Lower body stretching

[Upandatem]

I'm having some issues with stiffness after my lower body workouts, particularly in the quadriceps. I believe the problem lies in my pre and post workout stretching routines. Is there any stretches for the quads specifically that you would recommend?

[Upandatem]

Don't all respond at once! :D

[lax854]

yea....take you leg and bend it behind with the opposite hand and have your heel touch your butt. This will stretch out the quads.

[cruzmisl]

Static stretching prior to workouts has been shown to cause more harm than good. You need to do some mobility drills to get the body warmed up. There is a great DVD on the subject called Magnificent Mobility. Do a search.


Usually before I go to bed I'll do some foam rolling and static stretches to keep things loose. These are done every night.

Also, to speed recovery 2X a week I'll do some light GPP stuff.