STRECHING FOR BODYBUILDING. YES OR NO?

maldorf · Jan 26, 2019

Rich Piana

I didn't realize Rich was this flexible. This inspires me to be more flexible. The guy was huge and managed to be much more flexible than I ever was. Good balance too!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSf1BFRcdxo"]CRAZY FLEXIBILITY AT 295 LBS - Rich Piana - YouTube[/ame]

Pericles · Jan 26, 2019

MikeS said:
I agree with the thread, stretching helps a lot and like AShop said, especially important as you get older. I can attest that it has helped my injuries (chronic arthritis in delt) in a major way and increased flexability. ANd yes, it takes 5min, so why not?
Now as for stretching during a workout static stretching is prohibited. Your muscle fibers are sending contractile proteins (mycin and Actin) across the cells to SHORTEN the muscle when lifting. Stretching (LENGTHENING) will confuse the body and cause issues in you lifts and maximum performance. In this case, during workouts, dynamic stretching is much better and recommended.

when you lower the weight under load you are STRETCHING. Your muscles don't have braincells and don't get confused.

lestatgear · Jan 26, 2019

It’s funny at 27 or 37 even the most important thing to me was lifting and how much I could lift and how big I could get. Now lifting, cardio and stretching are all equally important to me.

Deleted member 121863 · Jan 26, 2019

Pericles said:
when you lower the weight under load you are STRETCHING.

So in an eccentric movement, that`s stretching? That`s just false and scientifically wrong in every way. When the muscle is under load, concentric or eccentric, it doesn`t matter, actin and myosin are engaged. Now if you wanna let the lat pull down bar go all the way up and its pulling you up, muscles not engaged, THEN you are stretching the muscle.