melvin the cucko
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"The Science Behind Your 90-Second Rule
When you stretch a muscle, you primarily feel the elastic pull of the muscle fibers.
However, the surrounding fascia and scar tissue are made of dense collagen, which is viscoelastic.
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• The First 30 Seconds: The tissue resists. It acts like a stiff rubber band, snapping right back to its original shape the moment you let go.
• The 60 to 90-Second Window: If you hold a gentle, continuous load without bouncing, a biological shift occurs.
Under sustained tension, the fluid within the ground substance of the fascia begins to displace.
The collagen fibers finally stop resisting and begin to slide past one another.
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• The Result (Creep): This slow, progressive elongation is the actual permanent plastic deformation of the connective tissue.
By hitting that 90-second mark, you are successfully bypassing the elastic recoil and forcing the structural matrix to physically remodel itself.
[TL;DR holding a stretch for 90s to 240s is extremely hard and tiring to recover/do but will absolutely change your life if you have what it takes.]
When you stretch a muscle, you primarily feel the elastic pull of the muscle fibers.
However, the surrounding fascia and scar tissue are made of dense collagen, which is viscoelastic.
-
• The First 30 Seconds: The tissue resists. It acts like a stiff rubber band, snapping right back to its original shape the moment you let go.
• The 60 to 90-Second Window: If you hold a gentle, continuous load without bouncing, a biological shift occurs.
Under sustained tension, the fluid within the ground substance of the fascia begins to displace.
The collagen fibers finally stop resisting and begin to slide past one another.
-
• The Result (Creep): This slow, progressive elongation is the actual permanent plastic deformation of the connective tissue.
By hitting that 90-second mark, you are successfully bypassing the elastic recoil and forcing the structural matrix to physically remodel itself.
[TL;DR holding a stretch for 90s to 240s is extremely hard and tiring to recover/do but will absolutely change your life if you have what it takes.]
