Optimal Warmup & Stretching - Part 4 of Anabolic Muscle Building Factors
Stretching & warming up are the most neglected part of a workout routine. I rarely see people focusing on this, and if they only knew the benefits, they would never skip a warmup every again…
Warming up increases your body’s core temperature, increases blood-flow to your muscles, establishes your range of motion, and increases the secretion of synovial fluid, which lubricates your joints.
An increased core temperature and increased blood-flow to your muscles undoubtedly raises your strength by preparing you for heavy workloads. A cold muscle is an inactive muscle, and if you push a cold muscle with a heavy load, then the chance of injury is ridiculously high.
Perhaps the greatest benefit of warming up is your ability to lift more weight, which increases the amount of high intensity stress you can provide to your muscles, triggering a massive growth response sooner.
And, the fact that it helps tremendously with injury prevention is reason enough for you to never skip a warm-up. Building maximum muscle requires heavy weight, and when lifting heavy, the chance of injury is very high if you don’t prepare well.
Stretching is simply one part of an effective warmup. There are basically two forms of stretching, static and dynamic. Static stretching, the most common type, is when you move into a deep stretch and hold if for 10+ seconds. This…
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