I do several stretches pointed out as no-nos in that article. I have a little routine that I always do, much of which I borrowed from Janet Evans' book. But after reading that I'm thinking I might just quit stretching altogether.
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Do we really need stretching exercises at all? Why not just a good swimming warmup?
I agree with Kirk. The recommended stretching exercises in the article looked somewhat pointless to me. A proper warm up loosens me up. Moreover, if I'm going to stretch, I stretch after working out and focus on the back (upper, mid, lower), legs, hips. Better to have the scapular area loose than risk loosening the shoulder ligaments/tendons.
Do we really need stretching exercises at all? Why not just a good swimming warmup?
I agree with Kirk. The recommended stretching exercises in the article looked somewhat pointless to me. A proper warm up loosens me up. Moreover, if I'm going to stretch, I stretch after working out and focus on the back (upper, mid, lower), legs, hips. Better to have the scapular area loose than risk loosening the shoulder ligaments/tendons.
