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Is it really important to stretch before you workout?
I remember back in P.E, class the teacher always saying “remember to stretch “.. That of coarse when we were getting ready  to run 5 laps around the field.
So what are your thoughts?

Do not perform PNF stretching prior to Strength training 
http://www.muscledog.com/blog/view/419/PNF_STRETCHING_PRIOR_TO_STRENGTH_TRAINING#
 
 
 
check out these stretching forums
http://www.muscledog.com/forum/BEGINNERS_MEN/653/STRETCHING#
 
 
 
Article flexeinility for dummies.
http://www.muscledog.com/article/view/189/FLEXIBILITY_FOR_DUMMIES.html#

those are some good links, good information to keep…

yep!!
 
i would not stretch before you workout.
 
i would do active stretching, foam rolling, or warm up sets before your working set.
 
I recommend doing static stretching after your workout is anything..

Can you  tell me  what foam rolling is?

check out this article about myofascial release/foam rolling.. it also has a video

oh boo I didn’t see a link for the article, can you send again?
Thanks.

I rememeber back in th day in PE class that we always had to stretch before running our laps, how things have changed… :) Of coarse my PE teacher was a strict warden…

 
 
sorry.. dont know why it didnt show up before.. here you gooo
 
http://www.muscledog.com/article/view/78/CHEAP_MASSAGE_HAPPY_ENDING_GUARANTEED#

yep.. it was a MUST!! we would be graded in it…
 
i guess its a good thing to teach kids how to stretch in general whether being before or after there workout.. pe teachers still make them stretch which is a good thing imo..
 
 
 

Got it thanks….good info…

yep i guess I learned something from P.E.
LOL

I loved PE in school… i always looked forward to it… I was so competitive in gym hahahah how embarrassing… i actually took our games serious and try to beat records… wowwww!! That really led me far.. jk.. i actually got a great workout in gym class… i remember sweating and gasping for air during our games!!
 
Did you guys take gm class serious??
 

I hated gym cause my teacher always made us run laps, I hated running… But she did teach us to do chin ups… Remember those?
I struggled to pull myself up, but today i can do it with no problem… I was competitive in Sports at school, softball, swimmimg, but P.E was just a class I dreaded…
That’s good that you enjoyed it..
Anybody else like P.E?

I dominated pull up sin high school!! i did 8 real pull ups and that was alot for a girl then!!! I got the presidential year since 3rd grade hahaha i took it super serious.. How embarrassing