I was just curious if anyone does martial art type stretching after their workouts. I studied Tae Kwon Do from the mid 70’s to the mid 80’s and although I am 55 yrs. old now,and obviously not as flexible as when I was younger,I feel like it should be part of every cooldown. I had a relatively physical job ( UPS driver ) for 25 yrs. and never had any back problems which I really feel is due to being more flexible. Any thoughts?
Hi take a look at the top of the page there is a thread called mobility for old farts,
with some pretty decent stuff.
The current thoughts on stretching in the strength and conditioning world - is that static stretching
should be replaced with dynamic stretching. But, Ill also say if the stuff your doing is working or makes you feel good then do it.
check out the thread, read up on some of the authors here, Boyle, Cressey and Robertson.
youll find some pretty good info on foam rolling, warmups, and dynamic stretching