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[kaynno]

i read that u should not stretch your muscles until you have finished that muscle group only light stretch my question is is this true

 

[malkore]

pretty much. static stretching is less useful than once thought, and research has shown it'll actually make you WEAKER on your next set if you stretch.

warm up set(s) should get you plenty limber. if you need more, looking to dynamic stretching, not static stretches/yoga.

 

[kaynno]

thanks heaps just read up on dynamic vs static very helpful

 

[summer123]

Can I just be really blonde here: whats the difference between static and dynamic? I stretch after working out, it defo. makes the difference as on the rare few occasions when I thought I didn't need to/didn't have the time (gym closing) or forgot a stretch, the next day trying to work out is stiff and at worse, painful.

I base alot of my stretches on yoga poses although I do the obvious calf/quad stretches.
One heel over the edge of a step, then next same pose but with bent knee/lowered thigh, swap legs.
Quad stretch: heel to but, knees inline,
Cobbler pose: (sitting down back straight feet soles fully touching each other, knees on the ground, ankles and feet also on the ground then reach forward,)
Next legs straight palms flat on the floor, yoga influence -but with trainers on!),

Each different stetch ranges from 40 seconds to 2 minutes long). If I miss one out, I do notice the difference in terms of stiffness the next day. (I also do arm stretches)

Am I doing this right? is a dynamic stretch anything different to what I am doing?

 

[malkore]

Google "dynamic stretching" or "dynamic mobility"

its different than static yoga pose stretches.