1787: Lifting Weights Is Best for Flexibility
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin detail why lifting weights is a superior way to gain functional flexibility when applied properly.
- What is functional flexibility? (3:09)
- The importance of your central nervous system (CNS) in being the governor of your body and assessing risk. (6:29)
- Ways to lift weights to improve functional flexibility. (15:43)
- #1 – Train with CONTROL. (16:03)
- #2 – Train in YOUR fullest range of motion. (20:25)
- #3 – Strengthen and train your body in ALL different planes. (27:09)
- #4 – Do correctional and mobility work OFTEN. (33:23)
- #5 – Do NOT overtrain. (39:49)
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- IFBB LEGEND FLEX WHEELER (officialflexwheeler) on Instagram
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mind, hop, mind, hop with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is MindPump. |
| 0:19.0 | Alright, today's episode, a controversial one. |
| 0:21.0 | We explain why lifting weights is the best form of exercise for flexibility. |
| 0:27.0 | And then we tell you how, what you need to do with your strength training to get that functional flexibility that is so awesome. |
| 0:35.0 | Now, this episode is brought to you by one of our sponsors, Paleo Valley. |
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| 1:01.0 | That one's even, it's delicious as well. |
| 1:03.0 | I always hate turkey jerky. |
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