Comments on: Stretching for kicks#2 http://www.martialwhat.com/stretching-for-kicks2/ What, how and about martial arts Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:22:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: massimo http://www.martialwhat.com/stretching-for-kicks2/comment-page-1/#comment-181 massimo Sat, 16 May 2009 19:08:49 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=215#comment-181 To put it simplistically we can say that in general muscle fibres get continuosly damaged by exercise and regenerated by rest and proper diet. So my basic rule when stretching is to ensure that the muscle is properly stretched without ever reaching the pain level. Discomfort is fine but if you start experiencing pain you went too far and you should stop and go back to the point when it was not hurting. To put it simplistically we can say that in general muscle fibres get continuosly damaged by exercise and regenerated by rest and proper diet. So my basic rule when stretching is to ensure that the muscle is properly stretched without ever reaching the pain level.

Discomfort is fine but if you start experiencing pain you went too far and you should stop and go back to the point when it was not hurting.

]]> By: James http://www.martialwhat.com/stretching-for-kicks2/comment-page-1/#comment-180 James Fri, 15 May 2009 13:10:21 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=215#comment-180 Great vid. What do you think about his comment that it is "ok to break a few muscle fibres"? Great vid. What do you think about his comment that it is “ok to break a few muscle fibres”?

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