When do you think it is best to stretch? Before/after workout, before/after sleep?
after workout and between sets works for me
This should’ve been posted in the beginners sections.
Dynamic before
Static after.
I like to stretch halfway through my workout. It gives me a chance to recover, and do something different before hitting the weights again.
Stretching weakens the contractive force of a muscle. Thus, if you are working chest your should to a lat strecth immediately before. By weakening the lats, you can lift more with your chest.
Stretching after a workout is nice but doesn’t do much for recovery or lessening soreness.
Best time to stretch is right before bed. You length your muscles right before the largest portion of rebuilding time during the day. Thus, your muscles rebuild in an elongated state.
Stretching in the morning is good because it gets blood to the extremeties and awakens the central nervous system a little.
[quote]McG78 wrote:
Stretching weakens the contractive force of a muscle. Thus, if you are working chest your should to a lat strecth immediately before. By weakening the lats, you can lift more with your chest.
Stretching after a workout is nice but doesn’t do much for recovery or lessening soreness.
Best time to stretch is right before bed. You length your muscles right before the largest portion of rebuilding time during the day. Thus, your muscles rebuild in an elongated state.
Stretching in the morning is good because it gets blood to the extremeties and awakens the central nervous system a little.[/quote]
How can you mention that static stretching decreases force production, which probably has a significant neural component, and then also say that awakens the nervous system? If it inhibits muscle tone and force production preworkout, it probably does the same early in the morning.
If you want to activate, shorten and contract; if you want to inhibit, lengthen and relax.
[quote]conorh wrote:
McG78 wrote:
Stretching weakens the contractive force of a muscle. Thus, if you are working chest your should to a lat strecth immediately before. By weakening the lats, you can lift more with your chest.
Stretching after a workout is nice but doesn’t do much for recovery or lessening soreness.
Best time to stretch is right before bed. You length your muscles right before the largest portion of rebuilding time during the day. Thus, your muscles rebuild in an elongated state.
Stretching in the morning is good because it gets blood to the extremeties and awakens the central nervous system a little.
How can you mention that static stretching decreases force production, which probably has a significant neural component, and then also say that awakens the nervous system? If it inhibits muscle tone and force production preworkout, it probably does the same early in the morning.
If you want to activate, shorten and contract; if you want to inhibit, lengthen and relax.[/quote]
It awakens it in the morning when you have been lying flat all night. It get blood pushed into the muscles.
[quote]Fabregas wrote:
This should’ve been posted in the beginners sections.
Dynamic before
Static after.[/quote]
With 1 year of training and 28 posts and a join date of dec 08 you should not pass judgment on what topic belongs in what forum.
You getting paid to mod?
Edit: There’s conflicting viewpoints here? Wait so Fabregas isn’t all knowing? Hmm. Astounding.
After. Hams and calves especially.
[quote]PRCalDude wrote:
After. Hams and calves especially. [/quote]
x2 + chest
Wow meangenes. Got a little attitude? This topic has been covered way to many times. How do I know this? I’ve been lurking these forums long before I joined. This thread belonged in the Beginners sections and your face belongs on my fist.
[quote]Cprimero wrote:
PRCalDude wrote:
After. Hams and calves especially.
x2 + chest[/quote]
x3 + chest and lats
[quote]Fabregas wrote:
…and your face belongs on my fist.[/quote]
Post of the day.
x4 After
[quote]Fabregas wrote:
Wow meangenes. Got a little attitude? This topic has been covered way to many times. How do I know this? I’ve been lurking these forums long before I joined. This thread belonged in the Beginners sections and your face belongs on my fist.[/quote]
I don’t like repeating myself.
Are you being paid to mod?
If you were, you could move it there. But you’re not, so you can’t and it’s frivolous to recommend. So, consider going back to lurking before you make any more unruly remarks.