The Actual Cure To Muscle Stiffness

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[@adityakulkarni2006]

David, you're really great at explaining complicated things ! Hats off to your experience and way of teaching! Not many can do it this way

[@MovementbyDavid]

I appreciate that!

[@threatprince]

you should make a video about the difference between static stretching and dynamic stretching and why it important to do one over the other or do both @@MovementbyDavid

[@mollyram2997]

@@threatprince he's done that

[@Sandcastleprincess]

I love that you mentioned stretching for period cramps. ❤

[@lonestarr1490]

Did you try it? Does it help?

[@twoblocksdown5464]

Brave ans stunning 😂😂😂😂

[@TurtleTimeTraveller]

Am I a horn dog, or did it mean what I think it meant? 😅

[@discodan2265]

After 22yrs as a manufacturing Jeweller its taken me a long time to rehab my posture after many years of neglect. I owe it all to Tom Morrison and this flexy legend right here. ❤ 3 compressed disks in my lower back and shoulder impingement all gone by following these guys work and being CONSISTENT.

[@thememelord6510]

That’s awesome man, I see a lot of people commenting about starting the program, but never one from someone who had consistently done it, thanks for sharing

[@Seneca_creek]

Another Tom Morrison user here. Magic, or rather the opposite, consistent work over time.

[@Kyla94934]

Another Tom Morrison user here, and with both these programs I will become unstoppable!

[@realryder2626]

Damn. I know gold is heavy but you must have done a lot of lifting 😮

[@discodan2265]

@@realryder2626 funny! but seriously have you ever had to brace in awkward positions setting 0.90mm round diamonds for 8-10hrs a day? Yes we don't glue them in we push metal over the gems to hold them. Imagine the focus and electro-chemical steadiness to do that! So yeah my body aches like all hell after even 5 hrs on the bench.

[@fip7011]

Unclear Instructions, died due to electric shock, typing from hell

[@ikenosis8160]

You win the internet today, my friend. Best comment today. 😅😂😂🤣

[@noruas]

are u flexible now?

[@ChiefMakes]

@@noruasthe fire made him flexible. Mission accomplished

[@fourmacs8167]

😂

[@ceoofbeingdumb]

The fact you knew you're gonna be in hell

[@Semystic]

Imma be honest, the thumbnail made it look like you were just pitching your supplements so I almost didnt watch this video. But Im glad I clicked on it anyway, very informative!

[@MovementbyDavid]

Oo! Fair enough! May have to change the thumbnail!

[@BigTrees4ever]

Looked like a jar of hash lol I was like fuck ya 👍🏽

[@kaiwolf3358]

x2 lol

[@MrCigla123]

Something representing muscle stiffness might work better. Or leaning into the "sitting 8 hours a day for work." It's causing it for the majority of people and I'm guessing most peoplw know how bad sitting for work can be for the body.

[@KevlarKoat]

I was sure it was a mention of magnesium for cramps and stiffness. I had years of screaming-at-night cramps and stunted muscle gain due to not knowing I had a deficiency which most men today have due to western culture's highly limiting dietary standards. ​@MovementbyDavid Very useful info for me either way!

[@thedonrodriguezexperience.8658]

This channel is amazing. Transitions are freaking dope.

[@flowniggo]

This is the same result that I found with breathing exercises and holding the breath + contracting the core and back muscles. It's also the same like progressive muscle relaxation. Thanks for bringing the pieces together!

[@danielamaus]

Yes, my yoga teacher sometimes used breathing for relaxing the muscles, with breathing deep into the core body, or only into parts of the ribcage. She described it as a massage from inside, and that fits. (Of course these exercises also help with using the full lung volume.)

[@justanotherdave4835]

This was something i noticed a long time ago and when i became an adult and realized that days that were completely "rest" days made me feel worse then days i did recovery exercises. Its one of those i want to call my football coach and apologize for being a pain about having to still do light cardio and some training on off days because now i know why he did it that way (it was an extremely competitive football school so practice/exercise was 7 days)

[@spontaneousbootay]

Eh your coach just sucked. 7 days? Greedy for wins

[@mollyram2997]

yup I always at least go for a walk &/or stretch afterwards on my rest days. If I just sit all day my back KILLS me.

[@JoeGreco819]

This video really helped confirm what I was feeling all week. Any restless leg type symptoms or stiffness has gone away with isometric type contractions. Simply flexing my glutes as hard as I can seems to do more for my hips than any of the stretching I tried, and it tends to be the contracting muscle that feels best for me after a "stretch". I think so much of this is nervous system related and that electrical energy needs to flow and get used up or things start to lose proper function.

[@fearsomefawkes6724]

So annoyed that we spend people's entire childhoods teaching them to sit still when it's completely the opposite of what our bodies need.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

We do so much wrong, "eat all your food" "but I'm not hungry"

[@NStarks007]

Yeah... try being a teacher and come back to this comment

[@LandBiscuit]

Maybe engage your students better

[@OhNoItsPano]

The transitions show how much effort and planning goes into these videos. Well done!

[@jayeprice]

This video is great advice. After sitting at a desk job for 20 years, mostly 10 hours a day and two back surgeries later. I've had some amazing coaches that have taught me the benefits of the points shown in this video. Great work!

[@Studycase3000]

What a great work for the world community you've involved yourself with. Keep at it David. You need it, we DEF' need it, like I said it's gooood

[@MovementbyDavid]

Thanks so much!

[@NPColoured]

I appreciate the time and effort you guys put into these transitions, totally inspirational 👌🏽

[@Vatsuggggg]

love the change of camera angles and your editing!

[@harshadasamant6211]

Love when he reads some interesting paper and summarises for us in fun manner

[@claudiauhlir2282]

One of the best channels on movement. Informative and inspiring. Thanks a lot!

[@vladanr74]

Sitting is the new smoking but the problem is that if you want to have any meaningful cognitive output, stillness is inevitable.

[@Serena-or7sl]

I took more breaks and I was more physically active in the periods I had the most cognitive output (easily double my "non moving" one). Computer Science here, being still doesn't help me at all. I need my breaks and I need them to be active.

[@TheBontekraai]

I don't think sitting is that bad. We evolved to have big butts for a reason. I think trauma is the main reason for stiffness. Our minds and bodies are in symbiosis. And a rigid mind often means a rigid body too.

[@smolboyi]

facts. oh wait... no this is bologna actually 😂

[@tylerxr]

Big butt's for walking, not sitting

[@smolboyi]

@TheBontekraai ya big glutes make powerful hip extension, we didnt evolve to have excess adipose tissue around the glutes 😂

[@b1_ferg]

The transitions are phenomenal!

[@Dmcdonald502]

Needs to hear every word of this. Thank you, amigo

[@ayoiji7731]

Wow. This video is gold!!! Love the research here. This is life changing... 😮

[@johanna6876]

Thanks for the video! Could you make one about stretching to relieve period cramps? You’re the first person who ever mentioned that.

[@abbierose2278]

It feels crazy, but a good old hip flexor stretch has surprised me with the amount of relief it brings me.

[@goldilock2069]

In general, anything that stretches muscles around the abdominal area, or even the abdominal muscles, but without being directly painful to your abdomen, is good. While this is only a personal experience, I'm having a lot of luck with simply yoga for warm-ups (cat-cow, butterfly, sometimes downward dog), and then adding thigh and lower back stretches of any kind I can take to that. For as long as I am able to move, I aim towards things that in general “open me” in regards to flexibility, and that works well enough. Since this is highly personal, even if he were to make an exercise list, it would still be best if you adjusted it to work with your body's limits.

[@MadelynIsCool]

I love doing the cobra(?) stretch

[@alyson_m_james]

Your posts are brilliant! You have an awful lot of knowledge that is so helpful, I'm learning splits and backbends at the age of 50 - its a slow process but honestly regular stretching has really helped!!

[@UnfurlWithYu]

Wow, thank you for this different perspective and insight to this. This really opened up my perception and also awareness to understand my body. mostly the part where you talk about, when getting up and stretichng the whole body is more about the contracting that works against stiffness. Something we do so intuitively i didn’t understand how important contracting actually is 🙌🏼♥️ thank you for sharing your knowledge 🌟

[@hardlightme]

My love for your wisdom jumped another notch with this one! I realized... you're the king of physical movements-per-pixel! You truly pack in practical moves with every blink, educator. Thank you. I'm movin on it!

[@_Sp4c3y_]

Do you know who Ido Portal is? Lee Weiland? Jack Lalanne? David is ok but he's not the "king of movement" by a long shot.

[@sohelahmed7767]

I've been watching your videos and must say they are all awesome, the depth of information and ease of information consumption you put in your videos makes it so easy to digest, you make something what seems complex to understand look like baby food, thank you so much for your videos and the time you take to make them. Keep up the good work, God bless you David!

[@Jin-Hu]

Really well produced and delivered, thank you

[@SoBayK80]

Outstanding explanation and performance! Love to your family 💖

[@pandora_8032]

i've been stiff in my lower legs all my life and i always found the most relief in movement, so this makes so much sense! thank you for the enlightenment and stay wiggly 👍

[@ChrisRaynorMD]

Love the video David. First time watching your long form content after our discussion. Your short form magic translates very well to the long form content. Very well done! We need to chat again some time soon.

[@MovementbyDavid]

Thanks!

[@machinemaker2248]

Great edits! Very fluid, like you.

[@agentfifteen]

Thanks a lot for the clear and comprehensive explanation. I really appreciate it!

[@taoisttiger4702]

This makes a ton of sense. I always feel really good (in relation to my low back pain) after heavier squat days and using the hip thrust machine. The soreness of courae isnt great but the stiffness lets up and i always feel revitalized of sorts.

[@oopsie3415]

Holy crap, I love your editing

[@caelanpatrick]

Oh my word you are so blimming likeable and great at what you do. Big fan here, son and husband also feel the same🤩. Thanks so much for sharing your passion and knowledge.

[@birdbrainsolutions6112]

lol I was thinking the same thing! And the video is also very well made :)

[@Manifestus.]

I ve been randomly watching your videos mostly cause of the funny way you move like dancing and doing acrobatics. But dude your programs are lit! Thank you for my spine bro🙏🏻

[@sterlingarcher1962]

Very well done video. Gives you just enough information to not help you completely leaving the desire to purchase the program. Very effective commercial for his program, well done!

[@deeeich267]

It’s crazy how obvious yet soooo easy to miss some of the facts layed out here. Ty! Stay limber!

[@tdfefdsa4656]

Thanks for the great vid, and also the recap!

[@sportymcsports]

Fantastic information and the transitions were really fun and interesting too! 🔥

[@justiceforusall7038]

I love this guy for citing at least some of his sources 💪🏿

[@ellman10]

👍 great video Stay flexy David ❤

[@ruah5617]

You the best 'splainer. Thanks for your content😊 always helpful

[@mrsks5399]

As a stiff hyper mobile person, thank you for this video. Great info ♥️

[@privatename2426]

Just downloaded your free hamstring stretching guide. Thank you!

[@lakinstapley6654]

This was super helpful! Thank you so much! My flexibility and mobility have improved within a couple months and has prevented so many injuries :) keep it up!

[@arthurncube4348]

Thank you David as always for your high quality content. I’m curious to know what your opinion is on Primal Movement & Flow type of exercises :) Best Regards!

[@elberthiggins6667]

Now that I'm just "getting old" stiffness and pain are becoming commonplace. This video really makes a lot more sense than going on an "antiinflamatory" diet, whatever that is, or maybe it's all of the above. Really good video.

[@OnceSomeFunATime]

Excellent work dude

[@st8of1der]

Grear breakdown and might I add top-notch editing👌

[@kuba6288]

Great video! Could you maybe record a stretching routine for the upper body?

[@hoobakam.3931]

Thank you so much, great video.

[@davetoms1]

Instructions unclear... gonna hook up electric shock pads to every muscle while working my desk job. My typing accuracy is about to suck! lol Jokes aside, your instructions were _incredibly_ clear! Great video as usual!

[@davidcoveney]

I'm wondering if that might be a help still! I've damaged my hamstring recently and I'm now as flexible as glass.

[@asdf8asdf8asdf8asdf]

INCREDIBLE VID Talk about relation/interaction with fascia?

[@MR-fx5td]

Ok THAT is going to help me stay flexy !!! Thx a lot !

[@6raquelita]

Woah! So cool to learn! I'm hyper mobile and have been working to better understand how my body works especially towards the end range of motion. I learned that stretching sometimes triggers my pain (I suffer migraines) because my body doesn't naturally engage at the end of ranges. Also dry needling has helped a ton! Which feels perhaps similar to the study you mentioned because my muscles engage and then actually release! So rad

[@jprec5174]

The rare concise and straightforward YT video you find once in a bluemoon.

[@LiterallyEly]

This all makes sense now! I am chronically stiff but also have hyper-mobility since i was born and i recently have been struggling with the after-effects of covid (i was stuck at my computer desk all day because of school) and i have gotten very stiff (astymetrically which is even worse because it is very uncomfortable). Always thought that it didnt make sense for me to be stiff if i am naturally very flexible but thank you so much! it seems i have been concentrating on solving my issue in the wrong way.

[@ZarrarKhawaja]

Why did we all need this

[@kuraidjinn]

3:25😂 You’re welcome! David thanks again for a great explanation to a complicated thing. You’re saving lives, brother❤.

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

I love his transitions, so smooth! Amazing like his flexibility!

[@wilhelmdietrich8474]

People should not underestimate how actually useful being flexible can be in day to day life. Im naturally very flexible and don't stretch as much as I should. But I had a major surgery 24 hours ago that basically has ny entire torso wrapped in a stiff binder and will leave me with about 2 foot of scars. Can't use my arms much. Can't bend any part of my torso or even sit up straight or lay flat. Can't get a normal shirt on. I tried. LOL I have had friends have the same surgery who said they couldn't get themselves out of bed for days (can't use your arms in any major ways after this procedure.) My shoulders are flexible and not stiff. Its been a literal life saver. Between that and having strong hands/wrists, I can do quite a lot. I can't reach across my front but I can reach behind my back to get stuff. Being able to deep squat to reach things Ive droooed and get off the floor without use of my arms or moving my torso has been critical. Being able to balance on one leg and move my knee to chest level has made it possible to get my shoes on quickly. Everyone should be practicing flexibility and balance. It's good for much more than cool tricks. If youre 120% where the average person is, you'll have that same advantage when you need it most. I made it to 33 without a single surgery but I've had more movement and less pain than my younger friends had after it. And y'all, I'm short (5'3) and fat (190 lbs) with short arms (negative wingspan) . You dont have to be long and thin to be flexible.

[@ErrybodyGetTypsy]

What a whimsical and informative young man! Thank you for uploading this

[@philip9485]

You just blowed some of my big questions out of the door, I have wanted to know for a long time because yes it seems to me stretch ain’t working. More using I somehow relax more.

[@highfrequicyvibes9342]

I love you brother you got my stretching more. Hope you and the family stay blessed and prosperity keeps coming your way.

[@user-ej4eq5im4r]

David, does your amazing book that comes at an even better price teach us how to make our knees stronger?

[@Deepak94]

Absolutely right bro 👍🏾🙏🏾

[@tomasdelatoba7572]

very well made video, thank you very much

[@StephanieLuff]

So interesting! My anecdata: I found that stretching my tight piriformis is less effective than doing a few standing clamshell type movements that make it burn

[@user-df3kp9nn7b]

Omg, "anecdata"... What a portmanteau!!

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

[@khomo12]

Thank you!👍👍👍

[@VudrokWolf]

Excellent video I can recall doing flex and feeling more flexible I thought it was weird but is science

[@RafaelToscano]

The way you move so freely. I want to be able to do that :D

[@robertapreston4200]

I WAS SHOCKED seeing and hearing this!!!!!!!😮😮😮 😂💯😄

[@michaelwaltersdorf1653]

Which shoes are you wearing? Great video, thank you! :)

[@swisstrader]

David: would be interested in having you do some exercises with and EMS suit the likes of Katalyst or X-Body. Similar concept to the study you talk about but with constant shocking of almost all major muscle groups and very surprising results. I thought it was a joke when I first heard about it, then tried it and was blown away by the intensity of it.

[@Hapotecario]

Great video! Subscribed!

[@crimsonraen]

Right on! Just keep moving! ;)

[@Wheneverythingelseis]

Thanks!

[@supersonic3222]

You said that flexing muscles is actually how you reduce stiffness. I have constant back stiffness, any advice on what muscles I should flex and how to do it? Love your content!

[@bratra88]

I love your content. True inspiration. What’s the difference between stretching your muscles and flexing your muscles?

[@razvanafloarei6256]

Taht's a good question.

[@outsider5617]

Flexing contracts the muscle, whereas stretching lengthens them

[@JaCee501]

Recently found the term that describes the contraction of muscles after periods of rest. It’s called pandiculation and it can be actively used to relax muscles that have tightened. It’s a natural phenomenon when we “stretch” and yawn when rising in the morning. It is seen in dogs who do the “downward dog” when they get up from a sleep. Worth reading up to learn about its benefits to help relax stiff and tight muscles.

[@tombstone7577]

You remind me how good it is to cartwheel when ever i get up🤸‍♂nice 5fingers btw

[@SoralaxPlays]

Hi David! Long-time fan with a weird question: Do you find that active stretching causes temporary flexibility loss while your muscles are adapting to the new load demands in extended positions? I've started adding Active Stretches to my Splits routine on two of the four days I drill Splits, and I've found that my flexibility has decreased slightly for the past two weeks I've been trying it (while my soreness has, most certainly, shot through the roof, haha). I'm definitely still using it, as I can 100% tell the difference already in my leg strength, balance, and confident range of motion, but I was just curious if the slight dip in flexibility gains was a common and temporary side-effect of starting an Active Stretching Routine.

[@MovementbyDavid]

Yes! 100% true! The active stretching actually incurs muscle growth which takes time to recover from. But once you are recovered the muscle is capable of stretching a bit further due to have more muscle cells. (Or sometimes longer cells on average) But the cool thing about it is that those flexibility gains don’t disappear as quickly!

[@SoralaxPlays]

@@MovementbyDavid Thanks so much for the quick reply! I really appreciate the information!

[@Yuropeandjumpskare]

that's awesome

[@ChristopherMcDonnell-wq6pp]

This was excellent and correct information , it is also very similar to C.A.R.S.. I have subscribed. Thanks

[@dieselbstlosesuchenachwahr8151]

Thank you david, when I watch your videos I know I will get my goals closer and not end up with irrelevant information overload. That really helps me. Anyway I would like to understand a little more what you mean with flexing. Let say for an example someone has a stiff biceps, would bicep curls help? Like normal weight training would reduce muscle stiffness?

[@matthewyoung5995]

Awesome!

[@JRR31984]

You're freaking AWESOME. Keep on keeping on. Man. (VIDEO)

[@douglaslizak8915]

Can you post a link to the study? What did they use for the shock therapy? A TENS unit?

[@davidivanjosephsalonia4566]

Thanks🙏

[@daolothe1043]

Hey David. I love your videos. Could you please do a video on height and flexibility? I’m nearly 6’, and I’m concerned that my height has a negative impact on my flexibility.

[@southtxguitarist8926]

Great video! I'm 67 and practice Brazilian jiujitsu. When I'm in a class and for several hours afterwards I feel like "yeah! I'm a badass!" Later that day, though... I definitely see how when the movement stops the cramps set in. Aside from continuing to move, hot Epsom salts baths help.

[@sandro3390]

What do you know about the effects of hydration, nutrition, electrolytes or any supplement intake and rest on stiffness? Thanks a lot, i am learning a lot ❤

[@crow_man4672]

your transitions are so good

[@evaj3461]

Amazing information and video! Does weightlifting count as the type of muscle contraction that can relieve muscle tension?

[@MovementbyDavid]

Yes it does!

[@evaj3461]

@@MovementbyDavid That's great to know! My upper back has been knotted up and I was going to avoid upper body days for a bit but I'm glad I saw this video!!

[@r_unner_G]

I'm a runner, and clock up quite a number of miles during the week, and so I have to work on mobility, rolling and stretching often. During a recent work trip to Germany, I did no running nor any exercise all week and all the stiffness in my legs disappeared - it was a nice feeling.

[@eyeofsauron2812]

I started running 3 days a week and now my feet hurt often

[@r_unner_G]

@@eyeofsauron2812 Change your shoes

[@ComputerStuff]

Wouldn't running be muscle activation and thus help with stiffness?

[@r_unner_G]

@@ComputerStuff not entirely

[@ComputerStuff]

@@r_unner_Gwhy not? If I’m not mistaken isn’t the point of the video that muscle activation is one of the best forms of reducing stiffness? What does running do that isn’t muscle activation?

[@ravebae]

Man those transitions are insane lol

[@Nicholask85]

O snap! One love deep divers keep the vibes high and remember to do something today that you can thank yourself for tomorrow!!!

[@LinwoodWB313]

Hydration plays a big part as well

[@lyrical-feline]

I have become stiff over past 5 years. Not due to inactivity. Hormonal changes, leaky gut, both leading to autoimmune disease has led to joint stiffness. Wrists affected first - unable to bend wrists or to weight bear on them with deterioration occurring over 3 years. The first step for healing and reversing these symptoms is healing my leaky gut.