Dynamic Stretching Saves the Day!

Hey Fitlish Fans!

Last night I completed yet another exciting Cross Fit routine at Arrowhead Crossfit in Peoria, Arizona near Phoenix.  The prior workout was strength / power movements with 400 m dashes.  To say the least I couldn't even move the next day.  This time I performed a very similar workout with simply 400 m dashes.  After the workout my body felt much the same as the previous workout, drained and extremely fatigued.  However, I never became soar as with the previous workout and the next day I feel good as new!

There was one minor change between the two workouts.  Cash, my Crossfit coach, told me to perform no static stretches.... EVER.  This goes against everything I've ever done.  However, I thought it was worth a try for at least one workout.  Despite to say the least there is definitely some merit to ditching the static stretches.  I will have to investigate this further but for the near future I'm dropping them all together as a result.

Here's an interesting article I found on the topic of Dynamic stretching as pertains to Crossfit.  You can see the full article at, Crossfit Oakland.  I encourage you to check it out.

Prevailing wisdom among coaches and kinesiology researches these days posits dynamic stretching as the superior way to prepare the body for rigorous athletic movement. The Scorpion, bear crawls, straight leg marches, and handwalks are a few of the dynamic stretches we use at CFO that send what researchers call excitatory message to the muscles in your body.

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