Having not warmed up (increased the body’s temp slightly) was my reply (and still is). Picture this in your mind if you will; a rubber band (your muscles and fascia) placed in the sun, and then stretched. In other word, you've warmed up the rubber band before stretching it. Now apply the same stretch on that rubber band and see (as well as feel) the difference in your fingers (as they would need to apply more pressure to get that same stretch) that was accomplished by first placing that rubber band in the sun and warming it up. You would find that after the sun exposure, that rubber band is more pliable now. Of course, too much stretching prior to working out would be equivalent to a rubber band that is overly stretched that it would not generate much force (or at least less force) when pulled back.To those that do not stretch before warming up; what is the reasoning behind this method?
Having not warmed up (increased the body’s temp slightly) was my reply (and still is). Picture this in your mind if you will; a rubber band (your muscles and fascia) placed in the sun, and
Fadi.
I'm not saying (and have not said) that stretching and warming up are opposites. All I'm saying is that you would need to do one before you can do the other, that's all really bigD.If stretching is the opposite of warming up what is the point of doing stretches at all after warming up?
I'm not saying (and have not said) that stretching and warming up are opposites. All I'm saying is that you would need to do one before you can do the other, that's all really bigD.
Fadi.
Having not warmed up (increased the body’s temp slightly) was my reply (and still is). Picture this in your mind if you will; a rubber band (your muscles and fascia) placed in the sun, and then stretched. In other word, you've warmed up the rubber band before stretching it. Now apply the same stretch on that rubber band and see (as well as feel) the difference in your fingers (as they would need to apply more pressure to get that same stretch) that was accomplished by first placing that rubber band in the sun and warming it up. You would find that after the sun exposure, that rubber band is more pliable now. Of course, too much stretching prior to working out would be equivalent to a rubber band that is overly stretched that it would not generate much force (or at least less force) when pulled back.
Fadi.
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