and stretching. Gotta’ stretch, especially if you’re like me and aren’t naturally very flexible. I’ve probably avoided dozens of injuries just by knowing my limits well and making sure they don’t show up pitifully fast.
I wouldn’t say there aren’t people who are naturally more flexible than average but all the people who are VERY flexible worked for it. The processes that improve your ligaments and muscles in that way require repetition and dedication like any other self improvement.
Ehhhh, you’re kinda’ discounting how broad “average” is. Some people cannot even get close to touching their toes without daily stretching (like me) whereas some people can grab their feet and they do nothing extra.
For people like me, daily stretching quite literally directly prevents injury both from exercise and when normal movement goes awry like when tripping.
Shit, Anthony Bourdain had six-pack abs at age 61. You’re never too old to stop whining about life and start moving some weights around and stop eating so much shitty food.
Strength training helps, a lot.
and stretching. Gotta’ stretch, especially if you’re like me and aren’t naturally very flexible. I’ve probably avoided dozens of injuries just by knowing my limits well and making sure they don’t show up pitifully fast.
I wouldn’t say there aren’t people who are naturally more flexible than average but all the people who are VERY flexible worked for it. The processes that improve your ligaments and muscles in that way require repetition and dedication like any other self improvement.
Still waiting for the day I twist my ankle for the first time. I’m still way too flexible for it to hurt at all when I step off the pavement weirdly.
Ehhhh, you’re kinda’ discounting how broad “average” is. Some people cannot even get close to touching their toes without daily stretching (like me) whereas some people can grab their feet and they do nothing extra.
For people like me, daily stretching quite literally directly prevents injury both from exercise and when normal movement goes awry like when tripping.
100%
The reason that bowflex dude was 42 and in the best shape of his life was because at 42 it was the first time he needed to be.
Shit, Anthony Bourdain had six-pack abs at age 61. You’re never too old to stop whining about life and start moving some weights around and stop eating so much shitty food.