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pstorm | 7 months ago

Being flexible is important, but the latest research shows that heavy lifting improves flexibility about as much as a dedicated stretching program: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9935664/

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rafaelmn|7 months ago

On the phone so can't see study details - what do day consider strength training ? I used to lift heavy (well by regular people standards) and for example my squat mobility was shit. Trying to improve that with significant load would have ripped my tendons I feel. Decreasing the load to the point where it wouldn't might as well be called stretching cause it wouldn't qualify as heavy lifting. Also most powerlifters I know have shit mobility.

adrianN|7 months ago

For the movements that you happen to make with the barbell.

scotty79|7 months ago

Yeah, I noticed that after a certain age if you want to retain ability to do the movement you need to do that movement. Doing 20 others won't help with that one.