Tag: static stretching

11. Nov

Hammer Athletic

To stretch or not to stretch: Part 2 The most effective methods

Welcome to part two of my stretching blog. To bring you up to speed on what we touched on with last blog, I am not a big believer in static stretching, I left the last blog with the following conclusion: “At this point, the research that I have covered suggests that static stretching is a…

09. Nov

Hammer Athletic

Strength and Conditioning

To stretch or not to stretch? Part 1: Static Stretching.

Static Stretching is believed to be an essential part of any warm up, warm down and during most exercise regimes. It is widely accepted that stretching minimises injury, decreases delayed onset muscle soreness (the soreness you feel after working out) and in some cases increases, improve performance. I’ve never been fully convinced on the issue…