You should be as devoted to stretching as you are to lifting.

[slobberknocker]

BUMP for CCJ or anyone that can contribute. I'm still unsure about this.

 

[JOKER47]

Also, a prime reason for lower-back rounding in the deadlift is inflexibility.

I agree with stretching regularly, and I do. Before, after and during my workouts.

But I don't agree with this statement. IMO, lower back rounding during a deadlift is caused by the lack of strength to hold your arch.



.02,
Joker

 

[Debaser]

I agree with stretching regularly, and I do. Before, after and during my workouts.

But I don't agree with this statement. IMO, lower back rounding during a deadlift is caused by the lack of strength to hold your arch.



.02,
Joker

I don't mean "during" the deadlift, I mean your stance at the bottom of the lift. You have to have above average flexibility to have good form at the bottom of the lift. I still don't have quite enough for conventional deadlifts. Barely enough for sumo.

 

[rjl296]

I don't mean "during" the deadlift, I mean your stance at the bottom of the lift. You have to have above average flexibility to have good form at the bottom of the lift. I still don't have quite enough for conventional deadlifts. Barely enough for sumo.

really ??
wow. then i would def stretch.

 

[Debaser]

stretching 1 hour per day

What's that have to do with excessive mobility? Once I become pretty flexibile I'll probably spend 1 hour every other day, but how exactly do you think I stretch? I work into it slowly and progressively. I don't do a total of 6 stretches 30 seconds each and call it a day.

 

[JOKER47]

I don't mean "during" the deadlift, I mean your stance at the bottom of the lift. You have to have above average flexibility to have good form at the bottom of the lift. I still don't have quite enough for conventional deadlifts. Barely enough for sumo.

You referring to SLDL's? If so, then I agree. Good flexibility is a huge benefit with those. It's one of the reasons I don't do them myself.

Conventional? I can't imagine being so inflexible that you can't keep from rounding your back at the bottom of a conventional deadlift.


Joker

 

[rjl296]

What's that have to do with excessive mobility? Once I become pretty flexibile I'll probably spend 1 hour every other day, but how exactly do you think I stretch? I work into it slowly and progressively. I don't do a total of 6 stretches 30 seconds each and call it a day.

i would not spend that much time stretching. why -
b/c it would give me excess mobility, and thats somethin i dont really need/want

 

[Debaser]

Stretching is silly, especially cold muscles. All you really need is to get on the treadmill for 5 minutes before you workout to warm the muscles up.

I also do a substantial amount of running and there is a very brief stretching routine only AFTER running at a slow pace for half mile to two miles. And I don't stretch at all for lifting because the impact on my leg muscles for a long run is not at all like the impact on your arms for a brief lifting session.

If you think about it, strength training is, in itself, stretching.

Besides, those guys I see stretching at the gym always look like complete pussies.

I never said anything about stretching before a workout, did I?

Strength training is not in itself stretching, because your muscles grow tighter as they grow bigger/stronger. Maybe in some instances like the squat, but you should in NO WAY feel a stretch in the squat. Do you think it's a good idea to have a loaded stretch on your hips with hundreds of pounds? Ever wonder why so many people complain about their shoulders on the dip? Dipping is easy to do safely, the reason their shoulders hurt is because the region (pecs, shoulders, or pec-shoulder tie-in) is extremely tight.

No need to even dignify your last comment.

 

[rjl296]

dont you train dc style ??
isnt there a lot of stretching involved w/ that ??

 

[Debaser]

I haven't trained DC style lately. And with DC, I wouldn't call it a LOT of stretching. Just 1 single stretch done after each muscle group.