FLEXIBILITY: YOU NEED IT FOR EFFICIENT AND SAFE MOVEMENTS

Strength training and flexibility training should go hand in hand. It is a common misconception that there must always be a trade-off between flexibility and strength.
There is sufficient scientific evidence that weight training does not affect flexibility. Actually the evidences show an increase in flexibility when individuals perform exercises with full range of motion during weight training, even with no stretch exercises on the program.
Flexibility is also important to decrease passive insufficiency of muscles, one of the main factors related with poor technique during weight training exercises.
One of the best times to stretch is right after a strength workout such as weight training. Static stretching of fatigued muscles performed immediately following the exercise(s) that caused the fatigue, helps not only to increase flexibility, but also enhances the promotion of muscular development (muscle growth), and will actually help decrease the level of post-exercise soreness.
When I am questioned about what should be the first physical quality one must pay attention when prescribing an exercise program for beginners, I always answer to doubt, flexibility?
If you want to train efficiently and safely with weights, focus on improving your flexibility.

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Picture ?Perform stretch exercises to increase your flexibility, a key physical quality for safe and efficient weight training exercises.