Article: Anabolic Stretches

Not sure about the read... it has to be a factor the experience of the lifter and all that ... ummm i will not follow at this point
 
I think Vince Gironda was onto this strategy years ago without any of the studies behind it. His lifting was all about stretching under weight, the body drag curl, the "to the neck" barbell press and the sissy squat (which this article even mentions). i did a lot of these today when i hit chest. I have read another article recently that starts your next body part / workout by stretching the muscles of the last group exercised the workout before. if it works i will know it because i have certainly felt like i have come to a plateau overall and i switch routines at least every month. Still trying to figure out the best position / exercise to stretch out the triceps. I guess overhead dumbell is closest so far but still doesn't seem to stretch like a weighted outstretched fly would on pecs or a sissy squat on quads.
 
BatCountry said:
I think Vince Gironda was onto this strategy years ago without any of the studies behind it. His lifting was all about stretching under weight, the body drag curl, the "to the neck" barbell press and the sissy squat (which this article even mentions). i did a lot of these today when i hit chest. I have read another article recently that starts your next body part / workout by stretching the muscles of the last group exercised the workout before. if it works i will know it because i have certainly felt like i have come to a plateau overall and i switch routines at least every month. Still trying to figure out the best position / exercise to stretch out the triceps. I guess overhead dumbell is closest so far but still doesn't seem to stretch like a weighted outstretched fly would on pecs or a sissy squat on quads.
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Interesting. Keep us updated how it works. I've tried something similar with weight stretches the day after
 
If you like the idea of stretching to increase muscle gain take a look at DC training as this incorporates them after each exercise.
 
wingzors said:
Interesting. Keep us updated how it works. I've tried something similar with weight stretches the day after
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will do, i was going to do biceps and back today but my biceps (as well as my workout mates) are too sore. Seems the weighted flys really hit the biceps hard, mostly at the top of the top of the short head . Did mostly incline dumbell stretches, but all noticed the chest muscles really lit up after doing these and then going to the Vince Gironda incline press to the neck and then cable flys. Either going to take a rest and make it a cardio day or try and figure out some good approaches to weighted stretches for tri's. definitely want to stretch the chest and biceps today in warm up though.
 
warsteiner said:
If you like the idea of stretching to increase muscle gain take a look at DC training as this incorporates them after each exercise.
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i have been reading about this routine. thanks for bringing this up here. i looked at DC a while back and decided to go with German Volume instead, which is really very quite the opposite of DC. The workout if you really do it to the t and understand it sounds brutal. i am ready to try it and make the change. Thanks again warsteiner!
 
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