Nine very important reasons for which you should stretch:
1.Stretching improves an athlete's physical condition.
2.Stretching improves learning, practice and efficiency of an athlete in many difficult and complex moves.
3.Stretching improves an athlete's spiritual and body relaxation.
4.Stretching promotes the conception of the body.
5.Stretching reduces possibilities of muscular fracture or injury of an athlete's joints.
6.Stretching reduces danger of a back injury.
7.Stretching reduces muscular suffering.
8.Stretching reduces the painful symptoms of dysmenorrhoea in women athletes.
9.Stretching reduces an athlete's muscular tension.
You should never attempt stretching if :
1. A bone is blocking you.
2. You have a recent bone fracture.
3. You know or you suspect that you have an acute inflamation or infection near a joint
4. You have or suspect that you have osteoporosis.
5. You have a recent muscular fracture or muscular distortion.
6. You have an acute pain when you move a joint or during a muscular elongation.
7. You suffer from a severe skin or arterial illness.
8. You have reduced moving amplitude.
When you start an everyday stretching programme you should:
1.Have a positive intention.
2.Warm up.
3.Isolate the muscular group that you are going to stretch.
4.Advance slowly and steadily with the stretch to avoid
activation of muscular tension reflexes.
5.Use the correct mechanics for every move and follow exactly the instructions for each move.
6.Breathe free and normally, but extend the exhale in a extended move.
7.Keep the stretch for about 20 or 30 seconds and relax.
8.Concentrate and try to feel the stretch.
9.Cooperate and communicate with your co-athlete, if you
exercise with his help.
10.Relax slowly and carefully your muscles.
Back
to Absolute Throwing Page
This page hosted by 
Get your own Free Homepage