start responding, you’d better
not whisper at it—no, my friends,
you need to scream! Intense
stretching of a muscle both during
a set and after the body-part
workout is complete has been
shown in scientific research (as
well as in practice) to measurably
augment the anabolic response to
resistance training. Some possible
reasons for this include enhanced
satellite cell proliferation and
increased output of powerful
growth-producing hormones,
ON THE DAYS YOU
WILL BE ATTACKING
A STUBBORN BODY
PART IN THE GYM,
TRY ADDING IN 120
GRAMS OF CARBS. or close-grip pulldowns for lats)
with a strong stretch component
every time you train the targeted
muscle. Hold the stretch position
for five seconds on every rep of
every set of this movement. On
the following exercise use a rep
range of at least 15 to 20 to flush
a large amount of healing blood,
nutrients, and oxygen to the
damaged muscle.
such as IGF-1. Regardless of the
reason, what is important is that it
works—but you must be willing to
take the pain! Try implementing the
following stretching strategy for
your most stubborn muscle group. AFTER WORKOUT
Perform one more 30- to
60-second stretch for the
targeted muscle, trying to increase
the pull every few seconds
(during the stretch). Make sure
to breathe deeply throughout
the 30 to 60 seconds, and make
sure to work into it slowly and
gradually to prevent injury.
DURING WORKOUT Include at
least one exercise (such as flyes
for chest, sissy squats for quads,
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