Doesn't it make your head spin? No one, and I mean, no one can give you the straight goods on "stretching" (the hows and whens).
One of the only solid findings is that stretching before exercise makes no difference in performance and may increase probability of injury (read here for some summaries of why).
Other than that...anything goes...
Should I do dynamic stretches or static stretches? Well it depends.
I heard static stretching actually shortens the muscle? Not necessarily.
Well, I know to never do ballistic stretching? But why if your workouts are ballistic?
Passive, Active, PNF (Hold-Relax, Hold-Relax-Contract) Isometric...oh my!
Check out this interesting piece.
Stay loose!
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