Stretch vs warm up ?

[marveljohn]

I was curious to which is more important when getting ready to lift ? Is flexibility training very important ?

 

[P0N]

I do both static and dynamic stretching to warm up for compound movement lifts.

 

[stevesmi]

warmup before, stretch after is the cookie cutter answer however there is a difference as PON says above

my suggestion is hot yoga 2X per week for a lifter. it is going to increase flexibility and mobility way better than anything else

 

[doogle]

stretch warm up then end session stretch

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Both. I should stretch more.

 

[Macedog24]

warmup before, stretch after is the cookie cutter answer however there is a difference as PON says above

my suggestion is hot yoga 2X per week for a lifter. it is going to increase flexibility and mobility way better than anything else

Agreed always warm up first then stretch.
Especially during the cold temperatures.
Nothing worse than trying to stretch cold and hurting yourself.

 

[cbbram]

You have to find out what works best for you

 

[stevesmi]

Agreed always warm up first then stretch.
Especially during the cold temperatures.
Nothing worse than trying to stretch cold and hurting yourself.

most guys i see in the gym just show up and start lifting right away, no warm up

and then after just leave, zero stretching.

at our level and using steroids on top of that it is a recipe for disaster!

 

[RoySimpson]

It’s important to warm up and not stretch before you workout. You can stretch afterwords though.