Comments on: Are You Setting Yourself Up For Injury? http://www.weightladder.com/are-you-setting-yourself-up-for-injury/ Weight Loss, Fitness, Exercise, and Health Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sheamus http://www.weightladder.com/are-you-setting-yourself-up-for-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 Sheamus Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:15:47 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/?p=480#comment-4632 The stretching thing again? ;) It's a myth, or at least an exaggeration. Loads of people never stretch, either before or after workouts, notably many long-distance runners. Dean Karnazes *never* stretches, and he runs thousands of miles a year, has won many major races (Badwater, Vermont etc) and knocked off 50 marathons over 50 consecutive days and has ran 300 miles consecutively. The fact is that when it comes to stretching there are no facts - if *you* feel or perform better when you stretch, then stretch. But to say you *have* to stretch or you will be injured is a falsehood. Indeed, many experts suggest stretching prior to exercise is potentially risky as you're putting cold muscles (ironically) under excessive stress. I personally don't stretch, and never have, and I've never had any problems, nor have I ever had even one instance of cramp or anything like that. And as I find myself a week away from logging 100 days of running in a row, that counts for something, I think. ;) The stretching thing again? ;) It’s a myth, or at least an exaggeration. Loads of people never stretch, either before or after workouts, notably many long-distance runners. Dean Karnazes *never* stretches, and he runs thousands of miles a year, has won many major races (Badwater, Vermont etc) and knocked off 50 marathons over 50 consecutive days and has ran 300 miles consecutively.

The fact is that when it comes to stretching there are no facts – if *you* feel or perform better when you stretch, then stretch. But to say you *have* to stretch or you will be injured is a falsehood. Indeed, many experts suggest stretching prior to exercise is potentially risky as you’re putting cold muscles (ironically) under excessive stress.

I personally don’t stretch, and never have, and I’ve never had any problems, nor have I ever had even one instance of cramp or anything like that. And as I find myself a week away from logging 100 days of running in a row, that counts for something, I think. ;)

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