Stretching has an important purpose in general health and fitness. Generally static stretching would be done after exercise for two main purposes 1) Recovery from a training session and 2) Improve flexibility. I will however note that doing something more dynamic like walking or slow rowing on an erg would be considered a better form of recovery due to the fact it will help the body pump oxygenated blood around the body better than doing a static form of stretching. Using static stretching after a training session would be a good idea not for recovery as much as helping to improve flexibility and it will be easier to do after training as your muscles would be warm and easier to stretch.
The research show a dynamic warm up is the better option for getting ready for training rather than static stretching, with this in mind, you can easily understand why our warm ups look the way they do. Now, as we focus on all aspects of fitness we do run into situations where members who lack flexibility are asked to perform movements that require a good level of flexibility. Because of that, we recommend doing a little bit of static stretching before some training sessions as it will improve your mobility for certain exercises before training. This is especially evident when we see olympic lifting in the program. people with tight hips, thoracic back and/or lats would benefit a great deal from doing a couple of static stretches before training to make sure they have a better chance of hitting the right positions or at least getting closer to a good full range of motion.
Note: If you feel flexibility is an issue for you I recommend doing static stretches two-three times per week in the evenings. Hold every stretch for 2-3 minutes and just focus on a couple of different stretches per session.
Tuesday 11/10/16
WOD: Every 2 min For 24 min
1st 2 min: 200m Run – 8 push Press 60/40kg
2nd 2 min: 16 Front Rack Lunges – 6 Muscle ups
Finisher: 400m Farmers Carry (AHAP)
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