FitnessFAQs Podcast #36 - Stay Flexy - Stretch Like This Everyday To Get Flexible
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May 16, 2023 AI Snips
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Strength Training Is Also Flexibility Work
- Strength training can increase range of motion as effectively as static stretching.
- Use strength in full ranges to build both flexibility and stretch-mediated hypertrophy.
Structure Flexibility Sessions: Warm, Active, Static
- Warm up the body and start with active stretches at low intensity before static holds.
- Progress to static stretching after active work to reach deeper, pain-free ranges safely.
Combine Dynamic Work With Holds
- Combine dynamic reps with holds using PNF (contract-relax) to get deeper over sets.
- Use patterns like ATG split squats to build range by accumulating reps then sinking deeper.