If I am sore...

Has anyone read his book? I am not a runner, wonder if I should quit following his advice. He says not to stretch or it can hurt you....

I'm a runner, and not stretch!? What? I stretch after I run, its very important to stretch thats for sure. I'm reading "Complete Book of Women's Running" by Dagny Scott Barrios, from runners world. It's very good so far so I'd say switch books! lol

~Leash

Has anyone read his book? I am not a runner, wonder if I should quit following his advice. He says not to stretch or it can hurt you....

I'm a runner, and not stretch!? What? I stretch after I run, its very important to stretch thats for sure. I'm reading "Complete Book of Women's Running" by Dagny Scott Barrios, from runners world. It's very good so far so I'd say switch books! lol

~Leash

even stretching needs a warm up...maybe that is what they meant? always warm the muscles with some easy jog or easy stretching beofre real stretching

Static stretching can be bad for you. Ballistic stretching is always bad for you.
Dynamic stretching is better for you.

Whether or not you should rest really depends on the duration and intensity of the soreness and the planned workout. If you are really sore, it's best to rest or perform light activity. If you're just a little sore, it's okay to work at pretty much normal intensity. If you notice that you can't recover, you need to back off a bit.

Static stretching can be bad for you. Ballistic stretching is always bad for you.
Dynamic stretching is better for you.

:huh:

Think of your muscle like a rubber band.
Think of an un-warmed-up muscle like a cold rubber band. What happens when you pull on the band really quickly? That's ballistic stretching. What happens when you pull really far? That's static stretching.

Dynamic stretching is like pulling the rubber band a little bit, slowly, repeatedly, and rhythmically, increasing the stretch as it warms up. It becomes more elastic and stretches easily without snapping.

Another aspect of static stretching that I'm studying this semester is its effect on muscular strength. Since you're greatly lengthening a muscle for an extended period of time, you're pulling the contractile elements away from each other. A lot of research has shown this to decrease strength.

Static stretching can be bad for you. Ballistic stretching is always bad for you.
Dynamic stretching is better for you.

:huh: Wha?? Website for me to read, please? SBS you rock.
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Just as there are different types of flexibility, there are also different types of stretching. Stretches are either dynamic (meaning they involve motion) or static (meaning they involve no motion). Dynamic stretches affect dynamic flexibility and static stretches affect static flexibility (and dynamic flexibility to some degree).

Ballistic stretching:
uses the momentum of a moving body or a limb in an attempt to force it beyond its normal range of motion. This is stretching, or "warming up", by bouncing into (or out of) a stretched position, using the stretched muscles as a spring which pulls you out of the stretched position. (e.g. bouncing down repeatedly to touch your toes.) This type of stretching is not considered useful and can lead to injury. It does not allow your muscles to adjust to, and relax in, the stretched position. It may instead cause them to tighten up by repeatedly activating the stretch reflex.



Dynamic stretching:
according to Kurz, "involves moving parts of your body and gradually increasing reach, speed of movement, or both." Do not confuse dynamic stretching with ballistic stretching! Dynamic stretching consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you (gently!) to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic stretches involve trying to force a part of the body beyond its range of motion. In dynamic stretches, there are no bounces or "jerky" movements. An example of dynamic stretching would be slow, controlled leg swings, arm swings, or torso twists.

Dynamic stretching improves dynamic flexibility and is quite useful as part of your warm-up for an active or aerobic workout (such as a dance or martial-arts class).


Static Stretching:
Many people use the term "passive stretching" and "static stretching" interchangeably. However, there are a number of people who make a distinction between the two. According to M. Alter, Static stretching consists of stretching a muscle (or group of muscles) to its farthest point and then maintaining or holding that position, whereas Passive stretching consists of a relaxed person who is relaxed (passive) while some external force (either a person or an apparatus) brings the joint through its range of motion.

I have not read his book but I have followed his training programs before. Does he say not to stretch at all or not to stretch very much before you run? I have read that a lot of stretching before running isn't the greatest idea. This is not to be confused with warming up, you should warm up, (walk) before you run. And then stretch afterwards. Jeff Galloway, Hal Higdon and **** Beardsley are experts in the field. But keep in mind not every body is the same, listen to yours and if you are in a lot of pain-STOP-I learned this the hard way. I ran through a lot of pain and ended up with 2 stress fractures in my hip. I know listen to my body. I healed up and was able to run my first full marathon last May.

I was just reading my post above, why did it put **** for **** Beardsley's name?? I did not do that. It is a name?? I am trying to put a name that is starts with a D and is short for Richard??

Yes it does, but I find that so funny that you can't type that name on this sight. I mean it is a pretty common first name. Weird.