The benefits of stretching!

[snoopy]

At CBC we are pretty big on Dynamic Warm Up pre training and static and PNF stretching post train.

Most of the competitive athletes are putting in 1-2 days purely dedicated to flexibility and mobility...something Im personally pretty big on as it reduces my risk of injury and speeds my recovery. My 2 arch enemies.

Active recovery too is another fraction of our training. ie quad doms = come in a do 100 broomstick squats, etc

Even at our level Im sure this game is all about recovery as much as it is about pushing the tin round.

Some helpful resources for me personally have been Old Bulls log, Synergy Athletics blog, Average Broz and Defranco training.

Oh crap, I'm going to be eaten alive for saying stretching decreases elasticity and explosive strength

[snoopy]

At CBC we are pretty big on Dynamic Warm Up pre training and static and PNF stretching post train.

Most of the competitive athletes are putting in 1-2 days purely dedicated to flexibility and mobility...something Im personally pretty big on as it reduces my risk of injury and speeds my recovery. My 2 arch enemies.

Active recovery too is another fraction of our training. ie quad doms = come in a do 100 broomstick squats, etc

Even at our level Im sure this game is all about recovery as much as it is about pushing the tin round.

Some helpful resources for me personally have been Old Bulls log, Synergy Athletics blog, Average Broz and Defranco training.

Oh crap, I'm going to be eaten alive for saying stretching decreases elasticity and explosive strength

And I forgot to add that balance and stability cant be improved after 12, as the nueral cortex in the inner ear is full developed which is responsible for balance and co-ordination, fascia stretching is fantastic but I cant find how to do it right, and stretching to dislocate your scapula so you can improve your lat spread is fantastic ,and this can be achieved with 'door knob pulls' although painful, the scapula can happily adapt to sitting outside there regular 'resting place'.

[Gawaskar]

Yoga is also better for stretching.

Some yoga practices like bikram and eagle style and tree style are better for flexibility in your body.