Can stretching contribute to hypertrophy?

ThatOtherGuy · Mar-08-07, 04:03 PM

Personal experiences, medical studies, show me what ya got.

Shadow_Warrior · Mar-08-07, 05:20 PM

what is hypertroph... whatever...

Pale Nimbus · Mar-08-07, 06:57 PM

This article from T-nation includes a brief discussion about stretching and it's relation to muscle growth (look toward the middle where Shugart asks "What about muscle size?"). They seem to conclude that stretching does positively affect muscle growth, but negatively affects strength levels. Read the whole article and see what you think about their claims.

Ashtar · Mar-09-07, 11:00 AM

Wasn't every study about it decreasing strength flawed because they lifted right after stretching instead of the next day?

Mar-08-07, 04:03 PM	#1
ThatOtherGuy Scrambled Pr0n User status: Offline Posts: 260 Age: 25	Can stretching contribute to hypertrophy? Personal experiences, medical studies, show me what ya got.

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Shadow_Warrior Aspiring split initiate User status: Offline Location: The pit Posts: 244 Age: 21	what is hypertroph... whatever...

Mar-08-07, 06:57 PM	#3
Pale Nimbus Sadistic Gentleman User status: Offline Location: TX Posts: 457 Age: 22	This article from T-nation includes a brief discussion about stretching and it's relation to muscle growth (look toward the middle where Shugart asks "What about muscle size?"). They seem to conclude that stretching does positively affect muscle growth, but negatively affects strength levels. Read the whole article and see what you think about their claims.

Mar-09-07, 11:00 AM	#4
Ashtar Dark Lord of Chaos User status: Offline Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,123 Age: 23	Wasn't every study about it decreasing strength flawed because they lifted right after stretching instead of the next day?