Bodybuilding Stretching Routine

Of all aspects of bodybuilding training, stretching is the one part that is most often ignored by most guys. It is just one of those things that seems to get pushed off to the side as not that important.

Well, one thing you probably didn’t realize is that when stretching is properly integrated into a weight training program it can actually SPEED UP YOUR MUSCLE GROWTH!

You see the connective tissues that surround the muscles is very tuff and hugs the muscle fibers tight. This can actually constrict expansion and growth. So in order for muscle hypertrophy to occur the surrounding fascia needs to be stretched and become more pliable in order to give the muscle fibers room enough to expand grow bigger.

Now even if you haven’t seriously focused on stretching before, the muscle mass that you have built up to this point in your bodybuilding journey came about from the stretching and expanding of the muscles encasing tissue. When you workout blood is being pumped into the muscles, this causes the surrounding connective tissues to stretch, that’s why you get that tight feeling we call “The Pump”.

The ideal time to stretch for increasing muscle mass is right after you’ve trained a particular bodypart and the muscles are “pumped up” and feeling tight.

At this stage the connective tissues are already being stretched from the blood volume in the muscles, and then by manually stretching the muscles as well, you get a double whammy effect and this really increases your muscle growth potential.

And to help you with this I’ve put together a complete 5 Part Video Series showing specific stretches that you can do after each body part workout. This way you can stretch out and maximize muscle growth in all your major muscle groups.

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Back Stretching Routine:

Leg Stretching Routine:

Chest Stretching Routine:

Shoulder Stretching Routine:

Arm Stretching Routine:

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Give these stretching routines a try in your own workouts and let me know how they work for you.
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