A question on stretching, please help.

I just started the newbie routine and have a question about stretching and soreness. When I’m stretching how much pressure should I be applying, I see allot of posts saying they feel soreness or even bruises the next day. I did my routine yesterday and don’t feel any soreness at all, is that a sign I’m not giving enough pressure? While I was doing the workout I was scared if I applied more pressure I might break something. Please help.

You won’t brake anything. Just pull it out as tight as you can without hurting yourself to get the best maximum stretch.

You don’t have to feel pain! It’s the same thing about muscles I think: when you stretch, feeling pain is bad. You should go near to the point of pain, but not go further. The tissues will elongate step by step, without injuries

If you think that you pull as hard as you can, and don’t feel any “stretch”, maybe your hands are slipping to much.

I do my manual stretches with latex gloves and it works wonders.

Try it out :)

What kind of latex gloves do you use?