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While strengthening should be the goal, I'm also talking about loosening by low-impact training.
by subsystem 14y ago
While strengthening should be the goal, I'm also talking about loosening by low-impact training.
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- dredmorbius 14y agoYou increase the support in a system by strengthing it, not loosening it. You may want to address imbalances (look up "upper crossed syndrome") by strengthening parts of the system in opposition to those which are overstimulated. Generally, there's not a whole lot of increase in flexibility you can accomplish by casual stretching, and excess flexibility can be a problem -- pregnant women experience a loosening of tendons and ligaments (it helps in moving the baby through the birth canal) which can present problems in strength training. Kettlebell swings are most decidedly low-impact training.