You literally need this taught in every school across the world. Dodgeball is fun but your brand of flexibility is vital for _so many reasons._ I'd love it if you got sponsored by schools everywhere.

It took me 3 weeks to get my front and middle splits. I just stretched like a fool 40ish minutes a day.

Yoga and stretching really is a type of body building. It looks so normal and like it does not do much, but it really does make a difference

Thank you for talking about connective tissue disorders, stretching, and the potential hazards! As an hEDS-er, I never understood why people hated stretching until I spent three years nearly sedentary after doing ballet, yoga, and Pilates for nearly 25 years. When I learned that stretching muscles feels different stretching joints during movement recovery, I immediately got why stretching is labourious. Hypermobile friends, try stretching with your joints bent instead of in 'normal' extension or hyperextension; chances are that you'll feel those muscles stretch for the first time in a long time. David, you're the real deal, my dude! Thanks for doing what you do.

Remember failure is not an option its a requirement 💪

As a dancer who’s had over-splits for yrs, he’s right 🔥 u rly don’t need to stretch every day, I honestly stretch once, maybe twice a week. It is intense tho ngl. I do around 2 mins total per stretch, but yea it’s about 30 seconds in a max range position (so I take around 90 seconds to ease myself toward that max range in increments to avoid injury)

I saw your videos somewhere and I forgot the name but I'm glad I found you now! I just subscribed, thank you for your wisdom!

I was detoxing form opioids my Dr gave me and the only relief I had was stretching. I could chose the pain of stretching or the pain of detox. About 2 months later I felt so much better. It saved my life and now getting stuff of the floor isn't so hard anymore.

Excellent David. I'm 57 and my health changes affected how I can exercise. I can no longer be the gym girl I was. I always follow you but was mixing it with gym work. Now my body has changed...coz life...I'm going full on into what you do. Am going to look if you have programs now. This was a great video to re motivate me to get back into a new groove. Thanks from a Myanmar KZfaqr!!!

Second 🎉🎉 and I enjoy your vids keep them up💪🏾

Omg... I absolutely LOVE that you mention eds

Remember that dynamic eccentric work makes you extremely sore, so I'd keep that to a minimum if you want to feel good throughout the week. Passive stretches or isometric contractions are less fatiguing.

This is sooooo helpful! THANK YOU! 🙏🥰

The main difference imo is that you can get better at stretching by increasing volume and frequency almost indefinitely while bodybuilding (strength training and hypertrophy) has steep diminishing returns after a certain point. Also I think bodybuilding is more of a long term venture, whereas stretching probably takes a lot less time to maximize your flexibility. As in, depending where you start, you can’t get much more flexible after 10 years of stretching than you can in your first year or less.

Really enjoy learning from you :)

Excellent video, that simple concept is the key to flexibility for me.., thanks for posting!

Truly enjoy watching your videos !! 😊 ~~ Amanda Love from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇨🇦

Bro you are such a good person to give advice. Your flexibility is incredible and I hope to get somewhere close one day. Can you give me some higher level beginner stretches to do? Btw your lats look really good for a non bodybuilder

You should talk about stretching after injury, like a knee injury or something similar! Nice content :) Thanks

I am at this time to barely touch my ankles! Your a true inspiration person

I like your long videos you should make more of those ❤️

Okay, ive been watching for a while, and i love how simple your workout space is (and your content ofc, i love it!), but, i gotta ask... what is that room?! I thought it was a garage for the longest time, but now im just confused

I hear a lot of people in the fitness community saying e-centric for eccentric, and I wonder where that originated. Anyway, another great demonstration of how to train flexibility and improve movement.

Thank you! ❤💪🥰

I just wanna point out that pretty sweet lat spread for your frame. We recently added flexibility training to our roster between bodybuilding and MMA; The extra mobility and strength at extended ROM is already proving useful in grappling and kicking/checking. Honestly it's not terribly difficult to see flexibility gains pretty quick if you're new to it.

This is the most effective way to gain flexibility imho, thanks for sharing/reinforcing!! Had never considered it similar to bodybuilding though, but definitely makes sense!!

BUT DAVID! There's a new barefoot company named Otishi that just started in my area and showed up at our fitcon last weekend. They're basically socks and made specifically for working out. I'm so in love with them 😭 Since there's not many barefoot shoes specifically for the gym, I thought I'd mention them to you! 🖤 Also, this was a great video and I got very excited about my new shoes that I wanted to tell you about them first before responding about the video 😂 Great tips, thank you! I've been working on my stretching and this is helpful!

Next great Video would be STRETCHING STEP BY STEP with You :)

10 sets of 30 seconds . Avoid pain while you stretch .But keep it intense n progress . Slower reps focussing on the eccentric whole way down

Great! Thanks!

Of note: new research has shown that doing weight lifting sets all the way to failure is not necessary for hypertrophy, and might actually be suboptimal. Time under tension is more important than failure. It might be better to do 10 sets a week to 1-2 RIR (reps in reserve) than 5-6 sets to failure (which would be RIR 0, since you're leaving nothing in reserve). Some body builders actually say they do as little as 3-4 RIR for most their sets, and this seems to vary per person. I personally see the best results going to 1-2 RIR on most sets, finishing each workout by taking my LAST set to failure. You might also encounter the term RPE (rate of perceived exertion), which inversely correlates with RIR. An RPE is the same as RIR 0, RPE 9 = RIR 1, RPE 8 = RIR 2, etc. Same idea, different terminology. Either way, the most current research seems to suggest that taking every rep to failure isn't best practice. Occasionally going to failure (often the last set of your workout for the day) seems to be a good idea, but not every set.

I'm going to start doing more frequent stretches because i usally do it on rest days

I follow your free stretching guides , are they including what you just talked about ?

great video! do you have your opinion about deadlift? today I see is a real conflictive topic.

Would you consider doing a guided stretching session that we can use daily?

I wish more people talked about what to do if you have hyperflexibility because it's hard to find stuff about training with it.

Keep in mind going failure to often imposes a lot of fatigue and will cause you to build less muscle than if you went just shy of failure (3-1 reps) and by going just shy of failure and you can pit in more volume and higher quality volume

I would love a short or video on how to progress the stretch at 0:45 I can do the lower body stretches but working this stretch makes me feel like I’m going to pass out haha

Great Video, strange acoustic in this empty room.

Could you please make a video about eds or other connective tissue disorders and how to not injure ourselves with stretches 😭 feels like every normal stretch I do is dangerous. I feel like I can’t push myself far enough to get anywhere because I’m scared of my body falling apart

Yo David do you have any specific time of day that is optimal for doing a stretching routine?

4:57 i like the dedication on trousers

Hey David, what's the best exercise for flexibility in the knee to prevent ACL injuries ect?

What a guy!

Hey I have a question. I'm actually quite hyper mobile but my hamstrings are way too short. You said that you should keep your stretches pain free, but even the smallest stretches involving my hamstrings are pure pain. Even if I'm sitting with my legs laying in front of me and trying to sit with a straight back (which isn't possible which I learned from you) is pain. So I wouldn't even know how to avoid it. But I'm making good progress. Any advice?

4:48 This has been my party trick since I was a young child and I can still do it with ease as a 21 year old (potential EDS here)

So I just want to clarify, as a person who suspects they could have EDS (seeking a diagnosis atm), would you suggest or dissuade someone like me from doing some of these exercises/stretches that you do?

I’m 63 yrs old. I’m a former college athlete and former high school and college basketball official. I’ve been active my entire life and would always stretch before calling games. But I have never been very flexible. At my age, will my muscles stretch and will i be able to increase my flexibility, or is it too late in life to hope for any meaningful results?

wait so i can use lighter weights then increase ROM slowly while holding tension to build longer muscles and improved flexibility?

Thanq

Can I ask about stretching for those with dislocated body parts? To what extent can one or is allowed to stretch?

Can you develop a stretching plan? For lower body and upper body 3 day split. I want to add it to my rest day since i do a 3 day full body split.

two hundred fifty secondth!

I can do mostly everything but I still can't touch my toes yet

I hurt my lower back stretching. What can I do to prevent this???

If I stretch my whole body twice a day (morning/night, do I still need to sets in each routine (twice per stretch)?

I guess its released footage now

Hi David

What mic does he use?

I’m trying to learn the splits I’ve been stretching for 8 days straight for 20 minutes but I’m so sore It feels like I’m not making any progress

So, is 3 minutes of stretching each week just as bad as zero minutes of stretching? Is there no advantages to be had at all?

Hello I've got hypermobility but it's low level. I also have spinal fusion my thoracic spine I'm not sure what I can apply to my stretch practice can you help me?🌞

SIXTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is weird, I do 30 seconds, and that always feels right on

I got shredded doing only yoga. It is totally doable.

So is it 5 min per week for like my hamstring or just u do like today upper tomorrow lower and then u do core and sometimes full body. Is anyone know?

Can’t lie. Totally confused. Have to listen again. Maybe

I noticed the ring on your right hand. Is that a Jesus fish?

0:15 WHERE ARE YOU?!

What is the location of this video, David? If I may ask!

Stretching is basically bodybuilding... for noodles! 💪🍜

How many other bros are going to the gym at storages?

would it not be more comfy to wear more baggy pants?

9th!!

Stretching elongates the muscle which means it's weakening the muscle because when a muscle is lengthened under force (stretching) means the muscle is pulled away from it's insertion point. This is the opposite of the desired outcome of lifting which is to contract the muscle (flexing) because the muscle is being contracted under the load. Flexibility has nothing to do with stretching, someone is flexible via movement, like performing a sports movement, but simply standing static stretching simply elongates the muscle and that same person could still be not flexible, Flexibility is derived from movement and function but your confusing people telling them that the more they stretch, the more flexible they will become, and that's simply false.

Third.💚

Where are you when you stretc.

weightlifting is just weighted stretching.

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FIRSTTTTTT!!!

I don´t want to be weak as you. No thanks.

good video thankyou David

I have a question brother, how about if you are 60 and your wife is 69 years old? What advice would you give me, Sir?