The major warm-up and cool down stretches used in strength training programs

Stretching is an important aspect of strength training or for that matter, any training. Quite frequently, questions arise as to what type of stretching is best to do when starting out your session and what types are best to do at its conclusion.

The consensus amongst strength coaches is the pre-warm-up stretch should be dynamic in nature and not static.

Once the main emphasis of your training session is over it is time to move into the cool down phase. This helps speed up the process of returning the body back towards its normal homeostasis by slowing down the circulation, decreasing the breathing rate, and regaining normal temperature. After this process is somewhat near normal, then static stretching the muscles completes the process.