Statisk tøyning?

[Elliot]

Er statisk tøyning en bra metode for å øke bevegligheten?

Bør jeg utføre statisk tøyning etter hver styrketreningsøkt?

[kl99]

I min erfaring er det OK å strekke en muskel som er stram og sterk, men en stram og svak muskel responderer ofte på stretching ved å bli enda strammere.

[okveine]

Hva ønsker du deg?

Bevegelighet er ikke det samme som tøying, og man kan oppnå flott mobilitet uten spesielt mye konvensjonell tøying.

Fra Pavel Tsatsouline sin bok "Super Joints"

“Joint mobility is not the same thing as muscle flexibility. When doing mobility drills, you generally will not feel much of a stretch, which is fine. A muscle does not always have to be stretched to put a joint through it’s full range of motion. For example, you will achieve complete hip flexion if you stand upright and bring your knee towards your chest. Not much of a stretch, right? To stretch one of the muscles that opposes hip flexion, the hamstring, you will have to raise your leg with your knee straight or nearly straight. Unless you are a mutant, you will not succeed in touching your chest or stomach with your knee; your hamstring will tighten up and stop you long before that. So muscle stretching will not deliver well oiled joints. Your hinges need a distinctly different type of workout from your muscles.”