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05-10-2005, 10:50 PM #1Registered User
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Streching
Is streching good or bad the day after exercise when you are all stiff and sore? Also how intensely should I strech when working out and when (before/after/during) ?
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05-11-2005, 09:02 AM #3Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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why not ?
Originally Posted by Doublebase
I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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I don't know. Because your muscles are repairing themselves and stretching causes them to be worked again? Hows that. Originally Posted by LAM
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I guess it makes sense not the day after, where did you hear that from though? Also why is it a bad idea to not stretch before your workout ?Stretch after your workouts not before and not the day after
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Its not a bad idea. Stretching before your workout does nothing. There have been many threads covering this. Do a search on stretching and you can read for hours. Originally Posted by rupy
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Stretching doesn't cause muscle contraction. If it does, then you aren't stretching properly. Originally Posted by Doublebase
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I thought that stretching before your your working sets will hinder your performance. Originally Posted by ponyboy
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05-11-2005, 12:59 PM #9Training Trainer ELITE MEMBER
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That can be true. What stretching does essentially is lengthen out the muscle. Long muscle = weaker muscle and makes it more vulnerable to injury. Therefore making the muscle weaker before you lift isn't the right idea. What you want to do is stretch the muscles back to their original position AFTER you have shortened them through muscular contraction.
At least that's the simplest way to say it I think
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Ya thats what I meant Originally Posted by ponyboy
That can be true. What stretching does essentially is lengthen out the muscle. Long muscle = weaker muscle and makes it more vulnerable to injury. Therefore making the muscle weaker before you lift isn't the right idea. What you want to do is stretch the muscles back to their original position AFTER you have shortened them through muscular contraction.
At least that's the simplest way to say it I think
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05-11-2005, 01:37 PM #11Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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there is absolutely nothing wrong with stretching a muscle(s) the day after training. it can actually help to decrease the effects of DOMS. the ONLY time you don't want to stretch is before training when the muscles are cold and not pliable Originally Posted by Doublebase
I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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