serious digging to find the article. If you want I will do so when I get a chance.
After I am done with the bodypart for the day I do some pretty extreme stretching, holding for 30-60 seconds. I don't know if it has made vast improvements since I have started doing it but it has cut down on injuries and I think helped some with recovery and soreness.
I don't think it hurts so why not. I did read some research awhile back that promoted streching for actual growth but I would have to do some serious digging to find the article. If you want I will do so when I get a chance.
8and20 said:
This is pretty much what I do as well. Warm up for about 5 minutes on a bike to get blood pumping throughout the body. I rotate my arms while I'm riding to warm up my joints - shoulders/elbows/wrists. Then depending on what bodyparts I am doing (I'm doing a 2 way split), I will do some light stretching.
I then go into my warmup sets (usually 3-5 sets with increasing weight/decreasing reps) to get those muscles ready for the weight I will be moving. Then I do my working set (which is a double rest-pause set so it's like 3 sets).
After that exercise I do an "extreme" stretch for that muscle (which is now niiiice and warm!) and I hold that stretch for 60-90 seconds. This helps stretch the muscle fascia to promote muscle growth, and helps aid in recovery.
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