Build the Body Women Want: Stretching

Jason Statham “knocking around” Semmy Schilt in “the Transporter 3“.

How the hell does stretching help you build the body women want?!?

I was going to do an article highlighting the benefits of stretching, but thought I’d bring back a series I was doing a couple weeks ago, which is actually one of the benefits I came up with when I was brainstorming for the original article.

So how exactly is stretching going to help us build our ideal body, or a body that is attractive to the opposite sex?

Stretching as it Relates to a Better Looking Body

Stretching helps with improving posture especially if you’re building muscle, and ladies like guys with good posture. I was surprised to hear many of the girls I talked to in preparation for this series list “good posture” as one of the physical characteristics they look for in a man.

Good posture can mean a flatter stomach, a more confident look and stance as well as fewer injuries. Stretching can help bring your shoulders back if they’re too far forward, keep your stance erect which in turn allows you to stand tall with your head high, literally. You see it all the time in the gym, the jacked guy who’s actually very lean but for some reason his stomach sticks out like he has a gut which can either be a result of steroid use, or tightness in his gluts, hamstrings and hip flexors.

Not only does stretching improve how we look, but also how we perform and our health as well… Read the rest of this entry »