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Stretching Advice needed!

MannyMaster Posts: 515 Joined: 2006/02/01	2006/02/18, 03:45 PM Hello everybody:) I'm used to stretching after I do weights, (warm up cardio, weights, 1 set of 15-20 reps for each muscle group(total body), stretching (total body). I now know that is not the way to go. I'm in the process of switching up my workout routine, this is what I do now (warm up cardio, stretching just the muscle I will work on before I do the exercise, about 6 different exercises, 4 sets of 8-12 reps each)I did this yesterday for the first time. I never used to have much muscle pain the next day, now I feel very cramped up and tight:( Why is that? Should I continue to do a total body stretch after all my weight exercises in addition? Or do I feel this way because I worked my muscles much harder this time? Please help:) -------------- \"One Ring to rule them all; One Ring to find them; One Ring to bring them all, and in the Darkness bind them.\" -LOTR Trilogy
walker67 Posts: 4 Joined: 2006/02/08	2006/02/18, 04:03 PM well , im new to lifting , and when i work a certain area and im sore , i know i worked it good . When i did my legs they were sore for 3-4 days . i did my stretches and all , but i pretty sure being sore is a good thing .
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/02/19, 03:50 PM Manny, there's a thread called "stretching" in the powerlifting forum that goes into great detail on stretching. Should be of some help to you. -------------- Seize the day!
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/02/19, 09:33 PM Hi Manny and welcome to the world of DOMS, delayed onset muscle soreness! This will typically happen when you change up your routine and/or are new to wt training. I hurt for a week when I first started. Stretching is the best thing to do. It will go away in time...until you change things up again:) After a while you'll learn to appreciate the pain as a sign that you worked out hard! BTW..welcome to FT-Pro! -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
MannyMaster Posts: 515 Joined: 2006/02/01	2006/02/20, 12:38 PM Thank you everybody! I feel much better today:big_smile: I used a hot water bottle all weekend and massaged my calfs. I deffinately think now that I just didn't stretch enough plus the bigger workload. Thanks again for all the help:big_smile: -------------- \"One Ring to rule them all; One Ring to find them; One Ring to bring them all, and in the Darkness bind them.\" -LOTR Trilogy