{"id":2492,"date":"2017-05-31T23:24:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T23:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tumblingcoach.com\/blog\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:29:03","slug":"dean-somerset-recover-from-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tumblingcoach.com\/blog\/dean-somerset-recover-from-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Stretching Doesn’t Work, Ankle Weights Make You Slow And Other Advice For Gymnasts & Cheerleaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Y<\/span>eah I know what you’re thinking: “What do you mean stretching doesn’t work?! I stretch and have the flexibility to show it!”<\/em><\/p>\n

But flexibility is only one<\/strong> physical attribute.\u00a0Range of motion in the muscle is pointless\u00a0unless you have other\u00a0— more important — attributes to go along with it. (We’ll get to those\u00a0in a moment).<\/p>\n

Now you might say: “Fine, but what do you mean ankle weights make you slow? I’ve been using them for years and I’m as speedy as a horse!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, but you could’ve been as quick as a Cheetah if you trained for speed and power the right<\/em> way. Ankle weights have their place, but not in the way you thought they should be used.<\/p>\n

By the way,\u00a0this advice isn’t coming from me. In fact, I used to think everyone should stretch and use ankle weights too.<\/p>\n

Until I met someone who knows better. His name is\u00a0\"\"

But if you were to sum up all his credentials, what you’d find out is that Dean is basically an expert in knowing how the human body moves and functions<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

So when I had an athlete suffer through a unique injury a few months back, I reached out to him for advice.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, Dean did not disappoint. She is now back, better than ever. Luckily for you, I not only recorded our conversation, but we talked about a whole bunch of other topics such as…<\/p>\n