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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Interesting article. My team (age group) does stretching for flexibility prior to every swim. We have a set of stretches and some are in the "no-no's" shown in the magazine. Until I started stretching with the team, I couldn't touch my toes. Now I can. Our coach believes that flexibility helps prevent injury and helps with speed (think Dara Torres). We also have a chiropractor who is certified to do ART www.activerelease.com/what_patients.asp. She comes once a week and stretches us. I'm going to get both the coach's and ART's opinion about this article. I'm curious as to what they will say.
Interesting article. My team (age group) does stretching for flexibility prior to every swim. We have a set of stretches and some are in the "no-no's" shown in the magazine. Until I started stretching with the team, I couldn't touch my toes. Now I can. Our coach believes that flexibility helps prevent injury and helps with speed (think Dara Torres). We also have a chiropractor who is certified to do ART www.activerelease.com/what_patients.asp. She comes once a week and stretches us. I'm going to get both the coach's and ART's opinion about this article. I'm curious as to what they will say.
