- Jan 21, 2007
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I have heard a number of different theories on what the best way to stretch a muscle is, but a number of people seem to agree that stretching for less than 45 seconds does no good. However, my experience suggests otherwise; I find that if I do my splits in 15 second sets (ie left for 15, turn to middle for 15, turn to right for 15, rinse and repeat), by my third or fourth time going to a left leg split, I'm almost all the way down; and I'm NOWHERE CLOSE on the first set.
Is there a physiological explanation for this? It seems to me that there's more to it than the simple 45 seconds or no benefits rule, but I don't know the specifics, and I don't know the physiology well enough to say for sure that what seems to work for me should indeed work for everybody.
Thoughts?
Is there a physiological explanation for this? It seems to me that there's more to it than the simple 45 seconds or no benefits rule, but I don't know the specifics, and I don't know the physiology well enough to say for sure that what seems to work for me should indeed work for everybody.
Thoughts?