There has to be more wrong with him to tear his achilles like that. Is he really fat? Like 300 pounds lol
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Not fat. No.
Over 45? ….it’s an incredibly common injury in that demographic…even (especially) athletic dudes doing explosive (sometimes not so explosive) activities 🤷🏽♂️
….pickle ballers uv been warned🤣
Under 45.
I think there were stairs involved & a tree root.
But my point stands. Stay limber.
Also there’s no evidence that stretching makes you more “limber.” Your ligaments, tendons, and muscles all have a breaking point. Stretching does not change that breaking point. Stretching is a fake and ghey fiat industry.
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That last sentence. Powerful. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
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Ps…I’m still gettin shit from my luvly wife about my @manhhod dyslexic moment 😳😂
It depend on how you do it. Static stretching doesn't really do much for athletes.
Most sport injuries occur while the muscles are simultaneously contracted and stretched.
The best type of stretching is when resistance is added.
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“Eccentric” contractions (think of when u squat to jump vertically but right before u jump u drop ur butt 2” and explode into the jump) are way harder on tendons and muscles but these are the typical motions of athletics
Isolated/Isometric (avoiding that small eccentric contraction before firing muscle) contractions are effective in strength building but not as effective in practical stretching🫡
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We partly moved away from the term "stretching" in athletics, to instead using the term "mobility".
Too many connect stretching to the idea of simply touching your toes.
Mobility resistance training.
MRT (copyright SatsMcd)
I like it🤔👊🏽 
Write up the prospectus.
Toss it by nostr:npub134u08yp6rdcgcamfdcra9aysvhne9wpssft8ntm9qvfu95erxdcqx9qjkm for some edits/ideas.
Let’s bring it to market in 2025.
Split it 50/50/50
Stretching is a neurological adaptation. The more you stretch, the more tolerance you build for stretching. But stretching doesn’t make you more flexible.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19632878/
“As resistance training with external loads can improve range of motion, stretching prior to or after resistance training may not be necessary to enhance flexibility.”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-022-01804-x
Stretching has even been found to weaken your muscles before a workout lmao.
We need comparative studies. Without comparative studies it’s all pointless. The majority of research on physical therapy and stretching presupposes that it is beneficial. So the research on stretching and physical therapy begins with an unproven assumption that it is helpful. But the fact that the comparative studies show no benefit in stretching means that it’s just bullshit fiat medical science. Stretching is a waste of time. Most people I know that see physical therapists don’t get better. People get better despite what the physical therapists tell them to do, not because of.
https://video.nostr.build/df85291689ebb010847c6143e094a1e92e1848d55f102a6d4a24d7a45640d2c7.mp4
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Oh damn!…there goes our MRT🧐
And I was counting on my 1/2 of the 50/50/50…heyyy 🤔 …wait one damn minute 😳😂 
That's a lot of words, but all I know is yoga good.
Haven’t looked at the research behind yoga but the stretching aspect is no different here. The mindfulness/relaxation can be good for some people. The research isn’t definitive on that though.
Also yoga pants 🔥
You wear yoga pants? 
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Not that there’s anything wrong with that🤷🏽♂️😂 
I am a yoga pants enjoyer
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nostr:npub17f66kd7kfa47qdu6sh89wdsxpctykym2prrlreudaf3n4wkcf0lq9u92kc too 🤭 🍑
I don’t trust men who wear yoga pants 🤣
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🤔which begs the follow-up q…do women trust men who wear yoga pants?😳
…WoN we await ur response👀 
Trauma response after you see that first set of yoga pants https://video.nostr.build/75c92a9575945f6ebc2f3439b5739e43fcd6cfda1d003169c07c9dd5bae6560b.mp4
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I mighta jus throwed up in my mouth a lil bit😳 
Oh I don’t wear them I enjoy women that do 😂
U don’t have to convince me my digital brotha🫡
….remember I’m the idgit that thought ur handle was @manhood 😖😂 
If I was smart I would’ve known how to change it to manhood 
Change the word with to as & it’s spot on.
if stretching is a waste of time
why do i feel better when i do it?
i think your studies look at a very limited range of data.
Neurological adaptation. Feel free to share any comparative studies that show people are better off after stretching.
"source??"
I’ve always hated spending time at the gym stretching….but it doesn’t seem to loosen me up….what about warmup sets. Any use in those?
There is no harm in warming up. If you are going to lift heavy, you should definitely do some kind of warmup so you don’t strain or hurt yourself. However, lifting heavy is generally unnecessary if you practice high intensity training that was popularized by Mike Mentzer. Not to be confused with HIIT or high intensity interval training.
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Strength important but after 50 yo cardio and flexibility are paramount…imho 
Yeah for sure has to be something else. If you don’t exercise regularly and you’re not fat, then your Achilles shouldn’t just tear like that. I know seed oils cause inflammation and are linked to the rise of injuries like acl and achilles tears. Pretty depressing, tell him to stop eating seed oils because they’re making his body weak.
Eats like shit. And works a ton.
This was a fluke thing I think but good feedback.
Torn Achilles happen. It happens to the most supreme athletes on the planet. Usually a freak accident when there is a sudden quick change in direction.
It makes sense when it happens to supreme athletes because they have abnormal masses of muscle that we didn’t evolve to handle on average ligaments. Remember you can grow muscles but can’t grow your achilles, acl, etch. They also extensively strain their joints and body repeatedly. But an ordinary person who isn’t fat and does not have strained ligaments shouldn’t tear his achilles by just running like that. Holy shit we would’ve gone extinct if we were that fragile lmao
My Achilles snapped in a situation with a quick change of direction playing sports. Sounds similar to SatsMcd mechanic scenario where you are reacting quicker than your body is able to keep up. It’s not going to be 3 weeks though to recover if it is a torn Achilles. More like 9 months to a year.
And you likely won’t ever be the same again. Unfortunate. Sorry to hear that.
If you're not tearing your ligaments sprinting, you aren't going hard enough.