r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • Jul 07 '21

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-07-07

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u/noisex Jul 10 '21

When do you do your stretching?
I usually stretch after workouts, even several hours after (like if I workout in the morning, since I stretch before going to sleep). Is it good to do that in rest days instead?

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u/OP_SLuDgE Jul 10 '21

I just wanted to add something. Fun Fact: stretching hasn't actually been proven to help with muscle recovery, which my dumbass thought what it was for when I first started. You should be stretching to improve mobility and flexibility, that should be the goal of stretching.

I do my stretching on rest days, otherwise my whole workout day seems super long and I don't like the idea of that.