This strikes me as a pretty good summary of the current evidence-based thinking on stretching: http://www.iflscience.com/...h-and-after-exercise
The case for stretching--for flexibility, injury-prevention, or soreness-reduction--seems to be pretty weak. But as someone who was "born with the hamstrings of a shorter man," and whose relatively tight, well, everything, feels like an impediment on the bike, but also running and swimming, I've been mulling this issue, and sporadically stretching, for some time.
Curious how others approach this issue.
The case for stretching--for flexibility, injury-prevention, or soreness-reduction--seems to be pretty weak. But as someone who was "born with the hamstrings of a shorter man," and whose relatively tight, well, everything, feels like an impediment on the bike, but also running and swimming, I've been mulling this issue, and sporadically stretching, for some time.
Curious how others approach this issue.