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I have been reading that extreme stretching can help in gain mass. my stretching the muscle Fasciae this allows the muscle to gain in size. I have noticed on days when i work arms. My last set of preacher curls i do 105lb 8 times and my muscles feel so tight it feel like i cannot move. I spoke to a massage therapist and she was telling me about this that it does help quite a bit in gaining size....

The extreme stretches are an integral part of doggcrapp training. Basically after your last set (your only set in DC,) you hold a stretch for 60 seconds, if you do it right it should hurt like hell and you should be barely able to tolerate it. I am not sure if it works to grow muscle or not, but I have noticed it helps a ton with flexibility.

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Do a search for Doggcrapp, and hopefully you will find a full detail routine. Hopefully not lost in the crash. Basically the principle behind it is it stretches the muscle fascia crating more room for growth. I personally dont think I culd grow on 1 set but the stretching I do to some degree.

studies on weighted stretches have been done in humans and have never been associated with any sort of anabolic response i certainly believe they will stretch the fascia, which has a multitude of benefits on its own, but until i see some convincing evidence as to its efficacy in terms of muscle growth, there isnt any reason to believe it will help in that respect

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I think it helps me calves. Hey wasn't there a rumor once about Arnold back in his early career. When he couldn't get his claves to grow, so he supposedly have the fascia cut to allow growth. Anyone remember that one ??

No, but I remember the one that Arnold has calf implants. That's how he went from small calves to gigantic diamonds. If that were true I would definitely do it, his calves looked great.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ron Burgundy No, but I remember the one that Arnold has calf implants. That's how he went from small calves to gigantic diamonds. If that were true I would definitely do it, his calves looked great. has there ever been evidence of arnold having implants? scars, lumps ect...?his calves ...

I remember hearing all his photos in the early days were from the kness up. I do recall a few where he was standing in water the just covered his calves. They did look great though. The movie Twins they looked incredible when he wore those knee length shorts.