Stretching Cold...

Started by leeaw, January 6, 2013 · 1 Replies · 2,049 Views

leeaw

I've heard many folks say and read in a few places that stretching cold is a bad idea because of the resiliency of the muscle in a state of low oxygen.  What do you guys say?

Cole Dano

It will take longer to get to your maximum stretch starting cold, and you certainly shouldn't force it.

There is a line of thought that believes cold stretching will have more lasting results though. I did it quite a bit when I was younger and it seemed that way to me then.