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Science of Stretching for Stiff Bodies
There are two types of stretches: warm-up stretches designed to get blood flowing and coordinate your brain and body, and then deep stretches designed to increase your range of motion. Both are valuable, but most people looking to increase their flexibility are only doing warm-up poses and wondering why they’re not working.
For increased range, train flexibility after (not before) other training methods and follow these three principles of practice:
#1. Wet noodle. Muscles stretch best when relaxed
#2. Breathe to relax. Inhale nose 1-2-3-4, exhale mouth 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
#3. Time under passive tension matters. Aim for 2-5 min holds
Have you used Science of Stretching principles in your training?
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if your hips are tight it's easy to overload your knees and cause an injury if your hamstrings are tight it's easy to overload your lower back and again cause an injury if your shoulders are tight it's common to overload your neck and cause an injury I used to be a stiff office guy but I opened up my body using the science of stretching here's how it works principle number one wet noodle relax as much as you can and poses number two breathe in through your nose to the count of four and out through your mouth to the count of eight this helps to dampen down your stretch reflex you can go further number three time under passive tension two to 5 minute hold times 15 minutes per day
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There are two types of stretches: warm-up stretches designed to get blood flowing and coordinate your brain and body, and then deep stretches designed to increase your range of motion. Both are valuable, but most people looking to increase their flexibility are only doing warm-up poses and wondering why they’re not working. For increased range, train flexibility after (not before) other training methods and follow these three principles of practice: #1. Wet noodle. Muscles stretch best when relaxed #2. Breathe to relax. Inhale nose 1-2-3-4, exhale mouth 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 #3. Time under passive tension matters. Aim for 2-5 min holds Have you used Science of Stretching principles in your training? #flexibility #stretchingexercises
Vladimir Zelensky is one talented guy. Running and war and doing YouTube videos here.
How in God's name can you hold a stretch for 2 minutes??!?
Question… understanding that it’s best to utilize the ROM each day that is gained from the ‘stretching’ sessions. So, each week, do the ‘strengthening’ sessions help with that.
*Wanting to know what it takes to keep phase 2 supported and if the exercises take care of that. (Forgot the term when the muscles are letting go more in phase 2)
Thanks!
Unrelated but He is Handsome.
Looking to get the program because I'm stiff as a stick 😅. Is it better to pause my current workouts or do this after the workouts?
Excellent teacher and school🎉
Yin yoga 🙂
What are the stretches?
I think I see the problem.
You have your hamstring in your right hand.
2 to 5 minute hold time??
When I want to get up from the floor, I feel weak in my knees, I don't know if the problem is in the knee or in the hip, please guide me which exercise to perform
Too tense to breath properly now. And i got sick the other day.
All conjested .
I got snap in half when i did that stretch in bench.
I have a minor S1 L5 bulging disc. What stretches do you recommend?
That ear though 😂
You are really special and cool and helpful. you're the man.
Excellent content, thanks!
Great and useful info. Terrible acting, though 😅
That means if you have only 2 hours for training per day and you are stiff then the only thing you have to do is stretching? If both shoulders and hips are taken into account, not to mention the ankles…
Thank you for all your instructions!!! I do a morning flow yoga routine + mcgill big 3 every day. Literally changed my life 🎉
Thank you for your comprehensive explanation 🙏
good video ❤