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2002/12/11, 07:47 AM
does anyone know a good site that shows you how to stretch your muscels properly? i am totally stiff and i need to get some flexibility...!
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2002/12/11, 11:01 AM
Consult with someone who is certified to instruct you in person, even for one basic session. Stretching improperly can do some major damage, I think it's too important to learn from a book or website.
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Think you can or think you can't; either way you're right--Goethe
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2002/12/11, 12:43 PM
This was posted by jbennett awhile back and is long but has some good reading.
www.enteract.com/~bradapp/docs/rec/stretching/
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2002/12/15, 08:42 AM
i don't want to start yoga, because i'm not really that serious about it and i neither have the time for sessions.
i don't think some mild stretching to improve flexibility will do any damage...i mean, everyone does a bit of stretching without consulting a professional don't they?
that article at www.enteract.com helped me alot! i printed every word and saved it on my desktop. thank you
and thanks alot everyone! :)
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2002/12/15, 11:31 AM
There is an article in Mens Fitness Page 63, (with good illustrations).
Trt getting yourself a copy. January's issue.
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The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you are not in shape for it, it is too far to walk back! Franklin P. Jones
Ivan Montreal Canada
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2002/12/17, 09:48 AM
this text is from that article on www.enteract.com
i think it'll motivate some here to do their stretching...!
One of the best times to stretch is right after a strength workout such as weightlifting. Static stretching of fatigued muscles (see section Static Stretching) performed immediately following the exercise(s) that caused the fatigue, helps not only to increase flexibility, but also enhances the promotion of muscular development (muscle growth), and will actually help decrease the level of post-exercise soreness. Here's why:
After you have used weights (or other means) to overload and fatigue your muscles, your muscles retain a "pump" and are shortened somewhat. This "shortening" is due mostly to the repetition of intense muscle activity that often only takes the muscle through part of its full range of motion. This "pump" makes the muscle appear bigger. The "pumped" muscle is also full of lactic acid and other by-products from exhaustive exercise. If the muscle is not stretched afterward, it will retain this decreased range of motion (it sort of "forgets" how to make itself as long as it could) and the buildup of lactic acid will cause post-exercise soreness. Static stretching of the "pumped" muscle helps it to become "looser", and to "remember" its full range of movement. It also helps to remove lactic acid and other waste-products from the muscle. While it is true that stretching the "pumped" muscle will make it appear visibly smaller, it does not decrease the muscle's size or inhibit muscle growth. It merely reduces the "tightness" (contraction) of the muscles so that they do not "bulge" as much.
Also, strenuous workouts will often cause damage to the muscle's connective tissue. The tissue heals in 1 to 2 days but it is believed that the tissues heal at a shorter length (decreasing muscular development as well as flexibility). To prevent the tissues from healing at a shorter length, physiologists recommend static stretching after strength workouts.
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