Help Get Me Out of the Gym Faster

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[quote]IronBP wrote:
Re: stretching - I’m 38 and chronically tight. The stretching I do is mainly for my hip flexors and my shoulders. Years of running (I was a competetive distance runner and avid triathlete) and sitting in desk chairs has made my hip flexors very tight. I also drum about an hour a day, which puts some stress on the shoulders and tightens them up.

I’m not looking to be flexible for the sake of being flexible, but rather simply to be able to do the lifts safely.[/quote]
Rather than “simple” static stretching, work on mobility. You can absolutely intersperse mobility drills into a lifting session without compromising your strength.

These articles talk more about it:

(^^ Check page 2, where he talks about “fillers”)

(Again, check where he talks about “fillers”)

You’d basically “superset” a set of lifting with a set of a necessary mobility drill.

Also, I admit that I only skimmed the previous posts, but I’ve always found it to simply feel good to occasionally static stretch antagonist muscles during upper body sessions. Chest stretches after pulldowns or rows, lat stretches after presses, etc. Doing the same for lower body just doesn’t feel the same.

Last thing worth reiterating: Resting a full three minutes after calf raises is kinda nutty. You can very easily shave time off your session by cutting down on the rest between less intense exercises.

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[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:

[quote]IronBP wrote:
Re: stretching - I’m 38 and chronically tight. The stretching I do is mainly for my hip flexors and my shoulders. Years of running (I was a competetive distance runner and avid triathlete) and sitting in desk chairs has made my hip flexors very tight. I also drum about an hour a day, which puts some stress on the shoulders and tightens them up.

I’m not looking to be flexible for the sake of being flexible, but rather simply to be able to do the lifts safely.[/quote]
Rather than “simple” static stretching, work on mobility. You can absolutely intersperse mobility drills into a lifting session without compromising your strength.

These articles talk more about it:

(^^ Check page 2, where he talks about “fillers”)

(Again, check where he talks about “fillers”)

You’d basically “superset” a set of lifting with a set of a necessary mobility drill.

Also, I admit that I only skimmed the previous posts, but I’ve always found it to simply feel good to occasionally static stretch antagonist muscles during upper body sessions. Chest stretches after pulldowns or rows, lat stretches after presses, etc. Doing the same for lower body just doesn’t feel the same.

Last thing worth reiterating: Resting a full three minutes after calf raises is kinda nutty. You can very easily shave time off your session by cutting down on the rest between less intense exercises.[/quote]

dammit Colucci must you beat me to the point every time (jk, as always you’re much appreciated)

lol OP, just do as little warmup/stretching/mobility drills as you need to ge full ROM on a movement. my flexibility is poor when squatting, but about 15 minutes of foam rolling, yoga stretches and Agile 8 does the job for me.

as for cutting down on “dead time”, superset or giant set exercises that aren’t as intense and that don’t impact each other much. I usually superset or take 30 seconds or less rest on stuff like leg curls/extensions or other isolation work. do some calf raises then do ab work or something, tricep pushdowns/cable curls, you get the idea.

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[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
dammit Colucci must you beat me to the point every time[/quote]