The Truth About Stretching
I recently came across an excellent video that I want to share with you. Doug Richards from the Physical Education & Health department at University of Toronto St. George gives a lecture entitled, “Stretching: The Truth”. In his presentation, he discusses all the myths of stretching and outlines the foundational scientific knowledge that everyone should be familiar with before implementing a stretching program.
A lot of this information (notably understanding the mechanical properties of various soft tissues like muscles, ligaments, tendons, and fascia) is similar to what Bill Hartman recently discussed during the Coaching Call he did for my Hockey Development Coaching Program. After hearing Bill talk about the various stretching techniques he uses (and why) and no hearing Doug Richards detail the science behind it, I’ve really changed my outlook on the whole stretching process and how to go about recommending stretches to my hockey players.
Check out the video; I bet you start to reconsider some of the stuff in your programs too!
Enjoy.
To your success,
Kevin Neeld
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Thanks so much for sharing this video. I learned so much as it answered a lot of questions I had pertaining to my own issues with stretchng. Excellent video that I will share with my chiropracter.
28.06.2010, 3:32 pmthis was an awesome post.
29.06.2010, 3:03 pmi always knew sitting was bad
Thanks for the video. I can honestly say that I have read about the potential for weakening muscles stretching before a workout or sport. I have tried this when hitting the ice and it was a noticeable enough difference to do more personal research about it. Pretty much all of this makes perfect sense. I wonder how flexible Mr. Richards is though?
07.07.2010, 7:29 pm