Does anyone here stretch before lifting?

[Jason Voorhees]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

 

[pfl]

no

 

[Jason Voorhees]

no

Dynamic Stretching is part of many strongman and powerlifets pre lift routines. They say it makes them feel better it something.

 

[Uua]

I stretch because if I don’t I get pain.

 

[Deleted member 151456]

It can help to prevent injury but I’ve always just done a very light set before each exercise before going into my working sets instead

 

[IHATEINDIANS]

Nothing crazy but I'll do some light arm stretching. Helps for my first few reps

 

[autistic_tendencies]

Shouldn’t stretch a cold muscle

 

[Offensive Bias]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

Only stretch my neck and legs. Aside from that no.

 

[trashbinxoxo]

You're supposed to

 

[AuraMaxxing]

If you’re older and feel stiffness or some sort of pain/discomfort then do it. I just go straight do like 2 warm sets then straight to my set (only do warmups for the first lift of a specific muscle so like if I’m doing flat bench then pec dec, I’ll warmup for bench but I would go straight to working sets for pec Dec)

 

[browncurrycel]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

not optimal to stretch before lifting as it can decrease maximum strength output. Better to do dynamic warmups (light cardio) for 5 min before lifting weights and stretching afterwards.

 

[Bitchwhipper2]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

Never stretch. Who tf cares tbh

 

[Deleted member 141642]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

I can barely convince myself to lift, ain't no way I could do the stretching also

 

[Lightskin Ethnic]

i stretch/rotate the shoulders, spine, neck and back

somehow after that, i feel flexible and all the stiffness is gone

 

[Sonneillon]

It has been years since I have stretched before strength training. Do you guys do it? I have heard powerlifters often do thorough full body Stretching session before their lifts @Bitchwhipper2

fastest way to get an injury