Before Exercising, be sure to properly stretch all muscle groups

[dlinkwit27]

I went running today, and I forgot to stretch out my calves, and boy am I paying for it. On one hand, they are rock hard, which is good, on teh other hand they feel like they are on FIRE! Ouch! And then, when I went to get icepacks for them, I opened the freezer, bent down and got them and hit my head on the refrigerator handle (the freezer and fridge are tall and side-by-side). Hurt like a bioch!

Good story huh? Moral: Make sure you properly prepare, no matter how harmless an acticity may be.

[Fickle]

Exercising is for morons. If God had meant for us to touch our toes, he would've put them further up.

[DragonSon]

Like on our knees.

[Raz]

Oh i get like that every time i go to play soccer for 6 hours or however long it is our little group plays. I deal with it.

[bored154]

Its too late for this advice for me cuz i tried lifting 100 pounds on the shoulder press a coupple months ago and my arms and back were sore for a coupple days... of course i wasn't signed up to these fourms yet so it wouldn't of mattered...

BTW I CAN lift 100 pounds about 10 times on the shoulder press...(its where you push up when you sitting down)

[Fickle]

I can lift a gallon of milk over my head for more than five seconds.

[Ghoti]

I'm strecthing a muscle as we speak!

[WomanOfHeart]

Originally posted by Ghoti
I'm strecthing a muscle as we speak!
Ehem...
That's the wrong muscle, Ghoti.

[Vie]

Your as bad as me, I like that.

[hgnis]

hmm....I mix various forms of training and man does it take a toll on the knees. After riding/running my knees would feel like a stabbing pain at the back. Luckily, an associate of mine is a fitness expert and as it turns out I need to stretch more before starting. Yeah right. Why did I not have to do this when I was younger? :(

[Widdykats]

http://messybeast.com/clip-art/cat-stretch2.png :D
Streching before "mousing" or other activities is very important!

[GoldenSphynx]

Stretching is a must when I go out on the football field. We stretch as a team, then split up by position. Right now my neck is sore from tackling all day yesterday and today, but everything else is fine.