Shin Splints

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Originally Posted by falsecut

YMMV with this but this is what a personal trainer told me. It is a mistake to stretch as the very first thing you do (which is many folks first step). He provided this anaolgy. Suppose you took a rubber band out of the freezer. Would you want to stretch it immediately or after it had warmed up? Doing it right away may very well snap it. Same with people. Take a lap or two around the court or somewhere to warm up, then stretch. (He told me, notice how the first things ballplayers do when they come out of the dugout to warm up is run around the field, then stretch).

I doubt they run, it defeats the same logic you're using. I'm not coming out of the freezer, but I get your theory. My guy told with my stretching if it is the least bit discomforting, you're doing it too hard.

As Bill Murray said in 'What about Bob?' baby steps.