Lifting Weights Builds Flexibility Better Than Stretching (New Research) | Ep 459

About this episode

The episode discusses how lifting weights can improve flexibility better than traditional stretching methods, challenging common myths about resistance training.

Do you need yoga, stretching, or "mobility work" to stay flexible. Does lifting weights make you "stiff" or does it improve flexibility? We examine 3 recent studies that compared resistance training to stretching for flexibility, and their findings challenge everything most people assume about lifting weights and mobility. Philip covers the "lifting makes you stiff" myth and a training approach that builds flexibility and strength at the same time. If you're over 40 and worried about losing r...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Topics covered

• flexibility
• weight lifting
• resistance training
• myths about fitness
• mobility
• fitness for over 40

Keywords

• flexibility
• weight lifting
• stretching
• mobility
• resistance training
• fitness over 40
• myths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wits & Weights, yoga, stretching, mobility work, resistance training

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