Stretching and Flexibility. Everything you never wanted to know by Brad Appleton

Author:Brad Appleton [Appleton, Brad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: stretching, stretch, muscle, muscles, fibers, flexibility, stretches, pnf, isometric, dynamic, pnf stretching, muscle fibers, connective tissue, static stretching, stretch reflex, isometric stretching, dynamic stretching, isometric contraction, passive stretch, golgi tendon
Goodreads: 23141660
Published: 1998-10-05T21:00:00+00:00

Cooling Down

Massage: (next section)

Warming Up: (previous section)

How to Stretch: (beginning of chapter)

Stretching is not a legitimate means of cooling down. It is only part of the process. After you have completed your workout, the best way to reduce muscle fatigue and soreness (caused by the production of lactic acid from your maximal or near-maximal muscle exertion) is to perform a light warm-down. This warm-down is similar to the second half of your warm-up (but in the reverse order). The warm-down consists of the following phases:

sport-specific activity

dynamic stretching

static stretching

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