Do you stretch?

[RoboLuke]

i dont...i just get on the bike ride for 3 or 4 hours...get off and life goes on.

 

 

Should i? why? am i missing something?

['Dale]

Absolutely.

 

Cool down spin, then stretch, especially those hammies.

 

I hit-and-miss.

[rattlesnake]

www.lynosport.co.za

[TopFuel]

I guess its a person to person thing. I personally don't, but maybe I get away with it still being a young bloke. However, the literature is undecided on the potential benefits vs. negative effects of stretching before and after exercise. One review I have read claims there is no reduction in soreness of muscles, and no significant decrease in injury risk.

 

Each to his own I guess, but my practice is get on, ride, get off with a 200m cool down before I get back home. No injuries thus far. But that's just me.

 

Edit: typo.

Edited November 5, 2012 by TopFuel

[T-man]

For sure!

[SeaBee]

Absolutely. Hammies, quads and glutes. I am guilty of not doing it every time, but try to remember, esp after hard or long sessions.

[patches]

Yes... at the table. Especially when it's the last taco!

 

Before I ride... no. I generally don't do anything 'gymnastic' on the bike so I just get on and ride.

Edited November 6, 2012 by patches

[Agteros]

i dont...i just get on the bike ride for 3 or 4 hours...get off and life goes on.

 

 

Should i? why? am i missing something?

Stretching is over-rated.... Normal range of motion flexibility is the goal. Not all of us are/want to be international gymnasts/dancers

[madvics]

I have never been able to touch my toes, so no point in starting to try now

[Helpmytrap]

I've been doing it for the last few months now. I don't know if it help physically but mentally my muscles seem less sore post ride.

[splat]

If I don't stretch my hammies & glutes, my lower back gets really sore.

[MTBer wannabee]

cycling is the only thing i dont stretch for. Never really needed to.

[Kranky]

I just start any exercise slowly... I've never felt right stretching.

[Mojoman]

I am 39 and these days I do a couple of minutes of stretching after a ride. I work in front on a computer all day and tend to slouch at my desk.

Since doing some basic stretches after riding and my running and weights I dont seem to get any backache these days.

[patches]

Stretching is over-rated.... Normal range of motion flexibility is the goal. Not all of us are/want to be international gymnasts/dancers

 

precisely! I don't do the splits on my bike. I use a range of motion that my body is accustomed to. So therefore stretching is best left in the dance studio

[Stretch]

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