[pct-l] stretching?

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

This summer I never stretched.  I never stretched

I did have a LOT of injuries.

Maybe I could learn something here.

Monty
Warner Springs



> [Original Message]
> From: Eric <radpin@gmail.com>
> To: pct-l <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 10/21/2004 8:13:17 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] stretching?
>
> Hey everyone;
>
> I'm curious if anyone out there on the PCT did and/or found it useful
> for a good stretching program. I would think that if we're shaving
> grams in an attempt to avoid injury from heavy loads and speed our
> trip up, that proper stretching would be pretty important as well,
> since well stretched muscles are much less prone to injury, and having
> good range improves performance to a crazy degree.
>
> I just noticed that, in town, when I go hiking for a few hours, I tend
> to warm down properly and conduct good stretching, but often when I go
> backpacking I'm too tired, or for whatever reason it's just not in the
> cards.
>
> Thoughts / theories?
>
> Eric
>
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