How important is stretching?

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by FastFreddy

Man was made to climb not throw baseballs it's unnatural and bad for your cuff and shoulder.

WTF does that have to do with anything? And if it is remotely relevant, man wasn't intended to whack a fuzzy yellow ball around for a couple hours either and you're posting on a tennis board.

You trust bad info IMO.

[LeeD]

Ancient order of attack....
The lead point, spears, not to be thrown, but thrust.
Second group, swords.
Third tier, javelin thrower (this before the archer's).
Before that, rock throwers.

[FastFreddy]

Originally Posted by sixftlion

Stretching and myofascial release ARE important... Muscles have the most optimal force production at certain, optimal length. If some of your muscles are too short or too long, then the forces produced are less than optimal and your performance suffers... In addition, muscle groups work in synergies, and if groups are tight and/or shortened, then the forces around the joints are not as they are supposed to for optimal movement and there's more stress on the joint, and sooner or later injuries.

If your muscles are in great condition (no trigger points etc) and in optimal length, you don't need much stretching. But I bet that EVERY tennis player has some issues, because tennis is so one-sided. One side of the hip is overactive and too tight, other side may not fire and all... sooner or later, injury will happen somewhere along the kinetic chain.

So here, to stretch and do myofascial release after your training is super important --- to get your tissue to where it is supposed to me.

Even joggers can have muscular imbalances (front vs back) and they need to stretch.

Self stretching is imprecise, inefficent and unreliable way of relieving trigger points aka muscle knots or muscle stiffness.


Here's another bs crap muscle imbalances lead to poor posture to improper movement to injury. Put down your ACE book and stop drinking the kool-aid.
Maybe u should read what I posted. Runners who have tight hams ran more efficient. Go wrestle some more schmoe's then cycle more roids, hgh, test.

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by FastFreddy

Self stretching is imprecise, inefficent and unreliable way of relieving trigger points aka muscle knots or muscle stiffness.


Here's another bs crap muscle imbalances lead to poor posture to improper movement to injury. Put down your ACE book and stop drinking the kool-aid.
Maybe u should read what I posted. Runners who have tight hams ran more efficient. Go wrestle some more schmoe's then cycle more roids, hgh, test.

When the follow up posts get dumber than the original...

[FastFreddy]

[quote=floridatennisdude;6907847]WTF does that have to do with anything? And if it is remotely relevant, man wasn't intended to whack a fuzzy yellow ball around for a couple hours either and you're posting on a tennis board.

No *****, no wonder tennis players need cuff surgery and ball players need tommy jhon surgery. Just said that stretching does not improve muscle performance, prevents injury and helps with doms. I next posted info that proves that it does not work.

[FastFreddy]

Originally Posted by floridatennisdude

When the follow up posts get dumber than the original...

Just like u

[r2473]

[LeeD]

Can't deny, Sarah (Buffy) was rather pleasant looking.

[r2473]

^^ Did she warm-up or stretch before slaying vampires?

[LeeD]

Yes she did.
She walked to the cemetery, climbed over some bushes, put on tons of makeup and mascara, and spent HOURS combing her hair to perfection.

[r2473]

Originally Posted by FastFreddy

Man was not made to slay vampires it's unnatural and bad for your cuff and shoulder.

I think warming up like Lee explains above probably explains why she never sustained a vampire slaying injury and was never defeated in her vampire slaying career.

I'll see if I can find an article on the internet that addresses this.

[LeeD]

Actually, she was defeated twice that I've seen, but was saved in the last second by intervention from her support team of Zander, Willow, and that librarian.
I think in one episode, she was saved by one of the other vampires, who had a "problem" with the vampire who was winning the fight with Buffy.
Even Fed loses sometimes.

[maleyoyo]

Stretching is a myth. Nobody, male or female ever stretches or warms up before and after sex.

[LeeD]

Actually, you're wrong.
Everyone needs certain rituals before getting down to business.
It doesn't start full speed from the beginning.
It MIGHT seem that way to you, but that is a result of not being warmed up.

[maleyoyo]

Sorry Lee you are the 1% while I’m the 99% which means we go from 0 to 60mph in 10 sec then from 60mph to snoring in 15 sec. No stretching required.

[LeeD]

While I might agree with you on the times involved, I don't think you'd get repeat partners with your "10" second records.

[maleyoyo]

You might be suprised how 99% oh I mean 47% of us able to manage....hehehe

[r2473]

Originally Posted by maleyoyo

Stretching is a myth. Nobody, male or female ever stretches or warms up before and after sex.

I always warm up with a few partners before the main show myself.

Originally Posted by maleyoyo

Sorry Lee you are the 1% while I’m the 99% which means we go from 0 to 60mph in 10 sec then from 60mph to snoring in 15 sec. No stretching required.

.....but even with that, I can only manage 8 seconds

[maleyoyo]

Originally Posted by r2473

I always warm up with a few partners before the main show myself.



.....but even with that, I can only manage 8 seconds

LOL..I'd expect that from you. You didn't dissapoint.

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by maleyoyo

Sorry Lee you are the 1% while I’m the 99% which means we go from 0 to 60mph in 10 sec then from 60mph to snoring in 15 sec. No stretching required.

That sounds like HIIT. That is a different thread.