This one's gonna be short but I just wanted to post that I'll be doing defranco's agile 8 everytime I'm in the gym, and doing some mobility and stretching in the mornings so I don't become super immobile. Even if it does make me a little weaker and a little less explosive, if it can help me prevent injury and become more flexible for wrestling it's a step in the right direction for me. I think mobility and flexibility is often overlooked in lifting except at the highest echelons of the sport, while other sports really place a high emphasis on it since day 1. I think I've been blessed with mobility but even I notice some mobility issues I have. And hey let's be honest, who doesn't want to be more flexible? I'd love to eventually be able to do a full split, and it's a goal that I will work towards, perhaps by the end of 2017 I will attain it. But I think it's important to take a step back and realize why we began lifting in the first place; to be healthier. I think it's incredible if someone can bench press 500 lbs for reps or squat 7 plates, but if they can barely get out of a chair or collapse after 3 flights of stairs than that is simply not healthy.
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