Stretching

SMILE713

So confuse on what I have read. Any suggestion when to stretch? Some say before and others say after exercise.

rogerOb1

Id say be careful about doing too much static stretching before you workout, but a little bit is fine - as is ballistic stretching.

There are studies that warn about (static) overstretching, and I think since then there is some over-exaggeration about doing light stretching before a workout. That's my opinion, anyway..

AmyRhubarb

I do dynamic stretching or active movements to warm up (walking, body weight squats, high knees, butt kickers, torso twists, etc), and more static stretches to cool down.

meshashesha2012

generally speaking dynamic stretching before and static stretching after.

dynamic is to help get the muscles and joints (mainly joints i think) ready for movement. static is for flexibility.

with that said, i did static back stretches between my deadlifts sets today because i was incredibly tight. it helped

theCaityCat

Dynamic stretching (moving stretches, like arm circles and torso twists) are good before a workout. Stretches that are held in place should come after a workout.