Comments on: Working Out And Stretching https://evilcyber.com/fitness/working-out-and-stretching/ Home workouts, fitness, nutrition, diet and the rest. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: evilcyber https://evilcyber.com/fitness/working-out-and-stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:02:39 +0000 http://evilcyber.com/?p=5812#comment-3674 In reply to Russell Hedger.

Exactly!

]]> By: Russell Hedger https://evilcyber.com/fitness/working-out-and-stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-3670 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:42:49 +0000 http://evilcyber.com/?p=5812#comment-3670 Adam, from what I understand, flexibility is not related to strength. You cannot normally extend a muscle to its full length because the neuromuscular system activates to contract the muscle and prevent it from being damaged by over-stretching. When you perform stretches, you temporarily accommodate the neuromuscular system to the lengthened muscle, allowing you to stretch it further before it automatically contracts. By contrast, strength training does not extend the muscle to its full length and will not have a direct effect on flexibility. Note that while stretching increases the range of movement (for a short time), it may also increase the risk of over-stretching during sports and exercise (as some studies show), so warm up before and stretch after exercise.

]]> By: Adam Jetski https://evilcyber.com/fitness/working-out-and-stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-3554 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:51:33 +0000 http://evilcyber.com/?p=5812#comment-3554 Is it also true that a weak muscle will not get more flexible, unless it becomes stronger?

]]> By: dmitry https://evilcyber.com/fitness/working-out-and-stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:34:14 +0000 http://evilcyber.com/?p=5812#comment-3552 very well said.. thanks evil

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