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i believe warming up to "dynamic stretching" is more beneficial during a preworkout routine
here's a blurb i googled
here's a blurb i googled
Here we have two stretching techniques believed to be effective and efficient methods to include in your exercise program.
Dynamic stretching
Dynamic stretches as defined by dictionary.com states it is "a type of sport fitness routine in which momentum and active muscular effort are use to stretch and the end point is not held." What this statement says is you are actively stretching your muscles while moving or exercising.
Examples of this type of stretch are skips, butt kicks, or even high knees. These are more modern and functional stretches and exercises. Dynamic stretching helps increase blood flow, body temperature, and heart rate for preparing your body for exercise with gradual and controlled movement.
For dynamic stretches to be most beneficial, it should be specific to your participating sport. Based on the research article 'Effects of dynamic and static stretching with general and activity specific warm-up protocols' it was found that performance was enhanced with sport specific warm-up stretches. General stretches showed less performance enhancement.
Static stretches
Static stretching can be defined as "passive stretching where a stretch is held in a specific location for a certain time". These are the more traditional stretches that we all are accustomed to knowing. This includes exercises like quad stretch, hamstring stretch, modified hurdler stretch, etc.
A static stretch before exercise can be detrimental on performance, but research has also shown that static stretching leads to increased flexibility. It is suggested that these stretching exercises would be more beneficial to complete after exercise.