How to Deal with Muscle Soreness | Blood Flow, Training Volume, Stretching & More

[@sweetbizil]

I think Mitch has a very informed and humble perspective and I like listening to him talk and answer these questions. I never take people's word as gospel but I would listen more to this man than most others.

[@davab]

Free lecture from world's strongest man? what a win.

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

I have been hearing stretching doesn't work for the last year or so which kind of blows me away. Maybe it's not beneficial for people who already have good mobility but it has absolutely helped me with low back, glutes, hamstrings, and quads being tight from sitting at a desk all day.

[@ivebentrading]

When I was taking weight training in high school I had a new teacher my senior year that had us lift 3 days a week and Tuesdays and Thursdays we went to the track and had to do 6 laps running or walking. I realized that it really did help with soreness and I often wasn’t sore, so this makes complete sense hearing Mitch explain it and how it increases the blood flow to the sore areas. Great stuff !

[@captainzork6109]

Interesting! Was there a particular effort level assigned to the 6 laps of running? Like, would you be encouraged to set a good time, or was it just about doing a light jog and finishing the laps easy as if it was a warm up?

[@steelcurtain3746]

Mitch is so intelligent and awesome!

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

Awesome content. I started doing dynamic stretching and muscle activation instead of static stretching and it has made a world of difference.

[@richiemadison]

Keep these videos coming! Love the Q&A’s

[@Hamzasrsu]

Mitchell Hooper Fans Expectations -505 Kg Deadlift -230 Kg Log Lift -155 Kg Circus Dumbell -300 Kg Atlas Stone -Max Squat 450 Kg -Keg Toss 7.80 m -Flintstone Barbell 250 Kg -Yoke Carry 560 kg over 10 m -Farmers Carry 21 m at 400 kg -305 kg Bench Press

[@highviewbarbell]

Keeping it reasonable to not get disappointed, I like it. You sure there aren't like 20 other records to add also though?

[@memesupreme3961]

I think youre underestimating his yoke, 560 for 10m wouldnt be hard for him. Id like to see him try the heavy bale tote

[@mikemoore2791]

You do realise there are others who can, and will, beat the new guy.

[@jeremiahhempel1975]

For me stretching is one of those things that my experience differs from scientific evidence. Stretching for 30 minutes 4x a week for 3 months gave me the mobility needed to squat below parallel for the first time. More recently, after not stretching for years, I had tight hips and ankles that were impacting lifting. Started stretching again for a few months and my PT said I had surprisingly good flexibility for someone of my size and build. Yet I hear that stretching is so-so from all these fitness channels I follow religiously. It's kinda strange.

[@espenstoro]

Same, had microdiscectomy a couple of weeks ago, barely able to move for a few months. I'm stiff as a board, but I can already see a huge improvement in mobility after some very slow and careful work, including stretching. Obviously no overloading of the spine yet, but I've used bodyweight squats and stretches for the glutes, hips and hamstrings, it's making a difference.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

I think Brian Shaw and Martins show mobility and flexibility even with massive amounts of muscle and some fat is still very possible and helps a lot with strength sports.

[@nitinl3482]

Thanks for sharing, although the evidence may not show stretching to be a failproof method of reducing soreness and enhancing recovery, I think that personal preference + experience would trump that in this case. Since the discrepancy is not about something that causes harm, but rather a more effective method, I think that if you feel it working, it does!

[@russellmatchett4999]

Stretching does not help when you have the mobility.... In these^^^ cases they didnt so of course it would help

[@nitinl3482]

@@russellmatchett4999 fair, good point

[@fatboyeno1234]

My new favourite strongman! Great videos

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Appreciate you 💪

[@UsyksmashedFurytopieces]

It’s not the muscle soreness per se that’s bothers me following a workout, it’s the associated stiffness and the decreased range of motion in the joints and overall decreased flexibility. Basically you feel as stiff as a board.

[@connord999]

I feel strong man and powerlifters benefit from being rigid and tight for strength so makes sense why a lot of them dont like stretching.

[@Me-wk7dz]

I think I disagree with the stretching part. For example, if I go months without stretching I can't touch my toes with straight knees. But after just a week of stretching 10 seconds a day I can touch my toes again. Anyone who has learned the splits doesn't need to stretch all day to achieve that either. Stretching should lengthen your tendons over time

[@Bbssochs]

Yaasss! Please keep the knowledge coming! 🙌🏽

[@bhappy3]

Yes sir everting you gave makes sense...respect from cork Ireland

[@RitterRundown]

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

[@BGSenTineL]

I can watch such content for hours !

[@Manisj1]

Few things, very informative, well articulated content. I very much like the content. Questions going forward, 1 is it possible for the studies you allude to be listed so i can read and understand better? 2 the endings seem to be sudden, i might suggest an outro, i just want the KZbin algorithm to play nice for your reach. You’ve the most down to earth realistic non-salesman view of health and recovery, I’d hate KZbin to stifle your reach

[@user-cm9ef4fw7m]

… 5-3-1 mitch … 5-3-1

[@xxacidmv]

. Really loving seeing the vids from your seminar

[@scottallendc2565]

Nice. I picked up some digestible, usable info. Thank you Moose!

[@bronchoped]

Excellent presentation Mitch.

[@Jezza025]

great content Mitch, thanks! watching from Western Australia!

[@chriskirk2780]

Great information!!! Thank you Sir!

[@jasonbell9975]

Excellent teacher🙌💪

[@russellmatchett4999]

Im falling in love with this guy!

[@paulycassar]

So if foam rolling/stretching gives you a benefit for roughly half an hour, it makes sense to roll and stretch as part of your warm up right? Half an hour in you should be pretty warm and moving well

[@scottessery100]

2:35 many people are sore with low volume high intensity. Especially if natty

[@differentfins]

I was addicted to the muscle soarness, means you did something. As long as its the muscles and not the tendons lol. I dont lift like I used to so I dont lift enough to get that feeling and I miss it.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

After long walks, 50 mile plus, my wife and I found it was best to do a short walk the next day. Driving was the worst. Stopping journey to stretch and walk a little, helped.

[@Orrent]

I'll be referring to doms as my emotional support doms moving forward for sure

[@Jane_Friday]

When I don't stretch I get so tight everywhere, I loose squat mobility, bench mobility and everything hurts.

[@Jackson-pu7gd]

Mitchell... i freakin love your channel and loved your performance at WSM! But i do have one question that i have been curious about since the moment i saw you... Whats up with the moustache? how long have you sported it? have you ever considered switching to a beard?

[@grahamrutherford3080]

Mitch wen you say do 3 heavy workouts a week with low volume with 5 3 and 1 rep to make fast gains, do you mean just 1 set with each or multiple sets?

[@staceygram5555]

Multiple.

[@grahamrutherford3080]

Thanks

[@jeffmacarthur9722]

The Barrie-cuda!

[@bonniebryan6216]

❤

[@azuki1982]

As we age I've noticed it's taking muscles longer to recover.

[@yeah_right_ok_no1190]

I’m the opposite, at 41 I get less doms than ever whilst being the strongest I’ve ever been 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@excat]

Make sure your diet and sleep are on point! Most people short themselves on sleep. As I've aged, I've noticed when I hit it hard in the gym, if I don't account for the extra rest I need at almost 40 compared to my late 20s, I feel it for a lot longer meaning I can't push as hard next time.

[@franbengal]

Ethan is watching rn

[@SpodyOdy]

👍

[@sup3rm9c16]

that is one smart moose

[@rogermcgrath7946]

Please improve audio, listening on an iPad and it drifts a lot 😢

[@rogermcgrath7946]

It,s fine but maybe could be better

[@staceygram5555]

Did I miss something, or did he say that stretching doesn't help making you more flexible, except for the subsequent 30 minutes? Cause that's obviously not true.

[@Rob_DelSignore]

🦀👑

[@greg3892]

Eat Clen, Tren hard Anavar give up 👍💪

[@BoeserWolf1977]

Hmm, you barely cover the causes of the soreness. This is something I am struggling with to understand to optimize my workouts. My training partner is stronger than I am, and we are training (powerbuilding) for years. After many workouts he is complaining about severe soreness while I have no issues at all. For me there are muscles that get almost never sore (shoulders, glutes, hamstrings, triceps) and other that get sore relatively easy (pecs, quads, abs, biceps) as soon as the workouts are getting tougher. There are no changes to this after training for a long time now...

[@adrianadams1810]

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[@vikroy3777]

DOMS is poorly understood and Mitch talks about old theories.

[@tompashuysen2880]

🦌. . .

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

great info terrible camera quality awful lighting good audio

[@BigDave24can1]

Moose

[@flossordie2256]

Why does Mitch always sound like somebody pretending to be a french guy

[@jRoy7]

Maybe the part of Canada he's from has some French influence on his accent.

[@highviewbarbell]

​@@jRoy7 i think his accent changed a bit from being in Australia but idk

[@MeanBob_Games]

As far as hypertrophy goes: muscles are NOT broken down and built back up stronger. It's a common statement but the evidence does not back this up. There's probably 6-7 well done studies done over the past 10 years or so showing this. (PMIDs below) Muscle growth only occurs when mechanical tension is translated into a biological process, which then creates the addition of contractile profiles, either parallel or in a series. Pmid: 21297557, 29282529, 27219125, 29324825, 18671293 J Exp Biol (2011) 214 (4): 674-679

[@jeremyarnold4798]

I think he kind of contradicts himself. One of his last videos in this series, he said, even in strongman they are mostly building and conditioning their CNS and not their muscles. It's super hard to build more contractile protein aka muscle unless you are legitimately doing a body building regimen. Most people and especially beginners make gains from strengthening their CNS.

[@MurderMonsta]

Mitch would be a great Marvel character- Professor Power