Types of Stretching

[indestructo]

I'm with lonestar as well. We did a nice easy jog to get things going. Then we did some very basic static stretchs to the major muslce groups. Then we went on to the dynamic stretches with everything that lonestar mentioned. Its worked great for me and my athletes for years...

[wacky274]

I have just switched this season to a more dynamic warmup. I have found that I feel less fatigued, even through longer practices. I also feel more ready to run when I do dynamic stretches, as opposed to static stretching, and then having to take awhile to feel really warm. I would recommend a more dynamic warmup to anybody.

[mcminkz05]

Iv recently swtiched to dynamic warm-ups as well , and it seems like its more work as you do it, but you feel much better afterwards, and less tired when its time to jump. I used to be able to do half an hour of statics and still not feel loose enough to jump.

[das_1971]

I have always perfered static stretching, dynamic stretching never seemed to work as well. Never had a problem breaking a sweat during a slow strech session too. One very important thing i learned after shreading my hamstring in HS (takeoff leg, 3rd degree strain), was the value of NOT overstreaching. In wrestling we stretched till pain, cause someone else would if we didnt. I learned to stretch without pain and wramup properly and now have few muscular injuries thereafter

[lonestar]

There's actually scientific research that claims static stretching before fast-twitch based activity can actually decrease performance. The argument is that muscle fibers have a certain degree of elasticity, and that static stretching in a sense creates slack or decreases the elasticity, so muscles don't respond as quickly, making you slower.

[fong520]

bah i had tryouts yesterday and a pole vault meet at some other plcae.. god i wish i stretched b4 adn after them. i didnt have time b4 tryouts really cause i had to go to this teacher to help me out for this test i had today. and so by the time i was done i was the only one he was waiting for basically and so i just went. and at the meet iunno its my fault i didnt stretch.. but ya im feeling it soo much today. my back shoulders, arms, legs, abs. all hurt haha

[souleman]

Sounds to me like dynamic stretching would be better for the "ol fart" set that I belong to. Where would I find a list of warm ups and pictures to show what they are. Alot of the terms that you all use I haven't got a clue as to what they are. Thanks kids..............Later..................Mike.