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in my travels i have come across different techniques for stretching and now i'm a bit lost. How do I know which stretches to do? and for how long?

when you stretch It says before and after, but is it

Warm up
Stretch
Workout
Warm down
Stretch

thanks all
 
Stretching before workouts gets the joints and muscles loose, minimising injury.

Stretching after workouts loosens the muscles back up, because during weight lifting, the muscles contract. Stretching allows blood to flow through them properly again.


Stretching between sets can also be done, but this is only really needed if you want more flexibility.
 
stretch before and after your workout, (especially the worked muscles) normally stretching takes 5-10 mins

taken from http://ausbb.com/bodybuilding-training-discussions/216-stretching-exercises.html

 
Thanks for posting that huski, i havent been warming up properly by the looks of it.
 
[FONT=Arial, Verdana][FONT=Arial, Verdana]Warm Up/Cool Down Stretches[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Verdana] 1. GROIN -- Sitting with soles of feet together, grasp ankles and pull toward groin area. Place hands on inside and push knees out and down toward floor until you feel a stretch. Hold 10 seconds, relax and repeat 5 times.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana] 2. QUADRICEPS -- While standing bend knee and grasp ankle toward buttocks until you feel a stretch. Hold 10 seconds, relax, repeat 5 times. Alternate legs.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana] 3. HAMSTRING -- Sit with one leg straight, other leg bent with heel against upper part of inner thigh. Lean over straight leg and grasp lower leg, pulling chin to knee. Keep knee straight. Hold 10 seconds, relax and repeat 5 times. Alternate legs.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana] 4. CALF -- Stand facing a wall. Using hands for balance, lower hips by bending knees toward ground and wall until you feel a stretch in lower calf. Do not allow heels to come off the floor. Hold 10 seconds, relax, repeat 5 times.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana] 5. LOWER BACK -- Lie on back, knees bent. Raise one knee to chest, grasp with hands and pull in to chest. Hold till stretch is felt. Relax and repeat with opposite leg, then both legs together. [/FONT]
 
i have read in many articles that stretching is not necessarily required, and sometimes may hinder the participant even more? i donlt know how much merit is in these articles but in the same article it mentions that rather than doing static stretching, the participant should use kalisthetics (spelling) as their warm up before a working set.

has anyone else heard of this theory?