Posts Tagged ‘sprinting’

Question: I am a sprinter, and I know that stretching can be detrimental to running speed, but I would still like to learn to do splits. Is there a way of learning splits that would not be detrimental to my sprinting, or even improve it? Answer: If, to increase flexibility, one does only the type […]


Here is info I forgot to post two weeks ago: Two “I told you so….” in recent articles from The Journal of Strength and Conditioning: 1. Effects of Static Stretching on Energy Cost and Running Endurance Performance Static stretching before an endurance event may lower endurance performance and increase the energy cost of running. Abstract […]