Performance Effects of Static and Dynamic Stretching

By: Mike Zourdos, MS, CSCS Ph.D. Student – The Florida State University Skeletal Muscle Laboratory. I. Introduction “Preparation is the key that unlocks the door to success.” You’ll find this quotation in my signature as reference to taking the necessary steps in order to put yourself in a position to succeed on competition day. This preparation must encompass the mental capacity and desire to undergo long training cycles, however, preparation must also be of the utmost importance each day when optimizing a warm-up routine. Just as a lifter looks to optimize their nutritional intake and frequency of training, the daily preparation in terms of warm-up development should be no different.The rest of Mike's article can be found here