When you think of developing a strong, muscular physique what type of exercises do you think of doing? To improve and develop strength most individuals focus on lifting weights exercises such as bench press, push ups and flies that focus on powerful pushing and pulling movements. Cardiovascular activity usually takes the passenger seat, when it comes to developing strength – unless youre involved in a sport that requires a lot of endurance training, or if you want to loose excess body fat on top of improving your strength.
Stretching unfortunately isnt even put in the strength development category, because most of us figure that since its a low intensity movement its purely for cooling down after our workouts. However stretching isn’t merely a great way to cool down trust me it can actually help make you stronger. Thats why I feature a great stretching diagram on my website, FitnessGear101.com.
The benefits of stretching have numerous effects on your weightlifting progress. Just remember when you stretch you should feel slight tension in your muscles, but no pain!
Stretching is your key to the following fitness pluses:
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