Comments on: New Rule #14: Stretching is not a warm-up http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html Coaching and Training From a New England Perspective Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html/comment-page-1#comment-42953 Anthony Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:27:14 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html#comment-42953 Stretching is important: for your cool down. When you need to relax and bring your pulse rate down at the end of your workout, then you can hold all your stretches. My favorite warm-up exercise before running: skipping, both forwards and backwards!! Stretching is important: for your cool down. When you need to relax and bring your pulse rate down at the end of your workout, then you can hold all your stretches.
My favorite warm-up exercise before running: skipping, both forwards and backwards!!

]]> By: This Week Last Year: Books and Marathons « Run to Win » http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html/comment-page-1#comment-35747 This Week Last Year: Books and Marathons « Run to Win » Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:50:04 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html#comment-35747 [...] continued my thoughts on the New Rules of Lifting with New Rule #14 (stretching is not a warm-up) and New Rule #15 (you don’t need to warm up to [...] [...] continued my thoughts on the New Rules of Lifting with New Rule #14 (stretching is not a warm-up) and New Rule #15 (you don’t need to warm up to [...]

]]> By: Brandon http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html/comment-page-1#comment-779 Brandon Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:28:23 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html#comment-779 I've always felt that stretching afterwards is more important than stretching before a run -- but I still continue the pre-exercise ritual regardless of what I hear. While running a bit, then stretching is probably a good idea too -- I just would hate to interrupt my rhythm by stopping to stretch once I've gotten up to speed. Interesting point though. Keep up the great site! I’ve always felt that stretching afterwards is more important than stretching before a run — but I still continue the pre-exercise ritual regardless of what I hear.

While running a bit, then stretching is probably a good idea too — I just would hate to interrupt my rhythm by stopping to stretch once I’ve gotten up to speed. Interesting point though.

Keep up the great site!

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html/comment-page-1#comment-781 Blaine Moore Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:35:49 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/04/29/new-rule-14.html#comment-781 Before a race I will not bother to stretch until I've warmed up a little bit. During workouts I will normally just stretch out the legs a little after warming up while I'm still moving; now and again I'll stop. I am never really up to speed at that point, though. I learned early that I need to warm up first. Before a race I will not bother to stretch until I’ve warmed up a little bit. During workouts I will normally just stretch out the legs a little after warming up while I’m still moving; now and again I’ll stop. I am never really up to speed at that point, though. I learned early that I need to warm up first.

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