Static Stretching
I know this has been discussed everywhere... but my laziness prevents me from searching all the threads looking for this in particular.
I know static stretching is wrong, and have never really done it as a warm up myself, but I see A LOT of other people doing it, particularly before power exercises.
I tell them not to do it, and they are always 'not stretch before activity, are you crazy?!' believing static stretching is the be all and end all of warm ups.
I then have no particular reply. I know it reduces power, and that it should only be used for warm downs, but no justifiable evidence to tell them that what they are doing is wrong. They then shake their heads and continue doing it.
So I'm asking for help to justify my argument and not only win, but hopefully help them too!
Thank you in advance.
I know this has been discussed everywhere... but my laziness prevents me from searching all the threads looking for this in particular.
I know static stretching is wrong, and have never really done it as a warm up myself, but I see A LOT of other people doing it, particularly before power exercises.
I tell them not to do it, and they are always 'not stretch before activity, are you crazy?!' believing static stretching is the be all and end all of warm ups.
I then have no particular reply. I know it reduces power, and that it should only be used for warm downs, but no justifiable evidence to tell them that what they are doing is wrong. They then shake their heads and continue doing it.
So I'm asking for help to justify my argument and not only win, but hopefully help them too!
Thank you in advance.