Static Stretching’s role in running: Why flexibility isn’t all it is cut out to be. Stretch, stretch, stretch. We are inundated with this idea that stretching is almost a cure all for all of our woes. Are you sore? Stretch. Want to prevent injuries? Stretch. Want to increase your speed? Stretch to increase flexibility. Want…

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Common Misconceptions in Running. 1. Stretching improves performance Reality- Nope, it impairs it. Numerous studies have shown that it decreases performance from sprints to endurance. How? Well that would take a whole post but it’s mostly through neruomuscular factors, such as decreased muscle recruitment, and decreased stiffness of the system, resulting in less elastic energy…

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