There are two guys at my gym who spend substantial amounts of time stretching.
CollegeKid stretches sometimes downstairs, sometimes upstairs by the treadmills. But, it's not uncommon for him to spend a solid 20 minutes stretching before he runs.
TallGuy stretches downstairs. He spent at least 40 minutes stretching tonight. He started when I was about 5 minutes into my run and then he was still stretching when I left. Why does he need to stretch for so long? At some point, aren't you stretched already? I don't know that I even know enough different ways to stretch that I could find a way to fill up 40 minutes.
It did provide some amusement for me tonight though. TallGuy had a rubber band thing that he used to stretch by wrapping the end of it around his shoe. He lifted up his leg with it and the rubber band slipped off and snapped him in the face.
I tried not to laugh (out loud), but I'm pretty sure I snorted. It was hilarious. I had to put my face in my hands and look away.
That's what you get for trying to be limber, dude. Suck it up.
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The last time I had a massage, the therapist said I had great muscle tone but the muscles were very tight. He said I should change my workout to spend 75% of my time stretching and 25% of my time doing cardio & weights. Can you imagine the amount of time that would take to get a decent workout???
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