Stretching

[Flint]

If stretching were remarkably effective, athletes would notice its effects right away and everyone would agree on when to stretch and what stretching does.

I just want to take the opportunity to call "total bullshit" on the above sentence, thus the entire flawed premise of this "study" which, btw, doesn't even test something standardized.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Flint

I just want to take the opportunity to call "total bullshit" on the above sentence, thus the entire flawed premise of this "study" which, btw, doesn't even test something standardized.

Sure it can be standardized. It is not rocket science. One group follows a specific set of instructions on stretching, the other forgoes it and just runs. There is a lot of information out there which supports or disputes the notion of stretching as a way to prevent injuries in sports.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Sure it can be standardized.

Yeah, sure it "can" be, but I don't have any great confidence in the way they are describing it, "Some people do it some way and some people do something else so we're, like, just do whatever, you know, or not, or whatever you feel like, and then report back to us, like, whenever, next week or something because you should see 'immediate' results anyway..."