stretching

[wild willie]

Do you guys prefer to stretch before or after training??? Which is more beneficial??

[webcake]

I stretch during my workout and post workout. Not really a fan of stretching before a workout. Muscles should be warmed up a bit before stretching, though if you are careful and don't do any balistic stretching, you shouldn't really run into any troubles doing it first.

[dyslexic]

Different types of stretching.


In the cold weather I will stretch a little as I warm up. I don't jog or bike, I just use extremely light weights to start with. If I'm going to bench, I would probably start with some light dumbells and do combo flyes and presses with a really good, slow stretch to get blood in the muscles.

During and after the workout, once the muscles are warmed up, I will stretch with more contractile force and ROM. The idea for me is to stretch the tough fascia that surrounds the muscle tissue. If I can get that to stretch, hopefully the muscle will not have to fight so hard to grow. Who knows? I think Parillo was all into that shit.

Once a week I will also get a deep tissue massage combined with PNF stretching. Been doing it for years. Works great with gymnasts and swimmers too.

Check it out...

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/pnfstretching.html

[_bruce_]

After each body part...

[local hero]

always as i warm up inbetween sets,,, tried some of the extreme stretching using weights etc, harsh on joints with out any visable benefits

[JasonH]

I stretch the quads and hams on my leg days but as for upper body I'm guilty of not doing very much at all.