UT Does Not Stretch

#26
#26
oklavol said:
I was thinking about those achilles tendon tears at the start of fall practice to a couple of starters, and then coach says they don't stretch before practice hmmm.
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I don't think stretching would have prevented that. If I understand it right, you stretch your muscles, not your tendons or ligaments. In fact, I think stretched tendons or ligaments are bad, sometimes worse than actual tears which can be fixed.
 
#27
#27
From what I've heard...stretching after a workout is the only time its necessary. Stretching before.. eh, its in ur head if u think it helps
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#28
#28
The Army uses rotation exercises (neck, arms and shoulders, hips, knees and ankles) beforegoing into static stretchig.....however they are going more towards a dynamic stretching routine that hasn't quite been implemented yet
 
#29
#29
VolinDawgland said:
There is actual research data that concludes that static stretching actually reduces muscle strength and explosiveness for a period of time after the stretching. Dynamic stretching is far better and this is a good indicator that we have a S&C coach up to date with the latest information.
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:good!:
 
#30
#30
When I was in high school my basketball coaches were against stretching too. We just warmed up and got loose rather than straight up stretching
 
#31
#31
PMC2726 said:
Did anyone else listen to CDD's bit about not stretching? Funny stuff. Interesting to hear about the phases of bowl prep.

If this has already been discussed, merge.

Videos: Dooley's four phases of bowl preparation - Knoxville, TN | Knoxville News Sentinel
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Stretching before any athletic endeavor is better utilized by old peeps, like me....but, if you are a sit-on-your-a$$ computer person who never initially played sports competitively....you'd better stretch at any age... young or old.
 
#35
#35
Simple muscle physiology. Static stretching relaxes and renders the muscles less ready for rapid or powerful contraction. Dynamic loading, which is the technique we use today, loads the muscle to ready it for work, similar to warming up your car on a cold morning.
 
#36
#36
what is the difference between static and dynamic stretching? I've done yoga a few times, is that the kind of stretching they are referring to? I think yoga is beneficial for stretching muscles.
 
#37
#37
oklavol said:
what is the difference between static and dynamic stretching? I've done yoga a few times, is that the kind of stretching they are referring to? I think yoga is beneficial for stretching muscles.
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Dynamic = being mobile. More like a warm-up than standing around bending over/pulling your leg back/whatever.
 
#38
#38
oklavol said:
what is the difference between static and dynamic stretching? I've done yoga a few times, is that the kind of stretching they are referring to? I think yoga is beneficial for stretching muscles.
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Static is the old reach out, stretch, and hold for a certain period of time. Dynamic is more exercise based and gets the body warmed up (think high knees, carioca, etc. etc.)

With dynamic, you are doing movements that stretch the muscles, but you are getting better blood flow and warming of the muscle to allow for a more productive stretch. I believe some of the more recent research literature shows that when you only static stretch, there are certain "cold spots" in the muscle that can not adequately stretch..meaning that you are not doing anything beneficial with that stretch.

I work with Athletic injuries on a daily basis and I can promise you that when we went to a dynamic warm-up only, our number of strains/sprains went down as well.
 
#39
#39
Usually mobility plays a key role but with Bray's length I feel like he would be successful with the stretch... With a more experience o-line I believe we'll stretch it out more in the future... Such as in the national championship in 2012
 
#40
#40
I don't give a crap what our players do. The only thing I cared about is how funny DD is.. Dude cracks me up!
 
#41
#41
Stretching to most = preparing for dynamic sporting action. Stretching to the science and medical community = tissue deformation.

If you want to "warmup" as in increasing overall blood flow, then "warmup" any way you want.

If you want to increase active joint range of movement, then perform exercises that actually do that with an emphasis on the specific sport actions you intend to perform. This is the key to maximizing sport performance in terms of flexibility.

Leave passive stretching to rehab, warming up for cardiovascular blood delivery and active joint ROM in the sports training rooms.

Getting the terminology straight first is a major challenge for most including many S/C coaches with their fancy-acced certifications.
 
#42
#42
The only times I was injured in high school or college was due to cold static stretching. The only coaches that made us do them were baseball coaches. It was pretty ridiculous. We were outside in cold weather, stretching our cold hamstrings on the cold ground. The answer to injury was ... you guessed it, we weren't stretching enough.

The best stretching program was done by our basketball coach. He called them Calisthenics, a form of dynamic stretching.
 
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