Comments on: Pre-Workout Stretching now Bad?

By: XTrainer

XTrainer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:32:52 +0000

ACSM (I believe) did a meta-analysis some years ago that investigated injury rates among exercisers who stretched before a workout and those who did not. They found no differences between the two groups. With stretching being detrimental to strength performance, I’ve always had my clients stretch after a workout instead of before.

By: Shayness

Shayness — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:58:26 +0000

Good to know.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:44:46 +0000

Yes, stretching definitely goes better for me after a workout!

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:57:53 +0000

I also perform my stretches after a run or workout. It seems to be the best time and I’ve noticed that the stretch is much further than if I did it beforehand. Plus it helps with me not getting sore as I tend to go straight to my desk after a workout/run (but only after a sufficient cooldown period).

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:27:50 +0000

I’ve been hearing this for a bit now… but the instructors at my health club are still in the static stretch before aerobics mode. Me, I prefer to do my stretching after a workout. I think a moving warm-up is better before exercise than standing around stretching. I’ve certainly not seen any negative results when I don’t stretch prior to exercising.