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Hamstring epidemic...

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WilyWapiti

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Holy shit!
How many hamstring pulls have we endured this year?
With our "new and improved" strength and conditioning program, it seems like we have endured an inordinate number of hamstring pulls (Yarbrough, Wick, Hill, Gentry, Wacha, Coffman, etc...) reads like a list of the who's-who on our football team.

I love the new strength and power, and these guys are actually starting to look like football players, but they may need to throw in some more winds sprints or something!

WW
 
Stretching is always a good thing. Helps loosen up tight muscles, especially before a good workout. If you don't stretch properly, you can easily pull something.

Experience sucks.
 
I don't believe stretching does a dang thing. It doesn't seem natural or beneficial to stretch your muscles, joints, tendons, or ligaments past what is comfortable/natural. I'll inform the team to stop stretching immediately.
 
WilyWapiti said:
Holy shit!
How many hamstring pulls have we endured this year?
With our "new and improved" strength and conditioning program, it seems like we have endured an inordinate number of hamstring pulls (Yarbrough, Wick, Hill, Gentry, Wacha, Coffman, etc...) reads like a list of the who's-who on our football team.

I love the new strength and power, and these guys are actually starting to look like football players, but they may need to throw in some more winds sprints or something!

WW
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You bring up a good point, certainly. Yoga classes for everyone. Or Ballet.

UW went from Greener - who was more focused on low fat / health...to Duval - who is clearly more focused on power and raw strength. There may have been some gaps in there.
 
I believe Yarborough does yoga.

If you don't think stretching does anything because it's past what's comfortable or normal, you need your head examined? You think swatting 750lbs is comfortable or normal? The two go hand and hand. I wonder if van dam ever pulled a hammie. I think that lifting and building muscle evenly is important too. Ever see the muscle monkeys that can't wipe their own ass? It's caused from building up too much muscle in one spot and not working the opposite side. I remember reading a study that proved that stretching before actually increases your power output by 10-15%
 
Hamstring stretch and strength exercises
Massage
Long warmups
Avoid continuing when fatigued
Compression shorts if prone to this injury

Jack Aggers -- Where are you when we need you? Come back.
 
I'm a firm believer in a thorough warm up. However, there's a lot of evidence that stretching doesn't accomplish anything. In fact some studies have proven it detrimental to performance and it's been said to damage fast-twitch muscle fibers. It's one of those fads akin to drinking 8 cups of water a day, which has been proven pointless.
 
laxwyo said:
I believe Yarborough does yoga.

If you don't think stretching does anything because it's past what's comfortable or normal, you need your head examined? You think swatting 750lbs is comfortable or normal? The two go hand and hand. I wonder if van dam ever pulled a hammie. I think that lifting and building muscle evenly is important too. Ever see the muscle monkeys that can't wipe their own ass? It's caused from building up too much muscle in one spot and not working the opposite side. I remember reading a study that proved that stretching before actually increases your power output by 10-15%
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:lol: Those dudes crack me up
 
LanderPoke said:
I don't believe stretching does a dang thing.
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You could be right. When I was a kid I was told that stretching it all the time it would make it longer. It didn't work :cry:
 
Not a devastating set of injuries, but those are the nagging ones that can cause problems throughout this season. Hope everyone is ready for Week 1.
 
The only debate I've ever heard was, "is it better to stretch a cold muscle or a warm one?"

I think dehydration has a lot to do with pulling muscles.
 
LanderPoke is actually on the right track. Recent studies have shown that stretching is alright, but a proper warm-up is far more beneficial. By this, I mean activating the muscle through dynamic warm-ups that increase blood flow to the tissue and increase elasticity; not static stretching.

Furthermore, proper hamstring strengthening is ESSENTIAL to preventing hamstring strains. Too often, weight lifters focus on squats and quad strengthening and forget to work their posterior chain. Many times we see hamstring strains when the quadriceps are too strong when compared with the hamstring muscle group. A typical good "target" is to have your quads no more than twice as strong as your hamstrings. In other words, if you can leg extend 100 pounds, you'd better be able to leg curl 50 pounds or you are at a high risk for hamstring injury.

Actually, stretching is much better after a workout than before. It allows the warm muscle to undergo elastic lengthening where as a cold muscle is much more resistant to lengthening.
 
laxwyo said:
I believe Yarborough does yoga.

If you don't think stretching does anything because it's past what's comfortable or normal, you need your head examined? You think swatting 750lbs is comfortable or normal? The two go hand and hand. I wonder if van dam ever pulled a hammie. I think that lifting and building muscle evenly is important too. Ever see the muscle monkeys that can't wipe their own ass? It's caused from building up too much muscle in one spot and not working the opposite side. I remember reading a study that proved that stretching before actually increases your power output by 10-15%
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Did someone say something about a monkey.....
 
Ok Class..... time for some instruction so pay attention. (Tongue in Cheek) Stretching is a very broad term and needs to be further explained so that it can be applied correctly. There are essentially two types of stretches that an athlete utilizes. A static stretch, which is done with little or no movement. This involves pushing the muscles past a comfortable limit. The other type is a dynamic stretch. This stretch involves movement and accentuated movements such as "high knees', butt kicks, hip swivels etc.

Each has their place however the timing of them is what is essential. Prior to any workout a person should engage in dynamic stretches. This allows the muscle groups to fill with blood and prepare to fire in a rapid and demanding fashion. Static stretches should always be performed after a training session or an athletic event. The reason being is that when you stretch statically you actually produce microscopic tears in the muscle groups. The healing of which promotes mobility. if you stretch statically before a demanding exercise you run the risk of expanding the tears thus producing more significant tears or "muscle pulls" Class dismissed. ;-)
 
joshvanklomp said:
laxwyo said:
I believe Yarborough does yoga.

If you don't think stretching does anything because it's past what's comfortable or normal, you need your head examined? You think swatting 750lbs is comfortable or normal? The two go hand and hand. I wonder if van dam ever pulled a hammie. I think that lifting and building muscle evenly is important too. Ever see the muscle monkeys that can't wipe their own ass? It's caused from building up too much muscle in one spot and not working the opposite side. I remember reading a study that proved that stretching before actually increases your power output by 10-15%
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Did someone say something about a monkey.....
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Good catch! :D
 
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