Mobility and Flexibility Overdose (WHEN IT’S TOO MUCH!!)

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Get a step by step plan for training like an athlete here http://athleanx.com/x/how-athletes-really-train There is no doubt that mobility and flexibility work are part of a complete training program. In fact, pro athletes know that in order to function at their best, they need to be sure that they’re as mobile and flexible as they are strong. That said, can you do too much mobility drills and stretches? I think so. In this video, I cover the most important thing you should be concentrating on in your workouts and how to tell when you’ve done enough. Stretching and flexibility work is needed to maintain the optimal length of your muscle tissue. If you lack flexibility you find it difficult to achieve the ranges of motion needed to perform certain activities (particularly those very specific athletic activities that require end range motion). That said, it is rare that you find you are tight in every muscle. In fact, this hardly ever happens. So why are we stretching every muscle as if it needs to be stretched. The same can be said about mobility. If you find that your mobility routine continues to grow each time you see a person doing a new drill in the gym (that you then add to yours) then you likely could be doing more harm than good. You see, if you haphazardly do mobility drills you could actually be making a hyper mobile joint even more mobile. This leads to instability and increased susceptibility to injury. The other problem common to both excessive mo

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