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Old 03-04-06, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by iamlucky13
I've never heard the thing about not stretching before warming up before, although I know warming up is important. I usually stretch a little before and a little after, always careful never to pull anything too tight. Can somebody offer more information on this?
There've been some studies done that showed stretching before exercise actually caused more injuries. The current theory is to only stretch warmed-up muscles, not to use the stretches as part of the warm-up itself.
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