View Single Post
Old 12-31-13 | 07:35 AM
  #4  
Kopsis's Avatar
Kopsis
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,258
Likes: 1
From: St. Pete, Florida
Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Yeah, but there are lots of knowledgeable folks these days saying just the opposite. For example: http://saveyourself.ca/articles/stretching.php dating back to 2000.
Thanks for that link. The article is a little long-winded, but it is well researched. Note that it does identify flexibility as one of the few things that stretching actually has been clinically shown to improve. Whether one needs more flexibility for cycling is very dependent on the individual. If you're happy with your position on the bike, stretching may not offer much benefit. But it also won't hurt and it does feel good (when done properly) so I wouldn't dismiss it without trying it.

Last edited by Kopsis; 12-31-13 at 07:42 AM.
Kopsis is offline  
Reply