Stretching isn't something you do after the gym or when a therapist tells you to. It needs to be part of your regular training. Old-school static stretches like grabbing your foot don't work; the type of stretching and how you do it actually matters for how your body functions.
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Stretching should not be an afterthought. It shouldn't be something you do only when you feel tight or when it's prescribed to you from a PT or somebody like me. It should be worked into your program. Really good. Stretching has the ability to keep your body balanced and functioning. That way you can live the life that you, that you choose. But like I said, the type of stretching you do is very important. The stretching you see from decades ago, like the BS they do in the, in the gym and stuff, where they, you know, grab their foot or throw their leg up on something or like, or put their arm on to stretch like that, that's. That's crap. To be honest. There's not, there's a, there's a very little carry through that really helps your body in doing stuff like that.