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Anonymous
So stretching is bad now?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html?_r=4&oref=slogin&oref=s
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Thoughts?
>> Anonymous
I don't know, it prompts me for a login.
>> Anonymous
I didn't read the article. Stretching before a sport may reduce the power the muscles you stretch are able to generate. Static stretches can be overdone and help too long which overtime can loosen your ligaments. This effect is decreased after a workout or sport practice because your muscles are warmer and looser and thus more able to move. PNF stretches ftw.
>> Anonymous
Researchers now believe that some of the more entrenched elements of many athletes’ warm-up regimens are not only a waste of time but actually bad for you. The old presumption that holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds — known as static stretching — primes muscles for a workout is dead wrong. It actually weakens them. In a recent study...
>> Anonymous
I enjoyed reading the comments for this on the Digg page. The people there are even more ignorant about fitness then the weeaboos here in failchan
>> Anonymous
static stretching = bad

dynamic stretching = good

simple as that. any more opinion you develop about stretching should be based off of that.
>> Anonymous
>>437954

what a bunch of bull. dynamic and static stretching is bad. what you dont want is ballistic stretching.

static stretching after workouts increases flexibility in mucles and helps avoid injuries. dont really offer anything more than that though
>> Anonymous
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Link didn't work for me, anyways I do dynamic stretches before doing my squatz for my 5x5 stuff.

I also do the static stretch in the picture.

How does /fit/ feel about these dynamic stretches,

http://stronglifts.com/7-dynamic-stretches-to-improve-your-hip-mobility/

and these static ones?

http://stronglifts.com/the-only-6-static-stretches-you-should-really-do/
>> Anonymous
yeah tell that to the shaolin monks. this article is full of fail
>> watlizzm !!Oo43raDvH61
>>438025
as is your logic
>> Anonymous
>>437917

Here's the gist of those comments:

SCIENCE IS BAD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ME
>> Anonymous
>>438011
>>438011
>>438011
>>438011
anyone?
>> Anonymous
>>438011

For the dynamic stretches, 1 and 2 are good, the rest are gimmicky or more like static stretches.

For the static stretches they list, I like them but they're not the only ones you should be doing. You should make the time to do a full body stretch down.
>> Anonymous
>>438092
I just get worried about doing the wrong stretches before working out and increasing my chances of injury.

There is some Bulletproof Knee thing claiming certain stretches before squats will increase the likelihood of crippling myself... But of course I have to buy their book to find out... Assholes.
>> Anonymous
>>438092
Oh and good about 1 and 2 being good, because apart from the squat stretch they are the only two I bother doing... That and some glute activation.
>> Anonymous
I didn't read the article, but I'm an athlete that swims like the world has become 100% water. If I don't stretch before/after, I am sore as FUCK later on. If I do stretch, I feel completely fresh and at ease. I don't do yoga but simple stretching of my joints. Stretching is important for muscle development and lactic acid redistribution. Stretching is only bad if you are not doing it correctly (quickly/jerky).
>> Anonymous
HEY FAGGOTS, THE ARTICLE SAYS:

STATIC STRETCHING BEFORE A WARM-UP LEADS TO INJURIES

DYNAMIC STRETCHING AFTER A WARM-UP IS BENEFICIAL

STATIC STRETCHING AFTER A WORKOUT IS BENEFICIAL

LEARN TO READ RAEEEEEEGGGGGGG
>> Anonymous
>>438130
OK I RTFA because I didn't understand the correlation between dynamic/static stretching. Article is about the benefits of dynamic stretching (moving stretches) vs static stretching (keeping your joint in a prolonged stationary stretch). Swimming requires as much deliberate motion as dancing on much more powerful muscles, and I guess there is a dynamic methodology for every stretch I do, but with somewhat static positioning. Like if I bring my arm across my chest to stretch my shoulders/wing, I will transition into circular arm rotations to get the blood flowing. If I get sore, I am stretching too far and ease off the tension but still stretch until I get that feeling (literally, as if it is warming up from lactic acid fermentation). I always feel better after stretching, never sore or injurious. I think most will skim this article and end up doing herky-jerky stretching or no stretching at all. The kinesiologist is just suggesting their stretching should involve a wider range of motion.
>> Anonymous
>>438113
>>438119

If yall are interested, gere's what I do before my workout (Starting Strength):

Joint mobility drills
-forward and backwards shoulder circles
-hip circles
-knee swings
-ankle and wrist circles
-alternating knees to chest
-alternating knees to chest outward rotation
-forward legs swings
-lateral leg swings

Squat warm-up:
-45 lb bar 2 sets of 5
-135 lbs 2 sets of 5
-185 lbs 2 sets of 5
-205 lbs 1 set of 5
-225 lbs 1 set of 5
-Warrior lunge stretch (gotta de-activate them hip flexors)

General body warm-up:
L-sit pull-ups (ab/upper back activation)
-back extensions (lower back activation)
-dips (chest/shoulder activation)
-weighted glute ham raises (glute activation)
-3 hard vertical jumps
-warrior lunge stretch (more hip flexor deactivation)

Wait 5 minutes, drink some gatorade
-work sets
-cool-down
-static stretching

All in all, everything together takes about 1 hour 30mins to 2 hours.
>> Anonymous
>>438189
fuck, who has the energy to do stronglifts after having done all that shit?!
>> Anonymous
>>438205

At the most, the joint mobility exercises will each get 5 reps, usually around 3 reps. Squat warm-up progressions you should already be doing. L-sit pull-ups I only do 10-15 depending on how I'm feeling, back extensions get 7 hard contractions, dips are 15 reps, GHRs I use a 45 lb plate for 3-10 reps depending on how I"m feeling, vertical jumps help you explode the wiegth up for the squat worksets, and the warrior lunge stretch really makes you squat a lot more. The warm-up sets (all of them) get little to no rests (except the time it takes to change the plates or move to another station), but the work sets get at least 5 minutes rest. So I'm plenty rested for strength development. Cooldown is just usually reverse hyperextensions for a few reps and around 10 air squats. Sometimes I don't stretch if i'm feeling lazy.
>> Anonymous
>>438025
he could of been stronger.
>> Rustic antiquity
>>438011
SO, basicly... SQUATZ.
>> Anonymous
>>437917

If there's one thing that the average Digg user doesn't know shit about, it's fitness.