Where to Put Loaded Stretching in Workout Plan?

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Hi @Christian_Thibaudeau
I would like to improve mobility in hips, chest and lats.
I was thinking of adding some loaded stretching to my workout. What do You think is the best approach to do that?

I’m working 3 times a week with:
Monday - being dynamic + isometric for deadlift day described by You here
Wednesday - being a strength day.
Friday - being hypertrophy day (circuit of 4 exercises)
Saturday- being spring/running day + some gap for abs and shoulders

Should I do loading stretching on a separate day or add it to one of the above?

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I personally do my loaded stretching work on “off days”. But you can also do 2 or so loaded stretching exercises at the end of each workout.

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Coach,
What is your opinion on doing them directly after the musclegroup trained? Any benefits?

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That loaded stretching on an off-day is really interesting Coach and something I had not considered (or even heard of just yet). I guess I was thinking I needed a relatively large pump in the given muscle to make the stretch after the exercises effective.

Do you consider it to be aiding in active recovery performing it on the off-days?

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It depends on why you are using the loaded stretches.

Personally, I’m using them only to improve range of motion and strength in the fully stretched position. My current goal has nothing to do with muscle mass: I want to beat my all-time fastest 40 yards sprint. I don’t really want more muscle mass.

For hypertrophy, yeah, I would do the loaded stretch after training a muscle (when it is maximally pumped) or at the end of a session.

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Gotcha! Thank you for the insights Coach!!

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