Streching

[rupy]

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) ?

 

[Doublebase]

Stretch after your workouts not before and not the day after.

 

[LAM]

and not the day after.

why not ?

 

[Doublebase]

why not ?

I don't know. Because your muscles are repairing themselves and stretching causes them to be worked again? Hows that.

 

[rupy]

Stretch after your workouts not before and not the day after

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 ?

 

[Doublebase]

Also why is it a bad idea to not stretch before your workout ?

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.

 

[ponyboy]

I don't know. Because your muscles are repairing themselves and stretching causes them to be worked again? Hows that.

Stretching doesn't cause muscle contraction. If it does, then you aren't stretching properly.

 

[Doublebase]

Stretching doesn't cause muscle contraction. If it does, then you aren't stretching properly.

I thought that stretching before your your working sets will hinder your performance.

 

[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

 

[Doublebase]

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

Ya thats what I meant

 

[LAM]

I don't know. Because your muscles are repairing themselves and stretching causes them to be worked again? Hows that.

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