Escapist Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 how important is it that i do these? I have never really done the stretching before a workout but would 10 minutes on the cross trainer count as warming up? and does 5 minutes rowing at the end count as warming down?safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Man Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 how important is it that i do these? I have never really done the stretching before a workout but would 10 minutes on the cross trainer count as warming up? and does 5 minutes rowing at the end count as warming down?safeyes these count as warmup and warm down but stretching is vital b4 and after workouteven if you dont go to gym if you just do 10 mins of stretching then you will receive benefitsnot about pounding the sh*t out of yr muscles and joints and not giving them the oxygen needed to recover and improve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R9 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Warm down is important to reduce lactic acid andwill make you less soreBe careful when warming up because excessive stretching increases muscle fatigue and will make your lifting that much more difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I just do whatever exercise I'm going to do for a few reps on the minimum weight. Don't really bother with anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Man Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Warm down is important to reduce lactic acid andwill make you less soreBe careful when warming up because excessive stretching increases muscle fatigue and will make your lifting that much more difficultexcessive stretching may (?) but you shud actually stretch the muscle u are working on between sets to aid recovery and increase sizeunless the weights u are lifting cause the same level of exertion as a 30 second stretchplus theres nothing better than safeguarding against unecessary injury imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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