Why Stretching Doesn't Work | With Mike Mucciolo

[@nathanperrodin209]

It's more impressive when you can make your point without attacking others in a demising tone.

[@heavenonearth1604]

HE IS CORRECT.

[@johntay3831]

He is quite blunt and passive aggressive, but his infos are correct

[@davidzagu]

I didn't understand it well at the beginning but the more FP I do, the more flexible I am, without passive stretching. You have to feel it to sense the difference. Great video again Mike, thanks.

[@portobelloedinburgh8891]

Stretching doesn't work for those who don't stretch.

[@davidzagu]

@@portobelloedinburgh8891 I didn't understand you, can you be more specific?

[@erayx8726]

what does "FP" stands for ?

[@davidzagu]

@@erayx8726 functional patterns

[@ThunderSen]

There is actually simple reason for that and I have figured it out, but its top secrete info. FP utilizes this principal perfectly well, because without that the body does not have ability to strech. Some contortionist probably know this as well.

[@fallingscalesmedia]

I like the concept of FP - it makes perfect sense to me and I like to do FP movements. That being said, I think there are discrepancies in this logic. 3:19 you say we need to NOT trust our surface intuition and think more critically using deeper scientific principles to understand how the steel ship floats. Then 12:13 and basically the rest of the video you advocate to NOT trust the science. But.. science is what helped us understand why the ship floats. Also, I agree about cold, isolated stretching of 1 muscle is bad when the there is no opposite muscle stretching. But what doesn’t make sense to me is this: about 1 year ago I started doing Bikram Hot Yoga and Ashtanga for the first time - something as an athlete I never thought I would get into. The routines are not fluffy movements, they are TOUGH and a workout where you are doing EXACTLY what you depict in 6:22 - stretching and counterstretching. The strength and mobility that i have experienced has been phenomenal. Honestly not sure what yoga you are talking about, maybe there is fluffy home yoga like that guy in the pic that showed of 15 years of yoga? Not sure what that guy was doing, but I don’t think ti helps your cause to show a before and after pic like that, his results are possible in tons of ways like hitting the gym. I believe in the principles of FP, but your selling points are off in my opinion. I think there are other rock solid FP points to make. ZUU seems quite similar and is great as well.

[@YungYdoc]

The best I ever felt physically in 20 years of fitness was when I was doing Bikram Hot Yoga with a specific instructor 3 nights a week. Since I left California, I haven't found a place like that since. These guys may be on to something, but there's also not one answer. This dude also comes off uneasy and aggressive. Something off.

[@santacruzbiomechanics]

Thank you Mike, excellent summary of the misconceptions associated with stretching and valuable commentary on the shortcomings of the scientific establishment in relating their work to first principles.

[@abender06]

I think the thing about static stretching is that with some muscle tension you have to relax into it for a long period of time and you get releases. Like if you spend 5 min in a primal squat maybe in the 3rd minute you'll start to see a release in your feet and achilles. It's also good to have balance in your training. Where most training is about movement, exertion etc, static stretching is about stillness and relaxation.

[@yaboyjonez9476]

I get what you're saying about over-stretching but to say stretching doesn't work at all is BS. All movements are a form of stretching/contraction. There is right way to do it.

[@InsulinRunner]

He didn't say it doesn't work at all, he said your standards for improvement must be really low if you're doing it.

[@ColinBroadwaterRealtor]

I might have agreed in the past. Then I found a coach who really understands flexibity. I've made outstanding gains in my flexibility and I feel better in my body than I have in many years...

[@gatoryak7332]

My first-hand experience and my observation of other people have led me to believe that stretching has no benefit and is likely to be harmful. On the other hand, I have learned that certain types of exercise will lead to greater mobility. There is a difference between stretching and mobility work. Notice that I did not used the word 'flexibility'.

[@ColinBroadwaterRealtor]

@@gatoryak7332 I've reached levels of flexibility/mobility that I thought might not be possible for me. It wasn't ONLY stretching that has helped me get there, but I couldn't have done it without the input of both passive and active stretching techniques. Stretching is wonderful when applied properly and can really, really help folks in a variety of ways...

[@SauerkrautX]

@@ColinBroadwaterRealtor who is your coach if you don't mind me asking?

[@nieczerwony]

Flexibility or mobility? That is the difference. Flexibility means I can do front splits on the ground, but will you be able to kick a ball hanged above you? See this is what is more important for me.

[@fp.chattanooga]

Like most people in these comments, I thought stretching was beneficial because it felt good in the moment. Same for most of my clients. What is interesting is that you always have to go back to that stretch - there’s no permanent improvement in length-tension in the tissues. The tissues are just becoming dehydrated because you’re squeezing the water out of them, so you need to stretch more and more 😖 I’m grateful that FP has taught me permanent solutions for my issues. Between myofascial release and FP retensioning exercises, I have been able to regain tension in parts of my tissue I ruined with stretching, while creating the ranges of motion I actually needed.

[@Rocket-rs1eb]

This is a hard intro to FP. Missing the bottomline. I got that classic isolated stretching is NOT GOOD. But what’s FP? Fascia Chain Movements?? So video examples and before & after shots but WHAT IS IT? Ngl it’s frustrating to watch 20min of vagueness 🤦‍♂️

[@gio7602]

FP protocols consist of MFR (myofascial releases) which are way better then stretching… and corrective movement exercises (plank is an example if done with proper biomechanics). This video discusses only why yoga is bad for the body, if you want to know more about FP results or corrective exercises just visit their instagram account or fb account and you can have an idea 🤷🏻

[@natekelston123]

Go to the website and do some research. Don’t expect to be spoon fed

[@joshuaduggan3099]

Their MO is trash others but don’t open themselves up for scrutiny by hiding their program behind a pay wall

[@nieczerwony]

​@@gio7602Hahana. So if one have no SM then he/she can't get any info. You say yoga is bad for you? Maybe. Still better then all SM crap.😅

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Awesome tutorial! The value discussed here goes deeper than our intuition on what we feel is good for us. Keep these coming, they help me explain FP to friends:).

[@littleflor2975]

I stretch because it makes me feel free, open and fluid. I enjoy that feeling. It also makes everything I do in life so much easier as I can get into any position with ease.

[@andrewhall1824]

Great video. Learning how to run better improved the flexibility of my hip flexors and hamstrings. Learning how to throw kicks improved the flexibility of my adductors.

[@shanebruce3997]

While the information given here may me useful and helpful, the attitude with which it is given is off putting. What would be helpful (because it might appeal to more people) would be to present the info without the contentious, rivalrous, exclusive (only we at PF know what's right) feel. Be gentle, kind, respectful. Lead people, don't pull and push them.

[@gio7602]

His attitude wasn’t wrong at all… your just pissed off that you like the way you feel with yoga and don’t find a way to fix your dysfunctions and pains.

[@fulaan1]

Yes he is very condescending

[@shanebruce3997]

@@gio7602 your assumptions are incorrect. I practice FP and not yoga. I am not pissed off. My practice of FP has reduce pain in my body and I find it helpful. I would like to send more people to the site, but am concerned about the contrarian way in which the info is being presented. His attitude is not "wrong," just off-putting.

[@michaelmucciolo809]

@@shanebruce3997 appreciate you’re doing FP! I’ll consider your feedback, but this is just my style and to be honest most people love it, because they’re tired of getting the wrong information from fitness influencers feeding them so much bs. I like to think of being “kind” as giving people the right information that protects them from hurting themselves, which is what we’re doing with this series. I lead a team in California and we are absolutely crushing it so I get results with the way I do things so I’m not that apt to change. But thanks for watching brotha!

[@oliverspin8963]

I agree. I am open to the information being presented and have no agenda other than to find what works, but I was struck by how it was presented in a highly pretentious way. Really I lost respect for the speaker very quickly. We've all met people who speak with this tone and it's just unfortunate because it hurts their cause.

[@bodhiyoga9465]

I’m half way into this video and I can already tell you you’re not making much sense. I am very familiar with tensegrity (as is Thomas Myers) and if a myofascial meridian is tight you can stretch it, thereby creating more integrity in the overall structure. That’s a simple principle that we can all agree on. You’re basically just saying don’t stretch random myofascial meridians without being aware of the need for balance within the structure. I agree. Saying the science doesn’t come to any consensus doesn’t prove or disprove anything. Sounds like cherry-picking and dismissal. 20:40 the guy on the left of the screen looks okay, he’s wearing a mask and there is a circle around his upper body. On the right he looks more muscular but a year in the gym will do that. No one is saying it’s either the gym or yoga. You can do both.

[@mainsourcery]

It’s simple: passively stretching muscles will render them flaccid/disintegrated of their functions. That’s yoga in a nutshell. If muscles on the human body have evolved to stand, walk, run & throw, they have to be primed, trained, traumatized in an integrated fashion to do so in order to prevent injury and adapt to stress. The physics/lack thereof in yoga don’t do that at all.

[@nieczerwony]

​@@mainsourceryNot sure what yoga guys you have seen, but I know few fellas in the gym and they do ashtanga yoga for many years, and hats of, they are beast. They are also into calisthenic and all said that this yoga helped them tremendously. Same in martial arts. If you want to have good kicks and amazing mobility, there is no other way around to stretching. Go to any king-fu (including Shaolin), taekwondo, kick boxing or muai thai classes and see how they will train you for your kicks.

[@alfilmore5519]

I was really skeptical about what you were going to say about stretching…and I’m probably going to still do them till I break my conditioning, but it make sense. A person would not have to stretch if there is even distribution of work throughout the body when working out.

[@AB-vb2mm]

Stretching doesn’t lengthen muscles, it lowers their hypertonus, they relax. That’s the goal.Stretching is just a tool, not a lifestyle and sure functional exercises should follow.

[@FARROSI]

Super Inhalt! Mach weiter Bruder! 💪🙏❤️

[@PoshoAR]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@roshanbharos9650]

Very interesting topic and great channel in general. I hope Mike can sound less demeaning and patronizing in the future however!

[@Mr-Monkey_Man]

How does this explain martial artists for example? Stretching has to be what gets them to head kick

[@PandemicalShade]

He clearly explains that it‘s (mostly) the repeated kicking itself that increases their mobility over time.

[@gusgus6653]

You'd be surprised mate, I've been doing some work on my adductors with FP and I can kick better than ever. I've always had really bad hamstrings and adductors and stretching them never felt good or effective. When I used to try and kick high I would feel little niggly pains but now it's more of a full stretch. Still got lots of work to do though. Basically if you have fully formed, functional musculature etc in your legs (and rest of your body) you don't need to stretch to perform things like high kicks

[@mega1283]

@@gusgus6653 same here. Doing legs chambers is just way more effective and less time consuming since you can work on stretching and technique of a kick. I can also finally get power in my left kicks since my left foot isn't flimsy/flaccid like it was before.

[@theoneandonly668]

Don’t listen to these guys… stretching is beneficial alongside a strengthening program. It won’t heal your injuries but it will help you get into a deeper range of motion to build strength in those deep flexed positions. FP just use anecdotes and 95% of their comments are actual Fp pracs with skin in the game. Plenty of people had poor results from FP. It works for some and not for others… just a heads up.

[@nieczerwony]

​@@PandemicalShadeThis is pure BS. I have trained kick boxing for 5 years. First year I had 4 classes a week (1.5 hours each), and apart from that I was practicing kicking in my gym with bag, pads and even just shadow kicking. I could barely see any difference. Then I started to do stretching everyday. I took many exercises from Chong Lee (taekwondo). In 3 months I got massive changes. I was stretching few times a day. Afternoons I was doing stretching followed by session of kicking with range as big as possible, and then stretching after. Check on YT how taekwondo fighters stretch and why. Same goes for kung-fu. If that wouldn't work it would not be used in span of few hundred years.

[@DeyBwah]

I usually love your content, but you need to do more research. Look into Stretch To Win FST, and go deeper into Thomas Myer's work. It's more about positively adapting your fascia. And that requires some kind of input/signal for the adaptation to occur. To say stretching doesn't work, or causes harm, is silly. And Yoga is fantastic for holistic reasons, and flexibility is not just a mechanical phenomenon, but a holistic one. So many factors influence range-of-motion, and mobility(strength across all ranges).

[@ericpiwang]

Another informative and insightful video. Great work guys. Thank you.

[@pokerdiver123]

really enjoying these. i'm being persuaded

[@Thealexstefanidis]

Nicely done mike! Super informative , appreciate the time you took to make this video. I’m sure it will help many people rethink their current views on stretching.

[@adamzoubi96]

so what's his solution? he just told us stretching is bad, but didn't say how to fix poor flexibility and mobility. he must be fun at parties

[@malsingh2]

They foam roll at fp

[@mattday9201]

why do animals stretch full range of motion?

[@tomyam7473]

Plenty of words without showing specific studies that show stretching DOES NOT work. And no example of WHAT works. The video is as propagandistic against stretching as those advocating stretching.

[@alexandresavardo]

How do we account for the fact that basically all mammals stretch i.e. pandiculate all the time, in the first principles approach?

[@Wizardsdontworry]

sure short disconnected stretch , but the understanding of fascia is in its infancy .if im dedicated enough to do the work and i stretch for 8 hours i notice the change lasting at least 6 months from one engaged stretch session . i do agree the the stretch program is designed to keep you coming back

[@malsingh2]

Foam rolling is important tonrelease trigger points and prevent muscle shortening..

[@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk]

Coach what about foam rolling? is that harmfull as well? i imagine so

[@mikemrazek]

I was wondering the same thing. It seems like most of the arguments in this video made against stretching could be applied against foam rolling and other forms of myofascial release.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk]

@@mikemrazek except maybe really small muscles that get overshadowed by big compound muscles? Idk, i like my lacrosse ball for those small hip muscles on the sides

[@MrRastaMesh]

@@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk myofascial release is the way to go. As you release the muscles that you can reach, the smaller muscles gain some elasticity back and release on their own over time 👌🏻

[@malsingh2]

No its a stable in fb to tackle trigger points

[@bjoernpi1143]

Awesome Video. Thanks mike!

[@adiosmiamigo]

Why do gymnasts and contortionist stretch if it doesn’t increase mobility and flexibility ?

[@cluelessangel5292]

I'm interested about it, too!

[@LukeBrandenburg]

Ask you the following questions: do make gymnasts/contorsionist adequate adaptions to perform in a reality where you constantly have constantly fight gravity? More flexibility isn‘t always favorable nor is it anything that you need extreme amounts off. There is a middle off the spectrum where you structural balance is optimal and you body has minimal energy expenditure and strice optimal. If you ask me i would rather be a juiced up bidybuilder who can‘t sratch their back than a contorsionist. The latter is way more „off“.

[@purehatred.]

@@LukeBrandenburg gravity does not exist.

[@martingrey2231]

Stretching feels great. That's why I do it. It's also instinctual when you wake and nature does not preserve anything in genetic memory if it serves no evolutionary survival advantage. I'd say more but I as I typed this I realized I should just make a video. I'm a procrastinator so it'll be awhile.

[@gusgus6653]

Yeah that instinctual, morning stretch with proper core pressure is probably good. Like the one a lot of animals do when they get up. The vast majority of stretching people do is not that though, and you probably can't do that kind of stretch properly unless you move well. Just some thoughts

[@fp.chattanooga]

You mean pandiculation

[@Matto_Harvo]

Stretching is just increasing range of movement. So 'sitting' in certain positions can be thought of as stretching for some but not for others. Sitting in a chair is just a motion, likewise, sitting cross legged is too. But most won't think that sitting in a chair is stretching, but sitting cross legged would actually be 'stretching ' for most modern people. So we shouldn't sit cross legged and just sit in chairs?

[@wenzdayjane]

there's a missed edit at around 6:23

[@VatoRob]

I dont find the argument conclusive at all. Maybe i miss the point but it'slike this 1) Data is ambiguous 2) Data is plenty and often not conducted well, so we cant rely on data 2a) Yet most data shows, stretching doesnt work ( without showing how stretches have been done) 3) We have a model, its called "first principles" 4) Stretching does compromise the tansigrity of the body because there is no agonist working 5Conclusion) Streching is bad This is not valid because Point 1 to point 2a can be used to support that claim that streching does/may work as well Point 3 is a model made by observations from people who do exersice regularly in a full end of motion. Of course they can move better and get more flexible. Point 4 is invalid if regular muscle training is part of the training regiment. So the argument is not conclusive. Also there is Dr. Andrew Huberman talking about stretching in his videos showing that is does work. Shaolin monks and yoga practitioners are very flexible and include passive streching in their routine. Pro. Dr. Robert Schleipp talks about 3 types of stretching. And medical school of harvard even showed how long passive stretchings even reduce tumor size in mice with cancer. Putting this video up with this title just doesnt get stretching its justice.

[@Yipe-gm1wp]

Do Chiropractic adjustments complement FP?

[@remuspierre7573]

Awesome advice

[@rickrobinson8417]

So is being able to do the splits not a good thing?

[@robertlankester1422]

OK so what should we do instead? I mean at home when we don't have access to a whole cable setup. Alot of the images showed yoga. I find yoga, core work and circuits have helped my back etc because doing all three combines strength and movement. If I stop doing yoga I will move less and test rom less which can't be good? Most of the yoga involves flow, moving, breathing, balance. Its not about holding isolated stretches. The 15 years of yoga image vs fp suggests yoga is bad. That's not my personal experience at least. Also what would yoga +fp look like? Speaking to you as 35min pb 10k runner, genuinely interested in FP.

[@brandonadamson6780]

Move better instead

[@gio7602]

MFR (myofascial release) coupled with correct movement exercises (plank is an example if done with proper biomechanics).

[@theoneandonly668]

You give your money to FP… this are marketing tactics lmao. Push controversial ideals to get exposure

[@yelowcake]

9

[@theoneandonly668]

@RV when the alternate to an anecdotal claim is a product that they are selling… well… you don’t need to be a genius to figure it out

[@johntay3831]

Sometimes exercises as simple as pogo hops can solve so many problems, flexibility one of them.

[@Gusativo]

18:17 You argued something that the article is not claiming. Obviously their study does not comply to your concept of functionality, that's not the hypothesis they are testing to begin with. You seen so hellbent on discrediting stretching for some reason that you started making up assumptions completely uncharitably. The study wants to find the impact of interset stretching on performed reps, which it offers an objective measure of, for as flawed as it may be. Functionality has nothing to do with its purpose. I think there's something to be said about trying to draw generalizations from such a specific study (Who does antagonist interset stretching in real life?), but your criticism itself seems to be beside the point.

[@Boy2Mane]

What about the splits? It seems to work then? If a ballerina did not stretch, they would tear doing the splits?

[@kamil666555]

why eating food doesn’t work ?

[@DunkzGam1ng]

You got to eat it functionally

[@kamil666555]

@@DunkzGam1ng So if stop stretching I will eat functionally :) Nice 👍

[@theoneandonly668]

If you’re in FP you can only consume food that has been touched naudi’s ballsack… you may never question him as he is our leader

[@bloomingstarscricketacadem6461]

So what should we do instead of stretching

[@malsingh2]

Foam roll ball release

[@TheGrapplingMonkey]

Yoga, weighted mobility, active stretching has helped me tons. When strength training i pay attention to structual balance. My feeling is you are strawmaning bad science.

[@michaelmucciolo809]

Well, most of the science in the fitness industry is “bad science”. But we’d have to get on the same page about what you mean by that. However, the vast, vast majority of the “science” says stretching is fairly useless. Some people may escape the effects short term but we’d have to conduct long term studies to know for sure. But if you’re somebody that “trusts the science”, then stretching is just not very useful. What I’m referring to in terms of reciprocal inhibition isn’t complicated and is well known throughout the industry, they just don’t utilize the concept in a way that makes sense from a first principles standpoint.

[@DeyBwah]

@@michaelmucciolo809 I guess since I have to brush my teeth everyday, it doesn't work so I should stop. Every moment is a moment of adaptation. Most people are spending many hours a day maladapting to tech and modern living. This is why we need to train our mobility regularly in pathways that modern living do not provide. I think the video would have been more useful if you approach the topic holistically rather than 2 dimensionally that the whole universe of lengthening muscles is wrong. There are so many different factors that affect ROM. And what is the solution?

[@dmendoza02]

All facts. No lies here. FP operates from first principles. When you are correct, the ones that practice what is wrong tend to get offended when presented with the truth.

[@freili11]

But there are plenty of people who have done regular stretching and improved their flexibility without significant loss of strength. Movements which bring you past your normal range can often be called "stretches", and you're never going to be able to become comfortable in that range unless you use it. Given how you said yourself that the studies don't prove anything, I think it would be more helpful to examine case studies of people improving and theorize what made their mobility improvements more effective.

[@gatoryak7332]

I believe that stretching is worthless. But I agree with you that a better video would guide viewers to better mobility protocols. Improving strength in muscles just before the stretch response occurs increased my mobility.As I get stronger near the end range of my stretch-free movement, the range gets expanded. Modern athletic training expands this into injury recovery. Injured muscles are to stretched, they are strengthened.

[@DunkzGam1ng]

17:00 yes, that's where we are at, so leave us alone and let us stretch !

[@gio7602]

What? You didn’t got the point if you wanna move better at 60 do MFR (myofascial release) with good movement exercises (plank is an example of one if done correctly).

[@jonathankasule3341]

I beg to disagree you should perhaps title your lecture by saying stretching wisely helps promote proper health and longevity

[@Jmaxku]

Anyone who's looking for a less dogmatic approach to fitness should check out Ben Patrick and the Athletic Truth Group. The CEO behind Functional Patterns is pushing non-stop dogmatic criticisms against bench press, deadlifts, squats, stretching, yoga etc. While I appreciate the rehabilitation aspects of Functional Patterns, it's severely limited for strength training. I would only add it as a supplemental workout along with other lifting exercises. They also ban criticism on Instagram and KZbin, because they act like a cult.

[@remuspierre7573]

This video is helpful

[@mobilitybaka]

Anyone I’ve ever met who thinks stretching doesn’t work or makes you weaker has been less flexible and weaker than me, so I don’t believe them

[@soulrsentral]

Good message but delivery was aggressive. I was considering purchasing the course but I’ll sit on it for a little longer now.

[@steviemenzies945]

Excellent video. I will look forward to the next episode

[@nickdistasio2311]

Some good content and arguments here man but rhetoric throughout is a little too condescending- just some constructive feedback for the next one

[@ryan80166]

this guy would buy scientology from me if i tried to convince him hard enough

[@TXGTPS]

This video repeats some version of "stretching doesn't work" a ridiculous number of times without ever laying out the chosen definition(s) of "stretching" and barely touching on what is meant by saying it "doesn't work". IMO, this should have been how the video started. I really enjoy a lot of the things I learn from FP, but goddamn do I have to sift through a bunch of bullshit to get it. If FP spent half as much time focused on helping people as they do on disruptive marketing, they would help WAY more people, and their following would be more of a community than a cult.

[@darylnicol5821]

Best one yet in my opinion Mike!

[@nowherefast-]

these guys push a lot of crap to prove superior. How you stretch has huge implications.

[@beaucarpenter4688]

When I stretch my hamstrings, I end up with knee pain for a week.

[@QYoga-PureConsciousness]

I'm a 31 year old male and I'm insanely flexible because I learned to relax as much as possible while doing static stretching exercises (Tao or Yin Yoga exercises). All types of splits are easy for me and I will even become a contortionist if I continue to practice.

[@MannyBodyBuilding]

And you will destroy your joint integrity lol have fun

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

If it works for you then sure, but I know it didn't work for me. It made things so much worse. The fact is that the stretch reflex just contracts muscles rather than relaxes them. So stretching honestly has the exact opposite effect that you want. Instead of stretching the muscle, all it does is transfer the stretch to the tendons. Maybe there is a way to do it without activating the stretch reflex, but the fact is that everyone's body is unique and advice that works for you may not work for others.

[@BboyArts]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! That title!! Hilarious. Circus artists and dancers, you got it all wrong 😂😂😂

[@caseystengel3120]

Did you see what Wikipedia says about myofascial release? Maybe it would be a good idea to do a video about that…

[@Sk0lzky]

And in the end you don't actually show and explain why stretching doesn't work lol

[@QYoga-PureConsciousness]

As an experienced Tao/Yin Yoga practitioner, I think the reason why stretching doesn't always work is because people are often too stressed. Relaxation and flexibility goes hand in hand, so you have to learn to relax as much as possible while you're stretching.

[@LukeBrandenburg]

No people are stressed because their structural integrity is off, because they hace dehydrated tissue and „frozen“ joints they can‘t move. It gets so bad that even basic allday tasks brings you in a szenario where you body isn‘t adapted anymore and produces high levels off anxiety/cortisol you hormone balance is way off and everything follows a perpetuated downhill cycle. Yoga didn‘t fix shit.

[@gatoryak7332]

I got some benefit from yoga, but only from one instructor. In every session, he said, "This is not a stretching class. If you feel a stretch, you are doing it wrong." He also explained that the clients should be gaining joint mobility and that stretching inhibits joint mobility.

[@ThunderSen]

yoga is meant to be like vitamins, it does not replace the actual need for exercise.

[@kai.m]

Content is good but it shouldn't be presented in this snarky manner.

[@alyssaross9454]

And yet, there’s a hamstring stretching video as a modification to a yoga pose you’ve posted.

[@jasonhappycomedy8703]

Please back up your comments with references to scientific research links that you allude to that the research says what you're saying or whoever's research study that you are referring to mention their name and year

[@michaelmucciolo809]

References are in the caption my man! Lol

[@patrikvilhelmson8869]

Great video again! Keep em coming!

[@fulaan1]

Is stretching not effective for preventing injuries like pulled or strain muscles?

[@LukeBrandenburg]

Most Muscles you „pull/strain“ are already eccentric „stretched out“ or they are concentric tensioned because other parts of the muscle chain are to eccentrically „stretched out“. In the first szenario you do damage/painincreasement almost emidiatly. In the second szenario you won‘t get to the part of the muscle chain thats concentric loaded and just pull the other parts in even more eccentric „stretched out“ position. Stretching per se isn‘t bad you do it all the time when you move, but gait & thrwing mechanics and precise koordination, timing of different segments are key. In 99% of all cases you don‘t achieve this with classic stretches/yoga etc…

[@osteopathiereichel]

Yoga-Industry-Killer 👍

[@amiwan9596]

intelligent, useful and entertaining!

[@drumunism3781]

And eating is a short-term solution to hunger.

[@caseystengel3120]

I feel tight, so I do some MFR. And then I feel better. But then I work out. And I feel tight. So I do some MFR. And then I feel better.

[@daleygraham]

Watching while stretching

[@NickyGoodson]

You guys read 1 chapter and make the biggest mind leaps imaginable 🤦‍♂️. Also focus on promoting what you do, (there may be merit to it) rather than ineffectively critiquing established and well-supported methodologies

[@tommybreen9677]

Sick of this trust the science crap.

[@Weewootruck]

“SO I STRETCH”x 8 😂😂😂

[@samirhadzic1535]

Nonsense, why are Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic doing streching more then any other sportman and the say they are the best in the world in their fields due to maximum streching they do.. if you want to be garbage - don't strech

[@MrRastaMesh]

what ever happened to "limbering up"

[@caseystengel3120]

Goodness gracious, the 108 Performance guys talk about tensegrity! Talk about a fad!

[@marcodipaolo4554]

ooou okey... in minute 9 understood... you are angry cause people say FP has not been scientifically proven. I got the idea

[@mrbutish]

Stretch and pain goes away immediately

[@oliverspin8963]

I love that you are taking a critical look at stretching, but the tone of the speaker is shockingly pretentious. This is coming from someone who agrees with most of what is being said. I'm saddened by how the speaker addresses the audience. You will push many people away.

[@whenwhathuh]

I remember when this guy started posting videos on FB. He used to yell and everything.

[@cordellvazquez7150]

Martial artist

[@NickyGoodson]

😂 and that sign off stinks of projection

[@juancarlosrobalinoalarcon3802]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼FP🙏🏽🌎🙏🏽🔥💯🤝

[@nathanperrodin209]

Until we can accurately qualitatively monitor biomechanics, both sides are highly subjective.

[@slings7149]

So if one side is getting results that's not enough evidence to show for? Oh, you must be one of those :need to see studies people" go watch the video on why most published studies are BS

[@fp.chattanooga]

FP is already measuring biomechanics qualitatively on hundreds if not thousands of people. This is part of how these conclusions are backed up, by hundreds of results.

[@nathanperrodin209]

@@slings7149 Keyword "subjective" based on how someone feels. Someone saying they feel like they can move better is different that actually having quantitative data that supports they are in fact both feeling and moving better. I simply want to have a conversation on how to get to that point. No need to attack.

[@nathanperrodin209]

Both need to be implemented. Subjectivity and objectivity.

[@dbsean]

Same guy who said all sunscreen is poison but offered up zero alternatives for people with fair skin who want to go outside during the day in the hot summer.

[@josealberto8456]

Look into Dr. Jack Kruse. He’ll explain how to get the benefits of sunlight without burning your skin. Sunscreen is poison. But there are better ways.

[@14rick88]

The condescending tone is insufferable

[@merlinfanclub9860]

I recognize the pattern of bla bla bla... oh, I'm not saying he's bullshitting but he's boring as hell. I'd prefer to passive stretch my body to death instead of listen to this

[@friedricey]

All I hear is jargon. TDLR. You're not doing right. Unsubbed.

[@azdjedi]

Patronizing as fuck! But great! lol

[@illgrooves]

Wrong

[@purehatred.]

you are crazy

[@homarashidi126]

Bullsjit

[@maxfreydell1396]

Great video. Thanks! #fpallday

[@TheCrystalDawning]

You say it’s a Problem. But What’s your Solution? There’s reasons cats and dogs stretch… SAME AS US! Dumbo science keeps you on the couch! Cozy not questioning as the science told you already- you’ll get hurt! Do yoga/stretching but don’t make it your God! Pay attention to your system/source.

[@slings7149]

They don't stretch they pandiculate.

[@patriciamucciolo2603]

Great information here. Since FP and MFR I have never felt better! Thank you Mike!