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A group of High School girls performing a ballistic stretch in a Physical Education session. Stretching is part of some warm-up routines, although a study in 2013 indicates that it weakens muscles in that situation. [1] There are 3 types of stretches: ballistic, dynamic, and static: Ballistic Stretches involve bouncing or jerking.
Repeat these three movements back to back 3 to 5 times to get moving. Overhead Stretch Stand with your feet at shoulder-width apart, then interlock your fingers and reach straight up.
It may reduce the lactic acid build up in the muscles, making the next workout more bearable. [20] Stretching does not appear to reduce the risk of injury during exercises, except perhaps a dynamic warm-up for runners. While running places extreme stress loads on the joints, static stretching can help to improve joint flexibility.
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Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six pre-run moves.
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For submaximal strength training (3 sets of 80% of 1RM to failure), exercise rehearsal does not provide any benefits regarding fatigue or total repetitions for exercises such as bench press, squats, and arm curl, compared to no warm-up. [9] Dynamic warm-ups (performed with greater than 20% of maximal effort) enhance strength and power in upper ...
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