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Why Stretching Before Lifting Weights Could Be Sabotaging Your Gains – Here’s What Science Really Says!

Similarly, stretching feels great and can reduce tightness and tension as well as boost your flexibility, a mandatory feature for the athletically minded.

If it can do all of that, why is stretching before weightlifting a bad idea?

Because it can cause unintended consequences during your workout. Your mind and your muscles are intricately interconnected, and when you start a training session, your brain already has a sense of where your body is prepared to stop when it’s lowering and raising heavy weights. 

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