Stretching. A thread about (or in search of) stretches.

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I don't stretch at all, other than the odd ankle or arm stretch here and there. I suppose one of the reasons is because I haven't bothered yet to make it a routine and another reason is... I don't know very many stretches! More and more I'm starting to hunch over and my shoulders are rolling forward. I caught myself in a distant profile reflection recently and noticed my neck seems to be protruding forwards. Surely I need to stretch my torso, especially as I develop more and more muscle in that area. Plus, my legs! At one point a few weeks ago they got ridiculously sore and my assistant coach told me I need to do every stretch for legs I know. But I don't know any! There was a period earlier this year where my height (which I check religiously every morning, afternoon, and evening) was always about 6'2.5 halfway through the day... now I'm 6'2 barely a half an hour after I've gotten out of bed (after a full night's sleep, too). For someone as height-obsessed as I am, this is a disturbing downtrend. I'm thinking this might be explained by a combination of developing muscles and a huge deficit of stretching. I don't have any meets coming up until after the New Year. This will be a good time to start stretching. Does anyone here have a routine stretching regimen? What kind of stretches do you do? What can you recommend to me? Thanks in advance.
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