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Static stretching before lifting weakens your muscles like deflating a car's tires. Do 2-3 lighter warm-up sets of your actual exercise instead. You'll get better blood flow, lower injury risk, and lift heavier.
Static stretching before lifting weakens your muscles like deflating a car's tires. Do 2-3 lighter warm-up sets of your actual exercise instead. You'll get better blood flow, lower injury risk, and lift heavier.
Stop stretching before you work out. It's ruining your gains. Doing static stretches like this loosens up your muscles, which sounds like a good thing, but if your muscles are too loose before you work out, they aren't able to lift as heavy. It's like trying to warm up your car by letting all the air out of your tires. So what should you do instead? Take whatever exercise you're about to do and do 2 to 3 lighter weight warm-up sets. This takes your muscles through a full range of motion, gets blood flow directly to the muscles and joints you're about to work, and this will prevent injury and increase your strength much better than static stretching ever could.
