I was trying to do sit ups with my legs straight up and I noticed I could barely keep my legs straight. My knees were well beyond bent. I do not really have a lot of leg flexibility overall. I do a lot of squats and lunges with heavy weights.
Now I am trying to stretch my quads for 2-3 minutes before each workout. But I am curious, for the lifting junkies out there, how does lifting and flexibility go hand in hand. I never stretch my forearms or biceps or abs, if that is even possible, before I work out. I read about football athletes being stiff and could that be a result of stretching? Honestly I have no idea what I am talking about right now. I am hoping someone can break it down for me. I am wondering if bad flexibility can impact me in football, does it and how?
Thanks.
have to admit my shoulders feels better when I lift now
It's science.
You can thank me later.
-Stretching is more effective post workout than pre
-Pre use a dynamic warmup, (google it as too long to explain here)
-Stretching should always be gradual, never ballistic. Breathe into the stretch.
It's science.
I remember reading a big blue interactive user by the name of B in ALB talk about it. It was a thread about a player who may have gained muscle too fast and lost flexibility. Something like that but I am not entirely sure so I am just assuming that it is about stretching too but I am not sure however. I tried to do a search but no luck. I believe the thread was about Keith Rivers but probably not
KooKoo, don't forget to thank the guys who gave you serious replies. And work on your hip strength and flexibility. That's why you can't do that sit up or whatever it is.
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