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Re: stretching as a preventative of muscle strains/tears. Some camps believe that stretching can cause more good than harm.
I don't have the time to get into this now but in my practice I regularly treat athletes from all walks of life including many professionals (hockey players). Nowadays I'd say that about 1/2 of the athletes I treat don't stretch muscle groups in direct fashion (ie specific quad or hamstring stretch) prior to commencing with their regular workout. This is compared to maybe 1/5th back a decade ago. Most simply start off their workouts going slowly by limiting the amount of exersion being applied and limbering up this way.
I don't have the time to get into this now but in my practice I regularly treat athletes from all walks of life including many professionals (hockey players). Nowadays I'd say that about 1/2 of the athletes I treat don't stretch muscle groups in direct fashion (ie specific quad or hamstring stretch) prior to commencing with their regular workout. This is compared to maybe 1/5th back a decade ago. Most simply start off their workouts going slowly by limiting the amount of exersion being applied and limbering up this way.