If you’re a runner, you’ll likely feel the need to stretch your hamstrings all the time. Maybe you’ve been told you need to. Maybe it just feels good. Do you feel like your muscles are just perpetually tight? It might seem shocking, but the answer isn’t more stretching. It’s more strengthening. In this episode we discuss the need to increase strength to aid your running performance, build a more robust, resilient body and why stretching will make you slower. That’s right – slower.
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#25 – Runners Need More Strength, NOT Flexibility
