RIGHT Stretching Routine - WRONG TIME! (Big Mistake)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Willsy
I'm sorry but you do not need to stretch your upper body prior to a workout routine, except of course in baseball where you definitely should get the shoulders loosened up. What you should do prior to every workout is do warm-up set to get your blood flowing to your muscles. If your benching for instance, you can try benching bar or just a comfortable amount of weight that you can easily do over 10-15 repetitions with. Stretching weakens the muscle, and we don't wanna do that before a workout.
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I'm sorry but you do not need to stretch your upper body prior to a workout routine, except of course in baseball where you definitely should get the shoulders loosened up. What you should do prior to every workout is do warm-up set to get your blood flowing to your muscles. If your benching for instance, you can try benching bar or just a comfortable amount of weight that you can easily do over 10-15 repetitions with. Stretching weakens the muscle, and we don't wanna do that before a workout.
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skaterfugater
man Jeff I want to thank you 100 times for this. Doing these stretching exercises plus your info about the pelvis tilts enabled me to improve my squat form in only one week.
i have knee arthrosis with two surgeries in my life already. its not from heavy lifting but a weakness i inherited. i am very imobile but doing light squats is healthy for me and my knees. i could improve my mobility and get better with lesser back problems already one week after watching this video. Thank you
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man Jeff I want to thank you 100 times for this. Doing these stretching exercises plus your info about the pelvis tilts enabled me to improve my squat form in only one week.
i have knee arthrosis with two surgeries in my life already. its not from heavy lifting but a weakness i inherited. i am very imobile but doing light squats is healthy for me and my knees. i could improve my mobility and get better with lesser back problems already one week after watching this video. Thank you
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Daniel
Jeff, long time watcher (ish) first time comment. I've been working out using weights for about 2 years. In recent (almost injured) weeks I've been focusing on mobility since having some x rays done and seeing my hip immobility is due to bone and not my old sedentary lifestyle, or more likely a combination. I tried this static routine after my -leg- workout and wow, I feel so much better and will continue using this after every workout. Gotta see if you have an upper body version
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Jeff, long time watcher (ish) first time comment. I've been working out using weights for about 2 years. In recent (almost injured) weeks I've been focusing on mobility since having some x rays done and seeing my hip immobility is due to bone and not my old sedentary lifestyle, or more likely a combination. I tried this static routine after my -leg- workout and wow, I feel so much better and will continue using this after every workout. Gotta see if you have an upper body version
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MWFITNESS
I disagree, a well planned dynamic mobility is always a good idea. The phrase -warm up- is oversimplified and incomplete. A well-designed dynamic warm-up does much more than just increase body temperature, it will ensure maximal strength and muscle recruitment while improving your functional range of motion and helping to prevent injury. Look into things like.
1. Self Myofascial Release (SMR)
2. Dynamic Mobility
3. Muscle Activation
4. CNS Activation
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I disagree, a well planned dynamic mobility is always a good idea. The phrase -warm up- is oversimplified and incomplete. A well-designed dynamic warm-up does much more than just increase body temperature, it will ensure maximal strength and muscle recruitment while improving your functional range of motion and helping to prevent injury. Look into things like.
1. Self Myofascial Release (SMR)
2. Dynamic Mobility
3. Muscle Activation
4. CNS Activation
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James
Agreed with the comments. A good idea would be to put a 5 to 10 minute warm-up stretch routine in your push pull and conditioning workouts. First I should have warned up but when you make it part of the workout then members would get less chance of injury. I am doing the AthleanX routine and just pulled my hamstring doing the sprints and glassers. It's setting me back 2 weeks. Incorporate warm-up and stretching like you do the 6 pack ab promise it really is needed.
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Agreed with the comments. A good idea would be to put a 5 to 10 minute warm-up stretch routine in your push pull and conditioning workouts. First I should have warned up but when you make it part of the workout then members would get less chance of injury. I am doing the AthleanX routine and just pulled my hamstring doing the sprints and glassers. It's setting me back 2 weeks. Incorporate warm-up and stretching like you do the 6 pack ab promise it really is needed.
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Ross
When the muscle in question is under tension and is lengthened rather than shortened, which is concentric. (e. g during the up movement of a bicep curl (elbow flexion) the bicep muscle is under tension and is contracting concentrically i. e. it is shortening, whereas in the downwards motion (elbow extension) the bicep muscle is still under tension but is getting longer hence eccentric contraction) Hope this helps.
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When the muscle in question is under tension and is lengthened rather than shortened, which is concentric. (e. g during the up movement of a bicep curl (elbow flexion) the bicep muscle is under tension and is contracting concentrically i. e. it is shortening, whereas in the downwards motion (elbow extension) the bicep muscle is still under tension but is getting longer hence eccentric contraction) Hope this helps.
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pianomanhere
Jeff: I love your videos, but I'm a little bit puzzled when viewing this one and comparing it to something you've said in other videos. Basically the issue is this: If you do all this stretching (whether static or dynamic) how is it possible or feasible to be able to complete a full workout in 40 minutes, as you've said in other videos. Thanks.
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Jeff: I love your videos, but I'm a little bit puzzled when viewing this one and comparing it to something you've said in other videos. Basically the issue is this: If you do all this stretching (whether static or dynamic) how is it possible or feasible to be able to complete a full workout in 40 minutes, as you've said in other videos. Thanks.
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jd6393
I know I'm not the first to ask, but an upper body one would be great. I play a throwing sport, and normally dynamic stretching before mainly consists of swinging arms around and to be honest doesn't particularly feel like I'm doing it right. So yeah, an upper body one would be helpful too if you could show us a routine for that! Thanks!
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I know I'm not the first to ask, but an upper body one would be great. I play a throwing sport, and normally dynamic stretching before mainly consists of swinging arms around and to be honest doesn't particularly feel like I'm doing it right. So yeah, an upper body one would be helpful too if you could show us a routine for that! Thanks!
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SeanScytheXtreme
I've got 10 years of martial arts training and this is good advice. But yes warm up first maybe a light jog, jump rope, etc. We normally do 20-30 reps of push-ups, situps, body-weight squats, & jumping jacks before we stretch. I always get looks when I get to gym and have my leg up near my head height(6') stretching.
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I've got 10 years of martial arts training and this is good advice. But yes warm up first maybe a light jog, jump rope, etc. We normally do 20-30 reps of push-ups, situps, body-weight squats, & jumping jacks before we stretch. I always get looks when I get to gym and have my leg up near my head height(6') stretching.
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Jackson
This doesn't really apply so much to this video, but in future videos of exercises can you show us how to implement it into Athlean? There are tons of awesome and unique exercises that you put up here, but I never really quite know where to sub them in, or if I should just add them in addition to the prescribed exercises.
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This doesn't really apply so much to this video, but in future videos of exercises can you show us how to implement it into Athlean? There are tons of awesome and unique exercises that you put up here, but I never really quite know where to sub them in, or if I should just add them in addition to the prescribed exercises.
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