Men's Fitness UK

AT A STRETCH

“I decided to see what a month of daily stretching could do for my ageing physique"

pliability

£16.95/month or £169.95/annually, pliability.com

Stubborn inflexibility is holding me back. I know that to be true, thanks to a Team GB Olympic lifting coach I trained with back in my mid-20s. Twice a week he subjected me to a barrage of mobility drills before I was allowed anywhere near the bar and, as a result, my clean and jerk, and snatch, went through the roof.

A decade later, however, stretching barely registers on

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