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Always remember to stretch before, during, and after each workout. This allows your muscles to grow and become more flexible. Another important point is that stretching can prevent injury.
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Creator: tkeck
Category: Strength Training
Posted: 1/11/2008
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Comments: 4
Views: 119
Votes: 7
Helpful/Unhelpful %: 28.6% /  71.4%
Popularity Score: 34.9

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ryan “ Damn.. you got pwned on the Tip Votes ”
-  ryan on 1/31/2008
CovaElite “ I just went to the gym today and I stretch my legs and every part of my body throughout the entire workout to achieve my maxes. There is no way I could leg press 900lbsX5 without stretching. I didn't stretch when I first started lifting...I followed HIT and eventually i had to stop doing certain workouts because I screwed my shoulders up. You have to warm up your muscles and train them to withstand heavy weights or you injure yourself...How do u know Jay Cutler doesn’t stretch?
I stretch and then do warm-up lifting for about 10-15 minutes before I destroy myself in the gym.
It is even more important to stretch if you are power lifting because of the sudden jerking motions.
It’s kind of like taking a muscle car with a big block engine, not letting it warm-up, and flooring it...eventually the engine is going to start having problems. ”
-  CovaElite on 1/25/2008
Hulbs “ I'm with Captcrunch on this one. I've read research that indicates stretching before strength training is bad and will decrease your max lift. ”
-  Hulbs on 1/21/2008
CaptCrunch “ That is BS Jay Cuttler doesn't stretch! ”
-  CaptCrunch on 1/11/2008

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