How long does it take to lose flexibility?

[Rint]

I mean like a little. Cause i pulled my right leg, and it's been like that for a couple of weeks cause i'm dumb, and i've been useing it even though it's pulled so i started iceing it and stretching, but i just wanna c how long it takes to lose flexibilty

[Sakanem]

I hardly lose flexibility if I don't stretch, I just don't gain any. Different things apply to different people though, I guess.

[Frostbite]

i sprained my ankle pretty badly 6 months ago, and barely did any stretching in these months i was out. last week i went for the first time to the gym and discovered i could still do a front split easily. so i guess it takes a long time to lose it. (at least for me)

[Rahf]

Whatever you lose, you regain within a short time. Generally that is.

[Graber]

Hmm losing felxibility will be very bad speacialy if u trained hard for it...

[searchsoul]

as long as you remain dead for day or two



jk xD

[frozenpeon]

I lost a lot of flexibility when I was on vacation for 1 month. It only took me 1 week or less to regain what I lost.

[Graber]

In the beginning of my stretching I didn't stretched for 2 weeks but when I started stretching again I could do even better...

[Rint]

hopefully i wont lose much if not at all, cause damn man.

[diogoo]

I haven't stretched for 2 months and today I tried a front split and I still can do it easily. It depends from person to person I guess.

[Wasted_Savior]

as long as you remain dead for day or two



jk xD

Rigor Mortis is temporary

oh! and your jokes suck!

[Swartz]

You tell him Pete!


*has no idea wtf is going on*

[Birch]

When i did this course on muscele growth they estimated reversal is usuallly tripley faster that the time it takes to gain that improvement. regaining it is easier than starting out from scratch. this moslty applied to muscle hypertrophy but i guess it works for flexibilty too.

[Versus]

Looks like it's the same conclusion all around. It's pretty easy to regain lost flexibility, obviously as long as you've made good gains formerly, if not - don't whine and just keep consistent after you recover. I never lose flexibility, even after 5+ months of no serious sessions.

[Ashtar]

There's no set rate. Things like injury or extensive use of a muscle or not practicing stretches or not being active or even things like nutrient/sleep deficiencies can all cause muscle fibres to tense against your will, meaning losing the ability you had to lengthen them, decreasing your flexibility.