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Should You Stretch Before Or After A Workout?
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Stretch BEFORE or AFTER Workout?
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Should You Stretch Before or After a Workout?
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Stretch Before Or After Workouts? [MYTH REVEALED]
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Should You Stretch Before or After Lifting?
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Stretching is KILLING Your Gains (BIG MISTAKE!)
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DON’T Do This Before Your Workout
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As with stretching before exercise, it turns out it’s not the stretching after exercise that is the most useful if you’re looking to prevent pain and injury. A more beneficial option is active recovery or active cool-down, such as light weightlifting, mild yoga, cycling, walking, rowing or swimming.Recent research has produced evidence that static stretching before exercise does nothing to prevent injury and may be disadvantageous to performance. This is not to say that athletes should not warm up.
There is general agreement that increasing blood flow and.Yes, as well as warming up before you exercise, you also need to make time to stretch afterwards. After exercise is when we focus more on static stretches where we might hold a stretch for several seconds. This promotes flexibility of the muscles and joints, and can really help you to.In recent years, research has shown that pre-exercise static stretching (holding a stretch in one position without movementthink elementary school PE.
There are several specific benefits of stretching both before and after a workout. Benefits of Stretching Before a Workout You should always start your workout with a series of stretching exercises. Stretching 5 to 10 minutes is probably enough for most activities.
It’s important, however, to adequately stretch all the muscles you’ll be using.There are several different types of stretches a person can do before and after a workout. It’s important to know which types are right for you and when you should use them in a workout. Static– This involves holding a particular stretch for 10 to 20 seconds. This type of stretch should feel comfortable and is normally done after a workout.
Enhance relaxation with static stretching after a workout, not before. Some coaches, trainers and textbooks recommend stretching before and after your workout because it can help your performance and reduce the risk of injuries. However, numerous research studies has shown that some types of stretching can enhance your workout while others do not improve or reduce your athletic capabilities.
Here’s the reasons why it’s important to stretch before and after a workout. When it comes to pre-workout stretching, stretching before a workout helps your body to become more pliable, which decreases your risk for injury. You want to stretch the main muscle groups that you plan on working during that exercise session.
These are my go to, favorite stretches to do before a yoga class or workout. But these would also be great as a wake up or bedtime stretch. Hope you guys enjoy them too!
Practice with me on.So the bottom line about stretching is that they are better for you after a workout, not before. Static stretching, when done before a workout, can actually cause a pulled muscle or other injury, thereby reducing your range of motion and your athletic performance. However, static stretching can improve flexibility when done after a workout or at the end of the day. If you still want to warm up before a.
There are several specific benefits of stretching both before and after a workout. Benefits of Stretching Before a Workout. You should always start your workout with a series of stretching exercises. Stretching 5 to 10 minutes is probably enough for most activities.
It’s important, however, to adequately stretch all the muscles you’ll be using.Research suggests that stretching before exercise makes your muscles weaker and slower (PDF, 516kb), even though you might feel looser. “For most performances, this would be detrimental,” says Dr Ian Shrier, a sports medicine clinician and researcher and Associate Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, at Montreal’s McGill University.Delayed-onset muscle soreness or DOMS occurs when you become sore after exercising. Stretching before or after exercise has long been believed to reduce or prevent soreness. However, a review of all studies of stretching practices did not find any benefit from.
There are several specific benefits of stretching both before and after a workout. Benefits of Stretching Before a Workout. You should always start your workout with a series of stretching exercises.
Stretching 5 to 10 minutes is probably enough for most activities. It’s important, however, to adequately stretch all the muscles you’ll be using.It is very important to stretch before and after exercise. Before you do any form of stretching you should always spend at least 15 minutes to warm up your body which will help to increase body temperature.
This will allow your muscles to move easier and more limber with out tearing during exercise.
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235 comments
Who else is trying to get ripper during quarantine best of Luck to you all
This is a great mid-day routine in the office! My whole energy shifted when I realized I could follow along behind the desk. A new habit for the 2pm doldrums!
your body should be warm before you get into a static stretch, stretching while your muscles are cold is bad and can create tearing. simple. Better car analogy would be sitting in your car and letting it warm up before you start to drive it…
Gracias!eres mi maestro
Y mi compañía en el ejercicio
Eres grande Chris
Great video. If a person is NOT working out or building mass, they just want to limber up and start getting active, do you recommend doing all these stretches as static stretches?
What should you do to if you don’t have places to do parkour
What about stretching before boxing.. good? Dynamic short stretches?
2:58 Body raise
3:27 Shoulder mobility
3:50 Forearm | wrist | fingers
4:52 neck stretch
6:21 elbow mobility
7:08 Hamstrings | claves | lower back
7:25 Hip Flexors
7:47 Lower back & Hamstrings
8:09 Outer quads & Hamstrings
8:19 Hip flexor stretch
8:29 Hip flexors | Glutes | Hamstrings
8:46 Quad Stretch
9:23 Ankle Mobility
10:00 Butterflies
Warm Up!
I tried doing workout…after a day pass by my body is trembling it hurts so much that I can’t stand anymore…
you know what is fucking weird? When dudes.. other than AthleanX, I guess.. talk to the camera with their shirt off. If you really need to prove your credentials, then wear a tightish workout shirt, but Im tired of scrolling through my youtube feed and seeing a bunch of half naked men
Amazing content, thank you for sharing so much!
What is the name of the song around 11:30?
Dynamic stretching, 5-10 minutes of warmup (activity), light to moderate static stretching 10 seconds each. This theory was big 10 years ago and has been disproven. Watch how long professional ball players stretch and warmup paying attention to tight areas-I’m taking the advice and experience of their trainers. Love your videos but this advice at the start is misleading.
I stretch first, move into dynamics, then get to my weight training, after weight training I go into stretching again. Really helps me with next day fatigue and overall wellness! Stretching your muscles after your training can really help extra blood get into your torn up protein fibers, which in terms your getting more nutrients to the broken down muscle to help build it up. I’ve been doing this for the past 3 weeks now, and I wish I would’ve started sooner. It makes so much sense and I’d advice you to do it.
Thanks. I must’ve look real cool doing my 20 minutes of static stretching in front of the entire fucking gym!!! Now I’ll be looking for other losers stretching before they workout.
Jeff said to stretch at night before bed. But is it good to stretch right after lifting? I’ve been doing this for a while and it feels good.
I follow along with Chris on this vid everyday while in my Zoom meetings. I have it memorized!
This video’s so good,
Helps the body perfectly before every workout.
Thanks a lot ChrisH
Thanks for the video bro i love ur channel and your app youre awesome
I’m just after following Chris even I saw a few of his performances before. And, I have learnt more in a last week then over the last few years reading and watching exercises advice. Warm up is so important. It will protect your joints and muscles against damage.
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Hey Elliott I want to get great six pack with strong arm muscles how do I do that and is it bad to hear my neck cracking???
Do you take into consideration when recommending stretches the possibility of opposite needs… You have access to licensed physical therapists, personal trainers, medical fitness professionals?
Also, there is nothing like proper body mechanics. I refer back to your posture and back videos on occasion to remind myself of proper body alignment.
I do a stretching/mobility drill for a full body before every workout and a short 10 second stretching right after each exercise for the muscle I used in it
I’ve been taught “Never stretch a cold muscle”. If your nuscle hasn’t already been stretched through training it can lead to injury, supposedly.
ok so do I trust my fat gym teacher? Or do I trust a guy who looks like he can go super saiyan.
He has a huge anaconda inside and I can see it.. sorry its just that its really obvious. I guess he’s not wearing underwear?..
Hey guys head over to my channel at ianodunne and follow my training journey
Waitttttt jeff! I have a bif question? So i run track right, so does this mean I’m not supposed to static stretch before my sprint training that day, or is that different
Muchas gracias por tu conocimiento por la sabiduría que compartes
Gracias
People out there, this is serious. Don’t forget to do some dynamic warm up like Chris do in this video. Thank you THENX team and Chris Heria.
If I want to combine calisthenic and yoga exercise, what I must to do first stretching or workout?
But if you do the same stretching routine beforehand everytime then that is what your body would be used to…
I’ve been doing this routine for 10 days and it really helps me with my tight hamstring. I can finally touch my toes. Thank you Chris!
Bro i was stretching my wrists neck arms while sitting and watching this LMAO
“Dont do this before your exercise” also me watching this video for the warm up to do before my exercise
i like to strech before all my sesions and after and during my off days tho.
+TappBrothers I am 18 and a half years old and I am suffering from anterior pelvic tilt. Just recently I started doing glute bridges because I heard it was a good exercise to correct the problem. Could you guys please do a video about other great exercise that will help me correct my problem more quickly and effectively?
Hello Chris, its been some time since you uploaded this video but maybe you still read the comment. I used to exercise when I was younger, with machines and later free weights. I got fit, but I had a hard time building muscle. Fast metabolism and all. Anyways. I got an injury in the knee and basically stopped training ever since. That was 7 years ago.
I did try sit ups and push up etc but they never did anything even after weeks.
Now I started to watch your videos a few weeks ago and I love em, and honestly. Youre not just a great instructor but your app rocks as well. Yes. I got it yesterday. The gymsare closed due to covid and all, and I always postponed working out until they open again. But fuck it.
I watched the other video of you and realised that I never had any results because I treated it like weights. So I worked out only twice a week, and thats why I never got anywhere. Now I just will workout 5 days a week and kick myself doing it. And your app isnot just very detailled with its information but also shows great workout plans. Loving it.
Thank you.
I’d be careful with static stretches after really tough workouts. If the muscles you want to stretch are completely fatigued, you can potentially get in trouble with some static stretches, especially static passive ones (i.e. gravity assisted splits). It’s really easy to go beyond your limits if you cannot control how you get into it and how you hold it.
I thought the main purpose of static stretching before exercise is to reduce our chance of getting injured and not improving athletic performance
Thank you every other youtube just confused me I subbed and liked
Easy so what about on rest day??? And yes stretch by doing exercises
A lot of young people that are growing that workout don’t won’t get any benefit in listening to this, since no matter what there bodies are going to grow and change
It’s a type of video like “being alive kills you and your gains”
hey tapp brothers! one thing I find hard to do is getting a training and exercise schedule together. could you do some videos on how to make a training/exercise schedule for such things as stretches, warm ups cardio, different workouts and ect. keep up the great content!
I’ve been reading about stretching and one article said stretch on off days and/or wait at lease 2 hours after workouts, also not to soon after waking up. this seems fairly reasonable?
Thanks for this, Jessica and thank you for all the stretching videos you’ve done, too! I’ve got 2 herniated discs in my neck that hits my spinal cord which causes extreme pain in my neck, shoulders and head and sometimes numbness in the entire left side of my body (but not to worry, I could still function:P). I went to therapy for like 2 months and was religious with my stretching exercises only during the time I was in therapy…LOL! I didn’t want to work out for fear of hurting again until I found you’re site. I also try to stretch with you everyday because I found several of your stretching videos makes my neck and shoulders feel wonderful and they’re pretty much what my therapist was ordering me to do anyway…HAHAHA! At least now I don’t dread doing it and I don’t feel like I’ve wasted my time because it’s a lot more fun! I was also told not to do high impact sports/workouts or long distance running but I try to do just a little semi-high impact workouts because I know a little jumping around is good for my bones…but not to worry, I listen to my body now first before doing it…if it isn’t up to it that day then I don’t do it:D Again, thanks for all your vids and I hope you could do more nice and easy stretches and low impact/high intensity workouts in the future! My neck and shoulder thank you too:P
Been using your morning 5 stretches, works wonders. Also love your other flexibility and mobility exercises. The ninja distant jumps, the QM movements was difficult at first, but after a week, i have seen marked improvements.
Key is go slow with your body if u having difficulties. Dont wanna to risk injuries. Our body muscle and nervous system will find a way to perform as long as we repeat those exercises systematically. Follow a routine and stick to it and everyone can see improvements.
Jeff:Everything is killing your gains so stop killing your gains and stop training to stop killing your gains
so does this mean that i can do static stretching after a workout instead of during?
You just helped me write my paper on stretching and weight lifting! Thanks dude!
Fuck off you morons with that killing your gains. You cannot think of a new joke. Jeff is a professional who does his job to help you lot with fitness with his efforts and you lot will just return useless and unhelpful comments. You say, you have a harder life after watching his video? Fuck off that’s your own problem.
JEFF HOW ABOUT U DO A VIDEO ON WHAT 2 DO WHEN U FK UP UR LOWER BACK…..??
I basically have chronic thoracic back pain in T7 and T6 due to an injury from several years ago. I’ve seen several neurosurgeons about it and they’ve done as much as they can without super invasive surgery. I keep the pain mostly in check with stretching. I’ve been watching your videos and hope to incorporate them into my stretching as I am looking for and developing a Thoracic Release routine I can do any time its acts up.
That being said, I do a 5 to 10 minute warm-up typically before hitting the weights but never gave much thought to corrective stretching prior to the workout. Will be giving that a go.
What are your thoughts on stretching in a dry sauna?
Okay, when he says he does three rounds of 60 seconds each, does that mean he does 9 minutes of the warm exercises? One minute each and then repeat two times?
Dude I have the exact same frame and body type as you.. Well nowhere near as ripped as you but you know how we all recognise our body type
You’re so annoying:/ I’ve tried to watch lots of your videos so I could have a broader view, but I get the same feeling.
UPDATE: New studies recently have found that stretching AFTER exercise/training is a waste of time. It has no effect on recovery. A hot bath or the wearing of compression skins is a few things (can’t remember what the others are) found best for recovery. Stretching should be done before exercise and on the off days (rest days).
eliott u should seriously consider being a teacher bro like a gym teach or fitness cause my gym teacher uses ur vids in his lessons all the time and we learn more from u than that scrawny fuck
What is better early morning? Static stretching or Dynamic? If I go to the gym evening
You have to stretch before a golf or baseball swing or else you will probably pull a muscle. I don’t agree with this.
Hi Jessica! Got question for you. Should you workout when injured?
What about a yoga stretch, with only a seconds hold. Then move on to the next pose. For example a sun sanitation
So what about running? Should I do slower run for 1km or more and then run as usual instead of stretching before running?
I countined these warm ups straight 1 week, last night I dreamt about a cute girl. I think my life is going to change.
‘Stretching is killing your gains’ next video: ‘4 stretches you should do every morning’
Thanks jeff
Stretching after exercise isn’t essential. But… as stretching in general IS important, it’s easier and more effective to perform them on a warm body. for example after you exercise. A common misconception is that they are mandatory after the training and that they somehow reduce the occurrence of various injuries. That has indeed been shown in many studies to be false. Stretching after exercise just makes more sense to people since again, the body is warmer and muscles stretch more.
Of course stretching is killing Your gains.All you guys want is your muscles always flexed so that steroids do a better job… That’s not healthy… Muscles should be relaxed once in a while so new muscle cells can be generated….
Next video: Earth and everything associated with life is killing your gains.
I was doing it wrong for along time Jeff. Before lifting I would do static stretches every time. It’s a good thing I found you and your programs. Now my warm up consists of 5 to 10 minute jump rope as prescribed in your AX-1 program.
Omg. Boring. Do whatever works for you. Jeff now your going overboard.
Could you make a video about general after workout stretches? A set that goes through all the important muscles in a healthy way. I just found out that you don’t have an after workout stretching video (at least I can’t find it in search).
Edit: I did, it was just titled wrong time:) although it was only for legs and required a band. For example I have trouble stretching many back muscles effectively.
When your wrestling coach is a better trainer then your professional trainer. I now know why I can lift heavier at home. I do a light run to warm the muscles and then start lifting then when we do our entire flexibility training before lifting at the highschool
Nice body…natural and doesnt look like a scribbled up notebook! Lol
I thought he’s being dumb when he said Stretching is KILLING Your Gains. After he explained it, though, it finally made sense. The title is just clickbait but true at the same time.
I think alot of people misinterpreted the video, he’s simply saying before you actually workout don’t static stretch, you should warm up before your workout not static stretching because static stretching is for recovery and flexibility which should be done after you workout.
Then the next question is, why is stretching a thing or should it just be something never needed to be done?
It seems, to me, a warm up is like a weighted stretching of the muscle, preparing it so you don’t tear it.
A no weight stretching would just be a lighter form of getting the muscle ready to be stretched out before any weight is applied, so you tear it.
This dude looks like the final boss in a Japanese fighting game
I’m doing this every time before my work out and no more sprains/joint pains during workout.
i’m sorry sir for being rude, but are you sure you’re not dancing in this video?
Jeff can you make a video of what stretches you should do before workouts
Great video. Same in the chinese and korean martial arts…
I honestly used to think stretching was a waste of my (limited) workout time:( but in the last few years, I’ve come to love stretching routines, and add them in several times a week.
I can’t be bothered with this guy anymore
Man I have to stretch pre and post workout else my body aches like crazy
Thank. great advice, I was always stretching the wrong way, cuz I was doing both stretches at start.
Bro this is now possibly my favorite YouTube channel! I’m 19 and I have gone from 305 down to a skinny fat 170 and now im a muscular 235lbs in now five years with only two of those being active and knowledgeable in building my body. I really hope I can get my channel going and be an inspiration just like you Brian! Keep doing what you’re doing bro it’s great stuff, I’m pursuing a NASM certification and already I’m learning from each video you put up! Ill hit you up on Facebook to show you my progress! My goal is to show others through faith and hard work anything is possible! God Bless you bro!
Come on man! This is not new info, a lot of trainers and books say the exact same thing.
Informative, good shiett! Just uploaded my latest prog vid. Hard to get that footage in the gym without lookin’ like ‘that guy’, but so worth it!! Haha
So much knowledge though! No but seriously, perfect explanation, I once went to a meeting where a physique professor did some explanation on warming up and stretching, you actually said everything he said, but just in a more understandable way, awesome man!
when man did the splits over the cliff I thought he said slips.
when having for example arm day can you do triceps and biceps in the same workout for around 2 exercises per one for about 10-12 reps and do that for a circuit of 8?
Stretching should be the first and the last thing one should do in a day. Despite of whatever one’s doing. It’ll extremely hard at the beginning, but give it 3 months and you’ll see wonders happening in your life.
I honestly like static stretches before lifting. I feel a lot better all around when doing static/ dynamic before lifting. If I don’t do both before lifting I feel weaker and more prone to injury lol
Great video bro….is getting a massage every once in a while
Really depends on what you need the stretch for dynamic stretch is not enough for taekwondo
Do u have any video showing how to lurn to over come your Fears?
5:58 The very sexual… the very toit… Austin Power’s Fascia…
( oh his Father) lol
You’ve made a video about this before right?
This will definitely help some people out.
Great vid! If I may add: foam rolling tight muscles before a workout is great too. However if say you are squatting but your shoulder mobility isn’t where it needs to be to hold the bar, then stretching a non primary group for that workout such as your chest and solders on said squat day is a good idea. I like to static stretch my quads before a bench day to get my feet more under my hips for better leg drive….. oh and guys who have bicep pain/elbow pain when lifting try foam rolling or lacrosse ball rolling your biceps where they insert in the shoulder and the forearms. Hope this helps!
So I’m guessing I shouldn’t be doing static stretches between sets?
Good vid brah
If you are on a full body routine, or even had back and chest one day..when would you stretch? Right after being done with the whole lifting routine? Or after being done with the muscle? (Back, stretch, chest, stretch?) or (back, chest, stretch?)
I dislocated my shoulder in january, it got relocated to its position in february doing “reverse plank bridge” by the masters of calimove. Because i didn’t know it was out! I thought that was enough but it still hurts now in may-28. Does applying an ice bag for 20 minutes and then a hot water bag on it for another 20 minutes help? Do you know the cure? Please help, I don’t know whom to ask. I ask because it happened because I didn’t stretch or heat up before figuring out what was a planche!
I did always feel like stretching after helped way better it just feels like i’m procrastinating it.
Hey Brian, I have a good question for you, I have started working out gradually because I am not in the best shape as far as exercise goes….Now, I have continually done the best I could do to stay hydrated while exercising. Now the biggest issue I am having is I have been waking up in the middle of the night with Charlie Horses and they are so bad that I have to jump out of bed and walk them out. And it’s totally interfering with my sleep and I don’t know what to do,,,,
Interesting topic and very good answer bro! What you call dynamic streching is warming-up and of course it’s before training.
Wow thanks for the advice because I would always static stretch before lol
I check a lot of workouts handbooks. This one from Unflexal is the best.
Can I get a link to the song that starts playing at 8:12? I can’t find it on your soundcloud
Sorry but I don’t see how increasing flexibility and eliminating tension in your muscles could possibly be bad. My lifting has only improved since I started taking flexibility seriously. Sure, don’t do 20 mins of yoga before squatting, but that’s just common sense. You don’t feel like doing it after that, stretch at night before bed. But 24 hours after stretching your strength is impacted? Sorry, don’t buy it.
I recommend looking up David Goggins. He’s a military guy and ultramarathoner who basically crippled himself by training extremely hard and never stretching because he believed it was bad for you. Once he started stretching hours a day it undid all the bad things that happened to him and he’s now healthier than ever.
man… talk to the point… what is this? a story time before bad?
Do you make these stupid mistakes in your weight loss regimen? Go and Google Fat Blast Furnace to find out.
I like your channel… I like your videos… Love YOU… #TappBrothers
IOW, you should move your limbs and body WITHOUT any load or resistance, as a warm-up first.
funny how he switched that attitude real quick during the ringing of the phone. was hilarious to me for some reason, but very informative. Appreciate the message and backed it up with proof of info. Impressive man.
Watching while stretching for a leg day workout at home. Guess I’m screwed
Hi I want to ask about the second myth (or truth?) about stretching before workouts: does stretching before prevent muscle injuries (like strains)? Are there any studies about it?
I mean, could worse athletic performance means less injuries?
Literally everyone: im done
Chris Heria: Im gonna do this for 50 more time to complete this routine
Is 5sec touching toes twice a day too much bc I want to lengthen my legiments to increase my height
Hey Tapp brothers I just want to know what are the basics of stuffs you do. I’m learning them but I exactly don’t know what it’s called. Can you please tell me what are the basics of the stuffs you do?
Stretching before and during ISNT KILLING YOUR GAINS World record bench press holder Julius Maddox stretches before benching over 700
I still do static stretches. They are more like habits than enhancement of my performance. LOL
So I guess doing interset stretching (when training in a sets x reps fashion) isn’t good for performance as well either.
And what do you guys think about just randomly doing static stretching throughout the day? Would it be better to do instead dynamic stretching in those cases? For example to fix a tight muscle, or over time increase range of motion and muscle length.
It really helped a lot……. I finally figured how i torn my acl.
I do simple stretching before the workout (after warmup) and then I stretch after the workout. I also, once a week during a “rest day”, do 20-30 minutes of more advanced stretching. I think that this setup of stretching really helps improve my mobility.
I bet Chris didn’t think a stretching vid would hit over a million views. But yet here we are.
Hey TappBrothers, what do you think about contortion backbend stretching? It seems that Shaolin monks teach this to their students from a very early age. It would be great if you did videos on this type of stretching.
hey guys..just want to say I love the videos ye upload and has helped me no end with my exercise. what I wanted to ask..kinda off subject but I find that I am cracking a lot.. I am training 4 times a week doin some hiit training some body weight and some yoga sessions. is there anything I can do about this? I eat lots of fish and take omegas. my back cracks a few times a day when I do a hard flex forward with my hands in my back but more worrying is my knees. they click all the time. I’m 31 and have been training on and off all my life. always had good flexibility from kickboxing and field sports when younger. thanks for your help
Thanks. You guys could also post a link about dynamic stretching. I couldn’t find a related video in your channel, so it would be a good idea to create a video about this. (and don’t forget to write the link here). Since a couple of months ago that I discovered your video ‘5 min. routine stretching’ I keep doing this each morning. I guess it’s time to move on to dynamic stuff.
I have got spasm in between neck and shoulder from 5 months doctors tell me to take rest but now I am bored is working on Parkour good for me
I do my weights on day one and yin yoga (s-l-o-w stretching,) on day two when the muscles are aching. I like to imagine I’m helping to guide how the muscles are sculpting as they build, for optimum range.
I’ve been doing the 5 minute mobility routine along with a few other mobility things and it helps quite a bit.
Yo Elliot! I just put my phone on silent. It doesn’t take a “brain science….a Rocket scientist…a brain surgeon..” LOFL
The title should have been Myth Busted instead of Myth revealed but good video!
warm up before, then stretch.. but stretching at the end is better.. also.. your back knee needs to be turned under in your split.
HELLO I WANT TO ASK HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND IF MY PARKOUR ROLL IS CORRECT? I DO IT ON CONCRETE AND IT HURTS PLEASE TELL ME I PRACTISE IT ON GRASS AND LEARNED IT SO WHAT AM I DOING WRONG
I saw a couple of your videos. You are performing very well and your flexibility and kick control are just great.
Is it better to do all of these warmup exercises even if your working “upper” and “lower” days?
So how do u figure out where these imbalances are and what stretches do u use on that muscle? U explained nothing in the video:( also couldn’t one just stretxh the whole body. Prepare every muscle for the workout. I wish you’d make a video about every stretch for every muscle. But actually show how to do them
Oh my gosh, you guys are insane! XD Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely start implementing those!
i been do gym and without strench and relaxing musical sit bed and good or bad and any body comments plz tell me
Since i am an assistant coach freerunning i agree that stretching (90% dynamic and 10% static) you have to do after the workouts. The only moment when you CAN do the static stretching (100%) is during your cooling down. So how about static stretching during the cooling down???
Bruh isn’t there a video saying stretches you should do when you get up
hey tapp brothers please help me out. I want to reduce my thigh size please help me. I am commenting this on every video please reply
I’ve to disagree. Prework stretching can’t correct a imbalance just before a workout. I would recommend to stretch when the muscles are Cold (before bedtime) for correcting muscular imbalance. Furthermore recent studies have shown a increase for muscles injuries due to insufficient compliant muscle-tendon unit and the demands in energy absorption and release may rapidly exceed the capacity of the muscle-tendon unit.
I’m new to parkour, i am on day 3 of your guide, and day 4 of personal training, and i am loving it! i hope i can be even further motivation to others that anyone can do it!!! i started off 350lbs and as of today i am down to 340 after just 4 days of training. i also have the jump and standard landing, roll, speed vault, saftey and turn vaults pretty much down thanks to you guys, the only one so far that i have gotten to but havent been able to get down is the wall run only due to parkour being seriously frowned upon where i am, and my house is not capable of withstanding the weight i apply. but i plan on continuing the training and practice because i am having sooo much fun, everyday obstacles that i thought were impossible to overcome are becoming challenges that i can’t wait to try!!!
i have a question Sir…. Tell me plz that if a person complete any martial art course so how would he maintain that course after completion…
Yo just doing this feels great already. Been too still playing video games on lockdown!
Been doing this before work and it HELPS! I do a lot of repetitive work and I’m on my feet all day, I get tightened up if I don’t stretch before and after, so this is key! Thanks so much for putting this up, it’s been a huge help, bro!
I Litterally pulled my left hamstring yesterday because I did not stretch. lesson learned stretching I’d actually important.
thanks! I’ll be sure to try some dynamic stretching before my workout
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I really appreciate it, when stretching is part of any youtube workout Im doing. Cause you can tag right along with it and dont have to do anything beforehand. And you dont ditch your stretching or warmup “accidently” if its already included:D
hey tappbrothers I can’t really tell if you guys meant doing static stretching right after a workout (when your muscles are still warm) or a while later (when your muscles are cooled down). so do you recommend static stretching right after or a while later? P.S. I love you guy’s videos!!! keep up the great stuff!!!
A slight note about your way of presentation: you are using too much gesture
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What about yoga sun sanitations with short holds. That works most muscles in the body, I think
Jessica, thank you so much for this video! It really helped! Maybe could you please do a few more 5-10 minute stretching videos? Thank you:)
Oh Jessica, you just answered a question I have had for many years… light vs heavy weights. Thank you!!
I always wanted a hot trainer but DAM!!! Thank you YouTube!!! Thx u Chris!!
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Look at jeff nippard video of stretching…it actually increases your gains
Can you share the best pre/post workout meals? And what to eat when doing cardio, weights, or both? Thanks!
You are right. Usually i do 25 reps of diamond push ups without streching but if i stretch before my workout I can only do 15 reps. Quick warm up is a better option. Thanks Jeff.
I stretch outta bed, before workout and before bed. As often I get around doing it. Solely for the reasons you mention in this clip and I must say, I’m deeply impressed. You’re right. People aware of the benefits are few and I’m very surprised they are few even among high ranking PT’s. You’ve my subscription.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH Jessica!! I found that kung-fu and kickboxing workouts offer a lot of dynamic stretches in the legs. I will follow your suggestion to stretch, even a little bit, more often and regularly. Thanks again and happy holidays to you. Flo
I did 60 minutes of hell at the end oh good I was sore tired my mussels felt like they shut down and I went to sleep and when I woke up I could hardly move don’t do exercise your not capable of I already have a 6 pack and everything and I wished I didn’t do that 60 minutes
stretching 5 to 6 days a week? oooh, guess I should do it more often! do short stretches you offer at the end of your workouts count?:)
Jessica, thanks for another informative video!:) I have scoliosis in my back so I stretch daily, several times a day, in addition to doing specific exercises to strenghten my back muscles and straighten the curvature in the spine. I’ve got a question: how often should we change our workout? I enjoy doing your walking workouts (‘Stride and Strength’ is among my favourites!), but should I ‘amp them up’ a bit by adding weights, or by doing more reps as I really enjoy those workouts and wouldn’t want to just stop doing them altogether and switch to new ones?
I’ve lost a good amount of weight by changing eating habits, now it’s time to start to excerising and fix a few things. I’m not being funny, truly, but I would like to know if there’s a link for the corrective stretching and how to do it? I’d like to stretch and become more flexible for some reasons ur aware of and also to get my muscles to feel better. losing the weight was hard and it sucks when u see what’s left and u get to see what u’ve done to urself. yes, trying to find the motivation sucks but here I am. tired of being cheated on, looking in the mirror seeing what I’ve done knowing I’m not by no means ugly, just bigger than average. I’m sure u understand. if I lived there, I’d beg for u to help, but this is better than nothin.
Totally agree with you. Unflexal is awesome for my daily practice
So is your 5 min workoit dynamic stretching? bc u dont workout or warmup before, isnt that bad?
Hey guys. Wonderful vid. My cousin was once a fatty. He went from 284 lbs of pure fat to 205lbs of massive lean muscle. His associates were in shock. I just registered personally because I’m planning to get bigger muscles. He made use of the Muscle Building Bible (Look in Google)…
I stretch a little and use movements with it to open my joints. But after is when I try to get more flexible and or after a hot shower
Just do this. Corrective and then dynamic before. Static after
If I can only afford one of the books you mentioned, which should I get?
Thanks for answering a question i’ve wondered ever since i’ve started training!
Or you can repair the car and turn the engine on. Your analogy isn’t connected at all. Your talking about a human or car needing repair as apposed to the human / car warming up to perform.
I always stretch before and after it works for me and I’ve never had any issues in the past 10 years. Do what’s comfortable for your body, there is no right way, we are all different
Why is my gains always getting killed. Somebody find the gain killer and put it in prison or something
I personally believe that stretching before the workout is wrong. I would rather recommend to mobilize before the body, not to stretch it
If you ever go for your pro card will you try testosterone busters or even steroids
so is stretching done before or after? You never answered the title question.
Dude what the fuck, I remember subbing to you along time ago, why did I see this say I was unsubbed..
elliout i have a really serious question for you. So 3 months later i had a back pain and i went to the doctor and diagnosed with spondy grade 1. Doctor told me that i should quit fitness for a while and only sport i can do in that time is swimming. So i did it and im about to turn back to working out but im still feeling some pain on my back. i dont know how i ll turn back like baby steps or like normally what i do. Please answer
Thank you so much
Btw im female 17
i was preparing for my first bikini comp. before spondyand sorry for my bad grammar its not my main langulage lolI don’t think anyone has a muscle marker in their pockets expect you Jeff!
You have quickly become one of my favorite fitness youtube channels. Thank you for all these awesome videos!
Elliot’s analogy with the car is completely wrong… he’s basically saying you either perform corrective stretching OR dynamic stretching/warming up. If you want to follow his advice, then do both, but do not skip a warm up. The whole point of a warm up is to reduce injury by ‘warming up’ the muscles/joints, while corrective stretching is also pretty self explanatory, but is basically also to prevent injury in the long run by improving posture. Corrective stretching alone isn’t going to warm up the joints and muscles that are going to be worked during the workout.
I love doing deep stretch! I took a yoga class that focused on holding stretches for 2-3 minutes and its so meditative and amazing that I started doing it regularly for a while and saw a huge difference in my flexibility. I’ve not been doing it lately and your Q&A has inspired me to try to fit it in again. Also, Tai Chi has some amazing dynamic stretching moves. I always feel great after taking those classes.
i only stretch when it feels like im about to snap my shit up like on the military press
You are amazing, i felt it too if i stretched i had less power before trainings
I am so skinny, my weight is 60 kg I can bench 40 kg and squat 50kg I don’t even look like I lift and I want to look like Phil Heath, can anyone help me
Thanks so much for answering my question Jessica! Yes,you pronounced my name correctly. This helped me a lot! I love stretching and feel great doing it! Now I can feel good knowing what the do’s and don’ts are!
I heard Neil de Grasse Tyson talk about stretching a spring gives it more mass. Mass = Energy so I stretch more to get more stronger
When I was a in my teens I started doing static stretching in the mornings before my workout and I pulled a muscle on my lover back which did not heal for about six months…
Since that time I never EVER do any stretching before warming up.
You don’t under stand guys you need to warm up before workout and stretch after
Fuck i love getting blazed and watching your videos brother! biggups all the way from New Zealand, 420 workouts all day.
you should full body stretch 3-4 days a week. best is to stretch the worked body parts after to promote muscle growth, and stretch before to not get an injury.
Its been 8 years since i stepped in to a gym i just forgot which way around it was but thanks to you its all coming back and i remember.
Great advice. But does this also apply in activities such as running or playing a sport? Usually coaches force you to do static stretching before practice
I am sure that you will find good way to learn on workouts Unflexal handbooks.
I have Donald duck posture and rounded forward shoulders. All I have to do is stretch and that will fix this???? sounds to good to be true.
Hey Elliot, two recently published studies (April 2013) state that stretching before lifting actually diminishes the strength and ability of the muscles you stretch and then workout. In fact, it also emphasizes you stretch after you lift and hold those stretches 30-60 seconds and a couple reps. What are your thoughts on this?
I love to run but when i move to a new house its uphill so i run uphill then my knees began to extremely hurt a friend told me to stretch just want help how to properly stretched before i run..tnx a lot..
Dear +tappbrothers when ever i do a parkour roll after a few of them my foot hurts when i walk and i have to pull my toes up, is there another way to stop this or is there better parkour roll?
Thanks
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I will be honest, I am getting advice on stretching before workouts, from static stretches and other things. So who the hell am I supposed to believe?? I have been working out for 20 years and now finally joined a gym, but have been in shape for those twenty years. I just knew a gym would offer heavier weights. Plus I was bored with the home workouts. So I get that everyone has their own take on stretching before and after a workout. What I am confused about is why so many fitness peeps have different takes on this same issue?
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How is he always able to keep that nice straight posture
If there is a muscular imbalance where some muscles are tonic, shouldn’t you, rather than stretching those muscles pre-workout, actually work the opposing muscles, those that you mention would be phasic, to balance everything back out?
Im practicing kickboxing but i Want my legs flexibility for higher kicks cuz before i train i do stretch to much with splits nd all should i do all that after training instead?
The video didn’t scientifically talk about what happens during static stretching that makes it dampens your athletic ability for upto 24 hours, why 24 hours, what happens during that 24 hours…etc.
5 years ago I would think this was a waste of time. Now I know these are very thorough and effective movements and are like exactly what Chris does
Hey Tapp brothers. I just want to know like what was the basics of all these acrobatic moves. I am also learning them so please can you tell me how did you started to do all these kind of stuffs
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Stretching before a workout stimulates your muscles and bloodflow and stretching after helps grow MORE muscle.
You should actually stretch before and after training. You should do a short stretching session of dynamic stretches before you train and a longer session of static stretching after your training.
Nice info dude, it amazes me how many professional athletes still static stretch before explosive exercise!
Because i am having muscle imbalance on my shoulder as u said plz reply me
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Holy shit elliot looks like he hadent ate in days! Didnt relise this last time i saw this!
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Surely you would stretch before anyway to not pull all your muscle and shit, but afterwards might help
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I didn’t understend anything in this video. Is he talking that if you straching yourself that your body will have more flexibility and because of that you wouldn’t have good gain because your muscule than become more relaxed and weaker. But in which way that effect your gain can someone explain to me because l don’t understend how the fuck this can effect on your gain? And isn’t the streching even the static straching good for example before a match in football on that way you preventing injuries. But if you are straching he said that you wouldn’t have good shot( in golf like he said but that means that you wouldn’t have good shoot in football to) but how l musn’t strech myself when straching preventing injuries??? And how the fuck doing squat in way that your body isn’t used to can effect your gain and how he know that your body trying to see diference between doing squat on wich your body isn’t used to and the diference doing it on regural way and because of that, it effect you gain, that makes no sence.
I’d love to have a private lesson with you donavan but I am from Philippines -_-
Too cool but what about 50 plus men like me.
Been great experience to follow regularly your advice.
Put some practical vedios too.
With love from India.
Could you do a video about meals and such. Like what vegetables are best to eat what fruits are best and what kind of meals you make. I myself always follow a diet but i want to make more complex meals.
Thanks for the great (safe!) recommendations. So much better than some folks who IMHO are entirely too aggressive in their stretches which just risk people hurting themselves. I would ask to augment this with a follow-up on how to integrate isometric stretches to really deepen ones’ stretch safely. You touched on it but it may be a great point to follow-up if you were going to do another talk on stretches to further clarify “lighter” stretching days vs. “heavy” stretching days, and how to regulate (and how to recognize if you’re muscles haven’t recovered yet for a deep stretch).
Do you not sell any more of the pink hoodies? I really wanted one but i cant see it on the website? I only see other colors and not the pink one
Can you post a video about some basic beginner tips on how to use a bo staff along with the stretching videos you suggested in this video. ?
In PE class in school we always stretched first then did jumping jacks, etc, then run a lap or 2 then play basketball or whatever game but didnt stretch afterwards
I love ur videos! But I was wondering why u say “taikwondo” instead of Tae Kwon Do bc that’s incorrect…
Both, of course! I always stretch before AND after. I love stretching tho and im super flexible so for me, its more relaxing than anything
As always, you are my salvation:)
I feel like stretching a bit after my warm up and also after working out works best for me