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Stretching???
I have never been on an official debate team at any point in my life
I have, however, been blessed with an elite status as an athlete in the competitive world from time to time and I only submit the following for your consideration
A. How many of you go out in the morning and start the engines of you cars
trucks
before you drive off to wherever you are going??? Warm-up your engine right??? Then you speed off down the road
What warm-up did you give to your vehicles drive train??? You know
those parts that guide, propel, and stabilize your vehicle while its in motion
Like the wheels, axels, transmission, drive-line... If youre like a lot of folks, probably not much
especially if you live close to a freeway, interstate, or turnpike
So why dont you warm-up these parts as well?
B. Another observation is, a tendon is a bit different than a muscle in fit, function, composition, and maintenance
I am not a fan of stretching
Well before a good warm-up and workout anyway
First off, tendons seem to prefer a very s-l-o-w and deliberate motion
Unfortunately problems, aches, and pains associated with tendons come in the forms of tears and separations from the bones that they are fastened to. I.e. the Achilles and shin-splints
In many cases, a foot in a cast is the solution for an Achilles tear
rendering the foot immobile
The same is accomplished from a good taping of the foots arch and ankle for shin-splints
In my workouts, I am a big fan of interval training
relatively short quick bursts of exercise followed with a good rest cycle
I usually start my workouts with a relatively slow warm-up
Warming up those parts of my engine and drive train that will propel, guide, and stabilize my frame during the workout
It has always intrigued me that in doing something like 20 repeat quarters on a track that my fastest
easiest
ones come in the middle of my workout
even after a good warm-up
This says to me that the real muscles that I am using for the real part of my workout warmed up only after being used a few times
While I believe that the warm-up helped too, in a general sense
The real speed came only after the specific muscles, to the range of motion I was using for the repeats, were warmed up
I do use stretching after a workout
But like some people prefer short quick training workouts to long slow ones
This is what simply works for me
BTW
I prefer to go out, start my truck, and drive off slowly to warm-up my entire vehicle at the same time
And I make sure that my wiper blades are not frozen to the windshield bfore using them...
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Happy New Year!!
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Chuck Lewis
Ronan, MT
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