Static stretching and muscle growth caused a stir in bodybuilding circles last year when a study compared a stretching protocol to resistance training, and found those in the stretching group built ...

Your adductor muscles help maintain a strong hip, knee, core, and lower back. To keep these muscles loose and avoid cramps, include dynamic stretches as part of your warm-up routine and static ...

You do static stretches at the end of a workout by holding each stretch for a period of time. Static stretches differ from the active stretches you might do before you start exercising, and they have ...