I know it's been answered here before but anyway; when stretching how much force is enough or not enough? Yes I know, go to where you're not hurting yourself but can you hurt yourself without actually hurting yourself? I've heard of the dreaded "lig pop" not real sure I want to experience that but is that what I need to be pulling for or just before that "pop" I think I experienced a "head pop" the other day. It felt like my glands separated from the shaft for just a split second. It didn't really hurt just felt weird and scared the shit out of me. I can pull pretty hard most of the time and feel tender around the base and ligs when my session is over which I can handle but in the back of my mind I'm also worried about the dreaded toughening of the ligs where I won't be able to gain. Then I read about DLD putting his "foot down" so to speak on another exercise. Anyway just kinda of wondering how much force to use to be safe but also go after a good stretch.
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Use as much strength as you can and if you hear a pop, fear not, it is only air being released from your ligament. Think about how much intensity is put into the two handed LengthMaster stretch, this is easily 200% what you can do with your hands and no injuries have ever been reported. Stretch like you want to gain!
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IVEADREAM;586572 said:
If the ligaments become dense it is a defense mechanism for the prevention of injury but in no way is this a permanent state, it is temporary and the best way to get through this is by increasing the intensity of the exercise to be stronger than the density of the ligament.
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Morphosis;586597 said:
Pops really only happen in the beginning stages of stretching because there is much air at the ligament due to never stretching it. After stretching for a while, in the beginning, these pops will happen less and less because the air no longer builds up due to constant exercise.
Morphosis;586597 said:
Miss it? I don't know, that little gland pop I got freaked me out. Didn't hurt just "damn what was that?" type of thing. I haven't had a lig pop yet, does that mean I'm not pulling hard enough or is that just something that might or might not occur? Still trying to figure out the right strength and intensity I need to apply in order to gain.
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