Dynamic Warm-Ups for Softball - Further Proof

Steve Ellis, a well-known consultant to pitchers in baseball sent yesterday a link to an article published in the New York Times about dynamic  stretching.

A very interesting article. It re-emphasize  what I've said before that old-school, traditional  warm-ups with static stretching aren't effective to  prevent injuries and even hurt your performance on  the field.

The article cites recent studies that provides further of these statements. You should definitely read it.

Here the link to the NY Times article -  Stretching: The Truth

Bottom line, you MUST ditch old-school, run-around-the-field, sit-down-in-a-circle-and stretch warm-ups.

They don't work.

They hurt your performance.

Enough said, for even more information about it or get a softball-specific dynamic warm-up, go to:

Dynamic Warm-Ups for Softball

Old habits are hard to change but they must change when it is shown that these habits aren't the best for you.

Way back, they used to say smoking was good for you…

Train hard. Play hard.

Marc
"Your Softball Peak Performance Coach"