when do you stretch

[MrPerfect]

i was always told stretching before workouts was bad and increased the chances of you tearing or pulling something.

lately ive been doing it before. no bouncing motions, just one straight movement and holding it for 15-20 seconds.

any opinions??

 

[jtunderdog]

I stretch before and after usually. Preworkout and post. Yoga helped me touch my toes and eventually put my palms on the floor. Im getting older so it helps a ton for me.

 

[mike ross]

only after the last movement of the bodypart worked and for about 3-5 minutes focusing on stretching as deep as possible.

heres why you dont stretch before. You can actually tear sarcomeres which are responsible for muscles to work correctly. once these are broken down slightly, you actually can lift less weight. These sarcomeres are broken down when we lift weight naturally. No point in breaking them down prematurely, especially from deep stretching before working out. Just make sure you warm up properly and get some blood in the bodypart and you'll be fine.

BTW, there are college studies that show what i am talking about. They studied it specifically. Search PUBMED and you'll see some results

 

[Chris250]

only after the last movement of the bodypart worked and for about 3-5 minutes focusing on stretching as deep as possible.

heres why you dont stretch before. You can actually tear sarcomeres which are responsible for muscles to work correctly. once these are broken down slightly, you actually can lift less weight. These sarcomeres are broken down when we lift weight naturally. No point in breaking them down prematurely, especially from deep stretching before working out. Just make sure you warm up properly and get some blood in the bodypart and you'll be fine.

BTW, there are college studies that show what i am talking about. They studied it specifically. Search PUBMED and you'll see some results

thats some interesting stuff....I guess we can learn something new everyday...