New Study Proves Stretching Builds Muscle (without lifting weights)
You’ve probably heard of stretch-mediated hypertrophy, where muscles grow by stretching them to their maximum length.
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February 22, 2026
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You’ve probably heard of stretch-mediated hypertrophy, where muscles grow by stretching them to their maximum length.
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Basically Static stretching sounds like yoga.
It sure hurts like hell. It must be doing something. 😀
Is there proven evidence that passive and active strength are based on different things other than different nerves connections and fiber types (fast vs slow)?
Yoga…
so as long as we're doing full range of motion we are getting a stretch under a load, so why all the hub bub lately! Best strategy, as always, is stick to basics and ignore the passing fads.
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I don't buy it for long term gains. There is no progressive overload mechanism unless you are using bands or a contraption and, at that point, it's no longer stretching, it's just a variation of a time under tension resistance lift. As for stretching after a set, why not just do another actual set or a drop set with your extra energy? If you have an issue with a muscle, sure, warm it up and stretch as needed, but if this worked in real life for maximum gains, you would see professional bodybuilders doing it. I've never done any stretching, before, during, or after lifting. Sure, I do a lighter warmup set of what Im going to be working on and/or a few ramp up sets to rime the CNS for things like squat and bench, but I've always seen stretching as a waste of energy you could be putting into the lift itself. I think stretching would be better than nothing, yes, as you are using the muscle, but if you are trying to really optimize hypertrophy or strength, I just don't see it used in the real world. If you stopped benching and just did a year of stretch workouts for your chest, then loaded 3 plates on bench to test yourself, I somehow don't think it would work out well, lol.
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This video is for fat ppl to get false hope. No tone, no musle, no endurance without exercise and weights.
Tearing muscles builds muscles. Who had to do a study to figure this one out?
I trust you blindly so TLDR: are there examples of recommended stretching exercises/training?
What do you think flys are doing? Lol glad to see the science community is coming around to what bodybuilders have known for decades
Great information. Thank you!!!
Wow this is a very amazing and awesome video bro telling about this new study proves stretching does build muscles and keep it up and keep up the good work as always and take care
Keep smiling always
Gambi should be musclebound.🙏🏻👹🏊♀️🏋🏻