DO YOU STRETCH AFTER YOUR EXERCISES? IF YES, WHEN?

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Do you stretch after your exercises? If yes, when?

Before Working Out
3
43%
After Working Out
2
29%
I Do Not Stretch
2
29%
 
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Oxidane
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DO YOU STRETCH AFTER YOUR EXERCISES? IF YES, WHEN?

Post by Oxidane »

Do you stretch after your exercises? If yes, when?
heroyi
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Post by heroyi »

right after i complete sets (although a controversy) they say that stretching the muscle helps actually make it bigger due to fascia being stretched (fascia is the ahh cant remember the word but it is like a pillow case to a pillow u know?.)thus stretching the fascia supposedly will help the muscle to grow more bigger

that and i do it cause it helps relieve the stress from workingout
swanso5
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Post by swanso5 »

stretching doesn't relieve soreness...the in btw sets stretching does have merit but stretching before lifting makes you weaker so i'd rather be strong and small then big and weak
heroyi
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Post by heroyi »

swanso5 wrote:stretching doesn't relieve soreness...the in btw sets stretching does have merit but stretching before lifting makes you weaker so i'd rather be strong and small then big and weak
i just feel better when i do it, kinda eases on joint, allows me to keep going without joints flaring
roach81
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Post by roach81 »

The Army kinda makes me do it before and after a workout so when I am at home I do it naturally. But it does help when we stretch the next day I am no where near as sore if we didnt. been there done that and i feel old as shit when we dont stretch. LOl
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