The case for more stretching

[danielfromcanada]

@jesusislord4ever1968 I'd have to find the reference, but dynamic stretching provided more inconclusive results while static stretching was more well defined at being detrimental to performance.

 

[raze777]

@jesusislord4ever1968 Natacha Oceane has a pretty good video on how to warmup for a workout, and she points out that the study that originally showed you shouldn't perform static stretches before a workout had the athletes holding the stretch for something like ten minutes! She suggests that some light static stretching is totally okay before a workout, and even suggests foam rolling too.

Found the video:

 

[jesusislord4ever1968]

@raze777 Thank you, this is great. I was having significant hip and lower back issues during and after leg workouts. I noticed that foam rolling and hip mobility have made them unnoticeable. Glad to know I’m not crazy!

 

[alfie13]

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[fox1441]

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[alfie13]

@fox1441 Haha, good luck with your literature review then!

 

[bookofjade]

@alfie13 Just wanna say, you're awesome and it's an amazing report

 

[alfie13]

@bookofjade Thank you so much